Cisco MCS 7825 Series, MCS 7835 Series, MCS 7845 Series, Unified Videoconferencing Manager Installation Manual

Installation Guide for Cisco Unified
Videoconferencing Manager

Release 5.5
March 2008

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CONTENTS

CHAPTER

1 Installing Cisco Unified Videoconferencing Manager 1-1

Pre-installation 1-1

Minimum System Requirements 1-1
Server Operating System 1-2
LDAP Server Types 1-2
Supported Devices 1-2
SNMP Service 1-2
Port Requirements 1-3

How to Install Cisco Unified Videoconferencing Manager 1-4

Installing Cisco Unified Videoconferencing Manager 1-4
Installing Cisco Unified Videoconferencing Desktop 1-5

How to Perform Post-installation Procedures 1-7

Confirming Installation 1-7
Running the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing Manager Service 1-7
Logging in for the First Time 1-8
Obtaining a License 1-8
Changing Server Name and Web Port 1-8

Uninstalling Cisco Unified Videoconferencing Manager 1-9

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2 Backup and Restore Procedures 2-1

Overview 2-1

How to Perform Backup Procedure 2-2

Backing Up the Database 2-2
Backing Up Configuration Files 2-2
Backing Up Branding and Sound Files 2-3
Backing Up the License 2-3
Backing Up the Internal Gatekeeper Configuration File 2-4

How to Perform Restore Procedure 2-4

Procedure Overview 2-4
Restoring the Database 2-4
Restoring Configuration Files 2-5
Restoring Branding and Sound Files 2-5
Restoring the License 2-5
Restoring the Internal Gatekeeper Configuration File 2-5

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• Pre-installation, page 1-1

• How to Install Cisco Unified Videoconferencing Manager, page 1-4

• How to Perform Post-installation Procedures, page 1-7

• Uninstalling Cisco Unified Videoconferencing Manager, page 1-9

Pre-installation

Read this section before installing Cisco Unified Videoconferencing Manager.

• Minimum System Requirements, page 1-1

• Server Operating System, page 1-2

• LDAP Server Types, page 1-2

CHAP T ER

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• Supported Devices, page 1-2

• SNMP Service, page 1-2

• Port Requirements, page 1-3

Minimum System Requirements

Cisco Unified Videoconferencing Manager must be installed on one of the following Cisco MCS server
models:

• Cisco MCS 7825 Series

–

MCS-7825-H2

–

MCS-7825-I2

–

MCS-7825-H3

–

MCS-7825-I3

• Cisco MCS 7835 Series

–

MCS-7835-H2

–

MCS-7835-I2

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• Cisco MCS 7845 Series

–

MCS-7845-H2

–

MCS-7845-I2

Server Operating System

The Cisco Media Convergence Server (MCS) server operating system is shipped with the Cisco Unified
Videoconferencing Manager software.

For information about downloading the MCS operating system software updates from Cisco.com, refer
to the Release Notes for Cisco Unified Videoconferencing Manager Release 5.5.

LDAP Server Types

Cisco Unified Videoconferencing Manager supports Microsoft Active Directory 2000 and 2003.

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Supported Devices

Cisco Unified Videoconferencing Manager supports the following devices:

• Cisco IOS H.323 Gatekeeper

• Cisco Unified Communications Manager

• Broadsoft IPCentrix

• Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3500 MCU versions 4.4 and 5.5

• Cisco Gateway versions 5.5

• Cisco Unified Videoconferencing Desktop component version 5.5

• Management for the following SONY endpoints: PCS 1, PCS 11, PCS 1600, TL30, TL50, G50, and

G70

SNMP Service

Install the Microsoft Windows SNMP service for Cisco Unified Videoconferencing Manager.

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