Cisco Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server Expressway
Removing a live VCS from a cluster
(permanently)
(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.
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.
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procedure instead.
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Before starting:
1. Ensure that the VCS to be removed from the cluster is not indicated as the master peer.
for instructions on how to make a
different peer the master.
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
.)
b. Delete the Cluster pre-shared key.
c. Delete all entries in the Peer x IP address fields.
c. Delete all entries in the Peer x IP 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.
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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:
removed. This is not a problem, the alarm will be cleared when the VCS is restarted:
4. If Microsoft Lync B2BUA was used in the cluster:
a. Go to
Applications > B2BUA > Microsoft Lync > Configuration
.
b. If Microsoft Lync B2BUA 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 master 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 IP addresses up the list so that
there are no empty fields between entries.
4. If the master VCS peer’s IP address has been moved up the list in the previous step, alter the
Configuration master value to match its new location.
5. Click Save.
Cisco TelePresence VCS Cluster Creation and Maintenance Deployment Guide (X8.5)
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Removing a live VCS from a cluster (permanently)