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Remove a live VCS from a VCS X7.1 cluster (permanently)
Cisco VCS Deployment Guide: Cluster creation and maintenance (Cisco VCS X7.1)
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Remove a live VCS from a VCS X7.1 cluster
(permanently)
(permanently)
This process will remove 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.
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.
If the whole cluster is to be disbanded then use the procedure defined in “Disband a VCS X7.1
cluster”.
cluster”.
If the cluster peer to be removed is not accessible, use the procedure defined in “Remove an out-
of-service VCS from a VCS X7.1 cluster (permanently)”.
of-service VCS from a VCS X7.1 cluster (permanently)”.
Before starting:
1. Ensure that the VCS to be removed from the cluster is not indicated as the Master peer.
If it is the Master, see the section “Change the master peer of a VCS X7.1 cluster” for instructions
on how to make a different peer the master.
on how to make a different peer the master.
If TMS is in TMS Agent Legacy mode, on TMS:
(no change is required if TMS is in Provisioning Extension mode)
(no change is required if TMS is in Provisioning Extension mode)
1. Select Systems > Navigator (and any required sub folders) then select the VCS to be removed.
2. Select the TMS Agent tab.
3. If TMS is in TMS Agent Legacy mode
a. Clear the Enable TMS Agent Data Replication check box
b. Click Save Settings.
On the VCS that is being removed:
1. Log into the web interface.
2. Go to the Clustering page ( VCS configuration > 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
"vcs1.example.com". (See Appendix 9 – Cluster name and DNS SRV records.))
Note: Do NOT use the process “Appendix 8 – Changing the cluster name (and keeping
FindMe accounts)” because FindMe accounts are to be left with the cluster that this VCS is
being removed from.
"vcs1.example.com". (See Appendix 9 – Cluster name and DNS SRV records.))
Note: Do NOT use the process “Appendix 8 – Changing the cluster name (and keeping
FindMe accounts)” because FindMe accounts are to be left with the cluster that this VCS is
being removed from.
b. Delete the Cluster pre-shared key.
c.
Delete all entries in the Peer x IP address fields.
3. Click Save.
Note:
FindMe users will not be available on this removed VCS (they will be left available on the
cluster).
cluster).
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 OCS Relay was used in the cluster, go to the OCS Relay page (Applications > OCS Relay).
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If Mode = On change it to Mode = Off and click Save.