Preface

Revised June 30, 2011

This preface contains the following sections:

•Audience

•Purpose

•Organization

•Conventions

•Related Publications

•Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

Audience

This guide is for experienced network administrators who are responsible for installing, configuring, and maintaining the Cisco TelePresence Exchange System.

Purpose

The Installation and Administration Guide for the Cisco TelePresence Exchange System provides information about how to install, configure, maintain, troubleshoot, and upgrade the Cisco TelePresence Exchange System.

Organization

This guide includes the following parts:

Part
Contents

Overview

Provides an overview of the Cisco TelePresence Exchange System and its user interfaces.

Installing the Cisco TelePresence Exchange System

Describes how to install the Cisco TelePresence Exchange System software, synchronize the database servers, and upgrade the software.

Configuring the Cisco TelePresence Exchange System

Describes how to configure the Cisco TelePresence Exchange System.

Configuring External Network Components for the Cisco TelePresence Exchange System

Describes how to configure the solution components, which provide the signaling, media services, scheduling, and other functions that enable the Cisco TelePresence Exchange System to deliver an end-to-end solution.

Maintaining the Cisco TelePresence Exchange System

Describes how to set up the system for proper maintenance and how to perform maintenance tasks.

Troubleshooting the Cisco TelePresence Exchange System

Describes how to troubleshoot and recover from problems.

Appendixes

Provides an installation worksheet and reference information about supported commands and product-specific MIBs.

Glossary

Defines terms that are related to the Cisco TelePresence Exchange System that might not be commonly known.


Conventions

This publication uses these conventions to convey instructions and information:

Convention
Indication

bold font

Commands and keywords and user-entered text appear in bold font.

italic font

Document titles, new or emphasized terms, and arguments for which you supply values are in italic font.

[ ]

Elements in square brackets are optional.

{x | y | z }

Required alternative keywords are grouped in braces and separated by vertical bars.

[ x | y | z ]

Optional alternative keywords are grouped in brackets and separated by vertical bars.

string

A nonquoted set of characters. Do not use quotation marks around the string or the string will include the quotation marks.

courier font

Terminal sessions and information the system displays appear in courier font.

< >

Nonprinting characters such as passwords or tabs are in angle brackets.

[ ]

Default responses to system prompts are in square brackets.

!, #

An exclamation point (!) or a pound sign (#) at the beginning of a line of code indicates a comment line.


Note Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the manual.

Timesaver Means the described action saves time. You can save time by performing the action described in the paragraph.

Tip Means the following information will help you solve a problem. The tips information might not be troubleshooting or even an action, but could be useful information, similar to a Timesaver.

Caution Means reader be careful. In this situation, you might do something that could result in equipment damage or loss of data.

Related Publications

For more information about the Cisco TelePresence Exchange System, go to:
http://www.cisco.com/go/ctx-docs

The following documents describe Cisco TelePresence products and other platforms that are related to the Cisco TelePresence Exchange System:

•Cisco TelePresence Manager:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps7074/tsd_products_support_series_home.html

•Cisco TelePresence Multipoint Switch:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps7315/tsd_products_support_series_home.html

•Cisco Application Control Engine appliance:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6021/tsd_products_support_series_home.html

•Cisco Unified Communications Manager:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps556/prod_maintenance_guides_list.html

•Cisco TelePresence MSE 8000 Series:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps11340/tsd_products_support_series_home.html

•Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Router documentation

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9343/tsd_products_support_series_home.html

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

For information on obtaining documentation, submitting a service request, and gathering additional information, see the monthly What's New in Cisco Product Documentation, which also lists all new and revised Cisco technical documentation, at:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/general/whatsnew/whatsnew.html

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