Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Requirements for Audio-Only Deployments
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The audio-only deployment supports a maximum of two nodes in an active/standby configuration.
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Hardware and Software Requirements
Audio-only deployments require the following components:
Component | Requirement |
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Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server |
Hardware See the Application Server Requirements.
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Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Server Note: This is an optional component based on your deployment requirements. |
An internally deployed Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Server can be used for the following:
Note: If you plan to use the MeetingPlace web scheduling interface, see the System Requirements for MeetingPlace-Scheduling Deployments instead.
Hardware See the Web Server Requirements.
Software
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Cisco Unified Communications Manager |
Hardware Cisco Media Convergence Server (MCS) 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
Software Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 supports the following versions of Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM):
Notes:
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Hardware Media Server (HMS) |
If your deployment requires a HMS, see the Hardware Media Server Requirements. Notes:
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Cisco Unified MeetingPlace PhoneView |
Cisco Unified MeetingPlace PhoneView is available only to Cisco Unified IP Phones that are registered to Cisco Unified Communications Manager.
For a list of supported Cisco Unified IP Phones, see Audio Endpoint Compatibility.
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Video option |
See the Video Requirements.
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License Requirements
This release of Cisco Unified MeetingPlace uses host-based licensing. The system uses an audit mechanism to track the number of users who have created meetings and compare that to the number of licenses that are installed. An alarm is raised when the number of users who create meetings exceeds the number of licenses installed.
If you have no licenses installed the system will allow only a single meeting at a time.
Note: If you are completing a Cisco UCS installation under VMware, note that the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system produces a randomly generated 12-digit "MAC address" that you will require for licensing. To obtain the MAC address, make sure that you install the Meeting Directors first. You can then obtain the randomly generated MAC address and register your license key.
Failover Requirements
To configure failover, you need two Application Servers with a high-speed network connection of 100Mpbs or better between them. Failover configuration requires the following:
- When you configure the Application Server for the Express Media Server, both the primary and secondary failover Express Media Servers must have the same licenses and port distribution.
- The active and standby Application Servers can be on different timezones, but the time must be synchronized between them. This is required to resolve conflicts when the same piece of data is modified simultaneously in both Application Servers.
- To ensure that times are synchronized, we recommend that both Application Servers are synchronized to the same NTP server. If different NTP servers are used, make sure that these NTP servers are high-Stratum servers, that is, stratum-1 or stratum-2, to minimize the chance of an Application Server synchronizing to an inaccurate clock.
Note: Directory Service between two Application Servers is not supported in a failover deployment.
Network Requirements
This section lists the incoming and outgoing ports that are used by the various components of the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 system. The information refers to Audio-only deployments.
Use these tables to make sure that your firewalls do not block access to Cisco Unified MeetingPlace from users or integrated systems, and to make sure that you do not block communication among the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace components and servers.
The ports that you do not need to expose to system administrators or end users are used for local communication between the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace elements or between Cisco Unified MeetingPlace and local services such as Cisco Unified Communications Manager. Such ports should be blocked in the DMZ or external firewall, but should not be blocked between internal components of the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace solution.
Note: Signaling between Cisco Unified MeetingPlace and Cisco Unified Communications Manager must be TCP.
DNS Recommendations
- All FQDNs of meeting director nodes (if applicable), conferencing nodes, and Cisco WebEx nodes are required for DNS resolution between all servers.
- No multiple names to IP addresses.
- Reverse IP lookup is required.
- Classless DNS is not supported.
- CUCM must have DNS enabled to resolve the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace hostnames for the SIP refer commands to be successful.
Incoming Ports Used in Audio-Only Deployments
Protocol | Source | Destination | Port Type | Ports | Port Usage | Special Requirements |
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Application Server/Express Media Server | ||||||
SSH |
Administrator PC |
Application Server |
TCP |
22 |
Secure access |
Expose to system administrators |
SNMP |
Administrator PC |
Application Server |
UDP |
161 |
SNMP configuration |
Expose to system administrators; optional |
MP_REPL |
Application Server 1 |
Application Server 2 |
TCP |
2008 |
Database replication between the active and standby servers for Application Server failover |
Optional; only if failover is configured |
SIP |
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM) |
Application Server |
TCP UDP |
5060 |
SIP B2BUA; UDP optional |
-- |
SIP over TLS |
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM) |
Application Server |
TCP UDP |
5061 |
SIP B2BUA; UDP optional |
-- |
HTTP |
Cisco IP Phones PhoneView XML application |
Application Server |
TCP |
8080 |
HTTP services used by Cisco Unified MeetingPlace PhoneView XML on IP Phones (optional) |
-- |
HTTP |
Application Server |
Hardware Media Server |
TCP |
9090 |
Media Server Administration |
Expose to system administrators |
SIP |
External Web Server |
Application Server |
TCP UDP |
61002 |
Recording signaling |
-- |
Recording control |
External Web Server |
Application Server |
TCP |
61003 |
Recording control |
For remote RSS servers only |
HTTP, HTTPS |
Administrator PC |
|
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80, 443 |
Administrator web access for both MeetingPlace Applications Admin and Cisco WebEx Site Admin |
Expose to system administrators |
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Phones, video devices, gateway |
Application Server/EMS, HMS |
UDP |
16384-32767 |
Recording media for both Hardware Media Server and Express Media Server |
-- |
Hardware Media Server | ||||||
FTP |
Application Server |
HMS |
TCP |
21 |
Retrieving log files |
Expose to system administrators |
Telnet |
Application Server |
HMS |
TCP |
23 |
Telnet |
Expose to system administrators |
NTP |
Application Server |
HMS |
UDP |
123 |
Network Time Protocol |
-- |
SNMP |
Application Server |
HMS |
UDP |
161 |
SNMP configuration |
Expose to system administrators |
MPI |
Application Server |
HMS |
TCP |
2010 |
MPI (Pompa control protocol) |
-- |
DCI |
Application Server |
HMS |
TCP |
3333 |
DCI (DCS control protocol) |
-- |
XML control |
Application Server |
HMS |
TCP |
3336 |
XML control |
-- |
XML cascading |
Application Server |
HMS |
TCP |
3337 |
XML cascading |
-- |
File server |
Application Server |
HMS |
TCP |
3340 |
File server |
-- |
SIP |
Application Server |
HMS |
TCP UDP |
5060 |
SIP |
-- |
RTP/RTCP |
Phones |
HMS |
UDP |
16384-16683 |
Audio Media |
Expose to system administrators and end users |
RTP/RTCP |
-- |
HMS |
UDP |
20000-21799 |
Video Media |
Expose to system administrators and end users |
Video Blade control |
HMS - Audio Blade |
HMS - Video Blade |
TCP |
2944-2945 |
Video Blade control (H.248) |
-- |
Web Server (optional component) | ||||||
HTTP |
Administrator PC |
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|
80 |
Client communication for user web access |
Expose to system administrators and end users |
HTTPS |
Administrator PC |
Web Server
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|
443 |
Client communication for secure user web access |
(Optional) Expose to system administrators and end users. |
Control connection |
Web Servers |
Application Servers |
TCP |
5003 |
Control connection between Web Servers and the Application Server |
Expose to Application Server |
User PC/Phones/Gateways | ||||||
RTP/RTCP |
Application Server |
Cisco Unified Personal Communicator (CUPC), IP Phones, Gateways |
UDP |
16384-32526 |
Voice and video |
-- |
Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM) | ||||||
SIP |
Application Server |
CUCM |
TCP UDP |
5060 |
SIP |
-- |
SIP over TLS |
Application Server |
CUCM |
TCP UDP |
5061 |
SIP |
-- |
SCCP |
Phones |
CUCM |
TCP |
2000 |
-- |
-- |
SIP |
CUPC |
CUCM |
TCP UDP |
5060 |
-- |
-- |
SIP over TLS |
CUPC |
CUCM |
TCP UDP |
5061 |
-- |
-- |
AXL |
Application Server |
CUCM |
TCP |
8443 |
AXL SOAP connection |
-- |
Outgoing Ports Used in Audio-Only Deployments
Note: This section contains a partial list of outgoing ports only.
Protocol | Source | Destination | Port Type | Port | Usage | Special Requirements |
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Application Server | ||||||
SMTP |
Application Server |
SMTP or Microsoft Exchange Server |
TCP |
25 |
Send information for email notification |
-- |
HTTP |
Application Server |
Microsoft Exchange Server |
TCP |
80 |
Send information for Microsoft Exchange integration |
-- |
HTTPS |
Application Server |
Microsoft Exchange Server |
TCP |
443 |
Send information to the Microsoft Exchange Server when SSL is enabled |
-- |
Web Server | ||||||
NTP |
Web Servers |
Application Servers |
UDP |
123 |
Time synchronization |
-- |
Control connection |
Web Servers |
Application Server |
TCP |
5003 |
Control connection between Web Servers and the Application Server |
-- |
HTTP |
-- |
-- |
TCP |
61004 |
Recording control |
-- |
Integration Requirements
Note: The Cisco Unified MeetingPlace integrations for IBM Lotus Notes and Microsoft Outlook are only supported if your deployment is configured for MeetingPlace-scheduling or audio-only. Deployments configured for WebEx-scheduling use WebEx Productivity Tools.
For more information about deployment options, see Planning Your Deployment.
- For information about the IBM Lotus Notes integration, see IBM Lotus Notes Integration with Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5.
- For information about the Microsoft Outlook integration, see Microsoft Outlook Integration with Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5.