Cisco Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server Expressway
Remove a Live Peer From a Cluster (Permanently)
This process removes one VCS peer from an existing cluster. FindMe and configuration replication to this VCS will be
stopped and the VCS will no longer be included in the list of peers in the cluster. Provisioning will also be disabled on
the removed VCS.
stopped and the VCS will no longer be included in the list of peers in the cluster. Provisioning will also be disabled on
the removed VCS.
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Before starting:
1.
Ensure that the VCS to be removed from the cluster is not indicated as the primary peer.
for instructions.
On the VCS that is being removed:
1.
Log into the web interface.
2.
Go to System > Clustering:
a.
Change the Cluster name to a unique ID for this VCS (ideally to the routable Fully Qualified Domain Name
used in SRV records that address this individual VCS, for example "vcse1.example.com". See
used in SRV records that address this individual VCS, for example "vcse1.example.com". See
.)
b.
Delete all entries in the Peer N address fields.
3.
Click Save.
Note that:
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All previous FindMe users will still be available on this removed VCS. Remove them manually (Users >
FindMe accounts) if required.
FindMe accounts) if required.
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An alarm similar to that shown below may appear on the web interface and CLI of the VCS being removed.
This is not a problem, the alarm will be cleared when the VCS is restarted:
This is not a problem, the alarm will be cleared when the VCS is restarted:
4.
If Microsoft Interoperability was used in the cluster:
a.
Go to Applications > B2BUA > Microsoft Interoperability > Configuration.
b.
If Microsoft Interoperability is Enabled, change it to Disabled and click Save.
5.
Restart the VCS (go to Maintenance > Restart options, then click Restart and confirm OK).
On the primary VCS:
1.
Go to System > Clustering.
2.
Delete the IP address of the VCS that has been removed.
3.
If the VCS being removed is not the last field in the list, move any other addresses up the list so that there are
no empty fields between entries.
no empty fields between entries.
4.
If the primary VCS peer’s address has been moved up the list in the previous step, alter the Configuration
primary value to match its new location.
primary value to match its new location.
5.
Click Save.
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Cisco TelePresence VCS Cluster Creation and Maintenance Deployment Guide
Remove a Live Peer From a Cluster (Permanently)