Cisco TelePresence Administrator's Manual page 50

Network and system settings
Field Description
Check certificate Controls whether the hostname
hostname contained within the certificate
presented by the Cisco TMSPE
service is verified by the VCS.
Default is Yes.
Base group The ID used to identify this VCS
(or VCS cluster) with the Cisco
TMSPE service.
Authentication The username and corresponding
username and password used by the VCS to
password authenticate itself with the Cisco
TMSPE service.
Service-specific configuration
You can specify the connection details for each of the Cisco TMSPE services: Users, FindMe,
Devices.
Connect to this Controls whether the VCS
service connects to the Cisco TMSPE
service. Default is No.
Polling interval The frequency with which the
VCS checks the Cisco TMSPE
service for updates. Defaults are:
FindMe: 2 minutes
Users: 2 minutes
Phone
The Device service polling
interval is set to 30 seconds and
cannot be modified.
Use the default Controls whether the service uses
connection the default connection
configuration configuration for Cisco TMSPE
services. Default is Yes.
A full and immediate resynchronization of all data between the VCS and Cisco TMS can be triggered at any
time by clicking Perform full synchronization (at the bottom of the of the
services page). Note that this will result in a temporary (a few seconds) lack of service on the VCS while the
data is deleted and fully refreshed. If you only need to ensure that all of the latest updates within Cisco TMS
have been supplied to the VCS then click Check for updates instead.
Further status information
The menu options under Status > Applications > TMS Provisioning Extension services
status information about the Cisco TMSPE services, including:
the status of the connection between the VCS and the Cisco TMSPE services
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views of the user, FindMe and phone book data supplied by the Cisco TMSPE services
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Cisco VCS Administrator Guide (X8.1.1)
books: 1 day
Configuring TMS Provisioning Extension services
Usage tips
If enabled, the certificate hostname (also known as the
Common Name) must match the specified Server
address. If the server address is an IP address, the
required hostname is obtained via a DNS lookup.
This only applies if Verify certificate is Yes.
The TMS administrator will supply this value.
The Base group ID used by the
be explicitly specified as it is normally different from that
used by the other services.
If TLS encryption is not enabled, the authentication
password is sent in the clear.
If enabled, the status of the connection is shown to the
right of the field; this can be either Checking, Active or
Failed. Click details to view full status information.
You can request an immediate update of all services by
clicking Check for updates at the bottom of the page.
If No is selected, an additional set of connection
configuration parameters will appear. You can then
specify alternative connection details for the service that
will override those specified in the
configuration section.
TMS Provisioning Extension
Devices service must
Phone books and
Default connection
provide full
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