Tms Provisioning - Cisco TelePresence Administrator's Manual

TMS provisioning

TMS provisioning is the mechanism through which the VCS and TMS share FindMe and device provisioning
data. The shared data includes:
user account, device and phone book data that is used by the VCS to service
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endpoint devices
FindMe account configuration data that is used by the VCS to provide
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The FindMe and Device Provisioning option keys must be installed on the VCS for it to provide FindMe and
provisioning services.
See TMS Provisioning deployment guide
VCS.
Provisioning modes
VCS version X7.1 and TMS version 13.2 support two provisioning modes:
TMS Agent legacy mode: this uses the legacy
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provisioning and FindMe data between VCS cluster peers and TMS. This is the mode used by earlier
versions of VCS and TMS. In this mode:
You must use TMS to create and manage provisioning data.
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FindMe accounts may be set up using TMS or VCS.
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The TMS Agent database is installed as part of the VCS platform and requires no configuration on the
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VCS, other than ensuring the default password is changed (see the
Provisioning Extension mode: this uses the TMS Provisioning Extension services to provide the VCS
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with provisioning and FindMe data. In this mode:
The provisioning and FindMe data is managed and maintained exclusively within TMS.
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You are recommended to switch from using the TMS Agent legacy mode to the new Provisioning Extension
mode as soon as is practicable.
Provisioning Extension mode
When the VCS is in Provisioning Extension mode, it uses the TMS Provisioning Extension services (which
are hosted on TMS) to provide the VCS (or VCS cluster) with provisioning and FindMe data. There are four
services:
Service Description
User The data provided by the User Preference service enables the VCS to configure a device with
Preference settings that pertain to a specific user (a user is essentially a SIP URI). Devices such as Movi are
configured entirely using this service. This service also provides connection details to a
TURN server (typically the VCS Expressway).
FindMe The FindMe service provides the details of users' FindMe accounts, in particular the locations and
devices associated with each FindMe ID. This allows the VCS to apply its User Policy, and to be
able to change a caller's source alias to its corresponding FindMe ID.
Phone The Phone books service provides the data that allows users to search for contacts within phone
books books. Access to phone books is controlled on a per user basis according to any access control lists
that have been defined (within TMS).
Cisco VCS Administrator Guide (X7.1)
for full information about how to configure provisioning in TMS and
TMS Agent database
Applications
provisioning requests
FindMe services
replication model to share
TMS Agent passwords section).
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