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Appendix 2: Adding a VCS to Cisco TMS
On the VCS:
1. Go to
System > SNMP
and ensure that:
a. SNMP mode is set to v3 plus Cisco TMS support or v2c.
b. Community name is set to public.
b. Community name is set to public.
(If SNMP was previously disabled, an alarm may appear indicating the need for a restart. If so, restart the
system via
system via
Maintenance > Restart options
.)
If multiple peers need restarting: restart each peer in turn, waiting for the peer to be accessible through the
web interface before restarting the next peer.
web interface before restarting the next peer.
2. Go to
System > External manager
and ensure that:
a. Address is set to the IP address or FQDN of Cisco TMS.
b. Path is set to tms/public/external/management/SystemManagementService.asmx.
c. If the Protocol is HTTPS and Certificate verification mode is On then you must load the relevant
b. Path is set to tms/public/external/management/SystemManagementService.asmx.
c. If the Protocol is HTTPS and Certificate verification mode is On then you must load the relevant
certificates before the connection can become ‘Active’. See Implementing Secure Management
(document reference D50520) for details.
(If the Protocol is HTTP or Certificate verification mode is Off, no certificates need to be loaded.)
(document reference D50520) for details.
(If the Protocol is HTTP or Certificate verification mode is Off, no certificates need to be loaded.)
3. Click Save.
The
Status
section of the
External manager
page should show a State of ‘Active’ or ‘Initialising’.
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On Cisco TMS:
1. Select
Systems > Navigator
.
2. Select (or create) an appropriate folder in which to put the VCS (in the example below the folder has been
called “Cluster”):
3. Click Add Systems.
4. In section
1. Specify Systems by IP addresses or DNS names
, enter the IP address or DNS name of
the VCS.
5. Click Next.
6. Look for
System added.
If an error occurs, such as “Wrong Password”, click on the Edit System link and correct the problem
(enter the root password of the VCS).
(enter the root password of the VCS).
7. Click Finish Adding Systems, Add System despite warnings or Add More Systems as appropriate.
8. If ‘Could not connect to system. Details: No SNMP response’ is reported, go to the
Connection
tab and
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Cisco TMS may force the protocol to be HTTPS. The configuration for this is found in
Administrative
Tools > Configuration > Network settings
. The protocol will be forced to HTTPS if, in the
TMS Services
section Enforce Management Settings on Systems is set to On and in the
Secure-Only Device
Communication
section Secure-Only Device Communication is set to On.
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Appendix 2: Adding a VCS to Cisco TMS