Documentation Guide

About this Guide

This guide contains an overview of the documentation that is available for Release 12.5(1) of Cisco Unified Communications Manager and the IM and Presence Service, in addition to subsequent SU releases.

SU Releases

For SU releases, use these guidelines to determine which document to use:

  • If an SU document version exists that matches the specific SU release that you are running, use that SU document rather than the baseline 12.5(1) version as the document contains updated information that was not in the 12.5(1) baseline.

  • If the document was republished for SU releases, but not the specific SU that you are running, use the latest version of the document where the document version is less than, or equal to, the version that you are running. For example, if you are running 12.5(1)SU1, you can use documents from 12.5(1) or 12.5(1)SU1 (use the latest version of the document), but you cannot use documents from 12.5(1)SU2 as it is a higher release, and may contain features that are not included in your release.

  • If no SU version of the document exists, use the 12.5(1) baseline version.

Documentation Restructure 12.5(1)SU1 and Later

Following is a summary of the documentation restructure effort that was a part of 12.5(1)SU1. For this release and later releases, many Unified Communications Manager documents were restructured in order to improve usability and to streamline the documentation set. As part of this effort, one new guide is added, three existing guides are reworked, and five existing guides are deprecated. This overall effort reduces the size of the Unified Communications Manager documentation suite by four guides.

Table 1. Restructured Documents for 12.5(1)SU1 and Later

Restructured Documents

Description

System Configuration Guide

As of 12.5(1)SU1, the System Configuration Guide is shortened and streamlined to create a complete post-install system setup. Basic security and SSO configurations are added to fill out the basic setup, while advanced call processing features are moved to the Feature Configuration Guide. This new guide forms the Unified Communications Manager prerequisite for deploying an advanced Cisco call processing solution.

Feature Configuration Guide

This guide is expanded as the following advanced call processing topics are moved to this guide from the System Configuration Guide:

  • Call Control Discovery

  • External Call Control

  • Call Queuing

  • Call Throttling

  • Logical Partitioning

  • Location Awareness

  • Flexible DSCP Marking and Video Promotion

  • SIP Normalization and Transparency

  • SDP Transparency Profiles

  • Mobile and Remote Access

In addition, the following new sections are added for 12.5(1)SU1 and later:

  • Headsets Managements

  • Video Endpoints Management

Administration Guide

As of 12.5(1)SU1, the Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager is expanded to include consolidated administration information from the Changing the IP Address, Hostname and Domaindocument, the Cisco Unified Reporting Administration Guide document and many sections from the existing Cisco Unified Serviceability Administration Guide documentation, all of which are deprecated for 12.5(1)SU1 and later.

In addition to the above updates, an overview of troubleshooting information has been inserted into the Administration Guide.

Call Reporting and Billing Administration Guide

This new document simplifies call reporting and billing administration documentation, consolidating existing material from the documents Cisco Unified CDR Analysis and Reporting Administration Guide and the Call Detail Records Administration Guide, both of which are now deprecated. It also adds CDR Repository and billing server information that was available previously with the Serviceability documentation. The new guide simplifies the overall structure and provides a clearer setup process:

Table 2. Restructured Documents for 12.5(1)SU3 and Later

Restructured Documents

Description

Security Guide

The Security Guide is restructured for Release 12.5(1)SU3. The new guide is streamlined and enhanced to make it easy to configure and deploy security for Unified Communications Manager and registered endpoints. The new guide is split into three sections:

  • Basic Security—Contains information on how to configure basic security on Unified Communications Manager and on registered endpoints.

  • User Security—Contains information on how to manage identity, authentication, and user access.

  • Advanced Security Features—Contains information on how to deploy advanced security features such as FIPS Mode, Enhanced Security Mode, and V.150.

The book also includes enhanced information with new topics on subjects like Security Hardening and Identity Management that help you make security decisions for your deployment.

Push Notifications Deployment for Cisco Jabber on iPhone and iPad

This document describes how to configure Push Notifications for Cisco Jabber on iPhone and iPad with Cisco Unified Communications Manager and the IM and Presence Service. The guide is updated to include Push Notifications support for Cisco Jabber and Cisco Webex clients that run on both Android devices and iOS devices.

Documents for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 12.5(x)

This section summarizes the documents that are available for Cisco Unified Communications Manager Release 12.5(1), and subsequent 12.5(1) SU releases.

Table 3. Documents for Cisco Unified Communications Manager, Release 12.5.x

Document

Description

Release Guides

Compatibility Matrix

Provides detailed information about upgrade paths and compatible devices and applications for Cisco Unified Communications Manager and IM and Presence Service.

Release Notes for Cisco Unified Communications Manager and the IM and Presence Service

Describes release-specific information such as system requirements, new features, changed information, documentation updates, and open caveats for the latest release of Cisco Unified Communications Manager and IM and Presence Service.

New and Changed Features

This chapter from the Release Notes contains information on the new and changed features for this release.

Readme Files

The OVA Readme contains information on deploying the 12.5 OVA template.

The SU Readme files contain information on bug fixes and updates that are included in the SU release.

Release Notes for Prime Collaboration Deployment

Release-specific information for the latest release of Cisco Prime Collaboration Deployment.

Open Source Documents

The Open Source document contain licenses and notices for open source software used in the respective products.

Install and Upgrade Guides

Installation Guide

Use this guide to install Cisco Unified Communications Manager and IM and Presence Service on the publisher database and subscriber nodes.

Upgrade and Migration Guide

Use this guide to upgrade to the latest release of Cisco Unified Communications Manager and IM and Presence Service.

Replacing a Single Server or Cluster

Use this guide to replace an entire cluster or a single server in a cluster for Cisco Unified Communications Manager.

Cisco Collaboration on Virtual Servers

Use this guide to get technical information that you need to run Cisco Unified Communications Manager on virtual servers.

Configuration Guides

System Configuration Guide

Use this guide to configure the call control system of Cisco Unified Communications Manager. This guide includes Day 1 configurations such as inbound and outbound calling, dial plans, and network resources.

Note

 
For 12.5(1)SU1 and later, this guide is restructured and streamlined to be a post-install basic setup. Basic security and SSO configurations are added while advanced call processing is moved to the Feature Configuration Guide. This streamlined guide forms the prerequisite to deploying an advanced call control solution.

Feature Configuration Guide

Use this guide to configure features for Cisco Unified Communications Manager. Refer to this guide after you configure the call control system.

Note

 
For 12.5(1)SU1 and later, the guide is expanded with advanced call processing features that were in the System Configuration Guide previously. In addition, the Cisco Headsets and Video Endpoints Management features are added.
Push Notifications Deployment for Cisco Jabber on iPhone and iPad

This document describes how to configure Push Notifications for Cisco Jabber on iPhone and iPad with Cisco Unified Communications Manager and the IM and Presence Service.

Programming Guides

Cisco Unified JTAPI Developers Guide

Describes the Cisco implementation of JTAPI for the Cisco Unified Communications Manager platform.

Cisco Unified TAPI Developers Guide

Describes the Cisco TAPI Service Provider (TSP), which allows developers to create customized IP telephony applications for Cisco users. Cisco conforms as closely as possible to the JTAPI specification while providing extensions that enhance JTAPI and expose the advanced features of Cisco Unified Communications Manager to applications

Maintain and Operate Guides

Administration Guide

Use this guide to complete administrative tasks on a configured Cisco Unified Communications Manager system. You can use this to perform tasks such as adding users, adding devices, running backups and restores.

Note

 
For 12.5(1)SU1 and later, this guide is expanded to include sections that were previously in the Changing the IP Address, Hostname and Domain, Cisco Unified Reporting Administration Guide and Cisco Unified Serviceability Administration Guide.

Security Guide

Use this guide to configure authentication and encryption for Cisco Unified Communications Manager, Cisco Unified IP Phones, Cisco Unified Survivable Remote Site Telephony (Unified SRST) references, Media Gateway Control Protocol (MGCP) gateways, and Cisco Unity and Cisco Unity Connection voice-messaging ports

SAML SSO Deployment Guide

Use this guide to learn key concepts, terminology, and high-level information that you need to configure and enable the SAML-based SSO solution across a defined set of Cisco collaboration applications.

Prime Collaboration Deployment Administration Guide

Use Cisco Prime Collaboration Deployment to migrate existing Unified Communication server clusters to new clusters. It also describes how to perform operations on existing clusters such as fresh installs, upgrades, migrations, installs, upgrades, and IP address or hostname changes.

Bulk Administration Guide

Use the Bulk Administration Tool to add, update, or delete a large numbers of users, devices, or ports in Cisco Unified Communications Manager.

Cisco Unified Serviceability Adminstration Guide

Use Cisco Unified Serviceability to configure alarms, traces, and SNMP for Cisco Unified Communications Manager and the IM and Presence Service. This document also describes how to activate, start, and stop feature and network services

Real-Time Monitoring Tool Administration Guide

Use this guide to install and use the Cisco Unified Real-Time Monitoring Tool to monitor the real-time behavior of system components for Cisco Unified Communications Manager and IM and Presence Service.

Changing the IP Address and Hostname

Use this guide to change the IP address, hostname, or domain for Cisco Unified Communications Manager and IM and Presence Service.

Note

 
For 12.5(1)SU1 and later, this book is deprecated. Existing content is moved to the Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager.

Cisco Unified CDR Analysis and Reporting Administration Guide

Use this guide to configure and use Cisco Unified Communications Manager CDR Analysis and Reporting (CAR), to create user, system, device, and billing report.

Note

 
For 12.5(1)SU1 and later, this book is deprecated. Existing content is moved to the Call Reporting and Billing Administration Guide thereby deprecating this book.

Call Detail Records Administration Guide

Refer to this guide for examples and descriptions of CDR and CMR records in CDR Analysis and Reporting.

Note

 
For 12.5(1)SU1 and later, this book is deprecated. Existing content is moved to the Call Reporting and Billing Administration Guide thereby deprecating this book.

Command Line Interface Reference Guide

Refer to this guide for the Command Line Interface (CLI) commands that are available for a Cisco Unified Communications Solution

Dial Plan Deployment Guide

Use this guide to deploy a dial plan. This guide applies to all releases of Cisco Unified Communications Manager.

Dialed Number Analyzer

Use the Dialed Number Analyzer to test and diagnose a deployed Cisco Unified Communications Manager dial plan configuration.

Managed Services Guide

Use this guide to monitor and maintain service provider networks, including the monitoring of system health, SNMP traps and syslog messages, MIBs, Cisco Unified Serviceability alerts and alarms, CiscoLog messages, and Cisco Unified Real-Time Monitoring Tool traces, perfmons, and alerts.

Call Reporting and Billing Administration Guide

For 12.5(1)SU1 and later, this guide replaces both the CDR Analysis and Reporting Administration Guide and the Call Detail Records Adminstration Guide. This guide contains configuration information to set up call reporting and billing via the CDR Analysis and Reporting system as well as a description of the CDR and CMR contents.

End User Guides

Self Care Portal User Guide

Refer your end users to this user guide for procedures on how to use the Cisco Unified Communications Self Care Portal to customize user options such as speed dials, conference settings, and IM and Presence status on their Cisco Unified IP Phones.

Manager Assistant User Guide

Use this guide to configure the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Assistant (Manager Assistant).

Troubleshooting Guides

Troubleshooting Guide

Use this guide to troubleshoot and resolve Cisco Unified Communications Manager system and configuration problems.

Documents for IM and Presence Service 12.5(x)

This section summarizes the documents that are available for the IM and Presence Service, Release 12.5(1) and subsequent 12.5(1) SU releases.

Table 4. Documents for IM and Presence Service, Release 12.5.x

Document

Description

Compatibility Matrix

Provides detailed information about upgrade paths and compatible devices and applications for Cisco Unified Communications Manager and IM and Presence Service.

Release Notes for Cisco Unified Communications Manager and the IM and Presence Service

Describes release-specific information such as system requirements, new features, changed information, documentation updates, and open caveats for the latest release of Cisco Unified Communications Manager and IM and Presence Service.

Readme Files

The OVA Readme contains information on deploying the 12.5 OVA template.

The SU Readme files contain information on bug fixes and updates that are included in the SU release.

Release Notes for Prime Collaboration Deployment

Release-specific information for the latest release of Cisco Prime Collaboration Deployment.

Install and Upgrade Guides

Installation Guide

Use this guide to install Cisco Unified Communications Manager and IM and Presence Service on the publisher database and subscriber nodes.

Upgrade and Migration Guide

Use this guide to upgrade to the latest release of Cisco Unified Communications Manager and IM and Presence Service.

Configuration Guides

Configuration and Administration for IM and Presence Service

Use this guide to configure and administer the IM and Presence Service.

Database Setup Guide

Use this guide to configure an external database to store information synchronized from the IM and Presence Service.

Instant Messaging Compliance Guide

Use this guide to configure the Instant Messaging Compliance feature on the IM and Presence Service.

Interdomain Federation Guide

Use this guide to configure IM and Presence Service for interdomain federation over the SIP protocol with Microsoft Lync/OCS, and over the XMPP protocol with IBM Sametime, Googletalk, Webex Connect, and another IM and Presence Service enterprise.

Partitioned Intradomain Federation Guide

Use this guide to configure Partitioned Intradomain Federation between IM and Presence Service and Microsoft Lync/OCS.

MS Outlook Calendar Integration

Use this guide to integrate IM and Presence Service with Microsoft Exchange Calendar 2003, 2007, or 2010.

Push Notifications Deployment for Cisco Jabber on iPhone and iPad

This document describes how to configure Push Notifications for Cisco Jabber on iPhone and iPad with Cisco Unified Communications Manager and the IM and Presence Service.

Remote Call Control with Microsoft Lync Server Guide

Use this guide to integrate IM and Presence Service with Microsoft Lync Server for Remote Call Control (RCC).

Programming Guides

Cisco Unified TAPI Developers Guide

Describes the Cisco TAPI Service Provider (TSP), which allows developers to create customized IP telephony applications for Cisco users. Cisco conforms as closely as possible to the JTAPI specification while providing extensions that enhance JTAPI and expose the advanced features of Cisco Unified Communications Manager to applications.

Maintain and Operate Guides

Security Guide

Use this guide to configure authentication and encryption for Cisco Unified Communications Manager, Cisco Unified IP Phones, Cisco Unified Survivable Remote Site Telephony (Unified SRST) references, Media Gateway Control Protocol (MGCP) gateways, and Cisco Unity and Cisco Unity Connection voice-messaging ports.

SAML SSO Deployment Guide

Use this guide to learn key concepts, terminology, and high-level information that you need to configure and enable the SAML-based SSO solution across a defined set of Cisco collaboration applications.

Prime Collaboration Deployment Administration Guide

Use Cisco Prime Collaboration Deployment to migrate existing Unified Communication server clusters to new clusters. It also describes how to perform operations on existing clusters such as fresh installs, upgrades, migrations, installs, upgrades, and IP address or hostname changes.

Changing the IP Address and Hostname

Use this guide to change the IP address, hostname, or domain for Cisco Unified Communications Manager and IM and Presence Service.

Note

 
For 12.5(1)SU1 and later, this book is deprecated. Existing content is moved to the Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager.

Cisco Unified Serviceability Administration Guide

Use Cisco Unified Serviceability to configure alarms, traces, and SNMP for Cisco Unified Communications Manager and the IM and Presence Service. This document also describes how to activate, start, and stop feature and network services.

Cisco Unified Real-Time Monitoring Tool Administration Guide

Use this guide to install and use the Cisco Unified Real-Time Monitoring Tool to monitor the real-time behavior of system components for Cisco Unified Communications Manager and IM and Presence Service.

Managed Services Guide

Use this guide to monitor and maintain service provider networks, including the monitoring of system health, SNMP traps and syslog messages, MIBs, Cisco Unified Serviceability alerts and alarms, CiscoLog messages, and Cisco Unified Real-Time Monitoring Tool traces, perfmons, and alerts.

Command Line Interface Reference Guide

Refer to this guide for the Command Line Interface (CLI) commands that are available for a Cisco Unified Communications Solution.

Jabber for Everyone Quick Start Guide

Jabber for everyone makes Cisco Jabber presence and instant messaging (IM) available at a small end user cost for customers who have deployed Cisco Unified Communications Manager for all or part of their organization.

This document describes the necessary steps required for deployment of Cisco Jabber. This is a quick start guide and will not cover any of the advanced features supported by Cisco Jabber.