Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements

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This document provides information for all releases of Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5, including the following:

• Release 8.5.5 (also referred to as MR3)
• Release 8.5.4 (also referred to as MR2)
• Release 8.5.3 (also referred to as MR1)
• Release 8.5.2
• Release 8.5.1

Any release-specific information is indicated as such.

For deployment specific requirements, see the following:

• System Requirements for Audio-Only Deployments

• System Requirements for WebEx-Scheduling Deployments (multinode)

• System Requirements for MeetingPlace-Scheduling Deployments

Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8.5 Hardware Specification for Cisco UCS Platforms

Notes:

• For system capacity information, see System Capacity Quick Reference Tables.

• For scalability information, see Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5.

• For information about how to configure RAID settings on the UCS B or C series server, see the "Installing on a Virtual Machine" section of the Installation, Upgrade, and Migration Guide for Release 8.5 at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/ps5664/ps5669/prod_installation_guides_list.html.

Virtual Machine Requirements

• VMware ESXi 5.0 and 5.0 Update 1 (Release 8.5.5 [8.5 MR3] only) supports both the VMware Standard license and the VMware Enterprise Plus Edition license for the Cisco UCS C240 M3, the Cisco UCS C220 M3, the Cisco UCS C210 M2, the Cisco UCS C200 M2, the Cisco UCS B200 M3, and the UCS B200 M2.
• VMware ESXi 4.1 supports only the VMware Enterprise Plus Edition VMware license for the Cisco UCS C240 M3, the Cisco UCS C220 M3, the Cisco UCS C210 M2, the Cisco UCS B200 M3, the Cisco UCS B200 M2.
• For the Cisco UCS C200 M2, VMware ESXi 4.1 supports the VMware Standard or Enterprise Plus Edition license.
• Install one virtual machine, per blade on a supported Cisco Unified Computer Server (UCS)
• VMWare Tools must be installed and configured to run at all times (See Notes below)
• LAN connection must support up to 1GB/s
• Component-specific requirements are indicated in the following table:

Notes:

• Cisco UCS does not support co-resident virtual machine (VM) images. This means that you cannot install a VM image of Cisco Unified MeetingPlace if you have a VM image of another application installed on the same physical server. Examples of other applications are Cisco Unified Communications Manager and Cisco Unity Connection.
• You must install and configure VMware Tools when installing Cisco Unified MeetingPlace on a virtual machine. For instructions on installation and configuration of VMWare Tools please go to the Installing on a Virtual Machine section of the Installation, Upgrade, and Migration Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 Guide at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/voice_ip_comm/meetingplace/8_5/english/administration/inst_vm.html#wp1068751.

For more information about the Enterprise Plus Edition VMware license, see http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1010839.

Supported Cisco UCS C Series Servers (General-purpose rack-mountable servers)

Note: Cisco UCS requires dedicated servers for each component of Cisco Unified MeetingPlace software.

Cisco UCS C220 M3

• C220 M3 - UCS-CPU-E5-2665  2x8 cores @ 2.4 GHz, 4x8GB memory

Cisco C220 M3S (SFF) LSI 2008 RAID

Cisco C220 M3S (SFF) 9266-8i RAID

Cisco UCS C240 M3

• C240 M3 - UCS-CPU-E5-2665 * *2x8 cores* *@ 2.4 GHz{*}*, 4x8GB memory

Cisco C240 M3S (SFF) 9266-8i RAID

Cisco UCS C210 M2

The Cisco UCS C210 M2 is supported with all releases of Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5.

The UCS-C210M2-VCD2 (TRC#1) is fully supported with VMware vSphere Enterprise Plus License (2 CPU), same capacity as bare metal configuration. http://docwiki.cisco.com/wiki/UC_Virtualization_Supported_Hardware

OR

The following table describes a component level description of the Cisco UCS C210 M2 for bare metal UCS server specification. This configuration is validated as a supported platform for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5. This configuration also includes VMware vSphere Enterprise Plus License (2 CPU), and hardware and software support contracts.

• 2xCPU
• 6x300GB HD
• 16GB RAM
• vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

Note: Periodically UCS SKUs may change. Make sure that you reference the description for the proper part and the following Data Sheet: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10889/index.html.

Release 8.5 also supports the following CPUs for M2 models: X5670, (2.93GHz), X5650 (2.66GHz), E5640 (2.66GHz).

Cisco UCS C200 M2

The Cisco UCS C200 M2 is supported with Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5.2 and later. This platform is supported with the following deployments:

UCS-C200M2-VCD2 (TRC#1) http://docwiki.cisco.com/wiki/Unified_Computing_System_Hardware#Hardware_Requirements

• Audio-only in an active/standby deployment OR
• WebEx-scheduling with two Meeting Directors/Application Server/Express Media Server with maximum of 2 nodes
  • Provides active/active redundancy for 500 ports using G.711 Codecs, less if G.729/G.722 is used (minimal configuration with only 1 CPU)
• VMware vSphere Standard and VMware VSphere Advanced are both supported with this smaller configuration
• VNWare vSphere Enterprise Plus will support 1000 G.711 Audio on the VCD2 hardware spec only, requires the 2 CPU VCD2 spec to achieve this capacity.

OR

Use the Netformx tool to complete the Cisco UCS C200 M2 configuration using the following specification:

• 1xCPU
• 4x300GB HD
• 16GB RAM
• 1 vSphere Standard or Advanced

Notes:

• Periodically UCS SKUs may change. Make sure that you reference the description for the proper part and the following Data Sheet: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10889/index.html.
• Both VMware vSphere Standard and VMware vSphere Advanced are supported with the Cisco UCS C200 M2. However, Standard edition is not orderable through Cisco. Customers are responsible for providing their own VMware vSphere Standard edition.

Supported Cisco UCS B Series Servers (General-purpose blade servers)

Cisco UCS B200 M2

Release 8.5 supports the Cisco UCS B200 M2.

UCS-B200M2-VCS1 (TRC#1) with 2x vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus, same capacity as bare metal specification http://docwiki.cisco.com/wiki/UC_Virtualization_Supported_Hardware

Notes:

• Cisco UCS requires dedicated servers for each component of Cisco Unified MeetingPlace software.
• For more information about the chassis, see the Data Sheet at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10279/index.html.
• For more information about the blades, see the Data Sheet at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10280/index.html.

Use the Netformx tool to complete your B series bare metal order configuration if desired. Here is a sample with one blade:

• 2xCPU
• 2x146GB HD
• 16GB RAM
• 2x vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

Note: Periodically UCS SKUs may change. Make sure that you reference the description for the proper part and the above Data Sheet references.

Notes:

• The above configuration is based on 1 chassis and 1 blade. Additional interconnect, fabric extender, and other components are required for redundant configurations.
• Release 8.5 also supports the following CPUs for M2 models: X5680 (3.33GHz), X5670 (2.93GHz), X5650 (2.66GHz), and E5640 (2.66GHz). The E5640 is supported with Release 8.5.2 and later.
• VMware vSphere Enterprise Plus license is not included in the specifications above.
• Cisco product and service contracts are not included in the specifications above.
• Additional network equipment (i.e., Nexus switch) and accessories (i.e., 10Gb SFP + Cables) are not included in the specifications above.

Cisco UCS B200 M3

• B200 M3 - UCS-CPU-E5-2665 * *2x8 cores* *@ 2.4 GHz{*}*, 4x8GB memory

B200 M3 Blade WITH 8 slot UCS chassis

B200M3 BLADE ONLY (requires UCS 8 slot chassis, UCS Manager SW, Fiber interconnect & Nexus switch)

B Series Blade Specification

A Cisco UCS B-series chassis can host eight blades. Blades can be ordered separately. VMWare ESXi Enterprise Edition is included here.

Following is a sample configuration:

B-Series SAN Specifications

Release 8.5 supports EMC Clarion CX4-120 or better SAN storage systems. SAN recommendations are:

• 300GB HD space allocated for each image
• 4GB FC link between SAN system and switch
• 10K RPM or faster SAS hard drives
• RAID 5 with 5-8 spindles (hard drives)
• Logical Unit Number (LUN) running on separate controllers and ports.
• Minimum LUN performance specifications are:
  • Throughput - I/O Operations per Second (IOPS): >1000
  • Latency: <10ms
  • Bandwidth: >50MBps

Application Server Requirements

Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server software is installed on either a Cisco Media Convergence Server (MCS), or on VMware ESXi running on top of Cisco Unified Computer Servers (UCS).

• The Express Media Server (EMS) is co-resident with the Application Server.
• If your system has four or less Conferencing nodes, Meeting Director components can also be installed co-resident with the Application Server/EMS on the same MCS or UCS hardware.

Notes:

• For system capacity information, see System Capacity Quick Reference Tables.

• For scalability information, see Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5.

Hardware

Release 8.5 supports the following hardware for installing the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server.

• Cisco UCS C series as described in the following table for bare metal data center SKUs or UCS-C210M2-VCD2(TRC #1) or UCS-C200M2-VCD2 for smaller capacity customer systems (max of two servers only)

http://docwiki.cisco.com/wiki/UC_Virtualization_Supported_Hardware

• Cisco UCS B200 M2 as described in the following table for bare metal data center SKUs or UCS-B200M2-VCS1(TRC #1)

http://docwiki.cisco.com/wiki/UC_Virtualization_Supported_Hardware

• Cisco MCS-7845, MCS-7835 or third-party equivalent as described in the following table

Notes:

• VMware is the only supported environment for Cisco UCS. A physical installation without VMware is not supported. For more information, see Virtual Machine Requirements.
• If you are using a Cisco Media Convergence Server, we recommend that you use a Cisco MCS 7845. Performance degradation will occur on the Cisco MCS 7835 due to its lower specifications.
• Cisco MCS 7835-I3 and 7845-I3 require a firmware update before use. For more information, see the "Updating the Firmware on a Cisco MCS 7835-I3 or 7845-I3" section of the see the Installation, Upgrade, and Migration Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/ps5664/ps5669/prod_installation_guides_list.html.

IMPORTANT: The DL380-G6 Server (AX690A, AX693A) is shipped with an internal USB Drive. The drive conflicts with the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Linux OS and causes an illegal opcode error. The workaround is to remove the USB Drive from the system.

• There is a video clip at the following URL that illustrates how to remove the USB drive: https://videosharing.cisco.com:8443/vportal/VideoPlayer.jsp?ccsid=C-2fbbdacb-65d5-4101-a070-ada46c84ecb7:1#
• If the URL does not work, visit https://videosharing.cisco.com:8443/ and search for MeetingPlace.
• You can also use the following steps:

  1. Remove the top cover of the server

  2. Look on the left side of the server all the way toward the middle, near the edge of the secondary (internal) cover, next to the connectors for two cables coming from the HDDs,you should see a USB flash drive plugged in

  3. Pull the drive out and close the cover.

For additional information about supported IBM server equivalents, see: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/voicesw/ps6790/ps5748/ps378/product_solution_overview0900aecd80091615.html.

For additional information about Cisco UCS specifications, see Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8.5 Hardware Specification for Cisco UCS Platforms.

Setting the Write Cache on a RAID Controller

For optimal system performance you should check the Default Write setting on your RAID controller. You can set Default Write to three settings: Write Back with BBU, Write Through and Always Write Back.

• Set Default Write to Write Back with BBU if you have installed a battery backup unit on your RAID controller. In the event of a system power loss, the battery backup unit preserves the content of the controller cache memory.

• In the event that the battery backup unit fails or goes offline to a re-learn cycle, the Write Back with BBU setting automatically fails back to Write Through mode. Without a working battery backup unit, the Write Through setting is safer, but it also brings a performance penalty on the I/O subsystem of the host device.

• If you need to remove the battery backup unit for repairs, you should explicitly set Default Write to Write Through mode and enable the cache explicitly (Disk Cache option). This should give you better but not optimal performance. When the faulty battery is replaced, you can safely return the Default Write setting to Write Back with BBU mode.

• If the host that houses your RAID controller is connected to an uninterruptible power supply unit, you can set Default Write to Always Write Back mode.

Express Media Server Requirements

The Express Media Server (EMS) is a set of software modules that reside on the Application Server.

Notes:

• For system capacity information, see System Capacity Quick Reference Tables.

• For scalability information, see Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5.

• During installation, you will have the option to choose between the Hardware Media Server and Express Media Server. You canot enable both EMS and HMS on an Application Server.

Audio Codecs

• G.711, G.729, G.722

Video Codecs

• H.264 AVC
  • Video-mode setting: per user profile configuration
  • Levels available: Mobile, Compatibility, High Quality, High Definition at 720p
• H.263
  • Video-mode setting: per user profile configuration
• Standard Definition (SD) quality
  • Decode: QCIF, CIF, 4CIF, QSIF, SIF, 4SIF, VGA, 480p, 640 x 360 (quarter 720p) and 320 * 180 (one-eight 720p)
  • Encode: QCIF, CIF, and VGA
• High Definition (HD) quality
  • Encode/Decode: 720p (16:9 Widescreen Aspect Ratio)

Note: If you are deploying the Express Media Server you are responsible for providing adequate echo cancellation in your voice gateways. For calls within a single continent, we recommend a minimum of 64ms of echo cancellation in all voice gateways that are connected to the PSTN. For calls between North America, Europe, and Japan, we recommend 128ms. If you are unable to provide this protection in voice gateways, or if you are taking intercontinental calls across satellite links or from outside North America, Europe, and Japan we recommend that you consider deploying the hardware media server instead, which has a built-in echo cancellation capability.

Express Media Server and Secure Audio Conferencing in Release 8.5.2 and Later

Release 8.5.2 and later supports secure audio conferencing (TLS/SRTP) in audio-only and MeetingPlace-scheduling deployments with the following restrictions:

• TLS is supported on SIP interfaces. It is not supported on SCCP interfaces.
• SRTP is supported on audio streams only. It is not supported for video streams.
• The system supports a maximum of 249 ports when it is configured in secure conferencing mode.
• Secure audio conferencing is not supported on the Cisco UCS C200 M2.

Note: Secure audio conferencing is also supported on the Hardware Media Server (HMS) in Release 8.5.1 and later.

Hardware Media Server Requirements

The Cisco Unified Hardware Media Server (HMS) is comprised of a set of Audio Blades and/or Video Blades.

• Each Hardware Media Server supports a maximum of four Blades.
• You can mix and match Hardware Media Servers.

For example, if you deployed a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace solution using a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 3515 Media Server, you could add more video ports to the solution by adding a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 3545 Media Server chassis plus a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 3545 Media Server Video Blade.

The Hardware Media Server supports the escalation of audio calls to video if the endpoint is video-enabled.

Notes:

• For system capacity information, see System Capacity Quick Reference Tables.

• For scalability information, see Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5.

Hardware

Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 3515 or 3545 Media Server

• The 3515 Media Server is delivered with a predetermined number of ports.
• The 3545 Media Server can be configured to support a wide range of audio and/or video ports.

Audio Blade

Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 supports a maximum of eight Audio Blades. Each Audio Blade must be configured with at least one Video Blade. In other words, if your system is configured with eight Audio Blades, you must also purchase eight Video Blades so that each Audio Blade has an associated Video Blade.

Maximum system audio capacity is dependent on your deployment type, the global audio mode of your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system, and whether or not you have secure audio conferencing (TLS/SRTP) enabled. If you have a MeetingPlace-scheduling or audio-only deployment with secure audio conferencing enabled, the system is limited to 249 audio ports.

In other words:

• If the global audio mode is set to G.711, G.729 without LEC, the system supports 250 ports per blade for a maximum of 2000 audio ports per node.

• If the global audio mode is set to G.711, G.722, G.729, the system supports 166 ports per blade for a maximum of 1328 audio ports per node.

• If you have secure audio conferencing enabled (TLS/SRTP) in a MeetingPlace-scheduling or audio-only deployment, there is a system maximum of 249 audio ports.

Notes:

• Secure audio conferencing is not supported in WebEx-scheduling deployments.
• Configuration of G.729 with or without LEC occurs on the Call Configuration > Media Parameters page of the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Administration Center.

Video Blade

Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 supports a maximum of eight Video Blades. Maximum system video capacity is dependent on whether hardware video resources are scheduled as High Rate video ports or Standard Rate video ports. High Rate/Standard Rate is configured in the user profile.

Note: In practice, some users may be restricted to scheduling Standard Rate video ports while others are able to schedule High Rate video ports. The total maximum system video capacity, therefore, is between 160 and 320 based on the maximum allowable hardware of eight Video Blades.

Media Server Administration Pages

The following browsers are supported for configuring the Media Server Administration pages:

• Microsoft Windows
  • Internet Explorer 6, 7, or 8 (recommended)
  • Mozilla Firefox 3.5.7
• Apple Mac
  • Internet Explorer 6, 7, or 8 (recommended)
  • Mozilla Firefox 3.5.7

Related Information

For information about physically installing and configuring the Hardware Media Server, see the Installation, Upgrade, and Migration Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/ps5664/ps5669/prod_installation_guides_list.html

Cisco WebEx Node for MCS Requirements

The primary purpose of the Cisco WebEx Node is to receive conferencing data from meeting presenters and distribute it to other meeting participants. Cisco WebEx Nodes are used by internal network connections for web meetings only. They do not provide any audio/video mixing.

Notes:

• For system capacity information, see System Capacity Quick Reference Tables.

• For scalability information, see Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5.

This release of Cisco Unified MeetingPlace supports the following variations of the Cisco WebEx Node:

Operating System

Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Linux OS (installed with the Cisco WebEx Node software)

Supported Hardware

One of the following:

• Cisco UCS C240 M3
• Cisco UCS C220 M3
• Cisco UCS C210 M2
• Cisco UCS C200 M2
• Cisco UCS B200 M3
• Cisco UCS B200 M2
• Cisco MCS 7845, MCS 7835 or third-party equivalent per node as described in the following table
• Cisco ASR 1000 router

Notes:

• VMware is the only supported environment for Cisco UCS. A physical installation without VMware is not supported. For more information, see Virtual Machine Requirements.
• If you are using a Cisco Media Convergence Server, we recommend that you use a Cisco MCS 7845. Performance degradation will occur on the Cisco MCS 7835 due to its lower specifications.
• VMware ESXi 5.0 and 5.0 Update 1 Edition (Release 8.5.5 [8.5 MR3] only) supports both the VMware Standard license and the VMware Enterprise Plus Edition license for the Cisco UCS C240 M3, the Cisco UCS C220 M3, the Cisco UCS C210 M2, the Cisco UCS C200 M2, the Cisco UCS B200 M3, and the UCS B200 M2.
• VMware ESXi 4.1 supports only the VMware Enterprise Plus Edition VMware license for the Cisco UCS C240 M3, the Cisco UCS C220 M3, the Cisco UCS C210 M2, the Cisco UCS B200 M3, the Cisco UCS B200 M2.
• For the Cisco UCS C200 M2, VMware ESXi 4.1 supports the VMware Standard or Enterprise Plus Edition license.
• Cisco MCS 7835-I3 and 7845-I3 require a firmware update before use. For more information, see the "Updating the Firmware on a Cisco MCS 7835-I3 or 7845-I3" section of the Installation, Upgrade, and Migration Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/ps5664/ps5669/prod_installation_guides_list.html.

For additional information about supported IBM server equivalents, see: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/voicesw/ps6790/ps5748/ps378/product_solution_overview0900aecd80091615.html.

For virtual machine requirements, see Virtual Machine Requirements.

For additional information about Cisco UCS specifications, see Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8.5 Hardware Specification for Cisco UCS Platforms.

Web Server Requirements

In Release 8.5.1, a Web Server is Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Server software that is installed on a Cisco Media Convergence Server (MCS).

In Release 8.5.2 and later, the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Server is also supported on VMware ESXi running on top of Cisco Unified Computer Servers (UCS).

Notes:

• A Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Server is only required with MeetingPlace-scheduling deployments. It is optional for audio-only deployments. WebEx-scheduling deployments do not require a Web Server. For more information about deployment options, see Planning Your Deployment.

• For system capacity information, see System Capacity Quick Reference Tables.

• For scalability information, see Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5.

• VMware ESXi 5.0 and 5.0 Update 1 (Release 8.5.5 [8.5 MR3] only) supports both the VMware Standard license and the VMware Enterprise Plus Edition license for the Cisco UCS C240 M3, the Cisco UCS C220 M3, the Cisco UCS C210 M2, the Cisco UCS C200 M2, the Cisco UCS B200 M3, and the UCS B200 M2.

• VMware ESXi 4.1 supports only the VMware Enterprise Plus Edition VMware license for the Cisco UCS C240 M3, the Cisco UCS C220 M3, the Cisco UCS C210 M2, the Cisco UCS B200 M3, the Cisco UCS B200 M2.

• For the Cisco UCS C200 M2, VMware ESXi 4.1 supports the VMware Standard or Enterprise Plus Edition license.

Operating System

Notes:

• MeetingPlace Windows OS DVD is shipped with the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Server Release 8.5 software.
• If you are reusing a Cisco MCS, you will have to rebuild it first with the MeetingPlace Windows OS before installing the Web Server Release 8.5 software.
• The Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Windows operating system is provided by Cisco and is the only supported operating system on the Web Server. Customer-provided operating systems are not supported.
• The Cisco UCS and Cisco MCS platforms listed in the preceding table have Windows security patches for the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Windows OS for Release 8.5. Windows security updates for Cisco UCS are released on a monthly basis. Security patches for the Cisco MCS are released on a quarterly basis after the first patch in mid-October.

Hardware

Cisco UCS, MCS or third-party equivalent as described in the following table.

For additional information about supported IBM server equivalents, see: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/voicesw/ps6790/ps5748/ps378/product_solution_overview0900aecd80091615.html.

Notes:

• Cisco MCS 7845-I3-RC1 does not support the Application Server or Cisco WebEx Node for MCS because it is a single-processor configuration. Dual-processors are required for MCS 7845 models that are used for the Application Server/Cisco WebEx Node for MCS.

• Cisco MCS 7835-I2-RC2 must have at least 4GB of memory using the following memory module: MEM-7835-I2-2GB=

• Cisco MCS 7835-I2 and 7845-I2 require a firmware update before use. For more information, see the “Installing the Web Server Software” section of the Installation, Upgrade and Migration Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/ps5664/ps5669/prod_installation_guides_list.html.

• If you are using a Cisco Media Convergence Server, we recommend that you use a Cisco MCS 7845. Performance degradation will occur with the MCS 7835 due to its lower specifications.

Networking Requirements

• If you are migrating to Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 from Release 8.0 and want to preserve recordings, you must configure the Web Server with two static IP addresses on the same subnet.

Two static IP addresses are not required for new installations of Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5.

• Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Servers must be connected to network switch ports that are configured for 100/1000 Mb full duplex.

Related Information

• For information about physically installing the Cisco MCS, see the documentation at this location: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/voiceapp/ps378/prod_installation_guides_list.html
• For information about installing the Web Server software, see the Installation, Upgrade, and Migration Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/ps5664/ps5669/prod_installation_guides_list.html
• For information about Cisco Security Agent, see http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/secursw/ps5057/tsd_products_support_series_home.html.

Segmented Meeting Access (SMA) Requirements

Cisco Unified MeetingPlace supports Segmented Meeting Access (SMA) deployments for external access.

Hardware

Two single Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Servers as described in the Web Server Requirements Hardware section:

• One Web Server deployed inside the private corporate network functioning as internal Web Servers.
• One Web Server deployed in a network segment, such as a DMZ, functioning as external Web Servers.

Software

Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Server Release 8.5

• Installed on the internal web server with the "Internal (Full Access)" server location option.
• Installed on the external web server with the "External (Limited Access)" server location option.

DNS Configuration

• For segmented DNS, the same hostname must resolve to the internal Web Server on the internal DNS and resolve to the external Web Server on the external DNS.
• The internal hostname and IP address is accessible only from the internal network.
• The external hostname or IP address is accessible from both the internal network and the Internet.

Port Access

The following ports must be open between the DMZ and the internal network:

• TCP ports 5003 and 5005 are open bidirectional between the Web Server and the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Servers (active server and standby server, if one exists).
• If you configured your network for reverse connection, where your Web Servers are configured with a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace hostname instead of an IP address, the Application Server can initiate a reverse connection to the Web Server in the DMZ when port 5003 inbound is blocked.

The following ports are open inbound from the Internet to the DMZ:

• TCP Port 80
• TCP Port 443 (if SSL is implemented)

The following ports are open outbound from the Web Server to Cisco WebEx:

• TCP Port 443

Synchronized Globally Unique Identifiers (GUIDs)

The database of the internal Web Server and the database of the external Web Server must contain identical GUIDs.

Related Information

• For information on installing an SMA configuration, see the Installation, Upgrade, and Migration Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 in the following location: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/ps5664/ps5669/prod_installation_guides_list.html.

• For information on configuring your system for SMA, see the Configuration Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 in the following location: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/ps5664/ps5669/products_installation_and_configuration_guides_list.html.

Cisco Unified IP Phone Requirements

See Audio Endpoint Compatibility.

Video Requirements

This release of Cisco Unified MeetingPlace supports the following video options:

Note: If you have a WebEx-scheduling or MeetingPlace-scheduling deployment, you must choose between the two video options. This release of Cisco Unified MeetingPlace does not support the use of both video options on the same system.

Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5

Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 is a SIP-based architecture that provides a rich-media voice, video, and web conferencing solution to large enterprises.

• Scalability for Voice and Video Systems
• Scalability for Web Conferencing

Scalability for Voice and Video Systems

Video conferencing scales up to 600 video ports in a single system using an Express Media Server and supports a wide variety of endpoints from Cisco Unified video telephony to H.323/SIP endpoints from third-party providers.

Table: Audio and Video Scalability Numbers for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace lists the maximum number of calls that are supported. The table assumes that the G.711 audio codec is being used and video is 320 Kbps. Many design external transcoding resources on DSP farms in Multiservice Routers to transcode G.722/G.729/iLBC codecs to G.711 before sending to MeetingPlace to achieve the G.711 codec capacities. See Planning the Capacity of your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System for detailed information about System Resource Units (SRUs) that are used to calculate the capacity of the Express Media Server. The server listed is the server on which the Application Server resides.

Table: Audio and Video Scalability Numbers for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace

Scalability for Web Conferencing

Release 8.5 offers customers a maximum of 14,400 ports in a multinode system. Multinode systems provide resiliency by allowing conferences to be hosted on other nodes in the system when an overflow condition occurs on the node where the meeting would normally be scheduled.

Note: Multinode systems are web conferencing deployments with Cisco WebEx scheduling for meetings. A multinode deployment is not supported for deployments with MeetingPlace scheduling or for audio only deployments.

For details on building this type of deployment, see Planning a Multinode Deployment.

Determine the number of nodes by determining the number of people who will be attending meetings, then add backup capacity at each site. For details on determining capacity, see Planning the Capacity of your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System.

You can optionally install a Cisco WebEx Node For MCS (on a MCS or on a virtual machine) that can accommodate up to 500 web sessions. You can add additional Cisco WebEx Node For MCS to increase the number of web meetings, up to a maximum of four, for a total of 2000 web sessions (overall, not in a single meeting), in multinode deployments with Cisco WebEx scheduling.

Note: The Cisco WebEx Node For MCS does not support recordings or WebEx webcam video for internal only meetings, in deployments with Cisco WebEx scheduling.