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Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements

2012-06-26T00:47:45Z

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

* 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:

* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Requirements for Audio-Only Deployments|System Requirements for Audio-Only Deployments]]

* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Requirements for WebEx-Scheduling Deployments|System Requirements for WebEx-Scheduling Deployments (multinode)]]

* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Requirements for MeetingPlace-Scheduling Deployments|System Requirements for MeetingPlace-Scheduling Deployments]]

==Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8.5 Hardware Specification for Cisco UCS Platforms==

'''Notes:'''
*For system capacity information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|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 ESX(i) 4.1 running Enterprise Plus Edition VMware license for C210/B200 and Standard for C200
*Install one virtual machine, per blade on a supported Cisco Unified Computer Server (UCS)
* LAN connection must support up to 1GB/s
* Component-specific requirements are indicated in the following table:

{| border = 1
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!Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Component
!Minimum Virtual Machine Requirements
|-
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Application Server/Express Media Server or combined
Meeting Director/Application Server/Express Media Server
(Less than 4 Audio node total allowed)
|
8 virtual CPU (2.4 GHz), 8GB RAM, 300GB hard drive (C210/B200)
*Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X

4 virtual CPU, 16GB RAM, 300GB hard drive, (C200)
*Standard or Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X
|-
|

Meeting Director (Standalone for more than 4 Audio node deployment)
|
8 virtual CPU (2.4 GHz), 8GB RAM, 300GB hard drive (C210/B200)
*Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X

4 virtual CPU, 8GB RAM, 300GB hard drive, (C200)
*Standard or Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X
|-
|
Cisco WebEx Node for MCS
|
8 virtual CPU (2.4 GHz), 8GB RAM, 300GB hard drive (C210/B200)
*Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X

4 virtual CPU, 8GB RAM, 300GB hard drive, (C200)
*Standard or Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X
|-
|
MeetingPlace Web Server
|
4 virtual CPU (2.4 GHz), 4GB RAM, 300GB hard drive (C200/C210/B200)
*Standard or Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X
*MeetingPlace Web Server release 8.5.1 is NOT supported on UCS

|}

'''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 VMware Tools when installing Cisco Unified MeetingPlace on a virtual machine. Failing to install VMware Tools can lead to serious performance degradation of the system in certain circumstances.

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 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/Unified_Computing_System_Hardware#Hardware_Requirements

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.

{| border = 1
|-
!Ordered Item
!Quantity
!Description
|-
|
R210-2121605W
|
1
|
UCS C210 M2 Srvr w/1PSU, w/o CPU, mem, HDD, DVD or PCIe card
|-
|

CAB-9K12A-NA
|
2
|
Power Cord, 125VAC 13A NEMA 5-15 Plug, North America
|-
|

N20-AE0002
|
1
|
UCS M71KR-E Emulex Converged Network Adapter/PCIe/2port 10Gb
|-
|

N01-M304GB1
|
4
|
4GB DDR3-1333MHz RDIMM/PC3-10600/dual rank 1Gb DRAMs
|-
|

A03-D300GA2
|
6
|
300GB 6Gb SAS 10K RPM SFF HDD/hot plug/drive sled mounted
|-
|

R210-ODVDRW
|
1
|
DVD-RW Drive for UCS C210 M1 Rack Servers
|-
|

R200-TPM1
|
1
|
TPM Module for UCS C200 M1 and C210 M1 Rack Server
|-
|

R210-SASXPAND
|
1
|
SAS Extender (servers requiring </= 8 HDDs) for UCS C210 M1
|-
|

R2X0-PSU2-650W-SB
|
1
|
650W power supply, w/added 5A Standby for UCS C200 or C210
|-
|

A01-X0105
|
2
|
2.66GHz Xeon X5650 95W CPU/12MB cache/DDR3 1333MHz
|-
|

VMW-VS-ENTP-1A
|
2
|
VMware vSphere Enterprise Plus (1 CPU), 1yr support required
|-
|

CON-ISV1-VSENTP1A
|
1
|
ISV 24X7 VMware vSphere EntPlus1CPU 1Yr RQD
|-
|

R2XX-PL003
|
1
|
LSI 6G MegaRAID 9261-8i card (RAID 0,1,5,6,10,60) - 512WC
|-
|

R2XX-LBBU
|
1
|
Battery Backup for the RAID controller (Highly recommended)
|-
|

N20-BBLKD
|
10
|
HDD slot blanking panel for UCS B-Series Blade Servers
|-
|

R200-PCIBLKF1
|
4
|
PCIe Full Height blanking panel for UCS C-Series Rack Server
|-
|

SASCBLSHORT-003
|
2
|
Short SAS Cable for C210
|-
|

R210-BHTS1
|
2
|
CPU heat sink for UCS C210 M1 Rack Server
|-
|

R2X0-PSU2-650W-SB
|
1
|
650W power supply, w/added 5A Standby for UCS C200 or C210
|-
|

CON-UCS7-R210W
|
1
|
UC SUPPORT 24X7X4OS UCSC210 M2Svr w/1PSU w/o CPU Mem HDD
|-
|

R2XX-CMAG3-1032
|
1
|
Cable Mgmt Arm for R2XX-G31032RAIL for C200/C210
|-
|

R2XX-G31032RAIL
|
1
|
G3 shorter stronger Rail Kit for UCS 200, 210 Rack Servers

|}

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 (Bare metal spec with 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 bare metal series order 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.

{| border = 1
|-
!Ordered Item
!Quantity
!Description
|-
|

R200-1120402W
|
1
|
UCS C200 M2 Srvr w/1PSU, DVD w/o CPU, mem, HDD or PCIe card
|-
|
R200-BHTS1
|
1
|
CPU heat sink for UCS C200 M1 Rack Server
|-
|
R200-PCIBLKF1
|
1
|
PCIe Full Height blanking panel for UCS C-Series Rack Server
|-
|
R200-SASCBL-001
|
1
|
Internal SAS Cable for a base UCS C200 M1 Server
|-
|
R2X0-PSU2-650W-SB
|
1
|
650W power supply, w/added 5A Standby for UCS C200 or C210
|-
|
R2XX-PSUBLKP
|
1
|
Power supply unit blnking pnl for UCS 200 M1 or 210 M1
|-
|
A01-X0111
|
1
|
2.40GHz Xeon E5620 80W CPU/12MB cache/DDR3 1066MHz
|-
|
CAB-9K12A-NA
|
1
|
Power Cord, 125VAC 13A NEMA 5-15 Plug, North America
|-
|
N01-M304GB1
|
4
|
4GB DDR3-1333MHz RDIMM/PC3-10600/dual rank 1Gb DRAMs
|-
|
R200-D300GB03
|
4
|
Gen 2 300GB SAS 15K RPM 3.5in HDD/hot plug/C200 drive sled
|-
|
R200-PL004
|
1
|
LSI 6G MegaRAID 9260-4i card (RAID 0,1,5,6,10,60) - 512WC
|-
|
R200-TPM1
|
1
|
TPM Module for UCS C200 M1 and C210 M1 Rack Server
|-
|
R2XX-LBBU
|
1
|
Battery Back-up
|-
|
VMW-VS-ADV-1A
|
1
|
VMware vSphere Advanced (1 CPU), 1yr support required
|-
|
CON-ISV1-VSADV1A
|
1
|
ISV 24X7 VMware vSphere Adv 1 CPU 1 Yr RQD
|-
|
CON-UCS7-R200W
|
1
|
UC SUPPORT 24X7X4OS UCSC200 M2Svr w/1PSU DVD w/o CPU Mem
|}

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

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/Unified_Computing_System_Hardware#Hardware_Requirements

'''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.

{| border = 1
|-
!Ordered Item
!Quantity
!Description
|-
|
N20-C6508-UPG
|
1
|
UCS 5108 Blade Svr AC Chassis/0 PSU/8 fans/0 fabric extender
|-
|

N20-B6625-1D
|
1
|
UCS B200 M2 Blade Server w/o CPU, memory, HDD, mezzanine
|-
|

A01-X0100
|
2
|
3.33GHz Xeon X5680 130W CPU/12MB cache/DDR3 1333MHz
|-
|

N01-M304GB1
|
4
|
4GB DDR3-1333MHz RDIMM/PC3-10600/dual rank 1Gb DRAMs
|-
|

A03-D146GA2
|
2
|
146GB 6Gb SAS 10K RPM SFF HDD/hot plug/drive sled mounted
|-
|

N20-AE0002
|
1
|
UCS M71KR-E Emulex Converged Network Adapter/PCIe/2port 10Gb
|-
|

N20-BHTS1
|
2
|
CPU heat sink for UCS B200 Blade Server
|-
|

N20-CAK
|
1
|
Access. kit for 5108 Blade Chassis incl Railkit, KVM dongle
|-
|

N20-PAC5-2500W
|
2
|
2500W AC power supply unit for UCS 5108
|-
|

CAB-C19-CBN
|
2
|
Cabinet Jumper Power Cord, 250 VAC 16A, C20-C19 Connectors
|-
|

N20-CBLKB1
|
7
|
Blade slot blanking panel for UCS 5108/single slot
|-
|

N20-CBLKP
|
2
|
Power supply unit blanking panel for UCS 5108
|-
|

N20-FAN5
|
8
|
Fan module for UCS 5108
|-
|

N01-UAC1
|
1
|
Single phase AC power module for UCS 5108
|-
|

N20-CBLKI
|
1
|
Fabric extender slot blanking panel for UCS 5108
|-
|

N20-I6584
|
1
|
UCS 2104XP Fabric Extender/4 external 10Gb ports
|}

'''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.

====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:

{| border = 1
|-
!Ordered Item
!Quantity
!Description
|-
|
N20-B6625-1-UPG
|
1
|
UCS B200 M2 Blade Server w/o CPU, memory, HDD, mezzanine
|-
|

A03-D146GA2
|
2
|
146GB 6Gb SAS 10K RPM SFF HDD/hot plug/drive sled mounted
|-
|

N20-AE0002
|
1
|
UCS M71KR-E Emulex Converged Network Adapter/PCIe/2port 10Gb
|-
|

A01-X0100
|
2
|
3.33GHz Xeon X5680 130W CPU/12MB cache/DDR3 1333MHz
|-
|

N20-BHTS1
|
2
|
CPU heat sink for UCS B200 Blade Server
|-
|

VMW-VS-ENTP-1A
|
2
|
VMware vSphere Enterprise Plus (1 CPU), 1yr support required
|-
|

CON-ISV1-VSENTP1A
|
1
|
ISV 24X7 VMware vSphere EntPlus1CPU 1Yr RQD
|-
|

N01-M304GB1
|
4
|
4GB DDR3-1333MHz RDIMM/PC3-10600/dual rank 1Gb DRAMs
|-
|

CON-UCS7-B66251U
|
1
|
UC SUPPORT 24X7X4OS UCSB200 M2 Blade Svr w/o CPU Mem HDD Mez

|}

====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 ESX(i) 4.1 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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|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/Unified_Computing_System_Hardware#Hardware_Requirements

*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/Unified_Computing_System_Hardware#Hardware_Requirements

*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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Virtual Machine Requirements|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.

{| border = 1
|-
!Cisco Server
!Description
|-
|
UCS C210 M2 or UCS-C210M2-VCD2

|

Bare Metal 2xCPUs (as indicated below), 6x300GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz

|-
|
UCS C200 M2 or UCS-C200M2-VCD2

'''Note:''' This system is supported with Release 8.5.2 and later and is less scalable.
|

UCS C200 M2: Bare Metal 1xCPU (as indicated below), 4x300GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 1 vSphere Standard or Advanced Edition

Supported CPUs:

*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz
*E5620 2.4 GHz
*E5506 2.13 GHz(2xE5506 2.13GHz CPU,24GB RAM,4x1TB HDD)

UCS-C200M2-VCD2: 2xE5506 2.13GHz CPUs, 4x1TB HDD, 24GB RAM, VMware Enterprise Plus edition

|-
|

UCS B200 M2 or UCS-B200M2-VCS1

|
2xCPUs (as indicated below), 2x146GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5680 3.33 GHz
*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz (Supported with Release 8.5.2 and later)

|-
|

MCS 7845-I3-RC2
|
Dual Intel E5540 2.53 GHz, 4x300 HDD, 8GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX693A
|-
|

MCS 7845-I2-RC2 (end-of-sale 12/09)
|
Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4x146GB HDD, 4GB RAM

|-
|

MCS 7845-H2-RC2 (end-of-sale 7/09)
|
Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4X146 GB HDD, 4GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G5 Server, part number 470064-887

|-
|

MCS 7835-I3-RC1
|

Single Intel 5504 Quad-core 2.00 GHz, 2x146 HDD, 4GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX690A

'''Note:''' The MCS 7835-I3-RC1 does not support multinode deployments.

|}

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 Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8.5 Hardware Specification for Cisco UCS Platforms|Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8.5 Hardware Specification for Cisco UCS Platforms]].

== 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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|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.

{| border = 1
|-
!Number of Audio Blades
!Number of Supported Audio Ports in 250 Ports/Blade Mode
!Number of Supported Audio Ports in 166 Ports/Blade Mode
!Number of Supported Audio Ports in TLS/SRTP Mode in a MeetingPlace-Scheduling/Audio-Only Deployment
|-
|

1
|

250
|

166
|
120
|-
|

2
|

500
|

332
|
200
|-
|

3
|

750
|

498
|
249
|-
|

4
|

1000
|

664
|
249
|-
|

5
|

1250
|

830
|
249
|-
|

6
|

1500
|

996
|
249
|-
|

7
|

1750
|

1162
|
249
|-
|

8
|

2000
|

1328
|
249
|}

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.

{| border = 1
|-
!Number of Video Blades
!Number of Supported Standard Rate Video Ports
!Number of Supported High Rate Video Ports
|-
|

1
|

40
|

20
|-
|

2
|

80
|

40
|-
|

3
|

120
|

60
|-
|

4
|

160
|

80
|-
|

5
|

200
|

100
|-
|

6
|

240
|

120
|-
|

7
|

280
|

140
|-
|

8
|

300
|

160
|}

'''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 300 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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5]].

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

{| border = 1
|-
!Component
!Description
|-
|
Cisco WebEx Node for MCS
|

Cisco WebEx Node is deployed on Cisco Media Convergence Servers (MCS) or for Virtual Machines (VM) on Cisco Unified Computing Servers (UCS).

Supports the following:
* Cisco WebEx web meetings mixed for internal network users.
* In '''WebEx-scheduling deployments''', a maximum of four Cisco WebEx Nodes per system for a total of 2000 web sessions.
* In '''MeetingPlace-scheduling deployments''', a maximum of three Cisco WebEx Nodes per system for a total of 1500 web sessions using the HMS and 1200 web sessions using the EMS.
* (Release 8.5 MR2 and later) In '''WebEx-scheduling deployments with a single node''', a maximum of two Cisco WebEx Nodes per system for a total of 1000 web sessions.

'''Notes:'''
*Ports on the Cisco WebEx Node are ''not'' hot failover ports. If one of the Cisco WebEx Nodes go down, you will lose all of its port capacity (500 ports). We recommend that you have at least one Cisco WebEx Node on standby at all times.
* Cisco WebEx Node for MCS does not support recordings or WebEx webcam video for internal meeting types.

For more information about the Cisco WebEx Node for MCS, see http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10728/index.html.

For system capacity information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

|-
|
Cisco WebEx Node for ASR
|
Cisco WebEx Node is deployed as a shared port adapter for the Cisco ASR 1000 series router.

Supports the following:
* Cisco WebEx web meetings mixed for internal network users
* Cisco WebEx high-quality or high definition webcam video for internal network users
* Release 8.5 supports an unlimited number of ASR 1000 routers for capacity.
* ASR software version 3.6 supports the latest Webex version of software.

For more information about the Cisco WebEx Node for ASR, see http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10353/index.html.
|}

==== Operating System ====

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

==== Supported Hardware ====

One of the following:

*Cisco UCS C210 M2
*Cisco UCS C200 M2
*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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Virtual Machine Requirements|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 ''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.

{| border = 1
|-
!Cisco Server Version
!Description
|-
|
UCS C210 M2
|

Bare Metal 2xCPUs (as indicated below), 6x300GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz

|-
|
UCS C200 M2
|
Cisco UCS C200 M2: Tested reference configuration 1:

* Cisco UCS C200 M2 General-Purpose Rack-Mount Server, Dual quad-core Intel 2.13-GHz Xeon E5506 processors, 24-GB RAM, Four 1-TB hard drives, Three motherboard built-in Ethernet ports (2 for network and 1 for Cisco UCS C-Series Integrated Management Controller)

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

|-
|

UCS B200 M2
|

2xCPUs (as indicated below), 2x146GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5680 3.33 GHz
*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz (Supported with Release 8.5.2 and later)

|-
|

MCS 7845-I3-RC2
|
Dual Intel E5540 2.53 GHz, 4x300 HDD, 8GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX693A

|-
|

MCS 7845-I2-RC2 (end-of-sale 12/09)
|
Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4x146GB HDD, 4GB RAM

'''Note: ''' Supports a maximum of 250 sessions per server.

|-
|

MCS 7845-H2-RC2 (end-of-sale 7/09)
|
Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4X146 GB HDD, 4GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G5 Server, part number 470064-887

|-
|

MCS 7835-I3-RC1
|

Single Intel 5504 Quad-core 2.00 GHz, 2x146 HDD, 4 GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX690A

|-
|

Cisco ASR 1000 router
|
For product information, see http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9343/index.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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Virtual Machine Requirements|Virtual Machine Requirements]].

For additional information about Cisco UCS specifications, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8.5 Hardware Specification for Cisco UCS Platforms|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 ESX(i) 4.1 and later 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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning Your Deployment|Planning Your Deployment]].

*For system capacity information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5]].

==== Operating System ====

{| border = 1
|-
!Cisco Platform
!Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Windows OS Version
|-
|

7845-I3-RC2

7845-I3-RC1

7835-I3-RC1
|

5.0.0.3 (MPWinOS_I3_5003.iso)
|-
|

7845-I2-RC2

7835-I2-RC2

|
4.1.0.3 (MPWinOS_I2_4103.iso)

|-
|

7845-H2-RC2

|
4.1.0.2 (MPWinOS_H2_4102.iso)
|-
|
UCS C210 M2

UCS C200 M2

UCS B200 M2
|
1.0.0.3 (MPWinOS_VM_1003.iso)

'''Note:''' The MeetingPlace Windows OS is supported on virtualized Cisco UCS platforms in Release 8.5.2 and later.

|}

'''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.

==== Hardware ====

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

{| border = 1
|-
!Cisco Server
!Description
!Notes
|-
|
UCS C210 M2
|

Bare Metal 2xCPUs (as indicated below), 6x300GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz

|
Supported in Release 8.5.2 and later
|-
|
UCS C200 M2
|

Bare Metal 1xCPU (as indicated below), 4x300GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 1 vSphere Standard or Advanced Edition

Supported CPUs:

*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz
|
Supported in Release 8.5.2 and later

|-
|

UCS B200 M2
|

2xCPUs (as indicated below); 2x146GB HDD; 16GB RAM; 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5680 3.33 GHz
*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz
|
Supported in Release 8.5.2 and later
|-
|

MCS 7845-I3-RC1

|

Single Intel 5540 Quad-core 2.53 GHz, 4x146HDD, 6GB RAM

|

--
|-
|
MCS 7845-I3-RC2
|
Dual Intel E5540 2.53 GHz; 4x300 HDD, 8GB RAM

|

--
|-
|

MCS 7845-I2-RC2 (end-of-sale 12/09)
|
Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4x 146GB HDD, 4GB RAM

|

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX693A

|-
|

MCS 7845-H2-RC2 (end-of-sale 7/09)
|
Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4X146 GB HDD, 4GB RAM

|
HP equivalent: DL380-G5 Server, part number 470064-887

|-
|
MCS 7835-I3-RC1
|

Single Intel 5504 Quad-core 2.00 GHz, 2x146 HDD, 4 GB RAM

|

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX690A

|-
|
MCS 7835-I2-RC2 (end-of-sale 12/09)

|
Single Xeon 5140 2.33GHz Dual-Core, 2x146GB HDD, 2GB RAM, Requires +2GIG RAM (4 total)

|

--

|}

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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Hardware|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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Compatibility Matrix#Audio Endpoint Compatibility|Audio Endpoint Compatibility]].

==Video Requirements==

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

{| border = 1
|-
!Video Option
!Description
!Supported Deployments
|-
|
WebEx webcam video
|
*Cisco WebEx high-quality video supports webcam devices only and is mixed in the WebEx collaboration cloud via the WebEx client when users join a meeting
*Optionally, Cisco Webex Node for ASR with Video SPA is deployed to mix high-quality video on-premises.
|
*WebEx-scheduling

*MeetingPlace-scheduling
|-
|
MeetingPlace standards-based video
|

*MeetingPlace video is standards-based video only (H.323/SIP/SCCP)
* Displays the video conference on the video devices (not inside the video window of the web meeting room).
*MeetingPlace standards-based video deployed on Express Media Server (EMS) will affect capacity based on the type of video used and bandwidth settings allowed to join. EMS video is “switched” video. It does not have transrating or transcoding capability.
*Hardware Media Server (HMS) provides continuous presence and transrating and transcoding for standards-based video devices.
*For the best user experience, EMS or HMS must be deployed regionally on all Conferencing nodes.
|
*Audio-only

*WebEx-scheduling

*MeetingPlace-scheduling

|}

'''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.
* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning to Install Your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 System#Scalability for Voice and Video Systems|Scalability for Voice and Video Systems]]
* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning to Install Your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 System#Scalability for Web Conferencing|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.

[[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning to Install Your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 System#Table: Audio and Video Scalability Numbers for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace|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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning the Capacity of your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System#Planning the Capacity of your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System|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=====

{| border = 1
|-
!<colspan="1" rowspan="2">| 

!<td colspan="4" rowspan="1">|Maximum Number of Calls that are Supported
|-

|-
!System Mode
!Application Server hosted on Cisco MCS 7835-I3-RC1
!Application Server hosted on Cisco MCS 7845-H2-RC2 or 7845-I2-RC2
!Application Server hosted on Cisco MCS MCS-7845-I3-RC2
!Application Server hosted on Cisco UCS B or C Series Server
|-
|

Hardware Media Server
|

Audio: 2000 (G.711) or 1328 (G.722/G.729/iLBC)

Video: 300 (160 at 2 MB or 300 at 384 Kbps)
|

Audio: 2000 (G.711) or 1328 (G.722/G.729/iLBC)

Video: 300 (160 at 2 MB or 300 at 384 Kbps)
|

Audio: 2000 (G.711) or 1328 (G.722/G.729/iLBC)

Video: 300 (160 at 2 MB or 300 at 384 Kbps)
|
Audio: 2000 (G.711) or 1328 (G.722/G.729/iLBC)

Video: 300 (160 at 2 MB or 300 at 384 Kbps)
|
|-
|

Express Media Server in high-capacity mode
|

Audio only: 400 (G.711) or 66 in high quality mode (G.722/G.729)

Audio/Video:
* 200 using H.264 AVC Level 1.1 video
* 133 using H.263 or H.264 AVC Level 1.3 video
* 57 using H.264 AVC Level 3.0 or H.264 AVC Level 3.1 video
|

Audio only: 500 (G.711) or 83 in high quality mode (G.722/G.729)

Audio/Video:
* 250 using H.264 AVC Level 1.1 video
* 166 using H.263 or H.264 AVC Level 1.3 video
* 71 using H.264 AVC Level 3.0 or H.264 AVC Level 3.1 video
|

Audio only: 1200 (G.711) or 200 in high quality mode (G.722/G.729)

Audio/Video:
* 600 using H.264 AVC Level 1.1 video
* 400 using H.263 or H.264 AVC Level 1.3 video
* 170 using H.264 AVC Level 3.0 or H.264 AVC Level 3.1 video
|

Audio only: 1200 (G.711) or 200 in high quality mode (G.722/G.729)

Audio/Video:
* 600 using H.264 AVC Level 1.1 video
* 400 using H.263 or H.264 AVC Level 1.3 video
* 170 using H.264 AVC Level 3.0 or H.264 AVC Level 3.1 video

|}

=== 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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning a Multinode Deployment|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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning the Capacity of your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System|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.

[[Category:Requirements for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5]]

Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements

2012-06-18T15:49:35Z

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

* 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:

* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Requirements for Audio-Only Deployments|System Requirements for Audio-Only Deployments]]

* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Requirements for WebEx-Scheduling Deployments|System Requirements for WebEx-Scheduling Deployments (multinode)]]

* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Requirements for MeetingPlace-Scheduling Deployments|System Requirements for MeetingPlace-Scheduling Deployments]]

==Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8.5 Hardware Specification for Cisco UCS Platforms==

'''Notes:'''
*For system capacity information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|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 ESX(i) 4.1 running Enterprise Plus Edition VMware license for C210/B200 and Standard for C200
*Install one virtual machine, per blade on a supported Cisco Unified Computer Server (UCS)
* LAN connection must support up to 1GB/s
* Component-specific requirements are indicated in the following table:

{| border = 1
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!Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Component
!Minimum Virtual Machine Requirements
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Application Server/Express Media Server or combined
Meeting Director/Application Server/Express Media Server
(Less than 4 Audio node total allowed)
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8 virtual CPU (2.4 GHz), 8GB RAM, 300GB hard drive (C210/B200)
*Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X

4 virtual CPU, 16GB RAM, 300GB hard drive, (C200)
*Standard or Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X
|-
|

Meeting Director (Standalone for more than 4 Audio node deployment)
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8 virtual CPU (2.4 GHz), 8GB RAM, 300GB hard drive (C210/B200)
*Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X

4 virtual CPU, 8GB RAM, 300GB hard drive, (C200)
*Standard or Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X
|-
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Cisco WebEx Node for MCS
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8 virtual CPU (2.4 GHz), 8GB RAM, 300GB hard drive (C210/B200)
*Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X

4 virtual CPU, 8GB RAM, 300GB hard drive, (C200)
*Standard or Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X
|-
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MeetingPlace Web Server
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4 virtual CPU (2.4 GHz), 4GB RAM, 300GB hard drive (C200/C210/B200)
*Standard or Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X
*MeetingPlace Web Server release 8.5.1 is NOT supported on UCS

|}

'''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 VMware Tools when installing Cisco Unified MeetingPlace on a virtual machine. Failing to install VMware Tools can lead to serious performance degradation of the system in certain circumstances.

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 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/Unified_Computing_System_Hardware#Hardware_Requirements

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.

{| border = 1
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!Ordered Item
!Quantity
!Description
|-
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R210-2121605W
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1
|
UCS C210 M2 Srvr w/1PSU, w/o CPU, mem, HDD, DVD or PCIe card
|-
|

CAB-9K12A-NA
|
2
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Power Cord, 125VAC 13A NEMA 5-15 Plug, North America
|-
|

N20-AE0002
|
1
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UCS M71KR-E Emulex Converged Network Adapter/PCIe/2port 10Gb
|-
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N01-M304GB1
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4
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4GB DDR3-1333MHz RDIMM/PC3-10600/dual rank 1Gb DRAMs
|-
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A03-D300GA2
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6
|
300GB 6Gb SAS 10K RPM SFF HDD/hot plug/drive sled mounted
|-
|

R210-ODVDRW
|
1
|
DVD-RW Drive for UCS C210 M1 Rack Servers
|-
|

R200-TPM1
|
1
|
TPM Module for UCS C200 M1 and C210 M1 Rack Server
|-
|

R210-SASXPAND
|
1
|
SAS Extender (servers requiring </= 8 HDDs) for UCS C210 M1
|-
|

R2X0-PSU2-650W-SB
|
1
|
650W power supply, w/added 5A Standby for UCS C200 or C210
|-
|

A01-X0105
|
2
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2.66GHz Xeon X5650 95W CPU/12MB cache/DDR3 1333MHz
|-
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VMW-VS-ENTP-1A
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2
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VMware vSphere Enterprise Plus (1 CPU), 1yr support required
|-
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CON-ISV1-VSENTP1A
|
1
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ISV 24X7 VMware vSphere EntPlus1CPU 1Yr RQD
|-
|

R2XX-PL003
|
1
|
LSI 6G MegaRAID 9261-8i card (RAID 0,1,5,6,10,60) - 512WC
|-
|

R2XX-LBBU
|
1
|
Battery Backup for the RAID controller (Highly recommended)
|-
|

N20-BBLKD
|
10
|
HDD slot blanking panel for UCS B-Series Blade Servers
|-
|

R200-PCIBLKF1
|
4
|
PCIe Full Height blanking panel for UCS C-Series Rack Server
|-
|

SASCBLSHORT-003
|
2
|
Short SAS Cable for C210
|-
|

R210-BHTS1
|
2
|
CPU heat sink for UCS C210 M1 Rack Server
|-
|

R2X0-PSU2-650W-SB
|
1
|
650W power supply, w/added 5A Standby for UCS C200 or C210
|-
|

CON-UCS7-R210W
|
1
|
UC SUPPORT 24X7X4OS UCSC210 M2Svr w/1PSU w/o CPU Mem HDD
|-
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R2XX-CMAG3-1032
|
1
|
Cable Mgmt Arm for R2XX-G31032RAIL for C200/C210
|-
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R2XX-G31032RAIL
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1
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G3 shorter stronger Rail Kit for UCS 200, 210 Rack Servers

|}

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 (Bare metal spec with 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 bare metal series order 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.

{| border = 1
|-
!Ordered Item
!Quantity
!Description
|-
|

R200-1120402W
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1
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UCS C200 M2 Srvr w/1PSU, DVD w/o CPU, mem, HDD or PCIe card
|-
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R200-BHTS1
|
1
|
CPU heat sink for UCS C200 M1 Rack Server
|-
|
R200-PCIBLKF1
|
1
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PCIe Full Height blanking panel for UCS C-Series Rack Server
|-
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R200-SASCBL-001
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1
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Internal SAS Cable for a base UCS C200 M1 Server
|-
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R2X0-PSU2-650W-SB
|
1
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650W power supply, w/added 5A Standby for UCS C200 or C210
|-
|
R2XX-PSUBLKP
|
1
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Power supply unit blnking pnl for UCS 200 M1 or 210 M1
|-
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A01-X0111
|
1
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2.40GHz Xeon E5620 80W CPU/12MB cache/DDR3 1066MHz
|-
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CAB-9K12A-NA
|
1
|
Power Cord, 125VAC 13A NEMA 5-15 Plug, North America
|-
|
N01-M304GB1
|
4
|
4GB DDR3-1333MHz RDIMM/PC3-10600/dual rank 1Gb DRAMs
|-
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R200-D300GB03
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4
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Gen 2 300GB SAS 15K RPM 3.5in HDD/hot plug/C200 drive sled
|-
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R200-PL004
|
1
|
LSI 6G MegaRAID 9260-4i card (RAID 0,1,5,6,10,60) - 512WC
|-
|
R200-TPM1
|
1
|
TPM Module for UCS C200 M1 and C210 M1 Rack Server
|-
|
R2XX-LBBU
|
1
|
Battery Back-up
|-
|
VMW-VS-ADV-1A
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1
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VMware vSphere Advanced (1 CPU), 1yr support required
|-
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CON-ISV1-VSADV1A
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1
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ISV 24X7 VMware vSphere Adv 1 CPU 1 Yr RQD
|-
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CON-UCS7-R200W
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1
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UC SUPPORT 24X7X4OS UCSC200 M2Svr w/1PSU DVD w/o CPU Mem
|}

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

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/Unified_Computing_System_Hardware#Hardware_Requirements

'''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.

{| border = 1
|-
!Ordered Item
!Quantity
!Description
|-
|
N20-C6508-UPG
|
1
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UCS 5108 Blade Svr AC Chassis/0 PSU/8 fans/0 fabric extender
|-
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N20-B6625-1D
|
1
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UCS B200 M2 Blade Server w/o CPU, memory, HDD, mezzanine
|-
|

A01-X0100
|
2
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3.33GHz Xeon X5680 130W CPU/12MB cache/DDR3 1333MHz
|-
|

N01-M304GB1
|
4
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4GB DDR3-1333MHz RDIMM/PC3-10600/dual rank 1Gb DRAMs
|-
|

A03-D146GA2
|
2
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146GB 6Gb SAS 10K RPM SFF HDD/hot plug/drive sled mounted
|-
|

N20-AE0002
|
1
|
UCS M71KR-E Emulex Converged Network Adapter/PCIe/2port 10Gb
|-
|

N20-BHTS1
|
2
|
CPU heat sink for UCS B200 Blade Server
|-
|

N20-CAK
|
1
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Access. kit for 5108 Blade Chassis incl Railkit, KVM dongle
|-
|

N20-PAC5-2500W
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2
|
2500W AC power supply unit for UCS 5108
|-
|

CAB-C19-CBN
|
2
|
Cabinet Jumper Power Cord, 250 VAC 16A, C20-C19 Connectors
|-
|

N20-CBLKB1
|
7
|
Blade slot blanking panel for UCS 5108/single slot
|-
|

N20-CBLKP
|
2
|
Power supply unit blanking panel for UCS 5108
|-
|

N20-FAN5
|
8
|
Fan module for UCS 5108
|-
|

N01-UAC1
|
1
|
Single phase AC power module for UCS 5108
|-
|

N20-CBLKI
|
1
|
Fabric extender slot blanking panel for UCS 5108
|-
|

N20-I6584
|
1
|
UCS 2104XP Fabric Extender/4 external 10Gb ports
|}

'''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.

====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:

{| border = 1
|-
!Ordered Item
!Quantity
!Description
|-
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N20-B6625-1-UPG
|
1
|
UCS B200 M2 Blade Server w/o CPU, memory, HDD, mezzanine
|-
|

A03-D146GA2
|
2
|
146GB 6Gb SAS 10K RPM SFF HDD/hot plug/drive sled mounted
|-
|

N20-AE0002
|
1
|
UCS M71KR-E Emulex Converged Network Adapter/PCIe/2port 10Gb
|-
|

A01-X0100
|
2
|
3.33GHz Xeon X5680 130W CPU/12MB cache/DDR3 1333MHz
|-
|

N20-BHTS1
|
2
|
CPU heat sink for UCS B200 Blade Server
|-
|

VMW-VS-ENTP-1A
|
2
|
VMware vSphere Enterprise Plus (1 CPU), 1yr support required
|-
|

CON-ISV1-VSENTP1A
|
1
|
ISV 24X7 VMware vSphere EntPlus1CPU 1Yr RQD
|-
|

N01-M304GB1
|
4
|
4GB DDR3-1333MHz RDIMM/PC3-10600/dual rank 1Gb DRAMs
|-
|

CON-UCS7-B66251U
|
1
|
UC SUPPORT 24X7X4OS UCSB200 M2 Blade Svr w/o CPU Mem HDD Mez

|}

====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 ESX(i) 4.1 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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|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/Unified_Computing_System_Hardware#Hardware_Requirements

*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/Unified_Computing_System_Hardware#Hardware_Requirements

*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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Virtual Machine Requirements|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.

{| border = 1
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!Cisco Server
!Description
|-
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UCS C210 M2 or UCS-C210M2-VCD2

|

Bare Metal 2xCPUs (as indicated below), 6x300GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz

|-
|
UCS C200 M2 or UCS-C200M2-VCD2

'''Note:''' This system is supported with Release 8.5.2 and later and is less scalable.
|

UCS C200 M2: Bare Metal 1xCPU (as indicated below), 4x300GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 1 vSphere Standard or Advanced Edition

Supported CPUs:

*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz
*E5620 2.4 GHz
*E5506 2.13 GHz(2xE5506 2.13GHz CPU,24GB RAM,4x1TB HDD)

UCS-C200M2-VCD2: 2xE5506 2.13GHz CPUs, 4x1TB HDD, 24GB RAM, VMware Enterprise Plus edition

|-
|

UCS B200 M2 or UCS-B200M2-VCS1

|
2xCPUs (as indicated below), 2x146GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5680 3.33 GHz
*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz (Supported with Release 8.5.2 and later)

|-
|

MCS 7845-I3-RC2
|
Dual Intel E5540 2.53 GHz, 4x300 HDD, 8GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX693A
|-
|

MCS 7845-I2-RC2 (end-of-sale 12/09)
|
Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4x146GB HDD, 4GB RAM

|-
|

MCS 7845-H2-RC2 (end-of-sale 7/09)
|
Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4X146 GB HDD, 4GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G5 Server, part number 470064-887

|-
|

MCS 7835-I3-RC1
|

Single Intel 5504 Quad-core 2.00 GHz, 2x146 HDD, 4GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX690A

'''Note:''' The MCS 7835-I3-RC1 does not support multinode deployments.

|}

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 Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8.5 Hardware Specification for Cisco UCS Platforms|Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8.5 Hardware Specification for Cisco UCS Platforms]].

== 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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|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.

{| border = 1
|-
!Number of Audio Blades
!Number of Supported Audio Ports in 250 Ports/Blade Mode
!Number of Supported Audio Ports in 166 Ports/Blade Mode
!Number of Supported Audio Ports in TLS/SRTP Mode in a MeetingPlace-Scheduling/Audio-Only Deployment
|-
|

1
|

250
|

166
|
120
|-
|

2
|

500
|

332
|
200
|-
|

3
|

750
|

498
|
249
|-
|

4
|

1000
|

664
|
249
|-
|

5
|

1250
|

830
|
249
|-
|

6
|

1500
|

996
|
249
|-
|

7
|

1750
|

1162
|
249
|-
|

8
|

2000
|

1328
|
249
|}

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.

{| border = 1
|-
!Number of Video Blades
!Number of Supported Standard Rate Video Ports
!Number of Supported High Rate Video Ports
|-
|

1
|

40
|

20
|-
|

2
|

80
|

40
|-
|

3
|

120
|

60
|-
|

4
|

160
|

80
|-
|

5
|

200
|

100
|-
|

6
|

240
|

120
|-
|

7
|

280
|

140
|-
|

8
|

300
|

160
|}

'''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 300 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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5]].

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

{| border = 1
|-
!Component
!Description
|-
|
Cisco WebEx Node for MCS
|

Cisco WebEx Node is deployed on Cisco Media Convergence Servers (MCS) or for Virtual Machines (VM) on Cisco Unified Computing Servers (UCS).

Supports the following:
* Cisco WebEx web meetings mixed for internal network users.
* In '''WebEx-scheduling deployments''', a maximum of four Cisco WebEx Nodes per system for a total of 2000 web sessions.
* In '''MeetingPlace-scheduling deployments''', a maximum of three Cisco WebEx Nodes per system for a total of 1500 web sessions using the HMS and 1200 web sessions using the EMS.
* (Release 8.5 MR2 and later) In '''WebEx-scheduling deployments with a single node''', a maximum of two Cisco WebEx Nodes per system for a total of 1000 web sessions.

'''Notes:'''
*Ports on the Cisco WebEx Node are ''not'' hot failover ports. If one of the Cisco WebEx Nodes go down, you will lose all of its port capacity (500 ports). We recommend that you have at least one Cisco WebEx Node on standby at all times.
* Cisco WebEx Node for MCS does not support recordings or WebEx webcam video for internal meeting types.

For more information about the Cisco WebEx Node for MCS, see http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10728/index.html.

For system capacity information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

|-
|
Cisco WebEx Node for ASR
|
Cisco WebEx Node is deployed as a shared port adapter for the Cisco ASR 1000 series router.

Supports the following:
* Cisco WebEx web meetings mixed for internal network users
* Cisco WebEx high-quality or high definition webcam video for internal network users
* Release 8.5 supports an unlimited number of ASR 1000 routers for capacity.
* ASR software version 3.6 supports the latest Webex version of software.

For more information about the Cisco WebEx Node for ASR, see http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10353/index.html.
|}

==== Operating System ====

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

==== Supported Hardware ====

One of the following:

*Cisco UCS C210 M2
*Cisco UCS C200 M2
*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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Virtual Machine Requirements|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 ''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.

{| border = 1
|-
!Cisco Server Version
!Description
|-
|
UCS C210 M2
|

Bare Metal 2xCPUs (as indicated below), 6x300GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz

|-
|
UCS C200 M2
|
Cisco UCS C200 M2: Tested reference configuration 1:

* Cisco UCS C200 M2 General-Purpose Rack-Mount Server, Dual quad-core Intel 2.13-GHz Xeon E5506 processors, 24-GB RAM, Four 1-TB hard drives, Three motherboard built-in Ethernet ports (2 for network and 1 for Cisco UCS C-Series Integrated Management Controller)

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

|-
|

UCS B200 M2
|

2xCPUs (as indicated below), 2x146GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5680 3.33 GHz
*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz (Supported with Release 8.5.2 and later)

|-
|

MCS 7845-I3-RC2
|
Dual Intel E5540 2.53 GHz, 4x300 HDD, 8GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX693A

|-
|

MCS 7845-I2-RC2 (end-of-sale 12/09)
|
Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4x146GB HDD, 4GB RAM

'''Note: ''' Supports a maximum of 250 sessions per server.

|-
|

MCS 7845-H2-RC2 (end-of-sale 7/09)
|
Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4X146 GB HDD, 4GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G5 Server, part number 470064-887

|-
|

MCS 7835-I3-RC1
|

Single Intel 5504 Quad-core 2.00 GHz, 2x146 HDD, 4 GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX690A

|-
|

Cisco ASR 1000 router
|
For product information, see http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9343/index.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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Virtual Machine Requirements|Virtual Machine Requirements]].

For additional information about Cisco UCS specifications, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8.5 Hardware Specification for Cisco UCS Platforms|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 ESX(i) 4.1 and later 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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning Your Deployment|Planning Your Deployment]].

*For system capacity information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5]].

==== Operating System ====

{| border = 1
|-
!Cisco Platform
!Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Windows OS Version
|-
|

7845-I3-RC2

7845-I3-RC1

7835-I3-RC1
|

5.0.0.3 (MPWinOS_I3_5003.iso)
|-
|

7845-I2-RC2

7835-I2-RC2

|
4.1.0.3 (MPWinOS_I2_4103.iso)

|-
|

7845-H2-RC2

|
4.1.0.2 (MPWinOS_H2_4102.iso)
|-
|
UCS C210 M2

UCS C200 M2

UCS B200 M2
|
1.0.0.2 (MPWinOS_VM_1002.iso)

'''Note:''' The MeetingPlace Windows OS is supported on virtualized Cisco UCS platforms in Release 8.5.2 and later.

|}

'''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.

==== Hardware ====

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

{| border = 1
|-
!Cisco Server
!Description
!Notes
|-
|
UCS C210 M2
|

Bare Metal 2xCPUs (as indicated below), 6x300GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz

|
Supported in Release 8.5.2 and later
|-
|
UCS C200 M2
|

Bare Metal 1xCPU (as indicated below), 4x300GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 1 vSphere Standard or Advanced Edition

Supported CPUs:

*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz
|
Supported in Release 8.5.2 and later

|-
|

UCS B200 M2
|

2xCPUs (as indicated below); 2x146GB HDD; 16GB RAM; 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5680 3.33 GHz
*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz
|
Supported in Release 8.5.2 and later
|-
|

MCS 7845-I3-RC1

|

Single Intel 5540 Quad-core 2.53 GHz, 4x146HDD, 6GB RAM

|

--
|-
|
MCS 7845-I3-RC2
|
Dual Intel E5540 2.53 GHz; 4x300 HDD, 8GB RAM

|

--
|-
|

MCS 7845-I2-RC2 (end-of-sale 12/09)
|
Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4x 146GB HDD, 4GB RAM

|

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX693A

|-
|

MCS 7845-H2-RC2 (end-of-sale 7/09)
|
Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4X146 GB HDD, 4GB RAM

|
HP equivalent: DL380-G5 Server, part number 470064-887

|-
|
MCS 7835-I3-RC1
|

Single Intel 5504 Quad-core 2.00 GHz, 2x146 HDD, 4 GB RAM

|

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX690A

|-
|
MCS 7835-I2-RC2 (end-of-sale 12/09)

|
Single Xeon 5140 2.33GHz Dual-Core, 2x146GB HDD, 2GB RAM, Requires +2GIG RAM (4 total)

|

--

|}

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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Hardware|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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Compatibility Matrix#Audio Endpoint Compatibility|Audio Endpoint Compatibility]].

==Video Requirements==

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

{| border = 1
|-
!Video Option
!Description
!Supported Deployments
|-
|
WebEx webcam video
|
*Cisco WebEx high-quality video supports webcam devices only and is mixed in the WebEx collaboration cloud via the WebEx client when users join a meeting
*Optionally, Cisco Webex Node for ASR with Video SPA is deployed to mix high-quality video on-premises.
|
*WebEx-scheduling

*MeetingPlace-scheduling
|-
|
MeetingPlace standards-based video
|

*MeetingPlace video is standards-based video only (H.323/SIP/SCCP)
* Displays the video conference on the video devices (not inside the video window of the web meeting room).
*MeetingPlace standards-based video deployed on Express Media Server (EMS) will affect capacity based on the type of video used and bandwidth settings allowed to join. EMS video is “switched” video. It does not have transrating or transcoding capability.
*Hardware Media Server (HMS) provides continuous presence and transrating and transcoding for standards-based video devices.
*For the best user experience, EMS or HMS must be deployed regionally on all Conferencing nodes.
|
*Audio-only

*WebEx-scheduling

*MeetingPlace-scheduling

|}

'''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.
* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning to Install Your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 System#Scalability for Voice and Video Systems|Scalability for Voice and Video Systems]]
* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning to Install Your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 System#Scalability for Web Conferencing|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.

[[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning to Install Your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 System#Table: Audio and Video Scalability Numbers for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace|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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning the Capacity of your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System#Planning the Capacity of your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System|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=====

{| border = 1
|-
!<colspan="1" rowspan="2">| 

!<td colspan="4" rowspan="1">|Maximum Number of Calls that are Supported
|-

|-
!System Mode
!Application Server hosted on Cisco MCS 7835-I3-RC1
!Application Server hosted on Cisco MCS 7845-H2-RC2 or 7845-I2-RC2
!Application Server hosted on Cisco MCS MCS-7845-I3-RC2
!Application Server hosted on Cisco UCS B or C Series Server
|-
|

Hardware Media Server
|

Audio: 2000 (G.711) or 1328 (G.722/G.729/iLBC)

Video: 300 (160 at 2 MB or 300 at 384 Kbps)
|

Audio: 2000 (G.711) or 1328 (G.722/G.729/iLBC)

Video: 300 (160 at 2 MB or 300 at 384 Kbps)
|

Audio: 2000 (G.711) or 1328 (G.722/G.729/iLBC)

Video: 300 (160 at 2 MB or 300 at 384 Kbps)
|
Audio: 2000 (G.711) or 1328 (G.722/G.729/iLBC)

Video: 300 (160 at 2 MB or 300 at 384 Kbps)
|
|-
|

Express Media Server in high-capacity mode
|

Audio only: 400 (G.711) or 66 in high quality mode (G.722/G.729)

Audio/Video:
* 200 using H.264 AVC Level 1.1 video
* 133 using H.263 or H.264 AVC Level 1.3 video
* 57 using H.264 AVC Level 3.0 or H.264 AVC Level 3.1 video
|

Audio only: 500 (G.711) or 83 in high quality mode (G.722/G.729)

Audio/Video:
* 250 using H.264 AVC Level 1.1 video
* 166 using H.263 or H.264 AVC Level 1.3 video
* 71 using H.264 AVC Level 3.0 or H.264 AVC Level 3.1 video
|

Audio only: 1200 (G.711) or 200 in high quality mode (G.722/G.729)

Audio/Video:
* 600 using H.264 AVC Level 1.1 video
* 400 using H.263 or H.264 AVC Level 1.3 video
* 170 using H.264 AVC Level 3.0 or H.264 AVC Level 3.1 video
|

Audio only: 1200 (G.711) or 200 in high quality mode (G.722/G.729)

Audio/Video:
* 600 using H.264 AVC Level 1.1 video
* 400 using H.263 or H.264 AVC Level 1.3 video
* 170 using H.264 AVC Level 3.0 or H.264 AVC Level 3.1 video

|}

=== 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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning a Multinode Deployment|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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning the Capacity of your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System|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.

[[Category:Requirements for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5]]

Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements

2012-06-18T15:46:06Z

Annekim: /* Cisco WebEx Node for MCS Requirements */

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

* Release 8.5.4 (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:

* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Requirements for Audio-Only Deployments|System Requirements for Audio-Only Deployments]]

* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Requirements for WebEx-Scheduling Deployments|System Requirements for WebEx-Scheduling Deployments (multinode)]]

* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Requirements for MeetingPlace-Scheduling Deployments|System Requirements for MeetingPlace-Scheduling Deployments]]

==Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8.5 Hardware Specification for Cisco UCS Platforms==

'''Notes:'''
*For system capacity information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|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 ESX(i) 4.1 running Enterprise Plus Edition VMware license for C210/B200 and Standard for C200
*Install one virtual machine, per blade on a supported Cisco Unified Computer Server (UCS)
* LAN connection must support up to 1GB/s
* Component-specific requirements are indicated in the following table:

{| border = 1
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!Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Component
!Minimum Virtual Machine Requirements
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Application Server/Express Media Server or combined
Meeting Director/Application Server/Express Media Server
(Less than 4 Audio node total allowed)
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8 virtual CPU (2.4 GHz), 8GB RAM, 300GB hard drive (C210/B200)
*Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X

4 virtual CPU, 16GB RAM, 300GB hard drive, (C200)
*Standard or Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X
|-
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Meeting Director (Standalone for more than 4 Audio node deployment)
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8 virtual CPU (2.4 GHz), 8GB RAM, 300GB hard drive (C210/B200)
*Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X

4 virtual CPU, 8GB RAM, 300GB hard drive, (C200)
*Standard or Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X
|-
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Cisco WebEx Node for MCS
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8 virtual CPU (2.4 GHz), 8GB RAM, 300GB hard drive (C210/B200)
*Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X

4 virtual CPU, 8GB RAM, 300GB hard drive, (C200)
*Standard or Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X
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MeetingPlace Web Server
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4 virtual CPU (2.4 GHz), 4GB RAM, 300GB hard drive (C200/C210/B200)
*Standard or Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X
*MeetingPlace Web Server release 8.5.1 is NOT supported on UCS

|}

'''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 VMware Tools when installing Cisco Unified MeetingPlace on a virtual machine. Failing to install VMware Tools can lead to serious performance degradation of the system in certain circumstances.

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 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/Unified_Computing_System_Hardware#Hardware_Requirements

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.

{| border = 1
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!Ordered Item
!Quantity
!Description
|-
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R210-2121605W
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1
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UCS C210 M2 Srvr w/1PSU, w/o CPU, mem, HDD, DVD or PCIe card
|-
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CAB-9K12A-NA
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2
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Power Cord, 125VAC 13A NEMA 5-15 Plug, North America
|-
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N20-AE0002
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1
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UCS M71KR-E Emulex Converged Network Adapter/PCIe/2port 10Gb
|-
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N01-M304GB1
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4
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4GB DDR3-1333MHz RDIMM/PC3-10600/dual rank 1Gb DRAMs
|-
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A03-D300GA2
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6
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300GB 6Gb SAS 10K RPM SFF HDD/hot plug/drive sled mounted
|-
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R210-ODVDRW
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1
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DVD-RW Drive for UCS C210 M1 Rack Servers
|-
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R200-TPM1
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1
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TPM Module for UCS C200 M1 and C210 M1 Rack Server
|-
|

R210-SASXPAND
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1
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SAS Extender (servers requiring </= 8 HDDs) for UCS C210 M1
|-
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R2X0-PSU2-650W-SB
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1
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650W power supply, w/added 5A Standby for UCS C200 or C210
|-
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A01-X0105
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2
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2.66GHz Xeon X5650 95W CPU/12MB cache/DDR3 1333MHz
|-
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VMW-VS-ENTP-1A
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2
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VMware vSphere Enterprise Plus (1 CPU), 1yr support required
|-
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CON-ISV1-VSENTP1A
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1
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ISV 24X7 VMware vSphere EntPlus1CPU 1Yr RQD
|-
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R2XX-PL003
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1
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LSI 6G MegaRAID 9261-8i card (RAID 0,1,5,6,10,60) - 512WC
|-
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R2XX-LBBU
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1
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Battery Backup for the RAID controller (Highly recommended)
|-
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N20-BBLKD
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10
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HDD slot blanking panel for UCS B-Series Blade Servers
|-
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R200-PCIBLKF1
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4
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PCIe Full Height blanking panel for UCS C-Series Rack Server
|-
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SASCBLSHORT-003
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2
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Short SAS Cable for C210
|-
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R210-BHTS1
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2
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CPU heat sink for UCS C210 M1 Rack Server
|-
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R2X0-PSU2-650W-SB
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1
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650W power supply, w/added 5A Standby for UCS C200 or C210
|-
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CON-UCS7-R210W
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1
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UC SUPPORT 24X7X4OS UCSC210 M2Svr w/1PSU w/o CPU Mem HDD
|-
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R2XX-CMAG3-1032
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1
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Cable Mgmt Arm for R2XX-G31032RAIL for C200/C210
|-
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R2XX-G31032RAIL
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1
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G3 shorter stronger Rail Kit for UCS 200, 210 Rack Servers

|}

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 (Bare metal spec with 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 bare metal series order 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.

{| border = 1
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!Ordered Item
!Quantity
!Description
|-
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R200-1120402W
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1
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UCS C200 M2 Srvr w/1PSU, DVD w/o CPU, mem, HDD or PCIe card
|-
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R200-BHTS1
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1
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CPU heat sink for UCS C200 M1 Rack Server
|-
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R200-PCIBLKF1
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1
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PCIe Full Height blanking panel for UCS C-Series Rack Server
|-
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R200-SASCBL-001
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1
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Internal SAS Cable for a base UCS C200 M1 Server
|-
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R2X0-PSU2-650W-SB
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1
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650W power supply, w/added 5A Standby for UCS C200 or C210
|-
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R2XX-PSUBLKP
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1
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Power supply unit blnking pnl for UCS 200 M1 or 210 M1
|-
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A01-X0111
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1
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2.40GHz Xeon E5620 80W CPU/12MB cache/DDR3 1066MHz
|-
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CAB-9K12A-NA
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1
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Power Cord, 125VAC 13A NEMA 5-15 Plug, North America
|-
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N01-M304GB1
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4
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4GB DDR3-1333MHz RDIMM/PC3-10600/dual rank 1Gb DRAMs
|-
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R200-D300GB03
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4
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Gen 2 300GB SAS 15K RPM 3.5in HDD/hot plug/C200 drive sled
|-
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R200-PL004
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1
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LSI 6G MegaRAID 9260-4i card (RAID 0,1,5,6,10,60) - 512WC
|-
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R200-TPM1
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1
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TPM Module for UCS C200 M1 and C210 M1 Rack Server
|-
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R2XX-LBBU
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1
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Battery Back-up
|-
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VMW-VS-ADV-1A
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1
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VMware vSphere Advanced (1 CPU), 1yr support required
|-
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CON-ISV1-VSADV1A
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1
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ISV 24X7 VMware vSphere Adv 1 CPU 1 Yr RQD
|-
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CON-UCS7-R200W
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1
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UC SUPPORT 24X7X4OS UCSC200 M2Svr w/1PSU DVD w/o CPU Mem
|}

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

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/Unified_Computing_System_Hardware#Hardware_Requirements

'''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.

{| border = 1
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!Ordered Item
!Quantity
!Description
|-
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N20-C6508-UPG
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1
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UCS 5108 Blade Svr AC Chassis/0 PSU/8 fans/0 fabric extender
|-
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N20-B6625-1D
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1
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UCS B200 M2 Blade Server w/o CPU, memory, HDD, mezzanine
|-
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A01-X0100
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2
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3.33GHz Xeon X5680 130W CPU/12MB cache/DDR3 1333MHz
|-
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N01-M304GB1
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4
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4GB DDR3-1333MHz RDIMM/PC3-10600/dual rank 1Gb DRAMs
|-
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A03-D146GA2
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2
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146GB 6Gb SAS 10K RPM SFF HDD/hot plug/drive sled mounted
|-
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N20-AE0002
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1
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UCS M71KR-E Emulex Converged Network Adapter/PCIe/2port 10Gb
|-
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N20-BHTS1
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2
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CPU heat sink for UCS B200 Blade Server
|-
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N20-CAK
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1
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Access. kit for 5108 Blade Chassis incl Railkit, KVM dongle
|-
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N20-PAC5-2500W
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2
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2500W AC power supply unit for UCS 5108
|-
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CAB-C19-CBN
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2
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Cabinet Jumper Power Cord, 250 VAC 16A, C20-C19 Connectors
|-
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N20-CBLKB1
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7
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Blade slot blanking panel for UCS 5108/single slot
|-
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N20-CBLKP
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2
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Power supply unit blanking panel for UCS 5108
|-
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N20-FAN5
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8
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Fan module for UCS 5108
|-
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N01-UAC1
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1
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Single phase AC power module for UCS 5108
|-
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N20-CBLKI
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1
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Fabric extender slot blanking panel for UCS 5108
|-
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N20-I6584
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1
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UCS 2104XP Fabric Extender/4 external 10Gb ports
|}

'''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.

====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:

{| border = 1
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!Ordered Item
!Quantity
!Description
|-
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N20-B6625-1-UPG
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1
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UCS B200 M2 Blade Server w/o CPU, memory, HDD, mezzanine
|-
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A03-D146GA2
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2
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146GB 6Gb SAS 10K RPM SFF HDD/hot plug/drive sled mounted
|-
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N20-AE0002
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1
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UCS M71KR-E Emulex Converged Network Adapter/PCIe/2port 10Gb
|-
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A01-X0100
|
2
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3.33GHz Xeon X5680 130W CPU/12MB cache/DDR3 1333MHz
|-
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N20-BHTS1
|
2
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CPU heat sink for UCS B200 Blade Server
|-
|

VMW-VS-ENTP-1A
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2
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VMware vSphere Enterprise Plus (1 CPU), 1yr support required
|-
|

CON-ISV1-VSENTP1A
|
1
|
ISV 24X7 VMware vSphere EntPlus1CPU 1Yr RQD
|-
|

N01-M304GB1
|
4
|
4GB DDR3-1333MHz RDIMM/PC3-10600/dual rank 1Gb DRAMs
|-
|

CON-UCS7-B66251U
|
1
|
UC SUPPORT 24X7X4OS UCSB200 M2 Blade Svr w/o CPU Mem HDD Mez

|}

====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 ESX(i) 4.1 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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|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/Unified_Computing_System_Hardware#Hardware_Requirements

*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/Unified_Computing_System_Hardware#Hardware_Requirements

*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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Virtual Machine Requirements|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.

{| border = 1
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!Cisco Server
!Description
|-
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UCS C210 M2 or UCS-C210M2-VCD2

|

Bare Metal 2xCPUs (as indicated below), 6x300GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz

|-
|
UCS C200 M2 or UCS-C200M2-VCD2

'''Note:''' This system is supported with Release 8.5.2 and later and is less scalable.
|

UCS C200 M2: Bare Metal 1xCPU (as indicated below), 4x300GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 1 vSphere Standard or Advanced Edition

Supported CPUs:

*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz
*E5620 2.4 GHz
*E5506 2.13 GHz(2xE5506 2.13GHz CPU,24GB RAM,4x1TB HDD)

UCS-C200M2-VCD2: 2xE5506 2.13GHz CPUs, 4x1TB HDD, 24GB RAM, VMware Enterprise Plus edition

|-
|

UCS B200 M2 or UCS-B200M2-VCS1

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2xCPUs (as indicated below), 2x146GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5680 3.33 GHz
*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz (Supported with Release 8.5.2 and later)

|-
|

MCS 7845-I3-RC2
|
Dual Intel E5540 2.53 GHz, 4x300 HDD, 8GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX693A
|-
|

MCS 7845-I2-RC2 (end-of-sale 12/09)
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Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4x146GB HDD, 4GB RAM

|-
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MCS 7845-H2-RC2 (end-of-sale 7/09)
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Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4X146 GB HDD, 4GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G5 Server, part number 470064-887

|-
|

MCS 7835-I3-RC1
|

Single Intel 5504 Quad-core 2.00 GHz, 2x146 HDD, 4GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX690A

'''Note:''' The MCS 7835-I3-RC1 does not support multinode deployments.

|}

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 Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8.5 Hardware Specification for Cisco UCS Platforms|Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8.5 Hardware Specification for Cisco UCS Platforms]].

== 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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|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.

{| border = 1
|-
!Number of Audio Blades
!Number of Supported Audio Ports in 250 Ports/Blade Mode
!Number of Supported Audio Ports in 166 Ports/Blade Mode
!Number of Supported Audio Ports in TLS/SRTP Mode in a MeetingPlace-Scheduling/Audio-Only Deployment
|-
|

1
|

250
|

166
|
120
|-
|

2
|

500
|

332
|
200
|-
|

3
|

750
|

498
|
249
|-
|

4
|

1000
|

664
|
249
|-
|

5
|

1250
|

830
|
249
|-
|

6
|

1500
|

996
|
249
|-
|

7
|

1750
|

1162
|
249
|-
|

8
|

2000
|

1328
|
249
|}

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.

{| border = 1
|-
!Number of Video Blades
!Number of Supported Standard Rate Video Ports
!Number of Supported High Rate Video Ports
|-
|

1
|

40
|

20
|-
|

2
|

80
|

40
|-
|

3
|

120
|

60
|-
|

4
|

160
|

80
|-
|

5
|

200
|

100
|-
|

6
|

240
|

120
|-
|

7
|

280
|

140
|-
|

8
|

300
|

160
|}

'''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 300 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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5]].

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

{| border = 1
|-
!Component
!Description
|-
|
Cisco WebEx Node for MCS
|

Cisco WebEx Node is deployed on Cisco Media Convergence Servers (MCS) or for Virtual Machines (VM) on Cisco Unified Computing Servers (UCS).

Supports the following:
* Cisco WebEx web meetings mixed for internal network users.
* In '''WebEx-scheduling deployments''', a maximum of four Cisco WebEx Nodes per system for a total of 2000 web sessions.
* In '''MeetingPlace-scheduling deployments''', a maximum of three Cisco WebEx Nodes per system for a total of 1500 web sessions using the HMS and 1200 web sessions using the EMS.
* (Release 8.5 MR2 and later) In '''WebEx-scheduling deployments with a single node''', a maximum of two Cisco WebEx Nodes per system for a total of 1000 web sessions.

'''Notes:'''
*Ports on the Cisco WebEx Node are ''not'' hot failover ports. If one of the Cisco WebEx Nodes go down, you will lose all of its port capacity (500 ports). We recommend that you have at least one Cisco WebEx Node on standby at all times.
* Cisco WebEx Node for MCS does not support recordings or WebEx webcam video for internal meeting types.

For more information about the Cisco WebEx Node for MCS, see http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10728/index.html.

For system capacity information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

|-
|
Cisco WebEx Node for ASR
|
Cisco WebEx Node is deployed as a shared port adapter for the Cisco ASR 1000 series router.

Supports the following:
* Cisco WebEx web meetings mixed for internal network users
* Cisco WebEx high-quality or high definition webcam video for internal network users
* Release 8.5 supports an unlimited number of ASR 1000 routers for capacity.
* ASR software version 3.6 supports the latest Webex version of software.

For more information about the Cisco WebEx Node for ASR, see http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10353/index.html.
|}

==== Operating System ====

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

==== Supported Hardware ====

One of the following:

*Cisco UCS C210 M2
*Cisco UCS C200 M2
*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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Virtual Machine Requirements|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 ''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.

{| border = 1
|-
!Cisco Server Version
!Description
|-
|
UCS C210 M2
|

Bare Metal 2xCPUs (as indicated below), 6x300GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz

|-
|
UCS C200 M2
|
Cisco UCS C200 M2: Tested reference configuration 1:

* Cisco UCS C200 M2 General-Purpose Rack-Mount Server, Dual quad-core Intel 2.13-GHz Xeon E5506 processors, 24-GB RAM, Four 1-TB hard drives, Three motherboard built-in Ethernet ports (2 for network and 1 for Cisco UCS C-Series Integrated Management Controller)

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

|-
|

UCS B200 M2
|

2xCPUs (as indicated below), 2x146GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5680 3.33 GHz
*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz (Supported with Release 8.5.2 and later)

|-
|

MCS 7845-I3-RC2
|
Dual Intel E5540 2.53 GHz, 4x300 HDD, 8GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX693A

|-
|

MCS 7845-I2-RC2 (end-of-sale 12/09)
|
Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4x146GB HDD, 4GB RAM

'''Note: ''' Supports a maximum of 250 sessions per server.

|-
|

MCS 7845-H2-RC2 (end-of-sale 7/09)
|
Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4X146 GB HDD, 4GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G5 Server, part number 470064-887

|-
|

MCS 7835-I3-RC1
|

Single Intel 5504 Quad-core 2.00 GHz, 2x146 HDD, 4 GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX690A

|-
|

Cisco ASR 1000 router
|
For product information, see http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9343/index.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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Virtual Machine Requirements|Virtual Machine Requirements]].

For additional information about Cisco UCS specifications, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8.5 Hardware Specification for Cisco UCS Platforms|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, the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Server is also supported on VMware ESX(i) 4.1 and later 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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning Your Deployment|Planning Your Deployment]].

*For system capacity information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5]].

==== Operating System ====

{| border = 1
|-
!Cisco Platform
!Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Windows OS Version
|-
|

7845-I3-RC2

7845-I3-RC1

7835-I3-RC1
|

5.0.0.3 (MPWinOS_I3_5003.iso)
|-
|

7845-I2-RC2

7835-I2-RC2

|
4.1.0.3 (MPWinOS_I2_4103.iso)

|-
|

7845-H2-RC2

|
4.1.0.2 (MPWinOS_H2_4102.iso)
|-
|
UCS C210 M2

UCS C200 M2

UCS B200 M2
|
1.0.0.2 (MPWinOS_VM_1002.iso)

'''Note:''' The MeetingPlace Windows OS is supported on virtualized Cisco UCS platforms in Release 8.5.2 only.

|}

'''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.

==== Hardware ====

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

{| border = 1
|-
!Cisco Server
!Description
!Notes
|-
|
UCS C210 M2
|

Bare Metal 2xCPUs (as indicated below), 6x300GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz

|
Supported in Release 8.5.2+ only
|-
|
UCS C200 M2
|

Bare Metal 1xCPU (as indicated below), 4x300GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 1 vSphere Standard or Advanced Edition

Supported CPUs:

*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz
|
Supported in Release 8.5.2+ only

|-
|

UCS B200 M2
|

2xCPUs (as indicated below); 2x146GB HDD; 16GB RAM; 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5680 3.33 GHz
*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz
|
Supported in Release 8.5.2+ only
|-
|

MCS 7845-I3-RC1

|

Single Intel 5540 Quad-core 2.53 GHz, 4x146HDD, 6GB RAM

|

--
|-
|
MCS 7845-I3-RC2
|
Dual Intel E5540 2.53 GHz; 4x300 HDD, 8GB RAM

|

--
|-
|

MCS 7845-I2-RC2 (end-of-sale 12/09)
|
Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4x 146GB HDD, 4GB RAM

|

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX693A

|-
|

MCS 7845-H2-RC2 (end-of-sale 7/09)
|
Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4X146 GB HDD, 4GB RAM

|
HP equivalent: DL380-G5 Server, part number 470064-887

|-
|
MCS 7835-I3-RC1
|

Single Intel 5504 Quad-core 2.00 GHz, 2x146 HDD, 4 GB RAM

|

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX690A

|-
|
MCS 7835-I2-RC2 (end-of-sale 12/09)

|
Single Xeon 5140 2.33GHz Dual-Core, 2x146GB HDD, 2GB RAM, Requires +2GIG RAM (4 total)

|

--

|}

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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Hardware|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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Compatibility Matrix#Audio Endpoint Compatibility|Audio Endpoint Compatibility]].

==Video Requirements==

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

{| border = 1
|-
!Video Option
!Description
!Supported Deployments
|-
|
WebEx webcam video
|
*Cisco WebEx high-quality video supports webcam devices only and is mixed in the WebEx collaboration cloud via the WebEx client when users join a meeting
*Optionally, Cisco Webex Node for ASR with Video SPA is deployed to mix high-quality video on-premises.
|
*WebEx-scheduling

*MeetingPlace-scheduling
|-
|
MeetingPlace standards-based video
|

*MeetingPlace video is standards-based video only (H.323/SIP/SCCP)
* Displays the video conference on the video devices (not inside the video window of the web meeting room).
*MeetingPlace standards-based video deployed on Express Media Server (EMS) will affect capacity based on the type of video used and bandwidth settings allowed to join. EMS video is “switched” video. It does not have transrating or transcoding capability.
*Hardware Media Server (HMS) provides continuous presence and transrating and transcoding for standards-based video devices.
*For the best user experience, EMS or HMS must be deployed regionally on all Conferencing nodes.
|
*Audio-only

*WebEx-scheduling

*MeetingPlace-scheduling

|}

'''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.
* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning to Install Your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 System#Scalability for Voice and Video Systems|Scalability for Voice and Video Systems]]
* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning to Install Your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 System#Scalability for Web Conferencing|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.

[[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning to Install Your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 System#Table: Audio and Video Scalability Numbers for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace|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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning the Capacity of your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System#Planning the Capacity of your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System|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=====

{| border = 1
|-
!<colspan="1" rowspan="2">| 

!<td colspan="4" rowspan="1">|Maximum Number of Calls that are Supported
|-

|-
!System Mode
!Application Server hosted on Cisco MCS 7835-I3-RC1
!Application Server hosted on Cisco MCS 7845-H2-RC2 or 7845-I2-RC2
!Application Server hosted on Cisco MCS MCS-7845-I3-RC2
!Application Server hosted on Cisco UCS B or C Series Server
|-
|

Hardware Media Server
|

Audio: 2000 (G.711) or 1328 (G.722/G.729/iLBC)

Video: 300 (160 at 2 MB or 300 at 384 Kbps)
|

Audio: 2000 (G.711) or 1328 (G.722/G.729/iLBC)

Video: 300 (160 at 2 MB or 300 at 384 Kbps)
|

Audio: 2000 (G.711) or 1328 (G.722/G.729/iLBC)

Video: 300 (160 at 2 MB or 300 at 384 Kbps)
|
Audio: 2000 (G.711) or 1328 (G.722/G.729/iLBC)

Video: 300 (160 at 2 MB or 300 at 384 Kbps)
|
|-
|

Express Media Server in high-capacity mode
|

Audio only: 400 (G.711) or 66 in high quality mode (G.722/G.729)

Audio/Video:
* 200 using H.264 AVC Level 1.1 video
* 133 using H.263 or H.264 AVC Level 1.3 video
* 57 using H.264 AVC Level 3.0 or H.264 AVC Level 3.1 video
|

Audio only: 500 (G.711) or 83 in high quality mode (G.722/G.729)

Audio/Video:
* 250 using H.264 AVC Level 1.1 video
* 166 using H.263 or H.264 AVC Level 1.3 video
* 71 using H.264 AVC Level 3.0 or H.264 AVC Level 3.1 video
|

Audio only: 1200 (G.711) or 200 in high quality mode (G.722/G.729)

Audio/Video:
* 600 using H.264 AVC Level 1.1 video
* 400 using H.263 or H.264 AVC Level 1.3 video
* 170 using H.264 AVC Level 3.0 or H.264 AVC Level 3.1 video
|

Audio only: 1200 (G.711) or 200 in high quality mode (G.722/G.729)

Audio/Video:
* 600 using H.264 AVC Level 1.1 video
* 400 using H.263 or H.264 AVC Level 1.3 video
* 170 using H.264 AVC Level 3.0 or H.264 AVC Level 3.1 video

|}

=== 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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning a Multinode Deployment|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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning the Capacity of your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System|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.

[[Category:Requirements for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5]]

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 8.5.4 (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:

* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Requirements for Audio-Only Deployments|System Requirements for Audio-Only Deployments]]

* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Requirements for WebEx-Scheduling Deployments|System Requirements for WebEx-Scheduling Deployments (multinode)]]

* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Requirements for MeetingPlace-Scheduling Deployments|System Requirements for MeetingPlace-Scheduling Deployments]]

==Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8.5 Hardware Specification for Cisco UCS Platforms==

'''Notes:'''
*For system capacity information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|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 ESX(i) 4.1 running Enterprise Plus Edition VMware license for C210/B200 and Standard for C200
*Install one virtual machine, per blade on a supported Cisco Unified Computer Server (UCS)
* LAN connection must support up to 1GB/s
* Component-specific requirements are indicated in the following table:

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!Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Component
!Minimum Virtual Machine Requirements
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Application Server/Express Media Server or combined
Meeting Director/Application Server/Express Media Server
(Less than 4 Audio node total allowed)
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8 virtual CPU (2.4 GHz), 8GB RAM, 300GB hard drive (C210/B200)
*Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X

4 virtual CPU, 16GB RAM, 300GB hard drive, (C200)
*Standard or Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X
|-
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Meeting Director (Standalone for more than 4 Audio node deployment)
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8 virtual CPU (2.4 GHz), 8GB RAM, 300GB hard drive (C210/B200)
*Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X

4 virtual CPU, 8GB RAM, 300GB hard drive, (C200)
*Standard or Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X
|-
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Cisco WebEx Node for MCS
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8 virtual CPU (2.4 GHz), 8GB RAM, 300GB hard drive (C210/B200)
*Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X

4 virtual CPU, 8GB RAM, 300GB hard drive, (C200)
*Standard or Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X
|-
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MeetingPlace Web Server
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4 virtual CPU (2.4 GHz), 4GB RAM, 300GB hard drive (C200/C210/B200)
*Standard or Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X
*MeetingPlace Web Server release 8.5.1 is NOT supported on UCS

|}

'''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 VMware Tools when installing Cisco Unified MeetingPlace on a virtual machine. Failing to install VMware Tools can lead to serious performance degradation of the system in certain circumstances.

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 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/Unified_Computing_System_Hardware#Hardware_Requirements

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.

{| border = 1
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!Ordered Item
!Quantity
!Description
|-
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R210-2121605W
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1
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UCS C210 M2 Srvr w/1PSU, w/o CPU, mem, HDD, DVD or PCIe card
|-
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CAB-9K12A-NA
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2
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Power Cord, 125VAC 13A NEMA 5-15 Plug, North America
|-
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N20-AE0002
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1
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UCS M71KR-E Emulex Converged Network Adapter/PCIe/2port 10Gb
|-
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N01-M304GB1
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4
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4GB DDR3-1333MHz RDIMM/PC3-10600/dual rank 1Gb DRAMs
|-
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A03-D300GA2
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6
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300GB 6Gb SAS 10K RPM SFF HDD/hot plug/drive sled mounted
|-
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R210-ODVDRW
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1
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DVD-RW Drive for UCS C210 M1 Rack Servers
|-
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R200-TPM1
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1
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TPM Module for UCS C200 M1 and C210 M1 Rack Server
|-
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R210-SASXPAND
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1
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SAS Extender (servers requiring </= 8 HDDs) for UCS C210 M1
|-
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R2X0-PSU2-650W-SB
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1
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650W power supply, w/added 5A Standby for UCS C200 or C210
|-
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A01-X0105
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2
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2.66GHz Xeon X5650 95W CPU/12MB cache/DDR3 1333MHz
|-
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VMW-VS-ENTP-1A
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2
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VMware vSphere Enterprise Plus (1 CPU), 1yr support required
|-
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CON-ISV1-VSENTP1A
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1
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ISV 24X7 VMware vSphere EntPlus1CPU 1Yr RQD
|-
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R2XX-PL003
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1
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LSI 6G MegaRAID 9261-8i card (RAID 0,1,5,6,10,60) - 512WC
|-
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R2XX-LBBU
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1
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Battery Backup for the RAID controller (Highly recommended)
|-
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N20-BBLKD
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10
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HDD slot blanking panel for UCS B-Series Blade Servers
|-
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R200-PCIBLKF1
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4
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PCIe Full Height blanking panel for UCS C-Series Rack Server
|-
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SASCBLSHORT-003
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2
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Short SAS Cable for C210
|-
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R210-BHTS1
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2
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CPU heat sink for UCS C210 M1 Rack Server
|-
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R2X0-PSU2-650W-SB
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1
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650W power supply, w/added 5A Standby for UCS C200 or C210
|-
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CON-UCS7-R210W
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1
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UC SUPPORT 24X7X4OS UCSC210 M2Svr w/1PSU w/o CPU Mem HDD
|-
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R2XX-CMAG3-1032
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1
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Cable Mgmt Arm for R2XX-G31032RAIL for C200/C210
|-
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R2XX-G31032RAIL
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1
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G3 shorter stronger Rail Kit for UCS 200, 210 Rack Servers

|}

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 (Bare metal spec with 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 bare metal series order 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.

{| border = 1
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!Ordered Item
!Quantity
!Description
|-
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R200-1120402W
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1
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UCS C200 M2 Srvr w/1PSU, DVD w/o CPU, mem, HDD or PCIe card
|-
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R200-BHTS1
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1
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CPU heat sink for UCS C200 M1 Rack Server
|-
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R200-PCIBLKF1
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1
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PCIe Full Height blanking panel for UCS C-Series Rack Server
|-
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R200-SASCBL-001
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1
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Internal SAS Cable for a base UCS C200 M1 Server
|-
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R2X0-PSU2-650W-SB
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1
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650W power supply, w/added 5A Standby for UCS C200 or C210
|-
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R2XX-PSUBLKP
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1
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Power supply unit blnking pnl for UCS 200 M1 or 210 M1
|-
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A01-X0111
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1
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2.40GHz Xeon E5620 80W CPU/12MB cache/DDR3 1066MHz
|-
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CAB-9K12A-NA
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1
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Power Cord, 125VAC 13A NEMA 5-15 Plug, North America
|-
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N01-M304GB1
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4
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4GB DDR3-1333MHz RDIMM/PC3-10600/dual rank 1Gb DRAMs
|-
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R200-D300GB03
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4
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Gen 2 300GB SAS 15K RPM 3.5in HDD/hot plug/C200 drive sled
|-
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R200-PL004
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1
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LSI 6G MegaRAID 9260-4i card (RAID 0,1,5,6,10,60) - 512WC
|-
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R200-TPM1
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1
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TPM Module for UCS C200 M1 and C210 M1 Rack Server
|-
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R2XX-LBBU
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1
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Battery Back-up
|-
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VMW-VS-ADV-1A
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1
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VMware vSphere Advanced (1 CPU), 1yr support required
|-
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CON-ISV1-VSADV1A
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1
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ISV 24X7 VMware vSphere Adv 1 CPU 1 Yr RQD
|-
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CON-UCS7-R200W
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1
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UC SUPPORT 24X7X4OS UCSC200 M2Svr w/1PSU DVD w/o CPU Mem
|}

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

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/Unified_Computing_System_Hardware#Hardware_Requirements

'''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.

{| border = 1
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!Ordered Item
!Quantity
!Description
|-
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N20-C6508-UPG
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1
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UCS 5108 Blade Svr AC Chassis/0 PSU/8 fans/0 fabric extender
|-
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N20-B6625-1D
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1
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UCS B200 M2 Blade Server w/o CPU, memory, HDD, mezzanine
|-
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A01-X0100
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2
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3.33GHz Xeon X5680 130W CPU/12MB cache/DDR3 1333MHz
|-
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N01-M304GB1
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4
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4GB DDR3-1333MHz RDIMM/PC3-10600/dual rank 1Gb DRAMs
|-
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A03-D146GA2
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2
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146GB 6Gb SAS 10K RPM SFF HDD/hot plug/drive sled mounted
|-
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N20-AE0002
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1
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UCS M71KR-E Emulex Converged Network Adapter/PCIe/2port 10Gb
|-
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N20-BHTS1
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2
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CPU heat sink for UCS B200 Blade Server
|-
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N20-CAK
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1
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Access. kit for 5108 Blade Chassis incl Railkit, KVM dongle
|-
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N20-PAC5-2500W
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2
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2500W AC power supply unit for UCS 5108
|-
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CAB-C19-CBN
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2
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Cabinet Jumper Power Cord, 250 VAC 16A, C20-C19 Connectors
|-
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N20-CBLKB1
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7
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Blade slot blanking panel for UCS 5108/single slot
|-
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N20-CBLKP
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2
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Power supply unit blanking panel for UCS 5108
|-
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N20-FAN5
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8
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Fan module for UCS 5108
|-
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N01-UAC1
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1
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Single phase AC power module for UCS 5108
|-
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N20-CBLKI
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1
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Fabric extender slot blanking panel for UCS 5108
|-
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N20-I6584
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1
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UCS 2104XP Fabric Extender/4 external 10Gb ports
|}

'''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.

====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:

{| border = 1
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!Ordered Item
!Quantity
!Description
|-
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N20-B6625-1-UPG
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1
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UCS B200 M2 Blade Server w/o CPU, memory, HDD, mezzanine
|-
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A03-D146GA2
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2
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146GB 6Gb SAS 10K RPM SFF HDD/hot plug/drive sled mounted
|-
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N20-AE0002
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1
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UCS M71KR-E Emulex Converged Network Adapter/PCIe/2port 10Gb
|-
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A01-X0100
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2
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3.33GHz Xeon X5680 130W CPU/12MB cache/DDR3 1333MHz
|-
|

N20-BHTS1
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2
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CPU heat sink for UCS B200 Blade Server
|-
|

VMW-VS-ENTP-1A
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2
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VMware vSphere Enterprise Plus (1 CPU), 1yr support required
|-
|

CON-ISV1-VSENTP1A
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1
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ISV 24X7 VMware vSphere EntPlus1CPU 1Yr RQD
|-
|

N01-M304GB1
|
4
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4GB DDR3-1333MHz RDIMM/PC3-10600/dual rank 1Gb DRAMs
|-
|

CON-UCS7-B66251U
|
1
|
UC SUPPORT 24X7X4OS UCSB200 M2 Blade Svr w/o CPU Mem HDD Mez

|}

====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 ESX(i) 4.1 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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|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/Unified_Computing_System_Hardware#Hardware_Requirements

*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/Unified_Computing_System_Hardware#Hardware_Requirements

*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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Virtual Machine Requirements|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.

{| border = 1
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!Cisco Server
!Description
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UCS C210 M2 or UCS-C210M2-VCD2

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Bare Metal 2xCPUs (as indicated below), 6x300GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz

|-
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UCS C200 M2 or UCS-C200M2-VCD2

'''Note:''' This system is supported with Release 8.5.2 and later and is less scalable.
|

UCS C200 M2: Bare Metal 1xCPU (as indicated below), 4x300GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 1 vSphere Standard or Advanced Edition

Supported CPUs:

*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz
*E5620 2.4 GHz
*E5506 2.13 GHz(2xE5506 2.13GHz CPU,24GB RAM,4x1TB HDD)

UCS-C200M2-VCD2: 2xE5506 2.13GHz CPUs, 4x1TB HDD, 24GB RAM, VMware Enterprise Plus edition

|-
|

UCS B200 M2 or UCS-B200M2-VCS1

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2xCPUs (as indicated below), 2x146GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5680 3.33 GHz
*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz (Supported with Release 8.5.2 and later)

|-
|

MCS 7845-I3-RC2
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Dual Intel E5540 2.53 GHz, 4x300 HDD, 8GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX693A
|-
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MCS 7845-I2-RC2 (end-of-sale 12/09)
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Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4x146GB HDD, 4GB RAM

|-
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MCS 7845-H2-RC2 (end-of-sale 7/09)
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Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4X146 GB HDD, 4GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G5 Server, part number 470064-887

|-
|

MCS 7835-I3-RC1
|

Single Intel 5504 Quad-core 2.00 GHz, 2x146 HDD, 4GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX690A

'''Note:''' The MCS 7835-I3-RC1 does not support multinode deployments.

|}

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 Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8.5 Hardware Specification for Cisco UCS Platforms|Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8.5 Hardware Specification for Cisco UCS Platforms]].

== 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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|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.

{| border = 1
|-
!Number of Audio Blades
!Number of Supported Audio Ports in 250 Ports/Blade Mode
!Number of Supported Audio Ports in 166 Ports/Blade Mode
!Number of Supported Audio Ports in TLS/SRTP Mode in a MeetingPlace-Scheduling/Audio-Only Deployment
|-
|

1
|

250
|

166
|
120
|-
|

2
|

500
|

332
|
200
|-
|

3
|

750
|

498
|
249
|-
|

4
|

1000
|

664
|
249
|-
|

5
|

1250
|

830
|
249
|-
|

6
|

1500
|

996
|
249
|-
|

7
|

1750
|

1162
|
249
|-
|

8
|

2000
|

1328
|
249
|}

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.

{| border = 1
|-
!Number of Video Blades
!Number of Supported Standard Rate Video Ports
!Number of Supported High Rate Video Ports
|-
|

1
|

40
|

20
|-
|

2
|

80
|

40
|-
|

3
|

120
|

60
|-
|

4
|

160
|

80
|-
|

5
|

200
|

100
|-
|

6
|

240
|

120
|-
|

7
|

280
|

140
|-
|

8
|

300
|

160
|}

'''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 300 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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5]].

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

{| border = 1
|-
!Component
!Description
|-
|
Cisco WebEx Node for MCS
|

Cisco WebEx Node is deployed on Cisco Media Convergence Servers (MCS) or for Virtual Machines (VM) on Cisco Unified Computing Servers (UCS).

Supports the following:
* Cisco WebEx web meetings mixed for internal network users.
* In '''WebEx-scheduling deployments''', a maximum of four Cisco WebEx Nodes per system for a total of 2000 web sessions.
* In '''MeetingPlace-scheduling deployments''', a maximum of three Cisco WebEx Nodes per system for a total of 1500 web sessions using the HMS and 1200 web sessions using the EMS.

'''Notes:'''
*Ports on the Cisco WebEx Node are ''not'' hot failover ports. If one of the Cisco WebEx Nodes go down, you will lose all of its port capacity (500 ports). We recommend that you have at least one Cisco WebEx Node on standby at all times.
* Cisco WebEx Node for MCS does not support recordings or WebEx webcam video for internal meeting types.

For more information about the Cisco WebEx Node for MCS, see http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10728/index.html.

For system capacity information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

|-
|
Cisco WebEx Node for ASR
|
Cisco WebEx Node is deployed as a shared port adapter for the Cisco ASR 1000 series router.

Supports the following:
* Cisco WebEx web meetings mixed for internal network users
* Cisco WebEx high-quality or high definition webcam video for internal network users
* Release 8.5 supports an unlimited number of ASR 1000 routers for capacity.
* ASR software version 3.6 supports the latest Webex version of software.

For more information about the Cisco WebEx Node for ASR, see http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10353/index.html.
|}

==== Operating System ====

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

==== Supported Hardware ====

One of the following:

*Cisco UCS C210 M2
*Cisco UCS C200 M2
*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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Virtual Machine Requirements|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 ''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.

{| border = 1
|-
!Cisco Server Version
!Description
|-
|
UCS C210 M2
|

Bare Metal 2xCPUs (as indicated below), 6x300GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz

|-
|
UCS C200 M2
|
Cisco UCS C200 M2: Tested reference configuration 1:

• Cisco UCS C200 M2 General-Purpose Rack-Mount Server
• Dual quad-core Intel 2.13-GHz Xeon E5506 processors
• 24-GB RAM
• Four 1-TB hard drives
• Three motherboard built-in Ethernet ports (2 for network and 1 for Cisco UCS C-Series Integrated Management Controller)

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

|-
|

UCS B200 M2
|

2xCPUs (as indicated below), 2x146GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5680 3.33 GHz
*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz (Supported with Release 8.5.2 only)

|-
|

MCS 7845-I3-RC2
|
Dual Intel E5540 2.53 GHz, 4x300 HDD, 8GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX693A

|-
|

MCS 7845-I2-RC2 (end-of-sale 12/09)
|
Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4x146GB HDD, 4GB RAM

'''Note: ''' Supports a maximum of 250 sessions per server.

|-
|

MCS 7845-H2-RC2 (end-of-sale 7/09)
|
Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4X146 GB HDD, 4GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G5 Server, part number 470064-887

|-
|

MCS 7835-I3-RC1
|

Single Intel 5504 Quad-core 2.00 GHz, 2x146 HDD, 4 GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX690A

|-
|

Cisco ASR 1000 router
|
For product information, see http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9343/index.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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Virtual Machine Requirements|Virtual Machine Requirements]].

For additional information about Cisco UCS specifications, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8.5 Hardware Specification for Cisco UCS Platforms|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, the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Server is also supported on VMware ESX(i) 4.1 and later 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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning Your Deployment|Planning Your Deployment]].

*For system capacity information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5]].

==== Operating System ====

{| border = 1
|-
!Cisco Platform
!Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Windows OS Version
|-
|

7845-I3-RC2

7845-I3-RC1

7835-I3-RC1
|

5.0.0.3 (MPWinOS_I3_5003.iso)
|-
|

7845-I2-RC2

7835-I2-RC2

|
4.1.0.3 (MPWinOS_I2_4103.iso)

|-
|

7845-H2-RC2

|
4.1.0.2 (MPWinOS_H2_4102.iso)
|-
|
UCS C210 M2

UCS C200 M2

UCS B200 M2
|
1.0.0.2 (MPWinOS_VM_1002.iso)

'''Note:''' The MeetingPlace Windows OS is supported on virtualized Cisco UCS platforms in Release 8.5.2 only.

|}

'''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.

==== Hardware ====

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

{| border = 1
|-
!Cisco Server
!Description
!Notes
|-
|
UCS C210 M2
|

Bare Metal 2xCPUs (as indicated below), 6x300GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz

|
Supported in Release 8.5.2+ only
|-
|
UCS C200 M2
|

Bare Metal 1xCPU (as indicated below), 4x300GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 1 vSphere Standard or Advanced Edition

Supported CPUs:

*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz
|
Supported in Release 8.5.2+ only

|-
|

UCS B200 M2
|

2xCPUs (as indicated below); 2x146GB HDD; 16GB RAM; 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5680 3.33 GHz
*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz
|
Supported in Release 8.5.2+ only
|-
|

MCS 7845-I3-RC1

|

Single Intel 5540 Quad-core 2.53 GHz, 4x146HDD, 6GB RAM

|

--
|-
|
MCS 7845-I3-RC2
|
Dual Intel E5540 2.53 GHz; 4x300 HDD, 8GB RAM

|

--
|-
|

MCS 7845-I2-RC2 (end-of-sale 12/09)
|
Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4x 146GB HDD, 4GB RAM

|

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX693A

|-
|

MCS 7845-H2-RC2 (end-of-sale 7/09)
|
Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4X146 GB HDD, 4GB RAM

|
HP equivalent: DL380-G5 Server, part number 470064-887

|-
|
MCS 7835-I3-RC1
|

Single Intel 5504 Quad-core 2.00 GHz, 2x146 HDD, 4 GB RAM

|

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX690A

|-
|
MCS 7835-I2-RC2 (end-of-sale 12/09)

|
Single Xeon 5140 2.33GHz Dual-Core, 2x146GB HDD, 2GB RAM, Requires +2GIG RAM (4 total)

|

--

|}

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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Hardware|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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Compatibility Matrix#Audio Endpoint Compatibility|Audio Endpoint Compatibility]].

==Video Requirements==

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

{| border = 1
|-
!Video Option
!Description
!Supported Deployments
|-
|
WebEx webcam video
|
*Cisco WebEx high-quality video supports webcam devices only and is mixed in the WebEx collaboration cloud via the WebEx client when users join a meeting
*Optionally, Cisco Webex Node for ASR with Video SPA is deployed to mix high-quality video on-premises.
|
*WebEx-scheduling

*MeetingPlace-scheduling
|-
|
MeetingPlace standards-based video
|

*MeetingPlace video is standards-based video only (H.323/SIP/SCCP)
* Displays the video conference on the video devices (not inside the video window of the web meeting room).
*MeetingPlace standards-based video deployed on Express Media Server (EMS) will affect capacity based on the type of video used and bandwidth settings allowed to join. EMS video is “switched” video. It does not have transrating or transcoding capability.
*Hardware Media Server (HMS) provides continuous presence and transrating and transcoding for standards-based video devices.
*For the best user experience, EMS or HMS must be deployed regionally on all Conferencing nodes.
|
*Audio-only

*WebEx-scheduling

*MeetingPlace-scheduling

|}

'''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.
* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning to Install Your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 System#Scalability for Voice and Video Systems|Scalability for Voice and Video Systems]]
* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning to Install Your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 System#Scalability for Web Conferencing|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.

[[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning to Install Your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 System#Table: Audio and Video Scalability Numbers for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace|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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning the Capacity of your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System#Planning the Capacity of your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System|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=====

{| border = 1
|-
!<colspan="1" rowspan="2">| 

!<td colspan="4" rowspan="1">|Maximum Number of Calls that are Supported
|-

|-
!System Mode
!Application Server hosted on Cisco MCS 7835-I3-RC1
!Application Server hosted on Cisco MCS 7845-H2-RC2 or 7845-I2-RC2
!Application Server hosted on Cisco MCS MCS-7845-I3-RC2
!Application Server hosted on Cisco UCS B or C Series Server
|-
|

Hardware Media Server
|

Audio: 2000 (G.711) or 1328 (G.722/G.729/iLBC)

Video: 300 (160 at 2 MB or 300 at 384 Kbps)
|

Audio: 2000 (G.711) or 1328 (G.722/G.729/iLBC)

Video: 300 (160 at 2 MB or 300 at 384 Kbps)
|

Audio: 2000 (G.711) or 1328 (G.722/G.729/iLBC)

Video: 300 (160 at 2 MB or 300 at 384 Kbps)
|
Audio: 2000 (G.711) or 1328 (G.722/G.729/iLBC)

Video: 300 (160 at 2 MB or 300 at 384 Kbps)
|
|-
|

Express Media Server in high-capacity mode
|

Audio only: 400 (G.711) or 66 in high quality mode (G.722/G.729)

Audio/Video:
* 200 using H.264 AVC Level 1.1 video
* 133 using H.263 or H.264 AVC Level 1.3 video
* 57 using H.264 AVC Level 3.0 or H.264 AVC Level 3.1 video
|

Audio only: 500 (G.711) or 83 in high quality mode (G.722/G.729)

Audio/Video:
* 250 using H.264 AVC Level 1.1 video
* 166 using H.263 or H.264 AVC Level 1.3 video
* 71 using H.264 AVC Level 3.0 or H.264 AVC Level 3.1 video
|

Audio only: 1200 (G.711) or 200 in high quality mode (G.722/G.729)

Audio/Video:
* 600 using H.264 AVC Level 1.1 video
* 400 using H.263 or H.264 AVC Level 1.3 video
* 170 using H.264 AVC Level 3.0 or H.264 AVC Level 3.1 video
|

Audio only: 1200 (G.711) or 200 in high quality mode (G.722/G.729)

Audio/Video:
* 600 using H.264 AVC Level 1.1 video
* 400 using H.263 or H.264 AVC Level 1.3 video
* 170 using H.264 AVC Level 3.0 or H.264 AVC Level 3.1 video

|}

=== 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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning a Multinode Deployment|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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning the Capacity of your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System|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.

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

* 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:

* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Requirements for Audio-Only Deployments|System Requirements for Audio-Only Deployments]]

* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Requirements for WebEx-Scheduling Deployments|System Requirements for WebEx-Scheduling Deployments (multinode)]]

* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Requirements for MeetingPlace-Scheduling Deployments|System Requirements for MeetingPlace-Scheduling Deployments]]

==Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8.5 Hardware Specification for Cisco UCS Platforms==

'''Notes:'''
*For system capacity information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|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 ESX(i) 4.1 running Enterprise Plus Edition VMware license for C210/B200 and Standard for C200
*Install one virtual machine, per blade on a supported Cisco Unified Computer Server (UCS)
* LAN connection must support up to 1GB/s
* Component-specific requirements are indicated in the following table:

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!Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Component
!Minimum Virtual Machine Requirements
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Application Server/Express Media Server or combined
Meeting Director/Application Server/Express Media Server
(Less than 4 Audio node total allowed)
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8 virtual CPU (2.4 GHz), 8GB RAM, 300GB hard drive (C210/B200)
*Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X

4 virtual CPU, 16GB RAM, 300GB hard drive, (C200)
*Standard or Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X
|-
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Meeting Director (Standalone for more than 4 Audio node deployment)
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8 virtual CPU (2.4 GHz), 8GB RAM, 300GB hard drive (C210/B200)
*Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X

4 virtual CPU, 8GB RAM, 300GB hard drive, (C200)
*Standard or Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X
|-
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Cisco WebEx Node for MCS
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8 virtual CPU (2.4 GHz), 8GB RAM, 300GB hard drive (C210/B200)
*Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X

4 virtual CPU, 8GB RAM, 300GB hard drive, (C200)
*Standard or Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X
|-
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MeetingPlace Web Server
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4 virtual CPU (2.4 GHz), 4GB RAM, 300GB hard drive (C200/C210/B200)
*Standard or Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X
*MeetingPlace Web Server release 8.5.1 is NOT supported on UCS

|}

'''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 VMware Tools when installing Cisco Unified MeetingPlace on a virtual machine. Failing to install VMware Tools can lead to serious performance degradation of the system in certain circumstances.

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 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/Unified_Computing_System_Hardware#Hardware_Requirements

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.

{| border = 1
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!Ordered Item
!Quantity
!Description
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R210-2121605W
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1
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UCS C210 M2 Srvr w/1PSU, w/o CPU, mem, HDD, DVD or PCIe card
|-
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CAB-9K12A-NA
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2
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Power Cord, 125VAC 13A NEMA 5-15 Plug, North America
|-
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N20-AE0002
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1
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UCS M71KR-E Emulex Converged Network Adapter/PCIe/2port 10Gb
|-
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N01-M304GB1
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4
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4GB DDR3-1333MHz RDIMM/PC3-10600/dual rank 1Gb DRAMs
|-
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A03-D300GA2
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6
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300GB 6Gb SAS 10K RPM SFF HDD/hot plug/drive sled mounted
|-
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R210-ODVDRW
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1
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DVD-RW Drive for UCS C210 M1 Rack Servers
|-
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R200-TPM1
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1
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TPM Module for UCS C200 M1 and C210 M1 Rack Server
|-
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R210-SASXPAND
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1
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SAS Extender (servers requiring </= 8 HDDs) for UCS C210 M1
|-
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R2X0-PSU2-650W-SB
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1
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650W power supply, w/added 5A Standby for UCS C200 or C210
|-
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A01-X0105
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2
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2.66GHz Xeon X5650 95W CPU/12MB cache/DDR3 1333MHz
|-
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VMW-VS-ENTP-1A
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2
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VMware vSphere Enterprise Plus (1 CPU), 1yr support required
|-
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CON-ISV1-VSENTP1A
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1
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ISV 24X7 VMware vSphere EntPlus1CPU 1Yr RQD
|-
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R2XX-PL003
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1
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LSI 6G MegaRAID 9261-8i card (RAID 0,1,5,6,10,60) - 512WC
|-
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R2XX-LBBU
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1
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Battery Backup for the RAID controller (Highly recommended)
|-
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N20-BBLKD
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10
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HDD slot blanking panel for UCS B-Series Blade Servers
|-
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R200-PCIBLKF1
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4
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PCIe Full Height blanking panel for UCS C-Series Rack Server
|-
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SASCBLSHORT-003
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2
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Short SAS Cable for C210
|-
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R210-BHTS1
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2
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CPU heat sink for UCS C210 M1 Rack Server
|-
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R2X0-PSU2-650W-SB
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1
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650W power supply, w/added 5A Standby for UCS C200 or C210
|-
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CON-UCS7-R210W
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1
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UC SUPPORT 24X7X4OS UCSC210 M2Svr w/1PSU w/o CPU Mem HDD
|-
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R2XX-CMAG3-1032
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1
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Cable Mgmt Arm for R2XX-G31032RAIL for C200/C210
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R2XX-G31032RAIL
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1
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G3 shorter stronger Rail Kit for UCS 200, 210 Rack Servers

|}

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 (Bare metal spec with 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 bare metal series order 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.

{| border = 1
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!Ordered Item
!Quantity
!Description
|-
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R200-1120402W
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1
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UCS C200 M2 Srvr w/1PSU, DVD w/o CPU, mem, HDD or PCIe card
|-
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R200-BHTS1
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1
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CPU heat sink for UCS C200 M1 Rack Server
|-
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R200-PCIBLKF1
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1
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PCIe Full Height blanking panel for UCS C-Series Rack Server
|-
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R200-SASCBL-001
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1
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Internal SAS Cable for a base UCS C200 M1 Server
|-
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R2X0-PSU2-650W-SB
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1
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650W power supply, w/added 5A Standby for UCS C200 or C210
|-
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R2XX-PSUBLKP
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1
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Power supply unit blnking pnl for UCS 200 M1 or 210 M1
|-
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A01-X0111
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1
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2.40GHz Xeon E5620 80W CPU/12MB cache/DDR3 1066MHz
|-
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CAB-9K12A-NA
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1
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Power Cord, 125VAC 13A NEMA 5-15 Plug, North America
|-
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N01-M304GB1
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4
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4GB DDR3-1333MHz RDIMM/PC3-10600/dual rank 1Gb DRAMs
|-
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R200-D300GB03
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4
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Gen 2 300GB SAS 15K RPM 3.5in HDD/hot plug/C200 drive sled
|-
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R200-PL004
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1
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LSI 6G MegaRAID 9260-4i card (RAID 0,1,5,6,10,60) - 512WC
|-
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R200-TPM1
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1
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TPM Module for UCS C200 M1 and C210 M1 Rack Server
|-
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R2XX-LBBU
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1
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Battery Back-up
|-
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VMW-VS-ADV-1A
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1
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VMware vSphere Advanced (1 CPU), 1yr support required
|-
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CON-ISV1-VSADV1A
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1
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ISV 24X7 VMware vSphere Adv 1 CPU 1 Yr RQD
|-
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CON-UCS7-R200W
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1
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UC SUPPORT 24X7X4OS UCSC200 M2Svr w/1PSU DVD w/o CPU Mem
|}

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

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/Unified_Computing_System_Hardware#Hardware_Requirements

'''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.

{| border = 1
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!Ordered Item
!Quantity
!Description
|-
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N20-C6508-UPG
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1
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UCS 5108 Blade Svr AC Chassis/0 PSU/8 fans/0 fabric extender
|-
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N20-B6625-1D
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1
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UCS B200 M2 Blade Server w/o CPU, memory, HDD, mezzanine
|-
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A01-X0100
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2
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3.33GHz Xeon X5680 130W CPU/12MB cache/DDR3 1333MHz
|-
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N01-M304GB1
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4
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4GB DDR3-1333MHz RDIMM/PC3-10600/dual rank 1Gb DRAMs
|-
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A03-D146GA2
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2
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146GB 6Gb SAS 10K RPM SFF HDD/hot plug/drive sled mounted
|-
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N20-AE0002
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1
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UCS M71KR-E Emulex Converged Network Adapter/PCIe/2port 10Gb
|-
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N20-BHTS1
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2
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CPU heat sink for UCS B200 Blade Server
|-
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N20-CAK
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1
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Access. kit for 5108 Blade Chassis incl Railkit, KVM dongle
|-
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N20-PAC5-2500W
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2
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2500W AC power supply unit for UCS 5108
|-
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CAB-C19-CBN
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2
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Cabinet Jumper Power Cord, 250 VAC 16A, C20-C19 Connectors
|-
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N20-CBLKB1
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7
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Blade slot blanking panel for UCS 5108/single slot
|-
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N20-CBLKP
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2
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Power supply unit blanking panel for UCS 5108
|-
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N20-FAN5
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8
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Fan module for UCS 5108
|-
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N01-UAC1
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1
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Single phase AC power module for UCS 5108
|-
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N20-CBLKI
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1
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Fabric extender slot blanking panel for UCS 5108
|-
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N20-I6584
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1
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UCS 2104XP Fabric Extender/4 external 10Gb ports
|}

'''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.

====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:

{| border = 1
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!Ordered Item
!Quantity
!Description
|-
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N20-B6625-1-UPG
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1
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UCS B200 M2 Blade Server w/o CPU, memory, HDD, mezzanine
|-
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A03-D146GA2
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2
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146GB 6Gb SAS 10K RPM SFF HDD/hot plug/drive sled mounted
|-
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N20-AE0002
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1
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UCS M71KR-E Emulex Converged Network Adapter/PCIe/2port 10Gb
|-
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A01-X0100
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2
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3.33GHz Xeon X5680 130W CPU/12MB cache/DDR3 1333MHz
|-
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N20-BHTS1
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2
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CPU heat sink for UCS B200 Blade Server
|-
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VMW-VS-ENTP-1A
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2
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VMware vSphere Enterprise Plus (1 CPU), 1yr support required
|-
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CON-ISV1-VSENTP1A
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1
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ISV 24X7 VMware vSphere EntPlus1CPU 1Yr RQD
|-
|

N01-M304GB1
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4
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4GB DDR3-1333MHz RDIMM/PC3-10600/dual rank 1Gb DRAMs
|-
|

CON-UCS7-B66251U
|
1
|
UC SUPPORT 24X7X4OS UCSB200 M2 Blade Svr w/o CPU Mem HDD Mez

|}

====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 ESX(i) 4.1 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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|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/Unified_Computing_System_Hardware#Hardware_Requirements

*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/Unified_Computing_System_Hardware#Hardware_Requirements

*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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Virtual Machine Requirements|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.

{| border = 1
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!Cisco Server
!Description
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UCS C210 M2 or UCS-C210M2-VCD2

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Bare Metal 2xCPUs (as indicated below), 6x300GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz

|-
|
UCS C200 M2 or UCS-C200M2-VCD2

'''Note:''' This system is supported with Release 8.5.2 and later and is less scalable.
|

UCS C200 M2: Bare Metal 1xCPU (as indicated below), 4x300GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 1 vSphere Standard or Advanced Edition

Supported CPUs:

*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz
*E5620 2.4 GHz
*E5506 2.13 GHz(2xE5506 2.13GHz CPU,24GB RAM,4x1TB HDD)

UCS-C200M2-VCD2: 2xE5506 2.13GHz CPUs, 4x1TB HDD, 24GB RAM, VMware Enterprise Plus edition

|-
|

UCS B200 M2 or UCS-B200M2-VCS1

|
2xCPUs (as indicated below), 2x146GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5680 3.33 GHz
*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz (Supported with Release 8.5.2 and later)

|-
|

MCS 7845-I3-RC2
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Dual Intel E5540 2.53 GHz, 4x300 HDD, 8GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX693A
|-
|

MCS 7845-I2-RC2 (end-of-sale 12/09)
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Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4x146GB HDD, 4GB RAM

|-
|

MCS 7845-H2-RC2 (end-of-sale 7/09)
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Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4X146 GB HDD, 4GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G5 Server, part number 470064-887

|-
|

MCS 7835-I3-RC1
|

Single Intel 5504 Quad-core 2.00 GHz, 2x146 HDD, 4GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX690A

'''Note:''' The MCS 7835-I3-RC1 does not support multinode deployments.

|}

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 Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8.5 Hardware Specification for Cisco UCS Platforms|Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8.5 Hardware Specification for Cisco UCS Platforms]].

== 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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|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====

Release 8.5.2 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 both Release 8.5.1 and Release 8.5.2.

== 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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|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.

{| border = 1
|-
!Number of Audio Blades
!Number of Supported Audio Ports in 250 Ports/Blade Mode
!Number of Supported Audio Ports in 166 Ports/Blade Mode
!Number of Supported Audio Ports in TLS/SRTP Mode in a MeetingPlace-Scheduling/Audio-Only Deployment
|-
|

1
|

250
|

166
|
120
|-
|

2
|

500
|

332
|
200
|-
|

3
|

750
|

498
|
249
|-
|

4
|

1000
|

664
|
249
|-
|

5
|

1250
|

830
|
249
|-
|

6
|

1500
|

996
|
249
|-
|

7
|

1750
|

1162
|
249
|-
|

8
|

2000
|

1328
|
249
|}

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.

{| border = 1
|-
!Number of Video Blades
!Number of Supported Standard Rate Video Ports
!Number of Supported High Rate Video Ports
|-
|

1
|

40
|

20
|-
|

2
|

80
|

40
|-
|

3
|

120
|

60
|-
|

4
|

160
|

80
|-
|

5
|

200
|

100
|-
|

6
|

240
|

120
|-
|

7
|

280
|

140
|-
|

8
|

300
|

160
|}

'''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 300 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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5]].

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

{| border = 1
|-
!Component
!Description
|-
|
Cisco WebEx Node for MCS
|

Cisco WebEx Node is deployed on Cisco Media Convergence Servers (MCS) or for Virtual Machines (VM) on Cisco Unified Computing Servers (UCS).

Supports the following:
* Cisco WebEx web meetings mixed for internal network users.
* In '''WebEx-scheduling deployments''', a maximum of four Cisco WebEx Nodes per system for a total of 2000 web sessions.
* In '''MeetingPlace-scheduling deployments''', a maximum of three Cisco WebEx Nodes per system for a total of 1500 web sessions using the HMS and 1200 web sessions using the EMS.

'''Notes:'''
*Ports on the Cisco WebEx Node are ''not'' hot failover ports. If one of the Cisco WebEx Nodes go down, you will lose all of its port capacity (500 ports). We recommend that you have at least one Cisco WebEx Node on standby at all times.
* Cisco WebEx Node for MCS does not support recordings or WebEx webcam video for internal meeting types.

For more information about the Cisco WebEx Node for MCS, see http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10728/index.html.

For system capacity information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

|-
|
Cisco WebEx Node for ASR
|
Cisco WebEx Node is deployed as a shared port adapter for the Cisco ASR 1000 series router.

Supports the following:
* Cisco WebEx web meetings mixed for internal network users
* Cisco WebEx high-quality or high definition webcam video for internal network users
* Release 8.5 supports an unlimited number of ASR 1000 routers for capacity.
* ASR software version 3.6 supports the latest Webex version of software.

For more information about the Cisco WebEx Node for ASR, see http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10353/index.html.
|}

==== Operating System ====

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

==== Supported Hardware ====

One of the following:

*Cisco UCS C210 M2
*Cisco UCS C200 M2
*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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Virtual Machine Requirements|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 ''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.

{| border = 1
|-
!Cisco Server Version
!Description
|-
|
UCS C210 M2
|

Bare Metal 2xCPUs (as indicated below), 6x300GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz

|-
|
UCS C200 M2
|
Cisco UCS C200 M2: Tested reference configuration 1:

• Cisco UCS C200 M2 General-Purpose Rack-Mount Server
• Dual quad-core Intel 2.13-GHz Xeon E5506 processors
• 24-GB RAM
• Four 1-TB hard drives
• Three motherboard built-in Ethernet ports (2 for network and 1 for Cisco UCS C-Series Integrated Management Controller)

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

|-
|

UCS B200 M2
|

2xCPUs (as indicated below), 2x146GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5680 3.33 GHz
*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz (Supported with Release 8.5.2 only)

|-
|

MCS 7845-I3-RC2
|
Dual Intel E5540 2.53 GHz, 4x300 HDD, 8GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX693A

|-
|

MCS 7845-I2-RC2 (end-of-sale 12/09)
|
Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4x146GB HDD, 4GB RAM

'''Note: ''' Supports a maximum of 250 sessions per server.

|-
|

MCS 7845-H2-RC2 (end-of-sale 7/09)
|
Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4X146 GB HDD, 4GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G5 Server, part number 470064-887

|-
|

MCS 7835-I3-RC1
|

Single Intel 5504 Quad-core 2.00 GHz, 2x146 HDD, 4 GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX690A

|-
|

Cisco ASR 1000 router
|
For product information, see http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9343/index.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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Virtual Machine Requirements|Virtual Machine Requirements]].

For additional information about Cisco UCS specifications, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8.5 Hardware Specification for Cisco UCS Platforms|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, the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Server is also supported on VMware ESX(i) 4.1 and later 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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning Your Deployment|Planning Your Deployment]].

*For system capacity information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5]].

==== Operating System ====

{| border = 1
|-
!Cisco Platform
!Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Windows OS Version
|-
|

7845-I3-RC2

7845-I3-RC1

7835-I3-RC1
|

5.0.0.3 (MPWinOS_I3_5003.iso)
|-
|

7845-I2-RC2

7835-I2-RC2

|
4.1.0.3 (MPWinOS_I2_4103.iso)

|-
|

7845-H2-RC2

|
4.1.0.2 (MPWinOS_H2_4102.iso)
|-
|
UCS C210 M2

UCS C200 M2

UCS B200 M2
|
1.0.0.2 (MPWinOS_VM_1002.iso)

'''Note:''' The MeetingPlace Windows OS is supported on virtualized Cisco UCS platforms in Release 8.5.2 only.

|}

'''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.

==== Hardware ====

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

{| border = 1
|-
!Cisco Server
!Description
!Notes
|-
|
UCS C210 M2
|

Bare Metal 2xCPUs (as indicated below), 6x300GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz

|
Supported in Release 8.5.2+ only
|-
|
UCS C200 M2
|

Bare Metal 1xCPU (as indicated below), 4x300GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 1 vSphere Standard or Advanced Edition

Supported CPUs:

*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz
|
Supported in Release 8.5.2+ only

|-
|

UCS B200 M2
|

2xCPUs (as indicated below); 2x146GB HDD; 16GB RAM; 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5680 3.33 GHz
*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz
|
Supported in Release 8.5.2+ only
|-
|

MCS 7845-I3-RC1

|

Single Intel 5540 Quad-core 2.53 GHz, 4x146HDD, 6GB RAM

|

--
|-
|
MCS 7845-I3-RC2
|
Dual Intel E5540 2.53 GHz; 4x300 HDD, 8GB RAM

|

--
|-
|

MCS 7845-I2-RC2 (end-of-sale 12/09)
|
Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4x 146GB HDD, 4GB RAM

|

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX693A

|-
|

MCS 7845-H2-RC2 (end-of-sale 7/09)
|
Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4X146 GB HDD, 4GB RAM

|
HP equivalent: DL380-G5 Server, part number 470064-887

|-
|
MCS 7835-I3-RC1
|

Single Intel 5504 Quad-core 2.00 GHz, 2x146 HDD, 4 GB RAM

|

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX690A

|-
|
MCS 7835-I2-RC2 (end-of-sale 12/09)

|
Single Xeon 5140 2.33GHz Dual-Core, 2x146GB HDD, 2GB RAM, Requires +2GIG RAM (4 total)

|

--

|}

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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Hardware|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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Compatibility Matrix#Audio Endpoint Compatibility|Audio Endpoint Compatibility]].

==Video Requirements==

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

{| border = 1
|-
!Video Option
!Description
!Supported Deployments
|-
|
WebEx webcam video
|
*Cisco WebEx high-quality video supports webcam devices only and is mixed in the WebEx collaboration cloud via the WebEx client when users join a meeting
*Optionally, Cisco Webex Node for ASR with Video SPA is deployed to mix high-quality video on-premises.
|
*WebEx-scheduling

*MeetingPlace-scheduling
|-
|
MeetingPlace standards-based video
|

*MeetingPlace video is standards-based video only (H.323/SIP/SCCP)
* Displays the video conference on the video devices (not inside the video window of the web meeting room).
*MeetingPlace standards-based video deployed on Express Media Server (EMS) will affect capacity based on the type of video used and bandwidth settings allowed to join. EMS video is “switched” video. It does not have transrating or transcoding capability.
*Hardware Media Server (HMS) provides continuous presence and transrating and transcoding for standards-based video devices.
*For the best user experience, EMS or HMS must be deployed regionally on all Conferencing nodes.
|
*Audio-only

*WebEx-scheduling

*MeetingPlace-scheduling

|}

'''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.
* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning to Install Your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 System#Scalability for Voice and Video Systems|Scalability for Voice and Video Systems]]
* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning to Install Your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 System#Scalability for Web Conferencing|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.

[[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning to Install Your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 System#Table: Audio and Video Scalability Numbers for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace|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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning the Capacity of your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System#Planning the Capacity of your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System|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=====

{| border = 1
|-
!<colspan="1" rowspan="2">| 

!<td colspan="4" rowspan="1">|Maximum Number of Calls that are Supported
|-

|-
!System Mode
!Application Server hosted on Cisco MCS 7835-I3-RC1
!Application Server hosted on Cisco MCS 7845-H2-RC2 or 7845-I2-RC2
!Application Server hosted on Cisco MCS MCS-7845-I3-RC2
!Application Server hosted on Cisco UCS B or C Series Server
|-
|

Hardware Media Server
|

Audio: 2000 (G.711) or 1328 (G.722/G.729/iLBC)

Video: 300 (160 at 2 MB or 300 at 384 Kbps)
|

Audio: 2000 (G.711) or 1328 (G.722/G.729/iLBC)

Video: 300 (160 at 2 MB or 300 at 384 Kbps)
|

Audio: 2000 (G.711) or 1328 (G.722/G.729/iLBC)

Video: 300 (160 at 2 MB or 300 at 384 Kbps)
|
Audio: 2000 (G.711) or 1328 (G.722/G.729/iLBC)

Video: 300 (160 at 2 MB or 300 at 384 Kbps)
|
|-
|

Express Media Server in high-capacity mode
|

Audio only: 400 (G.711) or 66 in high quality mode (G.722/G.729)

Audio/Video:
* 200 using H.264 AVC Level 1.1 video
* 133 using H.263 or H.264 AVC Level 1.3 video
* 57 using H.264 AVC Level 3.0 or H.264 AVC Level 3.1 video
|

Audio only: 500 (G.711) or 83 in high quality mode (G.722/G.729)

Audio/Video:
* 250 using H.264 AVC Level 1.1 video
* 166 using H.263 or H.264 AVC Level 1.3 video
* 71 using H.264 AVC Level 3.0 or H.264 AVC Level 3.1 video
|

Audio only: 1200 (G.711) or 200 in high quality mode (G.722/G.729)

Audio/Video:
* 600 using H.264 AVC Level 1.1 video
* 400 using H.263 or H.264 AVC Level 1.3 video
* 170 using H.264 AVC Level 3.0 or H.264 AVC Level 3.1 video
|

Audio only: 1200 (G.711) or 200 in high quality mode (G.722/G.729)

Audio/Video:
* 600 using H.264 AVC Level 1.1 video
* 400 using H.263 or H.264 AVC Level 1.3 video
* 170 using H.264 AVC Level 3.0 or H.264 AVC Level 3.1 video

|}

=== 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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning a Multinode Deployment|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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning the Capacity of your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System|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.

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

* 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:

* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Requirements for Audio-Only Deployments|System Requirements for Audio-Only Deployments]]

* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Requirements for WebEx-Scheduling Deployments|System Requirements for WebEx-Scheduling Deployments (multinode)]]

* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Requirements for MeetingPlace-Scheduling Deployments|System Requirements for MeetingPlace-Scheduling Deployments]]

==Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8.5 Hardware Specification for Cisco UCS Platforms==

'''Notes:'''
*For system capacity information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|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 ESX(i) 4.1 running Enterprise Plus Edition VMware license for C210/B200 and Standard for C200
*Install one virtual machine, per blade on a supported Cisco Unified Computer Server (UCS)
* LAN connection must support up to 1GB/s
* Component-specific requirements are indicated in the following table:

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!Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Component
!Minimum Virtual Machine Requirements
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Application Server/Express Media Server or combined
Meeting Director/Application Server/Express Media Server
(Less than 4 Audio node total allowed)
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8 virtual CPU (2.4 GHz), 8GB RAM, 300GB hard drive (C210/B200)
*Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X

4 virtual CPU, 16GB RAM, 300GB hard drive, (C200)
*Standard or Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X
|-
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Meeting Director (Standalone for more than 4 Audio node deployment)
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8 virtual CPU (2.4 GHz), 8GB RAM, 300GB hard drive (C210/B200)
*Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X

4 virtual CPU, 8GB RAM, 300GB hard drive, (C200)
*Standard or Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X
|-
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Cisco WebEx Node for MCS
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8 virtual CPU (2.4 GHz), 8GB RAM, 300GB hard drive (C210/B200)
*Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X

4 virtual CPU, 8GB RAM, 300GB hard drive, (C200)
*Standard or Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X
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MeetingPlace Web Server
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4 virtual CPU (2.4 GHz), 4GB RAM, 300GB hard drive (C200/C210/B200)
*Standard or Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X
*MeetingPlace Web Server release 8.5.1 is NOT supported on UCS

|}

'''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 VMware Tools when installing Cisco Unified MeetingPlace on a virtual machine. Failing to install VMware Tools can lead to serious performance degradation of the system in certain circumstances.

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 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/Unified_Computing_System_Hardware#Hardware_Requirements

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.

{| border = 1
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!Ordered Item
!Quantity
!Description
|-
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R210-2121605W
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1
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UCS C210 M2 Srvr w/1PSU, w/o CPU, mem, HDD, DVD or PCIe card
|-
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CAB-9K12A-NA
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2
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Power Cord, 125VAC 13A NEMA 5-15 Plug, North America
|-
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N20-AE0002
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1
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UCS M71KR-E Emulex Converged Network Adapter/PCIe/2port 10Gb
|-
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N01-M304GB1
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4
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4GB DDR3-1333MHz RDIMM/PC3-10600/dual rank 1Gb DRAMs
|-
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A03-D300GA2
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6
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300GB 6Gb SAS 10K RPM SFF HDD/hot plug/drive sled mounted
|-
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R210-ODVDRW
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1
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DVD-RW Drive for UCS C210 M1 Rack Servers
|-
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R200-TPM1
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1
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TPM Module for UCS C200 M1 and C210 M1 Rack Server
|-
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R210-SASXPAND
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1
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SAS Extender (servers requiring </= 8 HDDs) for UCS C210 M1
|-
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R2X0-PSU2-650W-SB
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1
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650W power supply, w/added 5A Standby for UCS C200 or C210
|-
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A01-X0105
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2
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2.66GHz Xeon X5650 95W CPU/12MB cache/DDR3 1333MHz
|-
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VMW-VS-ENTP-1A
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2
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VMware vSphere Enterprise Plus (1 CPU), 1yr support required
|-
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CON-ISV1-VSENTP1A
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1
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ISV 24X7 VMware vSphere EntPlus1CPU 1Yr RQD
|-
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R2XX-PL003
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1
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LSI 6G MegaRAID 9261-8i card (RAID 0,1,5,6,10,60) - 512WC
|-
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R2XX-LBBU
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1
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Battery Backup for the RAID controller (Highly recommended)
|-
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N20-BBLKD
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10
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HDD slot blanking panel for UCS B-Series Blade Servers
|-
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R200-PCIBLKF1
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4
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PCIe Full Height blanking panel for UCS C-Series Rack Server
|-
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SASCBLSHORT-003
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2
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Short SAS Cable for C210
|-
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R210-BHTS1
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2
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CPU heat sink for UCS C210 M1 Rack Server
|-
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R2X0-PSU2-650W-SB
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1
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650W power supply, w/added 5A Standby for UCS C200 or C210
|-
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CON-UCS7-R210W
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1
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UC SUPPORT 24X7X4OS UCSC210 M2Svr w/1PSU w/o CPU Mem HDD
|-
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R2XX-CMAG3-1032
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1
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Cable Mgmt Arm for R2XX-G31032RAIL for C200/C210
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R2XX-G31032RAIL
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1
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G3 shorter stronger Rail Kit for UCS 200, 210 Rack Servers

|}

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 (Bare metal spec with 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 bare metal series order 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.

{| border = 1
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!Ordered Item
!Quantity
!Description
|-
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R200-1120402W
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1
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UCS C200 M2 Srvr w/1PSU, DVD w/o CPU, mem, HDD or PCIe card
|-
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R200-BHTS1
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1
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CPU heat sink for UCS C200 M1 Rack Server
|-
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R200-PCIBLKF1
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1
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PCIe Full Height blanking panel for UCS C-Series Rack Server
|-
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R200-SASCBL-001
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1
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Internal SAS Cable for a base UCS C200 M1 Server
|-
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R2X0-PSU2-650W-SB
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1
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650W power supply, w/added 5A Standby for UCS C200 or C210
|-
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R2XX-PSUBLKP
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1
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Power supply unit blnking pnl for UCS 200 M1 or 210 M1
|-
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A01-X0111
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1
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2.40GHz Xeon E5620 80W CPU/12MB cache/DDR3 1066MHz
|-
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CAB-9K12A-NA
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1
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Power Cord, 125VAC 13A NEMA 5-15 Plug, North America
|-
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N01-M304GB1
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4
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4GB DDR3-1333MHz RDIMM/PC3-10600/dual rank 1Gb DRAMs
|-
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R200-D300GB03
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4
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Gen 2 300GB SAS 15K RPM 3.5in HDD/hot plug/C200 drive sled
|-
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R200-PL004
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1
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LSI 6G MegaRAID 9260-4i card (RAID 0,1,5,6,10,60) - 512WC
|-
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R200-TPM1
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1
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TPM Module for UCS C200 M1 and C210 M1 Rack Server
|-
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R2XX-LBBU
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1
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Battery Back-up
|-
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VMW-VS-ADV-1A
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1
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VMware vSphere Advanced (1 CPU), 1yr support required
|-
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CON-ISV1-VSADV1A
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1
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ISV 24X7 VMware vSphere Adv 1 CPU 1 Yr RQD
|-
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CON-UCS7-R200W
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1
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UC SUPPORT 24X7X4OS UCSC200 M2Svr w/1PSU DVD w/o CPU Mem
|}

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

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/Unified_Computing_System_Hardware#Hardware_Requirements

'''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.

{| border = 1
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!Ordered Item
!Quantity
!Description
|-
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N20-C6508-UPG
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1
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UCS 5108 Blade Svr AC Chassis/0 PSU/8 fans/0 fabric extender
|-
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N20-B6625-1D
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1
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UCS B200 M2 Blade Server w/o CPU, memory, HDD, mezzanine
|-
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A01-X0100
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2
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3.33GHz Xeon X5680 130W CPU/12MB cache/DDR3 1333MHz
|-
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N01-M304GB1
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4
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4GB DDR3-1333MHz RDIMM/PC3-10600/dual rank 1Gb DRAMs
|-
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A03-D146GA2
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2
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146GB 6Gb SAS 10K RPM SFF HDD/hot plug/drive sled mounted
|-
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N20-AE0002
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1
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UCS M71KR-E Emulex Converged Network Adapter/PCIe/2port 10Gb
|-
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N20-BHTS1
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2
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CPU heat sink for UCS B200 Blade Server
|-
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N20-CAK
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1
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Access. kit for 5108 Blade Chassis incl Railkit, KVM dongle
|-
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N20-PAC5-2500W
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2
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2500W AC power supply unit for UCS 5108
|-
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CAB-C19-CBN
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2
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Cabinet Jumper Power Cord, 250 VAC 16A, C20-C19 Connectors
|-
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N20-CBLKB1
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7
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Blade slot blanking panel for UCS 5108/single slot
|-
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N20-CBLKP
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2
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Power supply unit blanking panel for UCS 5108
|-
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N20-FAN5
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8
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Fan module for UCS 5108
|-
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N01-UAC1
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1
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Single phase AC power module for UCS 5108
|-
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N20-CBLKI
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1
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Fabric extender slot blanking panel for UCS 5108
|-
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N20-I6584
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1
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UCS 2104XP Fabric Extender/4 external 10Gb ports
|}

'''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.

====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:

{| border = 1
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!Ordered Item
!Quantity
!Description
|-
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N20-B6625-1-UPG
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1
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UCS B200 M2 Blade Server w/o CPU, memory, HDD, mezzanine
|-
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A03-D146GA2
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2
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146GB 6Gb SAS 10K RPM SFF HDD/hot plug/drive sled mounted
|-
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N20-AE0002
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1
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UCS M71KR-E Emulex Converged Network Adapter/PCIe/2port 10Gb
|-
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A01-X0100
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2
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3.33GHz Xeon X5680 130W CPU/12MB cache/DDR3 1333MHz
|-
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N20-BHTS1
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2
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CPU heat sink for UCS B200 Blade Server
|-
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VMW-VS-ENTP-1A
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2
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VMware vSphere Enterprise Plus (1 CPU), 1yr support required
|-
|

CON-ISV1-VSENTP1A
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1
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ISV 24X7 VMware vSphere EntPlus1CPU 1Yr RQD
|-
|

N01-M304GB1
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4
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4GB DDR3-1333MHz RDIMM/PC3-10600/dual rank 1Gb DRAMs
|-
|

CON-UCS7-B66251U
|
1
|
UC SUPPORT 24X7X4OS UCSB200 M2 Blade Svr w/o CPU Mem HDD Mez

|}

====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 ESX(i) 4.1 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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|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/Unified_Computing_System_Hardware#Hardware_Requirements

*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/Unified_Computing_System_Hardware#Hardware_Requirements

*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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Virtual Machine Requirements|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.

{| border = 1
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!Cisco Server
!Description
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UCS C210 M2 or UCS-C210M2-VCD2

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Bare Metal 2xCPUs (as indicated below), 6x300GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz

|-
|
UCS C200 M2 or UCS-C200M2-VCD2

'''Note:''' This system is supported with Release 8.5.2 and later and is less scalable.
|

UCS C200 M2: Bare Metal 1xCPU (as indicated below), 4x300GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 1 vSphere Standard or Advanced Edition

Supported CPUs:

*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz
*E5620 2.4 GHz
*E5506 2.13 GHz(2xE5506 2.13GHz CPU,24GB RAM,4x1TB HDD)

UCS-C200M2-VCD2: 2xE5506 2.13GHz CPUs, 4x1TB HDD, 24GB RAM, VMware Enterprise Plus edition

|-
|

UCS B200 M2 or UCS-B200M2-VCS1

|
2xCPUs (as indicated below), 2x146GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5680 3.33 GHz
*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz (Supported with Release 8.5.2 only)

|-
|

MCS 7845-I3-RC2
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Dual Intel E5540 2.53 GHz, 4x300 HDD, 8GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX693A
|-
|

MCS 7845-I2-RC2 (end-of-sale 12/09)
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Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4x146GB HDD, 4GB RAM

|-
|

MCS 7845-H2-RC2 (end-of-sale 7/09)
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Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4X146 GB HDD, 4GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G5 Server, part number 470064-887

|-
|

MCS 7835-I3-RC1
|

Single Intel 5504 Quad-core 2.00 GHz, 2x146 HDD, 4GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX690A

'''Note:''' The MCS 7835-I3-RC1 does not support multinode deployments.

|}

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 Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8.5 Hardware Specification for Cisco UCS Platforms|Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8.5 Hardware Specification for Cisco UCS Platforms]].

== 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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|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====

Release 8.5.2 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 both Release 8.5.1 and Release 8.5.2.

== 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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|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.

{| border = 1
|-
!Number of Audio Blades
!Number of Supported Audio Ports in 250 Ports/Blade Mode
!Number of Supported Audio Ports in 166 Ports/Blade Mode
!Number of Supported Audio Ports in TLS/SRTP Mode in a MeetingPlace-Scheduling/Audio-Only Deployment
|-
|

1
|

250
|

166
|
120
|-
|

2
|

500
|

332
|
200
|-
|

3
|

750
|

498
|
249
|-
|

4
|

1000
|

664
|
249
|-
|

5
|

1250
|

830
|
249
|-
|

6
|

1500
|

996
|
249
|-
|

7
|

1750
|

1162
|
249
|-
|

8
|

2000
|

1328
|
249
|}

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.

{| border = 1
|-
!Number of Video Blades
!Number of Supported Standard Rate Video Ports
!Number of Supported High Rate Video Ports
|-
|

1
|

40
|

20
|-
|

2
|

80
|

40
|-
|

3
|

120
|

60
|-
|

4
|

160
|

80
|-
|

5
|

200
|

100
|-
|

6
|

240
|

120
|-
|

7
|

280
|

140
|-
|

8
|

300
|

160
|}

'''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 300 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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5]].

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

{| border = 1
|-
!Component
!Description
|-
|
Cisco WebEx Node for MCS
|

Cisco WebEx Node is deployed on Cisco Media Convergence Servers (MCS) or for Virtual Machines (VM) on Cisco Unified Computing Servers (UCS).

Supports the following:
* Cisco WebEx web meetings mixed for internal network users.
* In '''WebEx-scheduling deployments''', a maximum of four Cisco WebEx Nodes per system for a total of 2000 web sessions.
* In '''MeetingPlace-scheduling deployments''', a maximum of three Cisco WebEx Nodes per system for a total of 1500 web sessions using the HMS and 1200 web sessions using the EMS.

'''Notes:'''
*Ports on the Cisco WebEx Node are ''not'' hot failover ports. If one of the Cisco WebEx Nodes go down, you will lose all of its port capacity (500 ports). We recommend that you have at least one Cisco WebEx Node on standby at all times.
* Cisco WebEx Node for MCS does not support recordings or WebEx webcam video for internal meeting types.

For more information about the Cisco WebEx Node for MCS, see http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10728/index.html.

For system capacity information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

|-
|
Cisco WebEx Node for ASR
|
Cisco WebEx Node is deployed as a shared port adapter for the Cisco ASR 1000 series router.

Supports the following:
* Cisco WebEx web meetings mixed for internal network users
* Cisco WebEx high-quality or high definition webcam video for internal network users
* Release 8.5 supports an unlimited number of ASR 1000 routers for capacity.
* ASR software version 3.6 supports the latest Webex version of software.

For more information about the Cisco WebEx Node for ASR, see http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10353/index.html.
|}

==== Operating System ====

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

==== Supported Hardware ====

One of the following:

*Cisco UCS C210 M2
*Cisco UCS C200 M2
*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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Virtual Machine Requirements|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 ''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.

{| border = 1
|-
!Cisco Server Version
!Description
|-
|
UCS C210 M2
|

Bare Metal 2xCPUs (as indicated below), 6x300GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz

|-
|
UCS C200 M2
|
Cisco UCS C200 M2: Tested reference configuration 1:

• Cisco UCS C200 M2 General-Purpose Rack-Mount Server
• Dual quad-core Intel 2.13-GHz Xeon E5506 processors
• 24-GB RAM
• Four 1-TB hard drives
• Three motherboard built-in Ethernet ports (2 for network and 1 for Cisco UCS C-Series Integrated Management Controller)

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

|-
|

UCS B200 M2
|

2xCPUs (as indicated below), 2x146GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5680 3.33 GHz
*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz (Supported with Release 8.5.2 only)

|-
|

MCS 7845-I3-RC2
|
Dual Intel E5540 2.53 GHz, 4x300 HDD, 8GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX693A

|-
|

MCS 7845-I2-RC2 (end-of-sale 12/09)
|
Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4x146GB HDD, 4GB RAM

'''Note: ''' Supports a maximum of 250 sessions per server.

|-
|

MCS 7845-H2-RC2 (end-of-sale 7/09)
|
Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4X146 GB HDD, 4GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G5 Server, part number 470064-887

|-
|

MCS 7835-I3-RC1
|

Single Intel 5504 Quad-core 2.00 GHz, 2x146 HDD, 4 GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX690A

|-
|

Cisco ASR 1000 router
|
For product information, see http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9343/index.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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Virtual Machine Requirements|Virtual Machine Requirements]].

For additional information about Cisco UCS specifications, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8.5 Hardware Specification for Cisco UCS Platforms|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, the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Server is also supported on VMware ESX(i) 4.1 and later 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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning Your Deployment|Planning Your Deployment]].

*For system capacity information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5]].

==== Operating System ====

{| border = 1
|-
!Cisco Platform
!Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Windows OS Version
|-
|

7845-I3-RC2

7845-I3-RC1

7835-I3-RC1
|

5.0.0.3 (MPWinOS_I3_5003.iso)
|-
|

7845-I2-RC2

7835-I2-RC2

|
4.1.0.3 (MPWinOS_I2_4103.iso)

|-
|

7845-H2-RC2

|
4.1.0.2 (MPWinOS_H2_4102.iso)
|-
|
UCS C210 M2

UCS C200 M2

UCS B200 M2
|
1.0.0.2 (MPWinOS_VM_1002.iso)

'''Note:''' The MeetingPlace Windows OS is supported on virtualized Cisco UCS platforms in Release 8.5.2 only.

|}

'''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.

==== Hardware ====

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

{| border = 1
|-
!Cisco Server
!Description
!Notes
|-
|
UCS C210 M2
|

Bare Metal 2xCPUs (as indicated below), 6x300GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz

|
Supported in Release 8.5.2+ only
|-
|
UCS C200 M2
|

Bare Metal 1xCPU (as indicated below), 4x300GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 1 vSphere Standard or Advanced Edition

Supported CPUs:

*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz
|
Supported in Release 8.5.2+ only

|-
|

UCS B200 M2
|

2xCPUs (as indicated below); 2x146GB HDD; 16GB RAM; 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5680 3.33 GHz
*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz
|
Supported in Release 8.5.2+ only
|-
|

MCS 7845-I3-RC1

|

Single Intel 5540 Quad-core 2.53 GHz, 4x146HDD, 6GB RAM

|

--
|-
|
MCS 7845-I3-RC2
|
Dual Intel E5540 2.53 GHz; 4x300 HDD, 8GB RAM

|

--
|-
|

MCS 7845-I2-RC2 (end-of-sale 12/09)
|
Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4x 146GB HDD, 4GB RAM

|

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX693A

|-
|

MCS 7845-H2-RC2 (end-of-sale 7/09)
|
Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4X146 GB HDD, 4GB RAM

|
HP equivalent: DL380-G5 Server, part number 470064-887

|-
|
MCS 7835-I3-RC1
|

Single Intel 5504 Quad-core 2.00 GHz, 2x146 HDD, 4 GB RAM

|

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX690A

|-
|
MCS 7835-I2-RC2 (end-of-sale 12/09)

|
Single Xeon 5140 2.33GHz Dual-Core, 2x146GB HDD, 2GB RAM, Requires +2GIG RAM (4 total)

|

--

|}

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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Hardware|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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Compatibility Matrix#Audio Endpoint Compatibility|Audio Endpoint Compatibility]].

==Video Requirements==

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

{| border = 1
|-
!Video Option
!Description
!Supported Deployments
|-
|
WebEx webcam video
|
*Cisco WebEx high-quality video supports webcam devices only and is mixed in the WebEx collaboration cloud via the WebEx client when users join a meeting
*Optionally, Cisco Webex Node for ASR with Video SPA is deployed to mix high-quality video on-premises.
|
*WebEx-scheduling

*MeetingPlace-scheduling
|-
|
MeetingPlace standards-based video
|

*MeetingPlace video is standards-based video only (H.323/SIP/SCCP)
* Displays the video conference on the video devices (not inside the video window of the web meeting room).
*MeetingPlace standards-based video deployed on Express Media Server (EMS) will affect capacity based on the type of video used and bandwidth settings allowed to join. EMS video is “switched” video. It does not have transrating or transcoding capability.
*Hardware Media Server (HMS) provides continuous presence and transrating and transcoding for standards-based video devices.
*For the best user experience, EMS or HMS must be deployed regionally on all Conferencing nodes.
|
*Audio-only

*WebEx-scheduling

*MeetingPlace-scheduling

|}

'''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.
* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning to Install Your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 System#Scalability for Voice and Video Systems|Scalability for Voice and Video Systems]]
* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning to Install Your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 System#Scalability for Web Conferencing|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.

[[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning to Install Your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 System#Table: Audio and Video Scalability Numbers for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace|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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning the Capacity of your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System#Planning the Capacity of your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System|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=====

{| border = 1
|-
!<colspan="1" rowspan="2">| 

!<td colspan="4" rowspan="1">|Maximum Number of Calls that are Supported
|-

|-
!System Mode
!Application Server hosted on Cisco MCS 7835-I3-RC1
!Application Server hosted on Cisco MCS 7845-H2-RC2 or 7845-I2-RC2
!Application Server hosted on Cisco MCS MCS-7845-I3-RC2
!Application Server hosted on Cisco UCS B or C Series Server
|-
|

Hardware Media Server
|

Audio: 2000 (G.711) or 1328 (G.722/G.729/iLBC)

Video: 300 (160 at 2 MB or 300 at 384 Kbps)
|

Audio: 2000 (G.711) or 1328 (G.722/G.729/iLBC)

Video: 300 (160 at 2 MB or 300 at 384 Kbps)
|

Audio: 2000 (G.711) or 1328 (G.722/G.729/iLBC)

Video: 300 (160 at 2 MB or 300 at 384 Kbps)
|
Audio: 2000 (G.711) or 1328 (G.722/G.729/iLBC)

Video: 300 (160 at 2 MB or 300 at 384 Kbps)
|
|-
|

Express Media Server in high-capacity mode
|

Audio only: 400 (G.711) or 66 in high quality mode (G.722/G.729)

Audio/Video:
* 200 using H.264 AVC Level 1.1 video
* 133 using H.263 or H.264 AVC Level 1.3 video
* 57 using H.264 AVC Level 3.0 or H.264 AVC Level 3.1 video
|

Audio only: 500 (G.711) or 83 in high quality mode (G.722/G.729)

Audio/Video:
* 250 using H.264 AVC Level 1.1 video
* 166 using H.263 or H.264 AVC Level 1.3 video
* 71 using H.264 AVC Level 3.0 or H.264 AVC Level 3.1 video
|

Audio only: 1200 (G.711) or 200 in high quality mode (G.722/G.729)

Audio/Video:
* 600 using H.264 AVC Level 1.1 video
* 400 using H.263 or H.264 AVC Level 1.3 video
* 170 using H.264 AVC Level 3.0 or H.264 AVC Level 3.1 video
|

Audio only: 1200 (G.711) or 200 in high quality mode (G.722/G.729)

Audio/Video:
* 600 using H.264 AVC Level 1.1 video
* 400 using H.263 or H.264 AVC Level 1.3 video
* 170 using H.264 AVC Level 3.0 or H.264 AVC Level 3.1 video

|}

=== 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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning a Multinode Deployment|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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning the Capacity of your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System|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.

[[Category:Requirements for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5]]

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

* 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:

* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Requirements for Audio-Only Deployments|System Requirements for Audio-Only Deployments]]

* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Requirements for WebEx-Scheduling Deployments|System Requirements for WebEx-Scheduling Deployments (multinode)]]

* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Requirements for MeetingPlace-Scheduling Deployments|System Requirements for MeetingPlace-Scheduling Deployments]]

==Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8.5 Hardware Specification for Cisco UCS Platforms==

'''Notes:'''
*For system capacity information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|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 ESX(i) 4.1 running Enterprise Plus Edition VMware license for C210/B200 and Standard for C200
*Install one virtual machine, per blade on a supported Cisco Unified Computer Server (UCS)
* LAN connection must support up to 1GB/s
* Component-specific requirements are indicated in the following table:

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!Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Component
!Minimum Virtual Machine Requirements
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Application Server/Express Media Server or combined
Meeting Director/Application Server/Express Media Server
(Less than 4 Audio node total allowed)
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8 virtual CPU (2.4 GHz), 8GB RAM, 300GB hard drive (C210/B200)
*Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X

4 virtual CPU, 16GB RAM, 300GB hard drive, (C200)
*Standard or Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X
|-
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Meeting Director (Standalone for more than 4 Audio node deployment)
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8 virtual CPU (2.4 GHz), 8GB RAM, 300GB hard drive (C210/B200)
*Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X

4 virtual CPU, 8GB RAM, 300GB hard drive, (C200)
*Standard or Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X
|-
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Cisco WebEx Node for MCS
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8 virtual CPU (2.4 GHz), 8GB RAM, 300GB hard drive (C210/B200)
*Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X

4 virtual CPU, 8GB RAM, 300GB hard drive, (C200)
*Standard or Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X
|-
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MeetingPlace Web Server
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4 virtual CPU (2.4 GHz), 4GB RAM, 300GB hard drive (C200/C210/B200)
*Standard or Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X
*MeetingPlace Web Server release 8.5.1 is NOT supported on UCS

|}

'''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 VMware Tools when installing Cisco Unified MeetingPlace on a virtual machine. Failing to install VMware Tools can lead to serious performance degradation of the system in certain circumstances.

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 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/Unified_Computing_System_Hardware#Hardware_Requirements

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.

{| border = 1
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!Ordered Item
!Quantity
!Description
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R210-2121605W
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1
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UCS C210 M2 Srvr w/1PSU, w/o CPU, mem, HDD, DVD or PCIe card
|-
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CAB-9K12A-NA
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2
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Power Cord, 125VAC 13A NEMA 5-15 Plug, North America
|-
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N20-AE0002
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1
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UCS M71KR-E Emulex Converged Network Adapter/PCIe/2port 10Gb
|-
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N01-M304GB1
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4
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4GB DDR3-1333MHz RDIMM/PC3-10600/dual rank 1Gb DRAMs
|-
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A03-D300GA2
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6
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300GB 6Gb SAS 10K RPM SFF HDD/hot plug/drive sled mounted
|-
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R210-ODVDRW
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1
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DVD-RW Drive for UCS C210 M1 Rack Servers
|-
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R200-TPM1
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1
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TPM Module for UCS C200 M1 and C210 M1 Rack Server
|-
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R210-SASXPAND
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1
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SAS Extender (servers requiring </= 8 HDDs) for UCS C210 M1
|-
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R2X0-PSU2-650W-SB
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1
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650W power supply, w/added 5A Standby for UCS C200 or C210
|-
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A01-X0105
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2
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2.66GHz Xeon X5650 95W CPU/12MB cache/DDR3 1333MHz
|-
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VMW-VS-ENTP-1A
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2
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VMware vSphere Enterprise Plus (1 CPU), 1yr support required
|-
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CON-ISV1-VSENTP1A
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1
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ISV 24X7 VMware vSphere EntPlus1CPU 1Yr RQD
|-
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R2XX-PL003
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1
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LSI 6G MegaRAID 9261-8i card (RAID 0,1,5,6,10,60) - 512WC
|-
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R2XX-LBBU
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1
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Battery Backup for the RAID controller (Highly recommended)
|-
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N20-BBLKD
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10
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HDD slot blanking panel for UCS B-Series Blade Servers
|-
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R200-PCIBLKF1
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4
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PCIe Full Height blanking panel for UCS C-Series Rack Server
|-
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SASCBLSHORT-003
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2
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Short SAS Cable for C210
|-
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R210-BHTS1
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2
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CPU heat sink for UCS C210 M1 Rack Server
|-
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R2X0-PSU2-650W-SB
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1
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650W power supply, w/added 5A Standby for UCS C200 or C210
|-
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CON-UCS7-R210W
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1
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UC SUPPORT 24X7X4OS UCSC210 M2Svr w/1PSU w/o CPU Mem HDD
|-
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R2XX-CMAG3-1032
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1
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Cable Mgmt Arm for R2XX-G31032RAIL for C200/C210
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R2XX-G31032RAIL
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1
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G3 shorter stronger Rail Kit for UCS 200, 210 Rack Servers

|}

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 (Bare metal spec with 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 bare metal series order 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.

{| border = 1
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!Ordered Item
!Quantity
!Description
|-
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R200-1120402W
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1
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UCS C200 M2 Srvr w/1PSU, DVD w/o CPU, mem, HDD or PCIe card
|-
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R200-BHTS1
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1
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CPU heat sink for UCS C200 M1 Rack Server
|-
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R200-PCIBLKF1
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1
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PCIe Full Height blanking panel for UCS C-Series Rack Server
|-
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R200-SASCBL-001
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1
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Internal SAS Cable for a base UCS C200 M1 Server
|-
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R2X0-PSU2-650W-SB
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1
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650W power supply, w/added 5A Standby for UCS C200 or C210
|-
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R2XX-PSUBLKP
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1
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Power supply unit blnking pnl for UCS 200 M1 or 210 M1
|-
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A01-X0111
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1
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2.40GHz Xeon E5620 80W CPU/12MB cache/DDR3 1066MHz
|-
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CAB-9K12A-NA
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1
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Power Cord, 125VAC 13A NEMA 5-15 Plug, North America
|-
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N01-M304GB1
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4
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4GB DDR3-1333MHz RDIMM/PC3-10600/dual rank 1Gb DRAMs
|-
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R200-D300GB03
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4
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Gen 2 300GB SAS 15K RPM 3.5in HDD/hot plug/C200 drive sled
|-
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R200-PL004
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1
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LSI 6G MegaRAID 9260-4i card (RAID 0,1,5,6,10,60) - 512WC
|-
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R200-TPM1
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1
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TPM Module for UCS C200 M1 and C210 M1 Rack Server
|-
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R2XX-LBBU
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1
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Battery Back-up
|-
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VMW-VS-ADV-1A
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1
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VMware vSphere Advanced (1 CPU), 1yr support required
|-
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CON-ISV1-VSADV1A
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1
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ISV 24X7 VMware vSphere Adv 1 CPU 1 Yr RQD
|-
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CON-UCS7-R200W
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1
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UC SUPPORT 24X7X4OS UCSC200 M2Svr w/1PSU DVD w/o CPU Mem
|}

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

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/Unified_Computing_System_Hardware#Hardware_Requirements

'''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.

{| border = 1
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!Ordered Item
!Quantity
!Description
|-
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N20-C6508-UPG
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1
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UCS 5108 Blade Svr AC Chassis/0 PSU/8 fans/0 fabric extender
|-
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N20-B6625-1D
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1
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UCS B200 M2 Blade Server w/o CPU, memory, HDD, mezzanine
|-
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A01-X0100
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2
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3.33GHz Xeon X5680 130W CPU/12MB cache/DDR3 1333MHz
|-
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N01-M304GB1
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4
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4GB DDR3-1333MHz RDIMM/PC3-10600/dual rank 1Gb DRAMs
|-
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A03-D146GA2
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2
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146GB 6Gb SAS 10K RPM SFF HDD/hot plug/drive sled mounted
|-
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N20-AE0002
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1
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UCS M71KR-E Emulex Converged Network Adapter/PCIe/2port 10Gb
|-
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N20-BHTS1
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2
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CPU heat sink for UCS B200 Blade Server
|-
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N20-CAK
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1
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Access. kit for 5108 Blade Chassis incl Railkit, KVM dongle
|-
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N20-PAC5-2500W
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2
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2500W AC power supply unit for UCS 5108
|-
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CAB-C19-CBN
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2
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Cabinet Jumper Power Cord, 250 VAC 16A, C20-C19 Connectors
|-
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N20-CBLKB1
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7
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Blade slot blanking panel for UCS 5108/single slot
|-
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N20-CBLKP
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2
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Power supply unit blanking panel for UCS 5108
|-
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N20-FAN5
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8
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Fan module for UCS 5108
|-
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N01-UAC1
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1
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Single phase AC power module for UCS 5108
|-
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N20-CBLKI
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1
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Fabric extender slot blanking panel for UCS 5108
|-
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N20-I6584
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1
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UCS 2104XP Fabric Extender/4 external 10Gb ports
|}

'''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.

====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:

{| border = 1
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!Ordered Item
!Quantity
!Description
|-
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N20-B6625-1-UPG
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1
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UCS B200 M2 Blade Server w/o CPU, memory, HDD, mezzanine
|-
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A03-D146GA2
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2
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146GB 6Gb SAS 10K RPM SFF HDD/hot plug/drive sled mounted
|-
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N20-AE0002
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1
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UCS M71KR-E Emulex Converged Network Adapter/PCIe/2port 10Gb
|-
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A01-X0100
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2
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3.33GHz Xeon X5680 130W CPU/12MB cache/DDR3 1333MHz
|-
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N20-BHTS1
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2
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CPU heat sink for UCS B200 Blade Server
|-
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VMW-VS-ENTP-1A
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2
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VMware vSphere Enterprise Plus (1 CPU), 1yr support required
|-
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CON-ISV1-VSENTP1A
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1
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ISV 24X7 VMware vSphere EntPlus1CPU 1Yr RQD
|-
|

N01-M304GB1
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4
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4GB DDR3-1333MHz RDIMM/PC3-10600/dual rank 1Gb DRAMs
|-
|

CON-UCS7-B66251U
|
1
|
UC SUPPORT 24X7X4OS UCSB200 M2 Blade Svr w/o CPU Mem HDD Mez

|}

====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 ESX(i) 4.1 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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|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/Unified_Computing_System_Hardware#Hardware_Requirements

*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/Unified_Computing_System_Hardware#Hardware_Requirements

*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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Virtual Machine Requirements|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.

{| border = 1
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!Cisco Server
!Description
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UCS C210 M2 or UCS-C210M2-VCD2

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Bare Metal 2xCPUs (as indicated below), 6x300GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz

|-
|
UCS C200 M2 or UCS-C200M2-VCD2

'''Note:''' This system is supported with Release 8.5.2 only and is less scalable.
|

UCS C200 M2: Bare Metal 1xCPU (as indicated below), 4x300GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 1 vSphere Standard or Advanced Edition

Supported CPUs:

*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz
*E5620 2.4 GHz
*E5506 2.13 GHz(2xE5506 2.13GHz CPU,24GB RAM,4x1TB HDD)

UCS-C200M2-VCD2: 2xE5506 2.13GHz CPUs, 4x1TB HDD, 24GB RAM, VMware Enterprise Plus edition

|-
|

UCS B200 M2 or UCS-B200M2-VCS1

|
2xCPUs (as indicated below), 2x146GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5680 3.33 GHz
*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz (Supported with Release 8.5.2 only)

|-
|

MCS 7845-I3-RC2
|
Dual Intel E5540 2.53 GHz, 4x300 HDD, 8GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX693A
|-
|

MCS 7845-I2-RC2 (end-of-sale 12/09)
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Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4x146GB HDD, 4GB RAM

|-
|

MCS 7845-H2-RC2 (end-of-sale 7/09)
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Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4X146 GB HDD, 4GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G5 Server, part number 470064-887

|-
|

MCS 7835-I3-RC1
|

Single Intel 5504 Quad-core 2.00 GHz, 2x146 HDD, 4GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX690A

'''Note:''' The MCS 7835-I3-RC1 does not support multinode deployments.

|}

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 Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8.5 Hardware Specification for Cisco UCS Platforms|Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8.5 Hardware Specification for Cisco UCS Platforms]].

== 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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|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====

Release 8.5.2 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 both Release 8.5.1 and Release 8.5.2.

== 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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|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.

{| border = 1
|-
!Number of Audio Blades
!Number of Supported Audio Ports in 250 Ports/Blade Mode
!Number of Supported Audio Ports in 166 Ports/Blade Mode
!Number of Supported Audio Ports in TLS/SRTP Mode in a MeetingPlace-Scheduling/Audio-Only Deployment
|-
|

1
|

250
|

166
|
120
|-
|

2
|

500
|

332
|
200
|-
|

3
|

750
|

498
|
249
|-
|

4
|

1000
|

664
|
249
|-
|

5
|

1250
|

830
|
249
|-
|

6
|

1500
|

996
|
249
|-
|

7
|

1750
|

1162
|
249
|-
|

8
|

2000
|

1328
|
249
|}

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.

{| border = 1
|-
!Number of Video Blades
!Number of Supported Standard Rate Video Ports
!Number of Supported High Rate Video Ports
|-
|

1
|

40
|

20
|-
|

2
|

80
|

40
|-
|

3
|

120
|

60
|-
|

4
|

160
|

80
|-
|

5
|

200
|

100
|-
|

6
|

240
|

120
|-
|

7
|

280
|

140
|-
|

8
|

300
|

160
|}

'''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 300 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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5]].

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

{| border = 1
|-
!Component
!Description
|-
|
Cisco WebEx Node for MCS
|

Cisco WebEx Node is deployed on Cisco Media Convergence Servers (MCS) or for Virtual Machines (VM) on Cisco Unified Computing Servers (UCS).

Supports the following:
* Cisco WebEx web meetings mixed for internal network users.
* In '''WebEx-scheduling deployments''', a maximum of four Cisco WebEx Nodes per system for a total of 2000 web sessions.
* In '''MeetingPlace-scheduling deployments''', a maximum of three Cisco WebEx Nodes per system for a total of 1500 web sessions using the HMS and 1200 web sessions using the EMS.

'''Notes:'''
*Ports on the Cisco WebEx Node are ''not'' hot failover ports. If one of the Cisco WebEx Nodes go down, you will lose all of its port capacity (500 ports). We recommend that you have at least one Cisco WebEx Node on standby at all times.
* Cisco WebEx Node for MCS does not support recordings or WebEx webcam video for internal meeting types.

For more information about the Cisco WebEx Node for MCS, see http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10728/index.html.

For system capacity information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

|-
|
Cisco WebEx Node for ASR
|
Cisco WebEx Node is deployed as a shared port adapter for the Cisco ASR 1000 series router.

Supports the following:
* Cisco WebEx web meetings mixed for internal network users
* Cisco WebEx high-quality or high definition webcam video for internal network users
* Release 8.5 supports an unlimited number of ASR 1000 routers for capacity.
* ASR software version 3.6 supports the latest Webex version of software.

For more information about the Cisco WebEx Node for ASR, see http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10353/index.html.
|}

==== Operating System ====

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

==== Supported Hardware ====

One of the following:

*Cisco UCS C210 M2
*Cisco UCS C200 M2
*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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Virtual Machine Requirements|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 ''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.

{| border = 1
|-
!Cisco Server Version
!Description
|-
|
UCS C210 M2
|

Bare Metal 2xCPUs (as indicated below), 6x300GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz

|-
|
UCS C200 M2
|
Cisco UCS C200 M2: Tested reference configuration 1:

• Cisco UCS C200 M2 General-Purpose Rack-Mount Server
• Dual quad-core Intel 2.13-GHz Xeon E5506 processors
• 24-GB RAM
• Four 1-TB hard drives
• Three motherboard built-in Ethernet ports (2 for network and 1 for Cisco UCS C-Series Integrated Management Controller)

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

|-
|

UCS B200 M2
|

2xCPUs (as indicated below), 2x146GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5680 3.33 GHz
*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz (Supported with Release 8.5.2 only)

|-
|

MCS 7845-I3-RC2
|
Dual Intel E5540 2.53 GHz, 4x300 HDD, 8GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX693A

|-
|

MCS 7845-I2-RC2 (end-of-sale 12/09)
|
Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4x146GB HDD, 4GB RAM

'''Note: ''' Supports a maximum of 250 sessions per server.

|-
|

MCS 7845-H2-RC2 (end-of-sale 7/09)
|
Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4X146 GB HDD, 4GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G5 Server, part number 470064-887

|-
|

MCS 7835-I3-RC1
|

Single Intel 5504 Quad-core 2.00 GHz, 2x146 HDD, 4 GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX690A

|-
|

Cisco ASR 1000 router
|
For product information, see http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9343/index.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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Virtual Machine Requirements|Virtual Machine Requirements]].

For additional information about Cisco UCS specifications, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8.5 Hardware Specification for Cisco UCS Platforms|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, the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Server is also supported on VMware ESX(i) 4.1 and later 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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning Your Deployment|Planning Your Deployment]].

*For system capacity information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5]].

==== Operating System ====

{| border = 1
|-
!Cisco Platform
!Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Windows OS Version
|-
|

7845-I3-RC2

7845-I3-RC1

7835-I3-RC1
|

5.0.0.3 (MPWinOS_I3_5003.iso)
|-
|

7845-I2-RC2

7835-I2-RC2

|
4.1.0.3 (MPWinOS_I2_4103.iso)

|-
|

7845-H2-RC2

|
4.1.0.2 (MPWinOS_H2_4102.iso)
|-
|
UCS C210 M2

UCS C200 M2

UCS B200 M2
|
1.0.0.2 (MPWinOS_VM_1002.iso)

'''Note:''' The MeetingPlace Windows OS is supported on virtualized Cisco UCS platforms in Release 8.5.2 only.

|}

'''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.

==== Hardware ====

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

{| border = 1
|-
!Cisco Server
!Description
!Notes
|-
|
UCS C210 M2
|

Bare Metal 2xCPUs (as indicated below), 6x300GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz

|
Supported in Release 8.5.2+ only
|-
|
UCS C200 M2
|

Bare Metal 1xCPU (as indicated below), 4x300GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 1 vSphere Standard or Advanced Edition

Supported CPUs:

*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz
|
Supported in Release 8.5.2+ only

|-
|

UCS B200 M2
|

2xCPUs (as indicated below); 2x146GB HDD; 16GB RAM; 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5680 3.33 GHz
*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz
|
Supported in Release 8.5.2+ only
|-
|

MCS 7845-I3-RC1

|

Single Intel 5540 Quad-core 2.53 GHz, 4x146HDD, 6GB RAM

|

--
|-
|
MCS 7845-I3-RC2
|
Dual Intel E5540 2.53 GHz; 4x300 HDD, 8GB RAM

|

--
|-
|

MCS 7845-I2-RC2 (end-of-sale 12/09)
|
Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4x 146GB HDD, 4GB RAM

|

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX693A

|-
|

MCS 7845-H2-RC2 (end-of-sale 7/09)
|
Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4X146 GB HDD, 4GB RAM

|
HP equivalent: DL380-G5 Server, part number 470064-887

|-
|
MCS 7835-I3-RC1
|

Single Intel 5504 Quad-core 2.00 GHz, 2x146 HDD, 4 GB RAM

|

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX690A

|-
|
MCS 7835-I2-RC2 (end-of-sale 12/09)

|
Single Xeon 5140 2.33GHz Dual-Core, 2x146GB HDD, 2GB RAM, Requires +2GIG RAM (4 total)

|

--

|}

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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Hardware|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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Compatibility Matrix#Audio Endpoint Compatibility|Audio Endpoint Compatibility]].

==Video Requirements==

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

{| border = 1
|-
!Video Option
!Description
!Supported Deployments
|-
|
WebEx webcam video
|
*Cisco WebEx high-quality video supports webcam devices only and is mixed in the WebEx collaboration cloud via the WebEx client when users join a meeting
*Optionally, Cisco Webex Node for ASR with Video SPA is deployed to mix high-quality video on-premises.
|
*WebEx-scheduling

*MeetingPlace-scheduling
|-
|
MeetingPlace standards-based video
|

*MeetingPlace video is standards-based video only (H.323/SIP/SCCP)
* Displays the video conference on the video devices (not inside the video window of the web meeting room).
*MeetingPlace standards-based video deployed on Express Media Server (EMS) will affect capacity based on the type of video used and bandwidth settings allowed to join. EMS video is “switched” video. It does not have transrating or transcoding capability.
*Hardware Media Server (HMS) provides continuous presence and transrating and transcoding for standards-based video devices.
*For the best user experience, EMS or HMS must be deployed regionally on all Conferencing nodes.
|
*Audio-only

*WebEx-scheduling

*MeetingPlace-scheduling

|}

'''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.
* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning to Install Your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 System#Scalability for Voice and Video Systems|Scalability for Voice and Video Systems]]
* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning to Install Your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 System#Scalability for Web Conferencing|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.

[[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning to Install Your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 System#Table: Audio and Video Scalability Numbers for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace|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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning the Capacity of your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System#Planning the Capacity of your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System|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=====

{| border = 1
|-
!<colspan="1" rowspan="2">| 

!<td colspan="4" rowspan="1">|Maximum Number of Calls that are Supported
|-

|-
!System Mode
!Application Server hosted on Cisco MCS 7835-I3-RC1
!Application Server hosted on Cisco MCS 7845-H2-RC2 or 7845-I2-RC2
!Application Server hosted on Cisco MCS MCS-7845-I3-RC2
!Application Server hosted on Cisco UCS B or C Series Server
|-
|

Hardware Media Server
|

Audio: 2000 (G.711) or 1328 (G.722/G.729/iLBC)

Video: 300 (160 at 2 MB or 300 at 384 Kbps)
|

Audio: 2000 (G.711) or 1328 (G.722/G.729/iLBC)

Video: 300 (160 at 2 MB or 300 at 384 Kbps)
|

Audio: 2000 (G.711) or 1328 (G.722/G.729/iLBC)

Video: 300 (160 at 2 MB or 300 at 384 Kbps)
|
Audio: 2000 (G.711) or 1328 (G.722/G.729/iLBC)

Video: 300 (160 at 2 MB or 300 at 384 Kbps)
|
|-
|

Express Media Server in high-capacity mode
|

Audio only: 400 (G.711) or 66 in high quality mode (G.722/G.729)

Audio/Video:
* 200 using H.264 AVC Level 1.1 video
* 133 using H.263 or H.264 AVC Level 1.3 video
* 57 using H.264 AVC Level 3.0 or H.264 AVC Level 3.1 video
|

Audio only: 500 (G.711) or 83 in high quality mode (G.722/G.729)

Audio/Video:
* 250 using H.264 AVC Level 1.1 video
* 166 using H.263 or H.264 AVC Level 1.3 video
* 71 using H.264 AVC Level 3.0 or H.264 AVC Level 3.1 video
|

Audio only: 1200 (G.711) or 200 in high quality mode (G.722/G.729)

Audio/Video:
* 600 using H.264 AVC Level 1.1 video
* 400 using H.263 or H.264 AVC Level 1.3 video
* 170 using H.264 AVC Level 3.0 or H.264 AVC Level 3.1 video
|

Audio only: 1200 (G.711) or 200 in high quality mode (G.722/G.729)

Audio/Video:
* 600 using H.264 AVC Level 1.1 video
* 400 using H.263 or H.264 AVC Level 1.3 video
* 170 using H.264 AVC Level 3.0 or H.264 AVC Level 3.1 video

|}

=== 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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning a Multinode Deployment|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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning the Capacity of your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System|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.

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

* 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:

* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Requirements for Audio-Only Deployments|System Requirements for Audio-Only Deployments]]

* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Requirements for WebEx-Scheduling Deployments|System Requirements for WebEx-Scheduling Deployments (multinode)]]

* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Requirements for MeetingPlace-Scheduling Deployments|System Requirements for MeetingPlace-Scheduling Deployments]]

==Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8.5 Hardware Specification for Cisco UCS Platforms==

'''Notes:'''
*For system capacity information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|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 ESX(i) 4.1 running Enterprise Plus Edition VMware license for C210/B200 and Standard for C200
*Install one virtual machine, per blade on a supported Cisco Unified Computer Server (UCS)
* LAN connection must support up to 1GB/s
* Component-specific requirements are indicated in the following table:

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!Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Component
!Minimum Virtual Machine Requirements
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Application Server/Express Media Server or combined
Meeting Director/Application Server/Express Media Server
(Less than 4 Audio node total allowed)
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8 virtual CPU (2.4 GHz), 8GB RAM, 300GB hard drive (C210/B200)
*Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X

4 virtual CPU, 16GB RAM, 300GB hard drive, (C200)
*Standard or Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X
|-
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Meeting Director (Standalone for more than 4 Audio node deployment)
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8 virtual CPU (2.4 GHz), 8GB RAM, 300GB hard drive (C210/B200)
*Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X

4 virtual CPU, 8GB RAM, 300GB hard drive, (C200)
*Standard or Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X
|-
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Cisco WebEx Node for MCS
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8 virtual CPU (2.4 GHz), 8GB RAM, 300GB hard drive (C210/B200)
*Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X

4 virtual CPU, 8GB RAM, 300GB hard drive, (C200)
*Standard or Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X
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MeetingPlace Web Server
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4 virtual CPU (2.4 GHz), 4GB RAM, 300GB hard drive (C200/C210/B200)
*Standard or Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X
*MeetingPlace Web Server release 8.5.1 is NOT supported on UCS

|}

'''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 VMware Tools when installing Cisco Unified MeetingPlace on a virtual machine. Failing to install VMware Tools can lead to serious performance degradation of the system in certain circumstances.

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 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/Unified_Computing_System_Hardware#Hardware_Requirements

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.

{| border = 1
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!Ordered Item
!Quantity
!Description
|-
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R210-2121605W
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1
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UCS C210 M2 Srvr w/1PSU, w/o CPU, mem, HDD, DVD or PCIe card
|-
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CAB-9K12A-NA
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2
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Power Cord, 125VAC 13A NEMA 5-15 Plug, North America
|-
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N20-AE0002
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1
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UCS M71KR-E Emulex Converged Network Adapter/PCIe/2port 10Gb
|-
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N01-M304GB1
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4
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4GB DDR3-1333MHz RDIMM/PC3-10600/dual rank 1Gb DRAMs
|-
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A03-D300GA2
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6
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300GB 6Gb SAS 10K RPM SFF HDD/hot plug/drive sled mounted
|-
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R210-ODVDRW
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1
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DVD-RW Drive for UCS C210 M1 Rack Servers
|-
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R200-TPM1
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1
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TPM Module for UCS C200 M1 and C210 M1 Rack Server
|-
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R210-SASXPAND
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1
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SAS Extender (servers requiring </= 8 HDDs) for UCS C210 M1
|-
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R2X0-PSU2-650W-SB
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1
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650W power supply, w/added 5A Standby for UCS C200 or C210
|-
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A01-X0105
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2
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2.66GHz Xeon X5650 95W CPU/12MB cache/DDR3 1333MHz
|-
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VMW-VS-ENTP-1A
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2
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VMware vSphere Enterprise Plus (1 CPU), 1yr support required
|-
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CON-ISV1-VSENTP1A
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1
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ISV 24X7 VMware vSphere EntPlus1CPU 1Yr RQD
|-
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R2XX-PL003
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1
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LSI 6G MegaRAID 9261-8i card (RAID 0,1,5,6,10,60) - 512WC
|-
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R2XX-LBBU
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1
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Battery Backup for the RAID controller (Highly recommended)
|-
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N20-BBLKD
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10
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HDD slot blanking panel for UCS B-Series Blade Servers
|-
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R200-PCIBLKF1
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4
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PCIe Full Height blanking panel for UCS C-Series Rack Server
|-
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SASCBLSHORT-003
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2
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Short SAS Cable for C210
|-
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R210-BHTS1
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2
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CPU heat sink for UCS C210 M1 Rack Server
|-
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R2X0-PSU2-650W-SB
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1
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650W power supply, w/added 5A Standby for UCS C200 or C210
|-
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CON-UCS7-R210W
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1
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UC SUPPORT 24X7X4OS UCSC210 M2Svr w/1PSU w/o CPU Mem HDD
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R2XX-CMAG3-1032
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1
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Cable Mgmt Arm for R2XX-G31032RAIL for C200/C210
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R2XX-G31032RAIL
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1
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G3 shorter stronger Rail Kit for UCS 200, 210 Rack Servers

|}

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 (Bare metal spec with 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 bare metal series order 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.

{| border = 1
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!Ordered Item
!Quantity
!Description
|-
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R200-1120402W
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1
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UCS C200 M2 Srvr w/1PSU, DVD w/o CPU, mem, HDD or PCIe card
|-
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R200-BHTS1
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1
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CPU heat sink for UCS C200 M1 Rack Server
|-
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R200-PCIBLKF1
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1
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PCIe Full Height blanking panel for UCS C-Series Rack Server
|-
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R200-SASCBL-001
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1
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Internal SAS Cable for a base UCS C200 M1 Server
|-
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R2X0-PSU2-650W-SB
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1
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650W power supply, w/added 5A Standby for UCS C200 or C210
|-
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R2XX-PSUBLKP
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1
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Power supply unit blnking pnl for UCS 200 M1 or 210 M1
|-
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A01-X0111
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1
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2.40GHz Xeon E5620 80W CPU/12MB cache/DDR3 1066MHz
|-
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CAB-9K12A-NA
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1
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Power Cord, 125VAC 13A NEMA 5-15 Plug, North America
|-
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N01-M304GB1
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4
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4GB DDR3-1333MHz RDIMM/PC3-10600/dual rank 1Gb DRAMs
|-
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R200-D300GB03
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4
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Gen 2 300GB SAS 15K RPM 3.5in HDD/hot plug/C200 drive sled
|-
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R200-PL004
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1
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LSI 6G MegaRAID 9260-4i card (RAID 0,1,5,6,10,60) - 512WC
|-
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R200-TPM1
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1
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TPM Module for UCS C200 M1 and C210 M1 Rack Server
|-
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R2XX-LBBU
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1
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Battery Back-up
|-
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VMW-VS-ADV-1A
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1
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VMware vSphere Advanced (1 CPU), 1yr support required
|-
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CON-ISV1-VSADV1A
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1
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ISV 24X7 VMware vSphere Adv 1 CPU 1 Yr RQD
|-
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CON-UCS7-R200W
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1
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UC SUPPORT 24X7X4OS UCSC200 M2Svr w/1PSU DVD w/o CPU Mem
|}

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

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/Unified_Computing_System_Hardware#Hardware_Requirements

'''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.

{| border = 1
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!Ordered Item
!Quantity
!Description
|-
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N20-C6508-UPG
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1
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UCS 5108 Blade Svr AC Chassis/0 PSU/8 fans/0 fabric extender
|-
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N20-B6625-1D
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1
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UCS B200 M2 Blade Server w/o CPU, memory, HDD, mezzanine
|-
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A01-X0100
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2
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3.33GHz Xeon X5680 130W CPU/12MB cache/DDR3 1333MHz
|-
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N01-M304GB1
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4
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4GB DDR3-1333MHz RDIMM/PC3-10600/dual rank 1Gb DRAMs
|-
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A03-D146GA2
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2
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146GB 6Gb SAS 10K RPM SFF HDD/hot plug/drive sled mounted
|-
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N20-AE0002
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1
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UCS M71KR-E Emulex Converged Network Adapter/PCIe/2port 10Gb
|-
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N20-BHTS1
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2
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CPU heat sink for UCS B200 Blade Server
|-
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N20-CAK
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1
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Access. kit for 5108 Blade Chassis incl Railkit, KVM dongle
|-
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N20-PAC5-2500W
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2
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2500W AC power supply unit for UCS 5108
|-
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CAB-C19-CBN
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2
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Cabinet Jumper Power Cord, 250 VAC 16A, C20-C19 Connectors
|-
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N20-CBLKB1
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7
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Blade slot blanking panel for UCS 5108/single slot
|-
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N20-CBLKP
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2
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Power supply unit blanking panel for UCS 5108
|-
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N20-FAN5
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8
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Fan module for UCS 5108
|-
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N01-UAC1
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1
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Single phase AC power module for UCS 5108
|-
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N20-CBLKI
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1
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Fabric extender slot blanking panel for UCS 5108
|-
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N20-I6584
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1
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UCS 2104XP Fabric Extender/4 external 10Gb ports
|}

'''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 only.
* 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.

====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:

{| border = 1
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!Ordered Item
!Quantity
!Description
|-
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N20-B6625-1-UPG
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1
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UCS B200 M2 Blade Server w/o CPU, memory, HDD, mezzanine
|-
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A03-D146GA2
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2
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146GB 6Gb SAS 10K RPM SFF HDD/hot plug/drive sled mounted
|-
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N20-AE0002
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1
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UCS M71KR-E Emulex Converged Network Adapter/PCIe/2port 10Gb
|-
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A01-X0100
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2
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3.33GHz Xeon X5680 130W CPU/12MB cache/DDR3 1333MHz
|-
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N20-BHTS1
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2
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CPU heat sink for UCS B200 Blade Server
|-
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VMW-VS-ENTP-1A
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2
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VMware vSphere Enterprise Plus (1 CPU), 1yr support required
|-
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CON-ISV1-VSENTP1A
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1
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ISV 24X7 VMware vSphere EntPlus1CPU 1Yr RQD
|-
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N01-M304GB1
|
4
|
4GB DDR3-1333MHz RDIMM/PC3-10600/dual rank 1Gb DRAMs
|-
|

CON-UCS7-B66251U
|
1
|
UC SUPPORT 24X7X4OS UCSB200 M2 Blade Svr w/o CPU Mem HDD Mez

|}

====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 ESX(i) 4.1 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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|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/Unified_Computing_System_Hardware#Hardware_Requirements

*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/Unified_Computing_System_Hardware#Hardware_Requirements

*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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Virtual Machine Requirements|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.

{| border = 1
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!Cisco Server
!Description
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UCS C210 M2 or UCS-C210M2-VCD2

|

Bare Metal 2xCPUs (as indicated below), 6x300GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz

|-
|
UCS C200 M2 or UCS-C200M2-VCD2

'''Note:''' This system is supported with Release 8.5.2 only and is less scalable.
|

UCS C200 M2: Bare Metal 1xCPU (as indicated below), 4x300GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 1 vSphere Standard or Advanced Edition

Supported CPUs:

*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz
*E5620 2.4 GHz
*E5506 2.13 GHz(2xE5506 2.13GHz CPU,24GB RAM,4x1TB HDD)

UCS-C200M2-VCD2: 2xE5506 2.13GHz CPUs, 4x1TB HDD, 24GB RAM, VMware Enterprise Plus edition

|-
|

UCS B200 M2 or UCS-B200M2-VCS1

|
2xCPUs (as indicated below), 2x146GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5680 3.33 GHz
*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz (Supported with Release 8.5.2 only)

|-
|

MCS 7845-I3-RC2
|
Dual Intel E5540 2.53 GHz, 4x300 HDD, 8GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX693A
|-
|

MCS 7845-I2-RC2 (end-of-sale 12/09)
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Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4x146GB HDD, 4GB RAM

|-
|

MCS 7845-H2-RC2 (end-of-sale 7/09)
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Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4X146 GB HDD, 4GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G5 Server, part number 470064-887

|-
|

MCS 7835-I3-RC1
|

Single Intel 5504 Quad-core 2.00 GHz, 2x146 HDD, 4GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX690A

'''Note:''' The MCS 7835-I3-RC1 does not support multinode deployments.

|}

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 Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8.5 Hardware Specification for Cisco UCS Platforms|Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8.5 Hardware Specification for Cisco UCS Platforms]].

== 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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|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====

Release 8.5.2 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 both Release 8.5.1 and Release 8.5.2.

== 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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|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.

{| border = 1
|-
!Number of Audio Blades
!Number of Supported Audio Ports in 250 Ports/Blade Mode
!Number of Supported Audio Ports in 166 Ports/Blade Mode
!Number of Supported Audio Ports in TLS/SRTP Mode in a MeetingPlace-Scheduling/Audio-Only Deployment
|-
|

1
|

250
|

166
|
120
|-
|

2
|

500
|

332
|
200
|-
|

3
|

750
|

498
|
249
|-
|

4
|

1000
|

664
|
249
|-
|

5
|

1250
|

830
|
249
|-
|

6
|

1500
|

996
|
249
|-
|

7
|

1750
|

1162
|
249
|-
|

8
|

2000
|

1328
|
249
|}

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.

{| border = 1
|-
!Number of Video Blades
!Number of Supported Standard Rate Video Ports
!Number of Supported High Rate Video Ports
|-
|

1
|

40
|

20
|-
|

2
|

80
|

40
|-
|

3
|

120
|

60
|-
|

4
|

160
|

80
|-
|

5
|

200
|

100
|-
|

6
|

240
|

120
|-
|

7
|

280
|

140
|-
|

8
|

300
|

160
|}

'''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 300 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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5]].

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

{| border = 1
|-
!Component
!Description
|-
|
Cisco WebEx Node for MCS
|

Cisco WebEx Node is deployed on Cisco Media Convergence Servers (MCS) or for Virtual Machines (VM) on Cisco Unified Computing Servers (UCS).

Supports the following:
* Cisco WebEx web meetings mixed for internal network users.
* In '''WebEx-scheduling deployments''', a maximum of four Cisco WebEx Nodes per system for a total of 2000 web sessions.
* In '''MeetingPlace-scheduling deployments''', a maximum of three Cisco WebEx Nodes per system for a total of 1500 web sessions using the HMS and 1200 web sessions using the EMS.

'''Notes:'''
*Ports on the Cisco WebEx Node are ''not'' hot failover ports. If one of the Cisco WebEx Nodes go down, you will lose all of its port capacity (500 ports). We recommend that you have at least one Cisco WebEx Node on standby at all times.
* Cisco WebEx Node for MCS does not support recordings or WebEx webcam video for internal meeting types.

For more information about the Cisco WebEx Node for MCS, see http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10728/index.html.

For system capacity information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

|-
|
Cisco WebEx Node for ASR
|
Cisco WebEx Node is deployed as a shared port adapter for the Cisco ASR 1000 series router.

Supports the following:
* Cisco WebEx web meetings mixed for internal network users
* Cisco WebEx high-quality or high definition webcam video for internal network users
* Release 8.5 supports an unlimited number of ASR 1000 routers for capacity.
* ASR software version 3.6 supports the latest Webex version of software.

For more information about the Cisco WebEx Node for ASR, see http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10353/index.html.
|}

==== Operating System ====

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

==== Supported Hardware ====

One of the following:

*Cisco UCS C210 M2
*Cisco UCS C200 M2
*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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Virtual Machine Requirements|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 ''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.

{| border = 1
|-
!Cisco Server Version
!Description
|-
|
UCS C210 M2
|

Bare Metal 2xCPUs (as indicated below), 6x300GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz

|-
|
UCS C200 M2
|
Cisco UCS C200 M2: Tested reference configuration 1:

• Cisco UCS C200 M2 General-Purpose Rack-Mount Server
• Dual quad-core Intel 2.13-GHz Xeon E5506 processors
• 24-GB RAM
• Four 1-TB hard drives
• Three motherboard built-in Ethernet ports (2 for network and 1 for Cisco UCS C-Series Integrated Management Controller)

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

|-
|

UCS B200 M2
|

2xCPUs (as indicated below), 2x146GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5680 3.33 GHz
*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz (Supported with Release 8.5.2 only)

|-
|

MCS 7845-I3-RC2
|
Dual Intel E5540 2.53 GHz, 4x300 HDD, 8GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX693A

|-
|

MCS 7845-I2-RC2 (end-of-sale 12/09)
|
Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4x146GB HDD, 4GB RAM

'''Note: ''' Supports a maximum of 250 sessions per server.

|-
|

MCS 7845-H2-RC2 (end-of-sale 7/09)
|
Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4X146 GB HDD, 4GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G5 Server, part number 470064-887

|-
|

MCS 7835-I3-RC1
|

Single Intel 5504 Quad-core 2.00 GHz, 2x146 HDD, 4 GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX690A

|-
|

Cisco ASR 1000 router
|
For product information, see http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9343/index.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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Virtual Machine Requirements|Virtual Machine Requirements]].

For additional information about Cisco UCS specifications, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8.5 Hardware Specification for Cisco UCS Platforms|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, the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Server is also supported on VMware ESX(i) 4.1 and later 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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning Your Deployment|Planning Your Deployment]].

*For system capacity information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5]].

==== Operating System ====

{| border = 1
|-
!Cisco Platform
!Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Windows OS Version
|-
|

7845-I3-RC2

7845-I3-RC1

7835-I3-RC1
|

5.0.0.3 (MPWinOS_I3_5003.iso)
|-
|

7845-I2-RC2

7835-I2-RC2

|
4.1.0.3 (MPWinOS_I2_4103.iso)

|-
|

7845-H2-RC2

|
4.1.0.2 (MPWinOS_H2_4102.iso)
|-
|
UCS C210 M2

UCS C200 M2

UCS B200 M2
|
1.0.0.2 (MPWinOS_VM_1002.iso)

'''Note:''' The MeetingPlace Windows OS is supported on virtualized Cisco UCS platforms in Release 8.5.2 only.

|}

'''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.

==== Hardware ====

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

{| border = 1
|-
!Cisco Server
!Description
!Notes
|-
|
UCS C210 M2
|

Bare Metal 2xCPUs (as indicated below), 6x300GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz

|
Supported in Release 8.5.2+ only
|-
|
UCS C200 M2
|

Bare Metal 1xCPU (as indicated below), 4x300GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 1 vSphere Standard or Advanced Edition

Supported CPUs:

*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz
|
Supported in Release 8.5.2+ only

|-
|

UCS B200 M2
|

2xCPUs (as indicated below); 2x146GB HDD; 16GB RAM; 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5680 3.33 GHz
*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz
|
Supported in Release 8.5.2+ only
|-
|

MCS 7845-I3-RC1

|

Single Intel 5540 Quad-core 2.53 GHz, 4x146HDD, 6GB RAM

|

--
|-
|
MCS 7845-I3-RC2
|
Dual Intel E5540 2.53 GHz; 4x300 HDD, 8GB RAM

|

--
|-
|

MCS 7845-I2-RC2 (end-of-sale 12/09)
|
Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4x 146GB HDD, 4GB RAM

|

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX693A

|-
|

MCS 7845-H2-RC2 (end-of-sale 7/09)
|
Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4X146 GB HDD, 4GB RAM

|
HP equivalent: DL380-G5 Server, part number 470064-887

|-
|
MCS 7835-I3-RC1
|

Single Intel 5504 Quad-core 2.00 GHz, 2x146 HDD, 4 GB RAM

|

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX690A

|-
|
MCS 7835-I2-RC2 (end-of-sale 12/09)

|
Single Xeon 5140 2.33GHz Dual-Core, 2x146GB HDD, 2GB RAM, Requires +2GIG RAM (4 total)

|

--

|}

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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Hardware|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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Compatibility Matrix#Audio Endpoint Compatibility|Audio Endpoint Compatibility]].

==Video Requirements==

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

{| border = 1
|-
!Video Option
!Description
!Supported Deployments
|-
|
WebEx webcam video
|
*Cisco WebEx high-quality video supports webcam devices only and is mixed in the WebEx collaboration cloud via the WebEx client when users join a meeting
*Optionally, Cisco Webex Node for ASR with Video SPA is deployed to mix high-quality video on-premises.
|
*WebEx-scheduling

*MeetingPlace-scheduling
|-
|
MeetingPlace standards-based video
|

*MeetingPlace video is standards-based video only (H.323/SIP/SCCP)
* Displays the video conference on the video devices (not inside the video window of the web meeting room).
*MeetingPlace standards-based video deployed on Express Media Server (EMS) will affect capacity based on the type of video used and bandwidth settings allowed to join. EMS video is “switched” video. It does not have transrating or transcoding capability.
*Hardware Media Server (HMS) provides continuous presence and transrating and transcoding for standards-based video devices.
*For the best user experience, EMS or HMS must be deployed regionally on all Conferencing nodes.
|
*Audio-only

*WebEx-scheduling

*MeetingPlace-scheduling

|}

'''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.
* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning to Install Your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 System#Scalability for Voice and Video Systems|Scalability for Voice and Video Systems]]
* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning to Install Your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 System#Scalability for Web Conferencing|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.

[[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning to Install Your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 System#Table: Audio and Video Scalability Numbers for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace|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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning the Capacity of your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System#Planning the Capacity of your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System|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=====

{| border = 1
|-
!<colspan="1" rowspan="2">| 

!<td colspan="4" rowspan="1">|Maximum Number of Calls that are Supported
|-

|-
!System Mode
!Application Server hosted on Cisco MCS 7835-I3-RC1
!Application Server hosted on Cisco MCS 7845-H2-RC2 or 7845-I2-RC2
!Application Server hosted on Cisco MCS MCS-7845-I3-RC2
!Application Server hosted on Cisco UCS B or C Series Server
|-
|

Hardware Media Server
|

Audio: 2000 (G.711) or 1328 (G.722/G.729/iLBC)

Video: 300 (160 at 2 MB or 300 at 384 Kbps)
|

Audio: 2000 (G.711) or 1328 (G.722/G.729/iLBC)

Video: 300 (160 at 2 MB or 300 at 384 Kbps)
|

Audio: 2000 (G.711) or 1328 (G.722/G.729/iLBC)

Video: 300 (160 at 2 MB or 300 at 384 Kbps)
|
Audio: 2000 (G.711) or 1328 (G.722/G.729/iLBC)

Video: 300 (160 at 2 MB or 300 at 384 Kbps)
|
|-
|

Express Media Server in high-capacity mode
|

Audio only: 400 (G.711) or 66 in high quality mode (G.722/G.729)

Audio/Video:
* 200 using H.264 AVC Level 1.1 video
* 133 using H.263 or H.264 AVC Level 1.3 video
* 57 using H.264 AVC Level 3.0 or H.264 AVC Level 3.1 video
|

Audio only: 500 (G.711) or 83 in high quality mode (G.722/G.729)

Audio/Video:
* 250 using H.264 AVC Level 1.1 video
* 166 using H.263 or H.264 AVC Level 1.3 video
* 71 using H.264 AVC Level 3.0 or H.264 AVC Level 3.1 video
|

Audio only: 1200 (G.711) or 200 in high quality mode (G.722/G.729)

Audio/Video:
* 600 using H.264 AVC Level 1.1 video
* 400 using H.263 or H.264 AVC Level 1.3 video
* 170 using H.264 AVC Level 3.0 or H.264 AVC Level 3.1 video
|

Audio only: 1200 (G.711) or 200 in high quality mode (G.722/G.729)

Audio/Video:
* 600 using H.264 AVC Level 1.1 video
* 400 using H.263 or H.264 AVC Level 1.3 video
* 170 using H.264 AVC Level 3.0 or H.264 AVC Level 3.1 video

|}

=== 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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning a Multinode Deployment|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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning the Capacity of your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System|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.

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

* 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:

* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Requirements for Audio-Only Deployments|System Requirements for Audio-Only Deployments]]

* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Requirements for WebEx-Scheduling Deployments|System Requirements for WebEx-Scheduling Deployments (multinode)]]

* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Requirements for MeetingPlace-Scheduling Deployments|System Requirements for MeetingPlace-Scheduling Deployments]]

==Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8.5 Hardware Specification for Cisco UCS Platforms==

'''Notes:'''
*For system capacity information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|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 ESX(i) 4.1 running Enterprise Plus Edition VMware license for C210/B200 and Standard for C200
*Install one virtual machine, per blade on a supported Cisco Unified Computer Server (UCS)
* LAN connection must support up to 1GB/s
* Component-specific requirements are indicated in the following table:

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!Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Component
!Minimum Virtual Machine Requirements
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Application Server/Express Media Server or combined
Meeting Director/Application Server/Express Media Server
(Less than 4 Audio node total allowed)
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8 virtual CPU (2.4 GHz), 8GB RAM, 300GB hard drive (C210/B200)
*Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X

4 virtual CPU, 16GB RAM, 300GB hard drive, (C200)
*Standard or Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X
|-
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Meeting Director (Standalone for more than 4 Audio node deployment)
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8 virtual CPU (2.4 GHz), 8GB RAM, 300GB hard drive (C210/B200)
*Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X

4 virtual CPU, 8GB RAM, 300GB hard drive, (C200)
*Standard or Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X
|-
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Cisco WebEx Node for MCS
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8 virtual CPU (2.4 GHz), 8GB RAM, 300GB hard drive (C210/B200)
*Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X

4 virtual CPU, 8GB RAM, 300GB hard drive, (C200)
*Standard or Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X
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MeetingPlace Web Server
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4 virtual CPU (2.4 GHz), 4GB RAM, 300GB hard drive (C200/C210/B200)
*Standard or Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X
*MeetingPlace Web Server release 8.5.1 is NOT supported on UCS

|}

'''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 VMware Tools when installing Cisco Unified MeetingPlace on a virtual machine. Failing to install VMware Tools can lead to serious performance degradation of the system in certain circumstances.

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 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/Unified_Computing_System_Hardware#Hardware_Requirements

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.

{| border = 1
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!Ordered Item
!Quantity
!Description
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R210-2121605W
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1
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UCS C210 M2 Srvr w/1PSU, w/o CPU, mem, HDD, DVD or PCIe card
|-
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CAB-9K12A-NA
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2
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Power Cord, 125VAC 13A NEMA 5-15 Plug, North America
|-
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N20-AE0002
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1
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UCS M71KR-E Emulex Converged Network Adapter/PCIe/2port 10Gb
|-
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N01-M304GB1
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4
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4GB DDR3-1333MHz RDIMM/PC3-10600/dual rank 1Gb DRAMs
|-
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A03-D300GA2
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6
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300GB 6Gb SAS 10K RPM SFF HDD/hot plug/drive sled mounted
|-
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R210-ODVDRW
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1
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DVD-RW Drive for UCS C210 M1 Rack Servers
|-
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R200-TPM1
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1
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TPM Module for UCS C200 M1 and C210 M1 Rack Server
|-
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R210-SASXPAND
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1
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SAS Extender (servers requiring </= 8 HDDs) for UCS C210 M1
|-
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R2X0-PSU2-650W-SB
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1
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650W power supply, w/added 5A Standby for UCS C200 or C210
|-
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A01-X0105
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2
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2.66GHz Xeon X5650 95W CPU/12MB cache/DDR3 1333MHz
|-
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VMW-VS-ENTP-1A
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2
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VMware vSphere Enterprise Plus (1 CPU), 1yr support required
|-
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CON-ISV1-VSENTP1A
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1
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ISV 24X7 VMware vSphere EntPlus1CPU 1Yr RQD
|-
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R2XX-PL003
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1
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LSI 6G MegaRAID 9261-8i card (RAID 0,1,5,6,10,60) - 512WC
|-
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R2XX-LBBU
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1
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Battery Backup for the RAID controller (Highly recommended)
|-
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N20-BBLKD
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10
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HDD slot blanking panel for UCS B-Series Blade Servers
|-
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R200-PCIBLKF1
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4
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PCIe Full Height blanking panel for UCS C-Series Rack Server
|-
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SASCBLSHORT-003
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2
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Short SAS Cable for C210
|-
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R210-BHTS1
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2
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CPU heat sink for UCS C210 M1 Rack Server
|-
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R2X0-PSU2-650W-SB
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1
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650W power supply, w/added 5A Standby for UCS C200 or C210
|-
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CON-UCS7-R210W
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1
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UC SUPPORT 24X7X4OS UCSC210 M2Svr w/1PSU w/o CPU Mem HDD
|-
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R2XX-CMAG3-1032
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1
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Cable Mgmt Arm for R2XX-G31032RAIL for C200/C210
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R2XX-G31032RAIL
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1
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G3 shorter stronger Rail Kit for UCS 200, 210 Rack Servers

|}

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 or 8.5.3 only'''. 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 (Bare metal spec with 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 bare metal series order 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.

{| border = 1
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!Ordered Item
!Quantity
!Description
|-
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R200-1120402W
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1
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UCS C200 M2 Srvr w/1PSU, DVD w/o CPU, mem, HDD or PCIe card
|-
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R200-BHTS1
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1
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CPU heat sink for UCS C200 M1 Rack Server
|-
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R200-PCIBLKF1
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1
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PCIe Full Height blanking panel for UCS C-Series Rack Server
|-
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R200-SASCBL-001
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1
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Internal SAS Cable for a base UCS C200 M1 Server
|-
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R2X0-PSU2-650W-SB
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1
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650W power supply, w/added 5A Standby for UCS C200 or C210
|-
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R2XX-PSUBLKP
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1
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Power supply unit blnking pnl for UCS 200 M1 or 210 M1
|-
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A01-X0111
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1
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2.40GHz Xeon E5620 80W CPU/12MB cache/DDR3 1066MHz
|-
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CAB-9K12A-NA
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1
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Power Cord, 125VAC 13A NEMA 5-15 Plug, North America
|-
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N01-M304GB1
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4
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4GB DDR3-1333MHz RDIMM/PC3-10600/dual rank 1Gb DRAMs
|-
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R200-D300GB03
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4
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Gen 2 300GB SAS 15K RPM 3.5in HDD/hot plug/C200 drive sled
|-
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R200-PL004
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1
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LSI 6G MegaRAID 9260-4i card (RAID 0,1,5,6,10,60) - 512WC
|-
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R200-TPM1
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1
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TPM Module for UCS C200 M1 and C210 M1 Rack Server
|-
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R2XX-LBBU
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1
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Battery Back-up
|-
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VMW-VS-ADV-1A
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1
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VMware vSphere Advanced (1 CPU), 1yr support required
|-
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CON-ISV1-VSADV1A
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1
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ISV 24X7 VMware vSphere Adv 1 CPU 1 Yr RQD
|-
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CON-UCS7-R200W
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1
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UC SUPPORT 24X7X4OS UCSC200 M2Svr w/1PSU DVD w/o CPU Mem
|}

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

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/Unified_Computing_System_Hardware#Hardware_Requirements

'''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.

{| border = 1
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!Ordered Item
!Quantity
!Description
|-
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N20-C6508-UPG
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1
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UCS 5108 Blade Svr AC Chassis/0 PSU/8 fans/0 fabric extender
|-
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N20-B6625-1D
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1
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UCS B200 M2 Blade Server w/o CPU, memory, HDD, mezzanine
|-
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A01-X0100
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2
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3.33GHz Xeon X5680 130W CPU/12MB cache/DDR3 1333MHz
|-
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N01-M304GB1
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4
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4GB DDR3-1333MHz RDIMM/PC3-10600/dual rank 1Gb DRAMs
|-
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A03-D146GA2
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2
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146GB 6Gb SAS 10K RPM SFF HDD/hot plug/drive sled mounted
|-
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N20-AE0002
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1
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UCS M71KR-E Emulex Converged Network Adapter/PCIe/2port 10Gb
|-
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N20-BHTS1
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2
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CPU heat sink for UCS B200 Blade Server
|-
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N20-CAK
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1
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Access. kit for 5108 Blade Chassis incl Railkit, KVM dongle
|-
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N20-PAC5-2500W
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2
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2500W AC power supply unit for UCS 5108
|-
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CAB-C19-CBN
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2
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Cabinet Jumper Power Cord, 250 VAC 16A, C20-C19 Connectors
|-
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N20-CBLKB1
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7
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Blade slot blanking panel for UCS 5108/single slot
|-
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N20-CBLKP
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2
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Power supply unit blanking panel for UCS 5108
|-
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N20-FAN5
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8
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Fan module for UCS 5108
|-
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N01-UAC1
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1
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Single phase AC power module for UCS 5108
|-
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N20-CBLKI
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1
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Fabric extender slot blanking panel for UCS 5108
|-
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N20-I6584
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1
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UCS 2104XP Fabric Extender/4 external 10Gb ports
|}

'''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 only.
* 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.

====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:

{| border = 1
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!Ordered Item
!Quantity
!Description
|-
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N20-B6625-1-UPG
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1
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UCS B200 M2 Blade Server w/o CPU, memory, HDD, mezzanine
|-
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A03-D146GA2
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2
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146GB 6Gb SAS 10K RPM SFF HDD/hot plug/drive sled mounted
|-
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N20-AE0002
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1
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UCS M71KR-E Emulex Converged Network Adapter/PCIe/2port 10Gb
|-
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A01-X0100
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2
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3.33GHz Xeon X5680 130W CPU/12MB cache/DDR3 1333MHz
|-
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N20-BHTS1
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2
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CPU heat sink for UCS B200 Blade Server
|-
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VMW-VS-ENTP-1A
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2
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VMware vSphere Enterprise Plus (1 CPU), 1yr support required
|-
|

CON-ISV1-VSENTP1A
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1
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ISV 24X7 VMware vSphere EntPlus1CPU 1Yr RQD
|-
|

N01-M304GB1
|
4
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4GB DDR3-1333MHz RDIMM/PC3-10600/dual rank 1Gb DRAMs
|-
|

CON-UCS7-B66251U
|
1
|
UC SUPPORT 24X7X4OS UCSB200 M2 Blade Svr w/o CPU Mem HDD Mez

|}

====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 ESX(i) 4.1 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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|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/Unified_Computing_System_Hardware#Hardware_Requirements

*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/Unified_Computing_System_Hardware#Hardware_Requirements

*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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Virtual Machine Requirements|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.

{| border = 1
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!Cisco Server
!Description
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UCS C210 M2 or UCS-C210M2-VCD2

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Bare Metal 2xCPUs (as indicated below), 6x300GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz

|-
|
UCS C200 M2 or UCS-C200M2-VCD2

'''Note:''' This system is supported with Release 8.5.2 only and is less scalable.
|

UCS C200 M2: Bare Metal 1xCPU (as indicated below), 4x300GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 1 vSphere Standard or Advanced Edition

Supported CPUs:

*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz
*E5620 2.4 GHz
*E5506 2.13 GHz(2xE5506 2.13GHz CPU,24GB RAM,4x1TB HDD)

UCS-C200M2-VCD2: 2xE5506 2.13GHz CPUs, 4x1TB HDD, 24GB RAM, VMware Enterprise Plus edition

|-
|

UCS B200 M2 or UCS-B200M2-VCS1

|
2xCPUs (as indicated below), 2x146GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5680 3.33 GHz
*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz (Supported with Release 8.5.2 only)

|-
|

MCS 7845-I3-RC2
|
Dual Intel E5540 2.53 GHz, 4x300 HDD, 8GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX693A
|-
|

MCS 7845-I2-RC2 (end-of-sale 12/09)
|
Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4x146GB HDD, 4GB RAM

|-
|

MCS 7845-H2-RC2 (end-of-sale 7/09)
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Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4X146 GB HDD, 4GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G5 Server, part number 470064-887

|-
|

MCS 7835-I3-RC1
|

Single Intel 5504 Quad-core 2.00 GHz, 2x146 HDD, 4GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX690A

'''Note:''' The MCS 7835-I3-RC1 does not support multinode deployments.

|}

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 Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8.5 Hardware Specification for Cisco UCS Platforms|Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8.5 Hardware Specification for Cisco UCS Platforms]].

== 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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|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====

Release 8.5.2 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 both Release 8.5.1 and Release 8.5.2.

== 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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|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.

{| border = 1
|-
!Number of Audio Blades
!Number of Supported Audio Ports in 250 Ports/Blade Mode
!Number of Supported Audio Ports in 166 Ports/Blade Mode
!Number of Supported Audio Ports in TLS/SRTP Mode in a MeetingPlace-Scheduling/Audio-Only Deployment
|-
|

1
|

250
|

166
|
120
|-
|

2
|

500
|

332
|
200
|-
|

3
|

750
|

498
|
249
|-
|

4
|

1000
|

664
|
249
|-
|

5
|

1250
|

830
|
249
|-
|

6
|

1500
|

996
|
249
|-
|

7
|

1750
|

1162
|
249
|-
|

8
|

2000
|

1328
|
249
|}

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.

{| border = 1
|-
!Number of Video Blades
!Number of Supported Standard Rate Video Ports
!Number of Supported High Rate Video Ports
|-
|

1
|

40
|

20
|-
|

2
|

80
|

40
|-
|

3
|

120
|

60
|-
|

4
|

160
|

80
|-
|

5
|

200
|

100
|-
|

6
|

240
|

120
|-
|

7
|

280
|

140
|-
|

8
|

300
|

160
|}

'''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 300 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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5]].

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

{| border = 1
|-
!Component
!Description
|-
|
Cisco WebEx Node for MCS
|

Cisco WebEx Node is deployed on Cisco Media Convergence Servers (MCS) or for Virtual Machines (VM) on Cisco Unified Computing Servers (UCS).

Supports the following:
* Cisco WebEx web meetings mixed for internal network users.
* In '''WebEx-scheduling deployments''', a maximum of four Cisco WebEx Nodes per system for a total of 2000 web sessions.
* In '''MeetingPlace-scheduling deployments''', a maximum of three Cisco WebEx Nodes per system for a total of 1500 web sessions using the HMS and 1200 web sessions using the EMS.

'''Notes:'''
*Ports on the Cisco WebEx Node are ''not'' hot failover ports. If one of the Cisco WebEx Nodes go down, you will lose all of its port capacity (500 ports). We recommend that you have at least one Cisco WebEx Node on standby at all times.
* Cisco WebEx Node for MCS does not support recordings or WebEx webcam video for internal meeting types.

For more information about the Cisco WebEx Node for MCS, see http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10728/index.html.

For system capacity information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

|-
|
Cisco WebEx Node for ASR
|
Cisco WebEx Node is deployed as a shared port adapter for the Cisco ASR 1000 series router.

Supports the following:
* Cisco WebEx web meetings mixed for internal network users
* Cisco WebEx high-quality or high definition webcam video for internal network users
* Release 8.5 supports an unlimited number of ASR 1000 routers for capacity.
* ASR software version 3.6 supports the latest Webex version of software.

For more information about the Cisco WebEx Node for ASR, see http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10353/index.html.
|}

==== Operating System ====

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

==== Supported Hardware ====

One of the following:

*Cisco UCS C210 M2
*Cisco UCS C200 M2
*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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Virtual Machine Requirements|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 ''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.

{| border = 1
|-
!Cisco Server Version
!Description
|-
|
UCS C210 M2
|

Bare Metal 2xCPUs (as indicated below), 6x300GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz

|-
|
UCS C200 M2
|
Cisco UCS C200 M2: Tested reference configuration 1:

• Cisco UCS C200 M2 General-Purpose Rack-Mount Server
• Dual quad-core Intel 2.13-GHz Xeon E5506 processors
• 24-GB RAM
• Four 1-TB hard drives
• Three motherboard built-in Ethernet ports (2 for network and 1 for Cisco UCS C-Series Integrated Management Controller)

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

|-
|

UCS B200 M2
|

2xCPUs (as indicated below), 2x146GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5680 3.33 GHz
*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz (Supported with Release 8.5.2 only)

|-
|

MCS 7845-I3-RC2
|
Dual Intel E5540 2.53 GHz, 4x300 HDD, 8GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX693A

|-
|

MCS 7845-I2-RC2 (end-of-sale 12/09)
|
Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4x146GB HDD, 4GB RAM

'''Note: ''' Supports a maximum of 250 sessions per server.

|-
|

MCS 7845-H2-RC2 (end-of-sale 7/09)
|
Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4X146 GB HDD, 4GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G5 Server, part number 470064-887

|-
|

MCS 7835-I3-RC1
|

Single Intel 5504 Quad-core 2.00 GHz, 2x146 HDD, 4 GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX690A

|-
|

Cisco ASR 1000 router
|
For product information, see http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9343/index.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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Virtual Machine Requirements|Virtual Machine Requirements]].

For additional information about Cisco UCS specifications, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8.5 Hardware Specification for Cisco UCS Platforms|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, the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Server is also supported on VMware ESX(i) 4.1 and later 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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning Your Deployment|Planning Your Deployment]].

*For system capacity information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5]].

==== Operating System ====

{| border = 1
|-
!Cisco Platform
!Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Windows OS Version
|-
|

7845-I3-RC2

7845-I3-RC1

7835-I3-RC1
|

5.0.0.3 (MPWinOS_I3_5003.iso)
|-
|

7845-I2-RC2

7835-I2-RC2

|
4.1.0.3 (MPWinOS_I2_4103.iso)

|-
|

7845-H2-RC2

|
4.1.0.2 (MPWinOS_H2_4102.iso)
|-
|
UCS C210 M2

UCS C200 M2

UCS B200 M2
|
1.0.0.2 (MPWinOS_VM_1002.iso)

'''Note:''' The MeetingPlace Windows OS is supported on virtualized Cisco UCS platforms in Release 8.5.2 only.

|}

'''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.

==== Hardware ====

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

{| border = 1
|-
!Cisco Server
!Description
!Notes
|-
|
UCS C210 M2
|

Bare Metal 2xCPUs (as indicated below), 6x300GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz

|
Supported in Release 8.5.2+ only
|-
|
UCS C200 M2
|

Bare Metal 1xCPU (as indicated below), 4x300GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 1 vSphere Standard or Advanced Edition

Supported CPUs:

*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz
|
Supported in Release 8.5.2+ only

|-
|

UCS B200 M2
|

2xCPUs (as indicated below); 2x146GB HDD; 16GB RAM; 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5680 3.33 GHz
*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz
|
Supported in Release 8.5.2+ only
|-
|

MCS 7845-I3-RC1

|

Single Intel 5540 Quad-core 2.53 GHz, 4x146HDD, 6GB RAM

|

--
|-
|
MCS 7845-I3-RC2
|
Dual Intel E5540 2.53 GHz; 4x300 HDD, 8GB RAM

|

--
|-
|

MCS 7845-I2-RC2 (end-of-sale 12/09)
|
Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4x 146GB HDD, 4GB RAM

|

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX693A

|-
|

MCS 7845-H2-RC2 (end-of-sale 7/09)
|
Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4X146 GB HDD, 4GB RAM

|
HP equivalent: DL380-G5 Server, part number 470064-887

|-
|
MCS 7835-I3-RC1
|

Single Intel 5504 Quad-core 2.00 GHz, 2x146 HDD, 4 GB RAM

|

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX690A

|-
|
MCS 7835-I2-RC2 (end-of-sale 12/09)

|
Single Xeon 5140 2.33GHz Dual-Core, 2x146GB HDD, 2GB RAM, Requires +2GIG RAM (4 total)

|

--

|}

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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Hardware|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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Compatibility Matrix#Audio Endpoint Compatibility|Audio Endpoint Compatibility]].

==Video Requirements==

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

{| border = 1
|-
!Video Option
!Description
!Supported Deployments
|-
|
WebEx webcam video
|
*Cisco WebEx high-quality video supports webcam devices only and is mixed in the WebEx collaboration cloud via the WebEx client when users join a meeting
*Optionally, Cisco Webex Node for ASR with Video SPA is deployed to mix high-quality video on-premises.
|
*WebEx-scheduling

*MeetingPlace-scheduling
|-
|
MeetingPlace standards-based video
|

*MeetingPlace video is standards-based video only (H.323/SIP/SCCP)
* Displays the video conference on the video devices (not inside the video window of the web meeting room).
*MeetingPlace standards-based video deployed on Express Media Server (EMS) will affect capacity based on the type of video used and bandwidth settings allowed to join. EMS video is “switched” video. It does not have transrating or transcoding capability.
*Hardware Media Server (HMS) provides continuous presence and transrating and transcoding for standards-based video devices.
*For the best user experience, EMS or HMS must be deployed regionally on all Conferencing nodes.
|
*Audio-only

*WebEx-scheduling

*MeetingPlace-scheduling

|}

'''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.
* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning to Install Your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 System#Scalability for Voice and Video Systems|Scalability for Voice and Video Systems]]
* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning to Install Your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 System#Scalability for Web Conferencing|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.

[[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning to Install Your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 System#Table: Audio and Video Scalability Numbers for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace|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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning the Capacity of your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System#Planning the Capacity of your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System|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=====

{| border = 1
|-
!<colspan="1" rowspan="2">| 

!<td colspan="4" rowspan="1">|Maximum Number of Calls that are Supported
|-

|-
!System Mode
!Application Server hosted on Cisco MCS 7835-I3-RC1
!Application Server hosted on Cisco MCS 7845-H2-RC2 or 7845-I2-RC2
!Application Server hosted on Cisco MCS MCS-7845-I3-RC2
!Application Server hosted on Cisco UCS B or C Series Server
|-
|

Hardware Media Server
|

Audio: 2000 (G.711) or 1328 (G.722/G.729/iLBC)

Video: 300 (160 at 2 MB or 300 at 384 Kbps)
|

Audio: 2000 (G.711) or 1328 (G.722/G.729/iLBC)

Video: 300 (160 at 2 MB or 300 at 384 Kbps)
|

Audio: 2000 (G.711) or 1328 (G.722/G.729/iLBC)

Video: 300 (160 at 2 MB or 300 at 384 Kbps)
|
Audio: 2000 (G.711) or 1328 (G.722/G.729/iLBC)

Video: 300 (160 at 2 MB or 300 at 384 Kbps)
|
|-
|

Express Media Server in high-capacity mode
|

Audio only: 400 (G.711) or 66 in high quality mode (G.722/G.729)

Audio/Video:
* 200 using H.264 AVC Level 1.1 video
* 133 using H.263 or H.264 AVC Level 1.3 video
* 57 using H.264 AVC Level 3.0 or H.264 AVC Level 3.1 video
|

Audio only: 500 (G.711) or 83 in high quality mode (G.722/G.729)

Audio/Video:
* 250 using H.264 AVC Level 1.1 video
* 166 using H.263 or H.264 AVC Level 1.3 video
* 71 using H.264 AVC Level 3.0 or H.264 AVC Level 3.1 video
|

Audio only: 1200 (G.711) or 200 in high quality mode (G.722/G.729)

Audio/Video:
* 600 using H.264 AVC Level 1.1 video
* 400 using H.263 or H.264 AVC Level 1.3 video
* 170 using H.264 AVC Level 3.0 or H.264 AVC Level 3.1 video
|

Audio only: 1200 (G.711) or 200 in high quality mode (G.722/G.729)

Audio/Video:
* 600 using H.264 AVC Level 1.1 video
* 400 using H.263 or H.264 AVC Level 1.3 video
* 170 using H.264 AVC Level 3.0 or H.264 AVC Level 3.1 video

|}

=== 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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning a Multinode Deployment|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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning the Capacity of your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System|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.

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

* 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:

* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Requirements for Audio-Only Deployments|System Requirements for Audio-Only Deployments]]

* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Requirements for WebEx-Scheduling Deployments|System Requirements for WebEx-Scheduling Deployments (multinode)]]

* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Requirements for MeetingPlace-Scheduling Deployments|System Requirements for MeetingPlace-Scheduling Deployments]]

==Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8.5 Hardware Specification for Cisco UCS Platforms==

'''Notes:'''
*For system capacity information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|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 ESX(i) 4.1 running Enterprise Plus Edition VMware license for C210/B200 and Standard for C200
*Install one virtual machine, per blade on a supported Cisco Unified Computer Server (UCS)
* LAN connection must support up to 1GB/s
* Component-specific requirements are indicated in the following table:

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!Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Component
!Minimum Virtual Machine Requirements
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Application Server/Express Media Server or combined
Meeting Director/Application Server/Express Media Server
(Less than 4 Audio node total allowed)
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8 virtual CPU (2.4 GHz), 8GB RAM, 300GB hard drive (C210/B200)
*Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X

4 virtual CPU, 16GB RAM, 300GB hard drive, (C200)
*Standard or Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X
|-
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Meeting Director (Standalone for more than 4 Audio node deployment)
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8 virtual CPU (2.4 GHz), 8GB RAM, 300GB hard drive (C210/B200)
*Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X

4 virtual CPU, 8GB RAM, 300GB hard drive, (C200)
*Standard or Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X
|-
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Cisco WebEx Node for MCS
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8 virtual CPU (2.4 GHz), 8GB RAM, 300GB hard drive (C210/B200)
*Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X

4 virtual CPU, 8GB RAM, 300GB hard drive, (C200)
*Standard or Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X
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MeetingPlace Web Server
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4 virtual CPU (2.4 GHz), 4GB RAM, 300GB hard drive (C200/C210/B200)
*Standard or Enterprise Plus VMware 4.X
*MeetingPlace Web Server release 8.5.1 is NOT supported on UCS

|}

'''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 VMware Tools when installing Cisco Unified MeetingPlace on a virtual machine. Failing to install VMware Tools can lead to serious performance degradation of the system in certain circumstances.

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 C210 M2=====

The Cisco UCS C210 M2 is supported with both Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5.1 and 8.5.2.

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/Unified_Computing_System_Hardware#Hardware_Requirements

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.

{| border = 1
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!Ordered Item
!Quantity
!Description
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R210-2121605W
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1
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UCS C210 M2 Srvr w/1PSU, w/o CPU, mem, HDD, DVD or PCIe card
|-
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CAB-9K12A-NA
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2
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Power Cord, 125VAC 13A NEMA 5-15 Plug, North America
|-
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N20-AE0002
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1
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UCS M71KR-E Emulex Converged Network Adapter/PCIe/2port 10Gb
|-
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N01-M304GB1
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4
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4GB DDR3-1333MHz RDIMM/PC3-10600/dual rank 1Gb DRAMs
|-
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A03-D300GA2
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6
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300GB 6Gb SAS 10K RPM SFF HDD/hot plug/drive sled mounted
|-
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R210-ODVDRW
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1
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DVD-RW Drive for UCS C210 M1 Rack Servers
|-
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R200-TPM1
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1
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TPM Module for UCS C200 M1 and C210 M1 Rack Server
|-
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R210-SASXPAND
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1
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SAS Extender (servers requiring </= 8 HDDs) for UCS C210 M1
|-
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R2X0-PSU2-650W-SB
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1
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650W power supply, w/added 5A Standby for UCS C200 or C210
|-
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A01-X0105
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2
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2.66GHz Xeon X5650 95W CPU/12MB cache/DDR3 1333MHz
|-
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VMW-VS-ENTP-1A
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2
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VMware vSphere Enterprise Plus (1 CPU), 1yr support required
|-
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CON-ISV1-VSENTP1A
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1
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ISV 24X7 VMware vSphere EntPlus1CPU 1Yr RQD
|-
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R2XX-PL003
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1
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LSI 6G MegaRAID 9261-8i card (RAID 0,1,5,6,10,60) - 512WC
|-
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R2XX-LBBU
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1
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Battery Backup for the RAID controller (Highly recommended)
|-
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N20-BBLKD
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10
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HDD slot blanking panel for UCS B-Series Blade Servers
|-
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R200-PCIBLKF1
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4
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PCIe Full Height blanking panel for UCS C-Series Rack Server
|-
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SASCBLSHORT-003
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2
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Short SAS Cable for C210
|-
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R210-BHTS1
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2
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CPU heat sink for UCS C210 M1 Rack Server
|-
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R2X0-PSU2-650W-SB
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1
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650W power supply, w/added 5A Standby for UCS C200 or C210
|-
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CON-UCS7-R210W
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1
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UC SUPPORT 24X7X4OS UCSC210 M2Svr w/1PSU w/o CPU Mem HDD
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R2XX-CMAG3-1032
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1
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Cable Mgmt Arm for R2XX-G31032RAIL for C200/C210
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R2XX-G31032RAIL
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1
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G3 shorter stronger Rail Kit for UCS 200, 210 Rack Servers

|}

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 or 8.5.3 only'''. 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 (Bare metal spec with 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 bare metal series order 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.

{| border = 1
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!Ordered Item
!Quantity
!Description
|-
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R200-1120402W
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1
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UCS C200 M2 Srvr w/1PSU, DVD w/o CPU, mem, HDD or PCIe card
|-
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R200-BHTS1
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1
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CPU heat sink for UCS C200 M1 Rack Server
|-
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R200-PCIBLKF1
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1
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PCIe Full Height blanking panel for UCS C-Series Rack Server
|-
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R200-SASCBL-001
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1
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Internal SAS Cable for a base UCS C200 M1 Server
|-
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R2X0-PSU2-650W-SB
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1
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650W power supply, w/added 5A Standby for UCS C200 or C210
|-
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R2XX-PSUBLKP
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1
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Power supply unit blnking pnl for UCS 200 M1 or 210 M1
|-
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A01-X0111
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1
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2.40GHz Xeon E5620 80W CPU/12MB cache/DDR3 1066MHz
|-
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CAB-9K12A-NA
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1
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Power Cord, 125VAC 13A NEMA 5-15 Plug, North America
|-
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N01-M304GB1
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4
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4GB DDR3-1333MHz RDIMM/PC3-10600/dual rank 1Gb DRAMs
|-
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R200-D300GB03
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4
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Gen 2 300GB SAS 15K RPM 3.5in HDD/hot plug/C200 drive sled
|-
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R200-PL004
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1
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LSI 6G MegaRAID 9260-4i card (RAID 0,1,5,6,10,60) - 512WC
|-
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R200-TPM1
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1
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TPM Module for UCS C200 M1 and C210 M1 Rack Server
|-
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R2XX-LBBU
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1
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Battery Back-up
|-
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VMW-VS-ADV-1A
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1
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VMware vSphere Advanced (1 CPU), 1yr support required
|-
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CON-ISV1-VSADV1A
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1
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ISV 24X7 VMware vSphere Adv 1 CPU 1 Yr RQD
|-
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CON-UCS7-R200W
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1
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UC SUPPORT 24X7X4OS UCSC200 M2Svr w/1PSU DVD w/o CPU Mem
|}

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

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/Unified_Computing_System_Hardware#Hardware_Requirements

'''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.

{| border = 1
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!Ordered Item
!Quantity
!Description
|-
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N20-C6508-UPG
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1
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UCS 5108 Blade Svr AC Chassis/0 PSU/8 fans/0 fabric extender
|-
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N20-B6625-1D
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1
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UCS B200 M2 Blade Server w/o CPU, memory, HDD, mezzanine
|-
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A01-X0100
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2
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3.33GHz Xeon X5680 130W CPU/12MB cache/DDR3 1333MHz
|-
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N01-M304GB1
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4
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4GB DDR3-1333MHz RDIMM/PC3-10600/dual rank 1Gb DRAMs
|-
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A03-D146GA2
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2
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146GB 6Gb SAS 10K RPM SFF HDD/hot plug/drive sled mounted
|-
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N20-AE0002
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1
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UCS M71KR-E Emulex Converged Network Adapter/PCIe/2port 10Gb
|-
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N20-BHTS1
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2
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CPU heat sink for UCS B200 Blade Server
|-
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N20-CAK
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1
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Access. kit for 5108 Blade Chassis incl Railkit, KVM dongle
|-
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N20-PAC5-2500W
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2
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2500W AC power supply unit for UCS 5108
|-
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CAB-C19-CBN
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2
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Cabinet Jumper Power Cord, 250 VAC 16A, C20-C19 Connectors
|-
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N20-CBLKB1
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7
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Blade slot blanking panel for UCS 5108/single slot
|-
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N20-CBLKP
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2
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Power supply unit blanking panel for UCS 5108
|-
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N20-FAN5
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8
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Fan module for UCS 5108
|-
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N01-UAC1
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1
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Single phase AC power module for UCS 5108
|-
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N20-CBLKI
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1
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Fabric extender slot blanking panel for UCS 5108
|-
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N20-I6584
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1
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UCS 2104XP Fabric Extender/4 external 10Gb ports
|}

'''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 only.
* 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.

====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:

{| border = 1
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!Ordered Item
!Quantity
!Description
|-
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N20-B6625-1-UPG
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1
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UCS B200 M2 Blade Server w/o CPU, memory, HDD, mezzanine
|-
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A03-D146GA2
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2
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146GB 6Gb SAS 10K RPM SFF HDD/hot plug/drive sled mounted
|-
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N20-AE0002
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1
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UCS M71KR-E Emulex Converged Network Adapter/PCIe/2port 10Gb
|-
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A01-X0100
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2
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3.33GHz Xeon X5680 130W CPU/12MB cache/DDR3 1333MHz
|-
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N20-BHTS1
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2
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CPU heat sink for UCS B200 Blade Server
|-
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VMW-VS-ENTP-1A
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2
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VMware vSphere Enterprise Plus (1 CPU), 1yr support required
|-
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CON-ISV1-VSENTP1A
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1
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ISV 24X7 VMware vSphere EntPlus1CPU 1Yr RQD
|-
|

N01-M304GB1
|
4
|
4GB DDR3-1333MHz RDIMM/PC3-10600/dual rank 1Gb DRAMs
|-
|

CON-UCS7-B66251U
|
1
|
UC SUPPORT 24X7X4OS UCSB200 M2 Blade Svr w/o CPU Mem HDD Mez

|}

====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 ESX(i) 4.1 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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|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/Unified_Computing_System_Hardware#Hardware_Requirements

*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/Unified_Computing_System_Hardware#Hardware_Requirements

*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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Virtual Machine Requirements|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.

{| border = 1
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!Cisco Server
!Description
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UCS C210 M2 or UCS-C210M2-VCD2

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Bare Metal 2xCPUs (as indicated below), 6x300GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz

|-
|
UCS C200 M2 or UCS-C200M2-VCD2

'''Note:''' This system is supported with Release 8.5.2 only and is less scalable.
|

UCS C200 M2: Bare Metal 1xCPU (as indicated below), 4x300GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 1 vSphere Standard or Advanced Edition

Supported CPUs:

*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz
*E5620 2.4 GHz
*E5506 2.13 GHz(2xE5506 2.13GHz CPU,24GB RAM,4x1TB HDD)

UCS-C200M2-VCD2: 2xE5506 2.13GHz CPUs, 4x1TB HDD, 24GB RAM, VMware Enterprise Plus edition

|-
|

UCS B200 M2 or UCS-B200M2-VCS1

|
2xCPUs (as indicated below), 2x146GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5680 3.33 GHz
*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz (Supported with Release 8.5.2 only)

|-
|

MCS 7845-I3-RC2
|
Dual Intel E5540 2.53 GHz, 4x300 HDD, 8GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX693A
|-
|

MCS 7845-I2-RC2 (end-of-sale 12/09)
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Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4x146GB HDD, 4GB RAM

|-
|

MCS 7845-H2-RC2 (end-of-sale 7/09)
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Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4X146 GB HDD, 4GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G5 Server, part number 470064-887

|-
|

MCS 7835-I3-RC1
|

Single Intel 5504 Quad-core 2.00 GHz, 2x146 HDD, 4GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX690A

'''Note:''' The MCS 7835-I3-RC1 does not support multinode deployments.

|}

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 Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8.5 Hardware Specification for Cisco UCS Platforms|Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8.5 Hardware Specification for Cisco UCS Platforms]].

== 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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|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====

Release 8.5.2 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 both Release 8.5.1 and Release 8.5.2.

== 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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|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.

{| border = 1
|-
!Number of Audio Blades
!Number of Supported Audio Ports in 250 Ports/Blade Mode
!Number of Supported Audio Ports in 166 Ports/Blade Mode
!Number of Supported Audio Ports in TLS/SRTP Mode in a MeetingPlace-Scheduling/Audio-Only Deployment
|-
|

1
|

250
|

166
|
120
|-
|

2
|

500
|

332
|
200
|-
|

3
|

750
|

498
|
249
|-
|

4
|

1000
|

664
|
249
|-
|

5
|

1250
|

830
|
249
|-
|

6
|

1500
|

996
|
249
|-
|

7
|

1750
|

1162
|
249
|-
|

8
|

2000
|

1328
|
249
|}

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.

{| border = 1
|-
!Number of Video Blades
!Number of Supported Standard Rate Video Ports
!Number of Supported High Rate Video Ports
|-
|

1
|

40
|

20
|-
|

2
|

80
|

40
|-
|

3
|

120
|

60
|-
|

4
|

160
|

80
|-
|

5
|

200
|

100
|-
|

6
|

240
|

120
|-
|

7
|

280
|

140
|-
|

8
|

300
|

160
|}

'''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 300 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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5]].

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

{| border = 1
|-
!Component
!Description
|-
|
Cisco WebEx Node for MCS
|

Cisco WebEx Node is deployed on Cisco Media Convergence Servers (MCS) or for Virtual Machines (VM) on Cisco Unified Computing Servers (UCS).

Supports the following:
* Cisco WebEx web meetings mixed for internal network users.
* In '''WebEx-scheduling deployments''', a maximum of four Cisco WebEx Nodes per system for a total of 2000 web sessions.
* In '''MeetingPlace-scheduling deployments''', a maximum of three Cisco WebEx Nodes per system for a total of 1500 web sessions using the HMS and 1200 web sessions using the EMS.

'''Notes:'''
*Ports on the Cisco WebEx Node are ''not'' hot failover ports. If one of the Cisco WebEx Nodes go down, you will lose all of its port capacity (500 ports). We recommend that you have at least one Cisco WebEx Node on standby at all times.
* Cisco WebEx Node for MCS does not support recordings or WebEx webcam video for internal meeting types.

For more information about the Cisco WebEx Node for MCS, see http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10728/index.html.

For system capacity information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

|-
|
Cisco WebEx Node for ASR
|
Cisco WebEx Node is deployed as a shared port adapter for the Cisco ASR 1000 series router.

Supports the following:
* Cisco WebEx web meetings mixed for internal network users
* Cisco WebEx high-quality or high definition webcam video for internal network users
* Release 8.5 supports an unlimited number of ASR 1000 routers for capacity.
* ASR software version 3.6 supports the latest Webex version of software.

For more information about the Cisco WebEx Node for ASR, see http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10353/index.html.
|}

==== Operating System ====

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

==== Supported Hardware ====

One of the following:

*Cisco UCS C210 M2
*Cisco UCS C200 M2
*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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Virtual Machine Requirements|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 ''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.

{| border = 1
|-
!Cisco Server Version
!Description
|-
|
UCS C210 M2
|

Bare Metal 2xCPUs (as indicated below), 6x300GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz

|-
|
UCS C200 M2
|
Cisco UCS C200 M2: Tested reference configuration 1:

• Cisco UCS C200 M2 General-Purpose Rack-Mount Server
• Dual quad-core Intel 2.13-GHz Xeon E5506 processors
• 24-GB RAM
• Four 1-TB hard drives
• Three motherboard built-in Ethernet ports (2 for network and 1 for Cisco UCS C-Series Integrated Management Controller)

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

|-
|

UCS B200 M2
|

2xCPUs (as indicated below), 2x146GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5680 3.33 GHz
*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz (Supported with Release 8.5.2 only)

|-
|

MCS 7845-I3-RC2
|
Dual Intel E5540 2.53 GHz, 4x300 HDD, 8GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX693A

|-
|

MCS 7845-I2-RC2 (end-of-sale 12/09)
|
Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4x146GB HDD, 4GB RAM

'''Note: ''' Supports a maximum of 250 sessions per server.

|-
|

MCS 7845-H2-RC2 (end-of-sale 7/09)
|
Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4X146 GB HDD, 4GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G5 Server, part number 470064-887

|-
|

MCS 7835-I3-RC1
|

Single Intel 5504 Quad-core 2.00 GHz, 2x146 HDD, 4 GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX690A

|-
|

Cisco ASR 1000 router
|
For product information, see http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9343/index.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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Virtual Machine Requirements|Virtual Machine Requirements]].

For additional information about Cisco UCS specifications, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8.5 Hardware Specification for Cisco UCS Platforms|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, the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Server is also supported on VMware ESX(i) 4.1 and later 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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning Your Deployment|Planning Your Deployment]].

*For system capacity information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5]].

==== Operating System ====

{| border = 1
|-
!Cisco Platform
!Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Windows OS Version
|-
|

7845-I3-RC2

7845-I3-RC1

7835-I3-RC1
|

5.0.0.3 (MPWinOS_I3_5003.iso)
|-
|

7845-I2-RC2

7835-I2-RC2

|
4.1.0.3 (MPWinOS_I2_4103.iso)

|-
|

7845-H2-RC2

|
4.1.0.2 (MPWinOS_H2_4102.iso)
|-
|
UCS C210 M2

UCS C200 M2

UCS B200 M2
|
1.0.0.2 (MPWinOS_VM_1002.iso)

'''Note:''' The MeetingPlace Windows OS is supported on virtualized Cisco UCS platforms in Release 8.5.2 only.

|}

'''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.

==== Hardware ====

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

{| border = 1
|-
!Cisco Server
!Description
!Notes
|-
|
UCS C210 M2
|

Bare Metal 2xCPUs (as indicated below), 6x300GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz

|
Supported in Release 8.5.2+ only
|-
|
UCS C200 M2
|

Bare Metal 1xCPU (as indicated below), 4x300GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 1 vSphere Standard or Advanced Edition

Supported CPUs:

*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz
|
Supported in Release 8.5.2+ only

|-
|

UCS B200 M2
|

2xCPUs (as indicated below); 2x146GB HDD; 16GB RAM; 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5680 3.33 GHz
*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz
|
Supported in Release 8.5.2+ only
|-
|

MCS 7845-I3-RC1

|

Single Intel 5540 Quad-core 2.53 GHz, 4x146HDD, 6GB RAM

|

--
|-
|
MCS 7845-I3-RC2
|
Dual Intel E5540 2.53 GHz; 4x300 HDD, 8GB RAM

|

--
|-
|

MCS 7845-I2-RC2 (end-of-sale 12/09)
|
Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4x 146GB HDD, 4GB RAM

|

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX693A

|-
|

MCS 7845-H2-RC2 (end-of-sale 7/09)
|
Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4X146 GB HDD, 4GB RAM

|
HP equivalent: DL380-G5 Server, part number 470064-887

|-
|
MCS 7835-I3-RC1
|

Single Intel 5504 Quad-core 2.00 GHz, 2x146 HDD, 4 GB RAM

|

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX690A

|-
|
MCS 7835-I2-RC2 (end-of-sale 12/09)

|
Single Xeon 5140 2.33GHz Dual-Core, 2x146GB HDD, 2GB RAM, Requires +2GIG RAM (4 total)

|

--

|}

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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Hardware|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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Compatibility Matrix#Audio Endpoint Compatibility|Audio Endpoint Compatibility]].

==Video Requirements==

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

{| border = 1
|-
!Video Option
!Description
!Supported Deployments
|-
|
WebEx webcam video
|
*Cisco WebEx high-quality video supports webcam devices only and is mixed in the WebEx collaboration cloud via the WebEx client when users join a meeting
*Optionally, Cisco Webex Node for ASR with Video SPA is deployed to mix high-quality video on-premises.
|
*WebEx-scheduling

*MeetingPlace-scheduling
|-
|
MeetingPlace standards-based video
|

*MeetingPlace video is standards-based video only (H.323/SIP/SCCP)
* Displays the video conference on the video devices (not inside the video window of the web meeting room).
*MeetingPlace standards-based video deployed on Express Media Server (EMS) will affect capacity based on the type of video used and bandwidth settings allowed to join. EMS video is “switched” video. It does not have transrating or transcoding capability.
*Hardware Media Server (HMS) provides continuous presence and transrating and transcoding for standards-based video devices.
*For the best user experience, EMS or HMS must be deployed regionally on all Conferencing nodes.
|
*Audio-only

*WebEx-scheduling

*MeetingPlace-scheduling

|}

'''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.
* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning to Install Your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 System#Scalability for Voice and Video Systems|Scalability for Voice and Video Systems]]
* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning to Install Your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 System#Scalability for Web Conferencing|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.

[[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning to Install Your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 System#Table: Audio and Video Scalability Numbers for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace|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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning the Capacity of your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System#Planning the Capacity of your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System|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=====

{| border = 1
|-
!<colspan="1" rowspan="2">| 

!<td colspan="4" rowspan="1">|Maximum Number of Calls that are Supported
|-

|-
!System Mode
!Application Server hosted on Cisco MCS 7835-I3-RC1
!Application Server hosted on Cisco MCS 7845-H2-RC2 or 7845-I2-RC2
!Application Server hosted on Cisco MCS MCS-7845-I3-RC2
!Application Server hosted on Cisco UCS B or C Series Server
|-
|

Hardware Media Server
|

Audio: 2000 (G.711) or 1328 (G.722/G.729/iLBC)

Video: 300 (160 at 2 MB or 300 at 384 Kbps)
|

Audio: 2000 (G.711) or 1328 (G.722/G.729/iLBC)

Video: 300 (160 at 2 MB or 300 at 384 Kbps)
|

Audio: 2000 (G.711) or 1328 (G.722/G.729/iLBC)

Video: 300 (160 at 2 MB or 300 at 384 Kbps)
|
Audio: 2000 (G.711) or 1328 (G.722/G.729/iLBC)

Video: 300 (160 at 2 MB or 300 at 384 Kbps)
|
|-
|

Express Media Server in high-capacity mode
|

Audio only: 400 (G.711) or 66 in high quality mode (G.722/G.729)

Audio/Video:
* 200 using H.264 AVC Level 1.1 video
* 133 using H.263 or H.264 AVC Level 1.3 video
* 57 using H.264 AVC Level 3.0 or H.264 AVC Level 3.1 video
|

Audio only: 500 (G.711) or 83 in high quality mode (G.722/G.729)

Audio/Video:
* 250 using H.264 AVC Level 1.1 video
* 166 using H.263 or H.264 AVC Level 1.3 video
* 71 using H.264 AVC Level 3.0 or H.264 AVC Level 3.1 video
|

Audio only: 1200 (G.711) or 200 in high quality mode (G.722/G.729)

Audio/Video:
* 600 using H.264 AVC Level 1.1 video
* 400 using H.263 or H.264 AVC Level 1.3 video
* 170 using H.264 AVC Level 3.0 or H.264 AVC Level 3.1 video
|

Audio only: 1200 (G.711) or 200 in high quality mode (G.722/G.729)

Audio/Video:
* 600 using H.264 AVC Level 1.1 video
* 400 using H.263 or H.264 AVC Level 1.3 video
* 170 using H.264 AVC Level 3.0 or H.264 AVC Level 3.1 video

|}

=== 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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning a Multinode Deployment|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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning the Capacity of your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System|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.

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

* 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:

* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Requirements for Audio-Only Deployments|System Requirements for Audio-Only Deployments]]

* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Requirements for WebEx-Scheduling Deployments|System Requirements for WebEx-Scheduling Deployments (multinode)]]

* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Requirements for MeetingPlace-Scheduling Deployments|System Requirements for MeetingPlace-Scheduling Deployments]]

==Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8.5 Hardware Specification for Cisco UCS Platforms==

'''Notes:'''
*For system capacity information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|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 ESX(i) 4.1 running Enterprise Plus Edition VMware license for C210/B200 and Standard for C200
*Install one virtual machine, per blade on a supported Cisco Unified Computer Server (UCS)
* LAN connection must support up to 1GB/s
* Component-specific requirements are indicated in the following table:

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!Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Component
!Minimum Virtual Machine Requirements
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Application Server/Express Media Server or combined
Meeting Director/Application Server/Express Media Server
(Less than 4 Audio node total allowed)
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8 virtual CPU (2.4 GHz), 8GB RAM, 300GB hard drive (C210/B200)
*Enterprise Plus Vmware 4.X

4 virtural CPU, 16GB RAM, 300GB hard drive, (C200)
*Standard or Enterprise Plus Vmware 4.X
|-
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Meeting Director (Standalone for more than 4 Audio node deployment)
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8 virtual CPU (2.4 GHz), 8GB RAM, 300GB hard drive (C210/B200)
*Enterprise Plus Vmware 4.X

4 virtural CPU, 8GB RAM, 300GB hard drive, (C200)
*Standard or Enterprise Plus Vmware 4.X
|-
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Cisco WebEx Node for MCS
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8 virtual CPU (2.4 GHz), 8GB RAM, 300GB hard drive (C210/B200)
*Enterprise Plus Vmware 4.X

4 virtural CPU, 8GB RAM, 300GB hard drive, (C200)
*Standard or Enterprise Plus Vmware 4.X
|-
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MeetingPlace Web Server
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4 virtual CPU (2.4 GHz), 4GB RAM, 300GB hard drive (C200/C210/B200)
*Standard or Enterprise Plus Vmware 4.X
*MeetingPlace Web Server release 8.5.1 is NOT supported on UCS

|}

'''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 VMware Tools when installing Cisco Unified MeetingPlace on a virtual machine. Failing to install VMware Tools can lead to serious performance degradation of the system in certain circumstances.

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 C210 M2=====

The Cisco UCS C210 M2 is supported with both Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5.1 and 8.5.2.

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/Unified_Computing_System_Hardware#Hardware_Requirements

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.

{| border = 1
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!Ordered Item
!Quantity
!Description
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R210-2121605W
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1
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UCS C210 M2 Srvr w/1PSU, w/o CPU, mem, HDD, DVD or PCIe card
|-
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CAB-9K12A-NA
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2
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Power Cord, 125VAC 13A NEMA 5-15 Plug, North America
|-
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N20-AE0002
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1
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UCS M71KR-E Emulex Converged Network Adapter/PCIe/2port 10Gb
|-
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N01-M304GB1
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4
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4GB DDR3-1333MHz RDIMM/PC3-10600/dual rank 1Gb DRAMs
|-
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A03-D300GA2
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6
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300GB 6Gb SAS 10K RPM SFF HDD/hot plug/drive sled mounted
|-
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R210-ODVDRW
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1
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DVD-RW Drive for UCS C210 M1 Rack Servers
|-
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R200-TPM1
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1
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TPM Module for UCS C200 M1 and C210 M1 Rack Server
|-
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R210-SASXPAND
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1
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SAS Extender (servers requiring </= 8 HDDs) for UCS C210 M1
|-
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R2X0-PSU2-650W-SB
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1
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650W power supply, w/added 5A Standby for UCS C200 or C210
|-
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A01-X0105
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2
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2.66GHz Xeon X5650 95W CPU/12MB cache/DDR3 1333MHz
|-
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VMW-VS-ENTP-1A
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2
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VMware vSphere Enterprise Plus (1 CPU), 1yr support required
|-
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CON-ISV1-VSENTP1A
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1
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ISV 24X7 VMware vSphere EntPlus1CPU 1Yr RQD
|-
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R2XX-PL003
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1
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LSI 6G MegaRAID 9261-8i card (RAID 0,1,5,6,10,60) - 512WC
|-
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R2XX-LBBU
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1
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Battery Backup for the RAID controller (Highly recommended)
|-
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N20-BBLKD
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10
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HDD slot blanking panel for UCS B-Series Blade Servers
|-
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R200-PCIBLKF1
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4
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PCIe Full Height blanking panel for UCS C-Series Rack Server
|-
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SASCBLSHORT-003
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2
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Short SAS Cable for C210
|-
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R210-BHTS1
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2
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CPU heat sink for UCS C210 M1 Rack Server
|-
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R2X0-PSU2-650W-SB
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1
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650W power supply, w/added 5A Standby for UCS C200 or C210
|-
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CON-UCS7-R210W
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1
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UC SUPPORT 24X7X4OS UCSC210 M2Svr w/1PSU w/o CPU Mem HDD
|-
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R2XX-CMAG3-1032
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1
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Cable Mgmt Arm for R2XX-G31032RAIL for C200/C210
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R2XX-G31032RAIL
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1
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G3 shorter stronger Rail Kit for UCS 200, 210 Rack Servers

|}

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 or 8.5.3 only'''. 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 (Bare metal spec with 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 bare metal series order 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.

{| border = 1
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!Ordered Item
!Quantity
!Description
|-
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R200-1120402W
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1
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UCS C200 M2 Srvr w/1PSU, DVD w/o CPU, mem, HDD or PCIe card
|-
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R200-BHTS1
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1
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CPU heat sink for UCS C200 M1 Rack Server
|-
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R200-PCIBLKF1
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1
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PCIe Full Height blanking panel for UCS C-Series Rack Server
|-
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R200-SASCBL-001
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1
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Internal SAS Cable for a base UCS C200 M1 Server
|-
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R2X0-PSU2-650W-SB
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1
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650W power supply, w/added 5A Standby for UCS C200 or C210
|-
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R2XX-PSUBLKP
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1
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Power supply unit blnking pnl for UCS 200 M1 or 210 M1
|-
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A01-X0111
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1
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2.40GHz Xeon E5620 80W CPU/12MB cache/DDR3 1066MHz
|-
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CAB-9K12A-NA
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1
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Power Cord, 125VAC 13A NEMA 5-15 Plug, North America
|-
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N01-M304GB1
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4
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4GB DDR3-1333MHz RDIMM/PC3-10600/dual rank 1Gb DRAMs
|-
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R200-D300GB03
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4
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Gen 2 300GB SAS 15K RPM 3.5in HDD/hot plug/C200 drive sled
|-
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R200-PL004
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1
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LSI 6G MegaRAID 9260-4i card (RAID 0,1,5,6,10,60) - 512WC
|-
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R200-TPM1
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1
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TPM Module for UCS C200 M1 and C210 M1 Rack Server
|-
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R2XX-LBBU
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1
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Battery Back-up
|-
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VMW-VS-ADV-1A
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1
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VMware vSphere Advanced (1 CPU), 1yr support required
|-
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CON-ISV1-VSADV1A
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1
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ISV 24X7 VMware vSphere Adv 1 CPU 1 Yr RQD
|-
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CON-UCS7-R200W
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1
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UC SUPPORT 24X7X4OS UCSC200 M2Svr w/1PSU DVD w/o CPU Mem
|}

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

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/Unified_Computing_System_Hardware#Hardware_Requirements

'''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.

{| border = 1
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!Ordered Item
!Quantity
!Description
|-
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N20-C6508-UPG
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1
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UCS 5108 Blade Svr AC Chassis/0 PSU/8 fans/0 fabric extender
|-
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N20-B6625-1D
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1
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UCS B200 M2 Blade Server w/o CPU, memory, HDD, mezzanine
|-
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A01-X0100
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2
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3.33GHz Xeon X5680 130W CPU/12MB cache/DDR3 1333MHz
|-
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N01-M304GB1
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4
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4GB DDR3-1333MHz RDIMM/PC3-10600/dual rank 1Gb DRAMs
|-
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A03-D146GA2
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2
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146GB 6Gb SAS 10K RPM SFF HDD/hot plug/drive sled mounted
|-
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N20-AE0002
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1
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UCS M71KR-E Emulex Converged Network Adapter/PCIe/2port 10Gb
|-
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N20-BHTS1
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2
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CPU heat sink for UCS B200 Blade Server
|-
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N20-CAK
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1
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Access. kit for 5108 Blade Chassis incl Railkit, KVM dongle
|-
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N20-PAC5-2500W
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2
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2500W AC power supply unit for UCS 5108
|-
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CAB-C19-CBN
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2
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Cabinet Jumper Power Cord, 250 VAC 16A, C20-C19 Connectors
|-
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N20-CBLKB1
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7
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Blade slot blanking panel for UCS 5108/single slot
|-
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N20-CBLKP
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2
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Power supply unit blanking panel for UCS 5108
|-
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N20-FAN5
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8
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Fan module for UCS 5108
|-
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N01-UAC1
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1
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Single phase AC power module for UCS 5108
|-
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N20-CBLKI
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1
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Fabric extender slot blanking panel for UCS 5108
|-
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N20-I6584
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1
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UCS 2104XP Fabric Extender/4 external 10Gb ports
|}

'''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 only.
* 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.

====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:

{| border = 1
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!Ordered Item
!Quantity
!Description
|-
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N20-B6625-1-UPG
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1
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UCS B200 M2 Blade Server w/o CPU, memory, HDD, mezzanine
|-
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A03-D146GA2
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2
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146GB 6Gb SAS 10K RPM SFF HDD/hot plug/drive sled mounted
|-
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N20-AE0002
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1
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UCS M71KR-E Emulex Converged Network Adapter/PCIe/2port 10Gb
|-
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A01-X0100
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2
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3.33GHz Xeon X5680 130W CPU/12MB cache/DDR3 1333MHz
|-
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N20-BHTS1
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2
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CPU heat sink for UCS B200 Blade Server
|-
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VMW-VS-ENTP-1A
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2
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VMware vSphere Enterprise Plus (1 CPU), 1yr support required
|-
|

CON-ISV1-VSENTP1A
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1
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ISV 24X7 VMware vSphere EntPlus1CPU 1Yr RQD
|-
|

N01-M304GB1
|
4
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4GB DDR3-1333MHz RDIMM/PC3-10600/dual rank 1Gb DRAMs
|-
|

CON-UCS7-B66251U
|
1
|
UC SUPPORT 24X7X4OS UCSB200 M2 Blade Svr w/o CPU Mem HDD Mez

|}

====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 ESX(i) 4.1 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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|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/Unified_Computing_System_Hardware#Hardware_Requirements

*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/Unified_Computing_System_Hardware#Hardware_Requirements

*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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Virtual Machine Requirements|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.

{| border = 1
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!Cisco Server
!Description
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UCS C210 M2 or UCS-C210M2-VCD2

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Bare Metal 2xCPUs (as indicated below), 6x300GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz

|-
|
UCS C200 M2 or UCS-C200M2-VCD2

'''Note:''' This system is supported with Release 8.5.2 only and is less scalable.
|

UCS C200 M2: Bare Metal 1xCPU (as indicated below), 4x300GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 1 vSphere Standard or Advanced Edition

Supported CPUs:

*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz
*E5620 2.4 GHz
*E5506 2.13 GHz(2xE5506 2.13GHz CPU,24GB RAM,4x1TB HDD)

UCS-C200M2-VCD2: 2xE5506 2.13GHz CPUs, 4x1TB HDD, 24GB RAM, VMware Enterprise Plus edition

|-
|

UCS B200 M2 or UCS-B200M2-VCS1

|
2xCPUs (as indicated below), 2x146GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5680 3.33 GHz
*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz (Supported with Release 8.5.2 only)

|-
|

MCS 7845-I3-RC2
|
Dual Intel E5540 2.53 GHz, 4x300 HDD, 8GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX693A
|-
|

MCS 7845-I2-RC2 (end-of-sale 12/09)
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Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4x146GB HDD, 4GB RAM

|-
|

MCS 7845-H2-RC2 (end-of-sale 7/09)
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Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4X146 GB HDD, 4GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G5 Server, part number 470064-887

|-
|

MCS 7835-I3-RC1
|

Single Intel 5504 Quad-core 2.00 GHz, 2x146 HDD, 4GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX690A

'''Note:''' The MCS 7835-I3-RC1 does not support multinode deployments.

|}

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 Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8.5 Hardware Specification for Cisco UCS Platforms|Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8.5 Hardware Specification for Cisco UCS Platforms]].

== 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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|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====

Release 8.5.2 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 both Release 8.5.1 and Release 8.5.2.

== 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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|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.

{| border = 1
|-
!Number of Audio Blades
!Number of Supported Audio Ports in 250 Ports/Blade Mode
!Number of Supported Audio Ports in 166 Ports/Blade Mode
!Number of Supported Audio Ports in TLS/SRTP Mode in a MeetingPlace-Scheduling/Audio-Only Deployment
|-
|

1
|

250
|

166
|
120
|-
|

2
|

500
|

332
|
200
|-
|

3
|

750
|

498
|
249
|-
|

4
|

1000
|

664
|
249
|-
|

5
|

1250
|

830
|
249
|-
|

6
|

1500
|

996
|
249
|-
|

7
|

1750
|

1162
|
249
|-
|

8
|

2000
|

1328
|
249
|}

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.

{| border = 1
|-
!Number of Video Blades
!Number of Supported Standard Rate Video Ports
!Number of Supported High Rate Video Ports
|-
|

1
|

40
|

20
|-
|

2
|

80
|

40
|-
|

3
|

120
|

60
|-
|

4
|

160
|

80
|-
|

5
|

200
|

100
|-
|

6
|

240
|

120
|-
|

7
|

280
|

140
|-
|

8
|

300
|

160
|}

'''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 300 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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5]].

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

{| border = 1
|-
!Component
!Description
|-
|
Cisco WebEx Node for MCS
|

Cisco WebEx Node is deployed on Cisco Media Convergence Servers (MCS) or for Virtual Machines (VM) on Cisco Unified Computing Servers (UCS).

Supports the following:
* Cisco WebEx web meetings mixed for internal network users.
* In '''WebEx-scheduling deployments''', a maximum of four Cisco WebEx Nodes per system for a total of 2000 web sessions.
* In '''MeetingPlace-scheduling deployments''', a maximum of three Cisco WebEx Nodes per system for a total of 1500 web sessions using the HMS and 1200 web sessions using the EMS.

'''Notes:'''
*Ports on the Cisco WebEx Node are ''not'' hot failover ports. If one of the Cisco WebEx Nodes go down, you will lose all of its port capacity (500 ports). We recommend that you have at least one Cisco WebEx Node on standby at all times.
* Cisco WebEx Node for MCS does not support recordings or WebEx webcam video for internal meeting types.

For more information about the Cisco WebEx Node for MCS, see http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10728/index.html.

For system capacity information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

|-
|
Cisco WebEx Node for ASR
|
Cisco WebEx Node is deployed as a shared port adapter for the Cisco ASR 1000 series router.

Supports the following:
* Cisco WebEx web meetings mixed for internal network users
* Cisco WebEx high-quality or high definition webcam video for internal network users
* Release 8.5 supports an unlimited number of ASR 1000 routers for capacity.
* ASR software version 3.6 supports the latest Webex version of software.

For more information about the Cisco WebEx Node for ASR, see http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10353/index.html.
|}

==== Operating System ====

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

==== Supported Hardware ====

One of the following:

*Cisco UCS C210 M2
*Cisco UCS C200 M2
*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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Virtual Machine Requirements|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 ''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.

{| border = 1
|-
!Cisco Server Version
!Description
|-
|
UCS C210 M2
|

Bare Metal 2xCPUs (as indicated below), 6x300GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz

|-
|
UCS C200 M2
|
Cisco UCS C200 M2: Tested reference configuration 1:

• Cisco UCS C200 M2 General-Purpose Rack-Mount Server
• Dual quad-core Intel 2.13-GHz Xeon E5506 processors
• 24-GB RAM
• Four 1-TB hard drives
• Three motherboard built-in Ethernet ports (2 for network and 1 for Cisco UCS C-Series Integrated Management Controller)

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

|-
|

UCS B200 M2
|

2xCPUs (as indicated below), 2x146GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5680 3.33 GHz
*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz (Supported with Release 8.5.2 only)

|-
|

MCS 7845-I3-RC2
|
Dual Intel E5540 2.53 GHz, 4x300 HDD, 8GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX693A

|-
|

MCS 7845-I2-RC2 (end-of-sale 12/09)
|
Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4x146GB HDD, 4GB RAM

'''Note: ''' Supports a maximum of 250 sessions per server.

|-
|

MCS 7845-H2-RC2 (end-of-sale 7/09)
|
Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4X146 GB HDD, 4GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G5 Server, part number 470064-887

|-
|

MCS 7835-I3-RC1
|

Single Intel 5504 Quad-core 2.00 GHz, 2x146 HDD, 4 GB RAM

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX690A

|-
|

Cisco ASR 1000 router
|
For product information, see http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9343/index.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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Virtual Machine Requirements|Virtual Machine Requirements]].

For additional information about Cisco UCS specifications, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8.5 Hardware Specification for Cisco UCS Platforms|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, the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Server is also supported on VMware ESX(i) 4.1 and later 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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning Your Deployment|Planning Your Deployment]].

*For system capacity information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].

*For scalability information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5|Scalability for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5]].

==== Operating System ====

{| border = 1
|-
!Cisco Platform
!Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Windows OS Version
|-
|

7845-I3-RC2

7845-I3-RC1

7835-I3-RC1
|

5.0.0.3 (MPWinOS_I3_5003.iso)
|-
|

7845-I2-RC2

7835-I2-RC2

|
4.1.0.3 (MPWinOS_I2_4103.iso)

|-
|

7845-H2-RC2

|
4.1.0.2 (MPWinOS_H2_4102.iso)
|-
|
UCS C210 M2

UCS C200 M2

UCS B200 M2
|
1.0.0.2 (MPWinOS_VM_1002.iso)

'''Note:''' The MeetingPlace Windows OS is supported on virtualized Cisco UCS platforms in Release 8.5.2 only.

|}

'''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.

==== Hardware ====

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

{| border = 1
|-
!Cisco Server
!Description
!Notes
|-
|
UCS C210 M2
|

Bare Metal 2xCPUs (as indicated below), 6x300GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz

|
Supported in Release 8.5.2+ only
|-
|
UCS C200 M2
|

Bare Metal 1xCPU (as indicated below), 4x300GB HDD, 16GB RAM, 1 vSphere Standard or Advanced Edition

Supported CPUs:

*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz
|
Supported in Release 8.5.2+ only

|-
|

UCS B200 M2
|

2xCPUs (as indicated below); 2x146GB HDD; 16GB RAM; 2 vSphere Enterprise Edition Plus

'''Note:''' RAM is configurable. However, we recommend that you have at least 8GB on a blade.

Supported CPUs:

*X5680 3.33 GHz
*X5670 2.93 GHz
*X5650 2.66 GHz
*E5640 2.66 Ghz
|
Supported in Release 8.5.2+ only
|-
|

MCS 7845-I3-RC1

|

Single Intel 5540 Quad-core 2.53 GHz, 4x146HDD, 6GB RAM

|

--
|-
|
MCS 7845-I3-RC2
|
Dual Intel E5540 2.53 GHz; 4x300 HDD, 8GB RAM

|

--
|-
|

MCS 7845-I2-RC2 (end-of-sale 12/09)
|
Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4x 146GB HDD, 4GB RAM

|

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX693A

|-
|

MCS 7845-H2-RC2 (end-of-sale 7/09)
|
Dual Intel 5140 2.33 GHz, 4X146 GB HDD, 4GB RAM

|
HP equivalent: DL380-G5 Server, part number 470064-887

|-
|
MCS 7835-I3-RC1
|

Single Intel 5504 Quad-core 2.00 GHz, 2x146 HDD, 4 GB RAM

|

HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX690A

|-
|
MCS 7835-I2-RC2 (end-of-sale 12/09)

|
Single Xeon 5140 2.33GHz Dual-Core, 2x146GB HDD, 2GB RAM, Requires +2GIG RAM (4 total)

|

--

|}

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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Hardware|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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Compatibility Matrix#Audio Endpoint Compatibility|Audio Endpoint Compatibility]].

==Video Requirements==

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

{| border = 1
|-
!Video Option
!Description
!Supported Deployments
|-
|
WebEx webcam video
|
*Cisco WebEx high-quality video supports webcam devices only and is mixed in the WebEx collaboration cloud via the WebEx client when users join a meeting
*Optionally, Cisco Webex Node for ASR with Video SPA is deployed to mix high-quality video on-premises.
|
*WebEx-scheduling

*MeetingPlace-scheduling
|-
|
MeetingPlace standards-based video
|

*MeetingPlace video is standards-based video only (H.323/SIP/SCCP)
* Displays the video conference on the video devices (not inside the video window of the web meeting room).
*MeetingPlace standards-based video deployed on Express Media Server (EMS) will affect capacity based on the type of video used and bandwidth settings allowed to join. EMS video is “switched” video. It does not have transrating or transcoding capability.
*Hardware Media Server (HMS) provides continuous presence and transrating and transcoding for standards-based video devices.
*For the best user experience, EMS or HMS must be deployed regionally on all Conferencing nodes.
|
*Audio-only

*WebEx-scheduling

*MeetingPlace-scheduling

|}

'''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.
* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning to Install Your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 System#Scalability for Voice and Video Systems|Scalability for Voice and Video Systems]]
* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning to Install Your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 System#Scalability for Web Conferencing|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.

[[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning to Install Your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 System#Table: Audio and Video Scalability Numbers for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace|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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning the Capacity of your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System#Planning the Capacity of your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System|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=====

{| border = 1
|-
!<colspan="1" rowspan="2">| 

!<td colspan="4" rowspan="1">|Maximum Number of Calls that are Supported
|-

|-
!System Mode
!Application Server hosted on Cisco MCS 7835-I3-RC1
!Application Server hosted on Cisco MCS 7845-H2-RC2 or 7845-I2-RC2
!Application Server hosted on Cisco MCS MCS-7845-I3-RC2
!Application Server hosted on Cisco UCS B or C Series Server
|-
|

Hardware Media Server
|

Audio: 2000 (G.711) or 1328 (G.722/G.729/iLBC)

Video: 300 (160 at 2 MB or 300 at 384 Kbps)
|

Audio: 2000 (G.711) or 1328 (G.722/G.729/iLBC)

Video: 300 (160 at 2 MB or 300 at 384 Kbps)
|

Audio: 2000 (G.711) or 1328 (G.722/G.729/iLBC)

Video: 300 (160 at 2 MB or 300 at 384 Kbps)
|
Audio: 2000 (G.711) or 1328 (G.722/G.729/iLBC)

Video: 300 (160 at 2 MB or 300 at 384 Kbps)
|
|-
|

Express Media Server in high-capacity mode
|

Audio only: 400 (G.711) or 66 in high quality mode (G.722/G.729)

Audio/Video:
* 200 using H.264 AVC Level 1.1 video
* 133 using H.263 or H.264 AVC Level 1.3 video
* 57 using H.264 AVC Level 3.0 or H.264 AVC Level 3.1 video
|

Audio only: 500 (G.711) or 83 in high quality mode (G.722/G.729)

Audio/Video:
* 250 using H.264 AVC Level 1.1 video
* 166 using H.263 or H.264 AVC Level 1.3 video
* 71 using H.264 AVC Level 3.0 or H.264 AVC Level 3.1 video
|

Audio only: 1200 (G.711) or 200 in high quality mode (G.722/G.729)

Audio/Video:
* 600 using H.264 AVC Level 1.1 video
* 400 using H.263 or H.264 AVC Level 1.3 video
* 170 using H.264 AVC Level 3.0 or H.264 AVC Level 3.1 video
|

Audio only: 1200 (G.711) or 200 in high quality mode (G.722/G.729)

Audio/Video:
* 600 using H.264 AVC Level 1.1 video
* 400 using H.263 or H.264 AVC Level 1.3 video
* 170 using H.264 AVC Level 3.0 or H.264 AVC Level 3.1 video

|}

=== 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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning a Multinode Deployment|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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning the Capacity of your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System|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.

[[Category:Requirements for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5]]

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The following information assumes that you are migrating to Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 from a previous release. Release 8.5 does not support deployments with MeetingPlace-scheduling for new installations. If you are completing a new installation for an audio-only deployment, see system requirements for [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Requirements for Audio-Only Deployments#System Requirements for Audio-Only Deployments|Audio-Only deployments]].

The MeetingPlace-scheduling deployment supports a maximum of two nodes in an active/standby configuration.

==Hardware and Software Requirements==

'''Note:''' Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 does not support interoperability between different releases. All servers within a system must be running the same version of software.

MeetingPlace-scheduled deployments require the following components:

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!Component
!Requirement
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Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server

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'''Hardware'''

See the [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Application Server Requirements|Application Server Requirements]].

The Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server WebEx TSP supports SOCKS Web Proxy servers only (not HTTP proxy). Allow direct firewall access to WebEx Site IPs directly. Note that there are often delay issues when proxy servers are used. Make sure that the integration to Cisco WebEx is continuously maintained via Internet without delays, otherwise it will affect user response times.

'''Software'''

* Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server Release 8.5/Express Media Server (EMS)
* Cisco Security Agent Release 6.0.1.112

'''Notes:'''
* One Application Server is deployed as "Primary" and one optionally deployed as "Standby" (multinode deployment is not supported with the MeetingPlace-scheduling model)
*The Cisco Unified MeetingPlace integration for Microsoft Outlook scheduling is included on the Application Server.
* The Express Media Server is a set of software modules that reside on the Application Server. During installation, you will have the option to choose either the Hardware Media Server or the Express Media Server. For details about the EMS, see the [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Express Media Server Requirements|Express Media Server Requirements]].
* The Cisco Security Agent software is packaged and installed during the Application Server installation. For details, see the "Using Cisco Security Agent (CSA) on the Application Server" in the ''Configuration Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5'' at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/ps5664/ps5669/products_installation_and_configuration_guides_list.html.
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Cisco Unified Communications Manager

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'''Hardware'''

Cisco Media Convergence Server (MCS)

*Make sure that the specific Cisco MCS model supports the number of SIP sessions that are required by your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system.
*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'''

*CUCM 6.1(5), 7.0(2), 7.1(5), 8.0(1), 8.0(2), 8.0(3), 8.5(1), 8.6(1)
*CUCM-SME 7.1(3), 8.0, 8.5

'''Notes:'''
* CUCM 8.6 is supported in Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5.2 and later.
* Ad-hoc (SCCP) meetings are supported in Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5.2 and later. Ad-hoc meetings are not supported with CUCM 8.5.
* CUCM 8.0(3) is the only release that supports SIP Refers for multinode Cisco Unified MeetingPlace systems (WebEx-scheduling deployments). If you require this support, open a case with Cisco TAC against the Cisco Unified Communications Manager to obtain the latest Engineering Special (ES) or Service Update (SU) version of CUCM 8.0(3).

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Hardware Media Server (HMS)

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If your deployment requires a HMS, see the [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Hardware Media Server Requirements|Hardware Media Server Requirements]].

* During installation, you will have the option to choose either the Hardware Media Server or the Express Media Server. You do not require both.
* The Hardware Media Server should be on the same local network segment as the Application Server. Cisco Unified MeetingPlace does not support Hardware Media Server blades that are remotely located.

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MeetingPlace Conference Manager
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Java JRE 6.0 or later and Java Web Start

'''Note:''' For best performance, we recommend that you install the latest Java JRE.

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Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Server
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'''Hardware'''

See the [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Web Server Requirements|Web Server Requirements]].

'''Software'''

*Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Server Release 8.5
*(Optional) Cisco Security Agent Release 6.0.1.117 for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace
*(Customer provided option) McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.0 or 8.5

'''SQL Server '''
* Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express Edition and .NET Framework 3.5 SP1
*: This version is included with Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Release 8.5 and is supported for local SQL Server deployments.
* Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Standard Edition
*: This version is supported for remote SQL Server deployments only.

'''Notes:'''
*You must install and configure your SQL Server to be case-insensitive. If you configure your SQL Server to be case-sensitive, the Web Server will not function properly.
*All SQL Servers are required to be local to the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace server that is handling the replication. SQL Servers can be “remote” in that they are installed on separate machines within a local data center. However, this release of Cisco Unified MeetingPlace does not support attaching to an SQL Server in a remote data center.

'''Additional Requirements'''
* Make sure that all corporate fonts and standard Microsoft fonts, including Microsoft PowerPoint fonts, are installed.
* Web Server software does not support "thin clients" (Citrix or Terminal Server).

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Cisco WebEx Node

'''Note:''' This is an optional component.
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'''Hardware'''

Release 8.5 supports Cisco WebEx Node for both MCS/UCS and ASR. If your deployment requires a Cisco WebEx Node, see the [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Cisco WebEx Node Requirements|Cisco WebEx Node Requirements]].

* Cisco WebEx Node does not support any HTTP or SOCKS proxy servers. Allow direct accesss to WebEx Site IPs directly through firewall settings.
* Cisco WebEx Node is currently not supported with the WebEx Global Site Backup system. If you want a fully redundant option with GSB, submit a new WebEx Node request to WebEx Provisioning to deploy a redundant node that is ‘homed’ to the GSB data center instead of the primary. You must deploy an MCS or UCS with the Cisco WebEx Node for MCS software for this function in your network.

'''Software'''

Cisco WebEx Node Release 8.5

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Cisco WebEx integration
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* Cisco WebEx Meeting Center, Cisco WebEx Meeting Center Pro, or Cisco WebEx Enterprise Edition (supports Meeting Center, Event Center and Training Center)
**Event Center and Training Center are not supported on Apple Mac systems.
** Event Center supports the Audio Broadcast feature that reduces the need for all participants to dial into a MeetingPlace audio meeting. Connection to the audio system is limited to those participants designated as Speakers. All other attendees receive the audio, video, and web conferencing components in multiple HTTPS streams via their PC.
* WebEx Business Suite (WBS)27 SP27 or later
* WebEx XML API Release 5.7 or later
* WebEx Federated SSO is supported with WebEx XML API. For information about WebEx Federated SSO, see http://developer.webex.com/web/meetingservices/sso

'''Notes:'''
* If your site is on a version earlier than WBS 27 SP25, contact your Cisco WebEx Customer Support Engineer (CSE) to request an upgrade to the minimum version required for use with Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5.
*You must have both WBS 27 SP27 and WebEx XML API Release 5.7 or later to use the WebEx-MeetingPlace Automatic Configuration feature.
*WBS27 FR23 and later offers a new capability for supporting Dual Audio vendors on the same WebEx Site. For more information, see the "New Features" section of the ''Release Notes for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5''.

The WebEx end-user client interface supports any HTTP or SOCKS proxy server based on browser settings.

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Cisco Unified MeetingPlace PhoneView
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Cisco Unified MeetingPlace PhoneView is available only to Cisco Unified IP Phones that are registered to Cisco Unified Communications Manager.

Cisco Unified MeetingPlace PhoneView is not supported with the following:
*Cisco Unified CallManager Express
*Cisco Unified Communications Manager Express
*Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Servers with SSL enabled
*Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Servers with SSL enabled

'''Hardware'''

For a list of supported Cisco Unified IP Phones, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Compatibility Matrix#Audio Endpoint Compatibility|Audio Endpoint Compatibility]].

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Video options
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See [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Video Requirements|Video Requirements]].

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== Failover Requirements ==

To configure failover, you need two Application Servers with a high-speed network connection (preferably 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 for scheduled and ad-hoc meetings.
* The time must be synchronized between the two Application Servers. This is required to resolve conflicts when the same piece of data is modified simultaneously in both Application Servers.
* If the primary and failover Application Servers share a common set of Audio and Video Blades, you must add all the Audio Blades to both Applications Servers. Be sure to use the same passwords and SNMP community names on the two systems or the failover mechanism will not work.

'''Note: ''' Directory Service between two Application Servers is not supported in a failover deployment.

==Directory Services Requirement==

Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Directory Service enables you to populate and synchronize the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace user database with the contents of the Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM) user database, as well as provide encrypted end-user authentication. The CUCM user database is typically integrated with an LDAP directory. CUCM end-user authentication also supports secure LDAP (sLDAP) configuration. The following LDAP directories are supported by Cisco Unified Communications Manager to MeetingPlace Directory Service:
* Microsoft Windows Active Directory 2000
* Microsoft Windows Active Directory 2003
* Microsoft Windows Active Directory 2007
* Microsoft Windows Active Directory 2008
* ADAM 2003/2008 (ADLDS) with CUCM 7.1.3
* iPlanet Directory Server Version 4.''x''
* SunONE Directory Server Version 5.''1''
* Sun Java Directory Server Version 5.2
* Sun Java Directory Server Version 6.0
* OpenLDAP 2.3.39/2.4 with CUCM 7.1.3
* Novell eDirectory Release 4.x, 5.x, 6.x

'''Note: ''' Novell eDirectory requires a custom configuration. See http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/appnote/16752.html for information about Novell eDirectory Release 4.x and http://www.novell.com/communities/node/3028/ for information about Novell eDirectory Release 5.x and 6.x.

Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Directory Service (via Cisco Unified Communications Manager LDAP integration) may also be optionally configured to work with WebEx to provide on-premises end-user authentication and automatic profile propegation to WebEx for "host" accounts. This must be requested upon provisioning of the WebEx Site at installation. The MeetingPlace to WebEx LDAP integration is called Directory Service "SSO" Single Sign On, which is optional based on customer requirements for LDAP use. No passwords are stored on WebEx nor passed to the WebEx cloud for authentication.

All "Host" users must be able to resolve to the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server fully qualified domain name (FQDN) which is deployed behind the company firewall, for instance they must be on the corporate network and VPN connection before "hosting" any meetings. If your profiled users cannot access the corporate network, then a non-Directory Service implementation is advised. MeetingPlace profiles can be exported and imported into the WebEx Site via Administration interface using Excel CSV formatted files.

To enable secure end-user authentication via MeetingPlace/WebEx SSO integration, you must install an SSL certificate on the Application Server for secure user ID and password authentication to LDAP (via Cisco Unified Communications Manager AXL interfaces). End-user authentication may also be done via the internal MeetingPlace Web Server with the following five options:

* MeetingPlace local username/password
* LDAP - this supports multidomain environments
* LDAP, then MeetingPlace - this supports single domain environments only
* Windows Integrated Authentication (WIA) - all MeetingPlace profiled users must use Windows OS and the MeetingPlace Web server must be able to join the domain.
* Third Party Authentication Servers - supports Siteminder and others
* Web HTTP

== License Requirements ==

This release of Cisco Unified MeetingPlace uses active host-based licensing. The system uses an audit mechanism to track the number of users who have actively created meetings and compares 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.

Licenses are for both audio conferencing and standards-based video conferencing in Cisco Unified MeetingPlace.

'''Notes:'''
* System capacity is directly affected if you use Cisco Unified MeetingPlace video. For more information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Capacity Quick Reference Tables|System Capacity Quick Reference Tables]].
* If you have no licenses installed the system will allow only a single meeting at a time.
* 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.

==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 MeetingPlace-scheduling deployment options.

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 or Microsoft Exchange. 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.

=== Incoming Ports Used in MeetingPlace-Scheduling Deployments===

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!Protocol
!Source
!Destination
!Port Type
!Ports
!Port Usage
!Special Requirements
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|colspan="7" rowspan="1"|'''Application Server/Express Media Server'''

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SSH
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Administrator PC
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Application Server
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TCP
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22
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Secure access
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Expose to system administrators
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HTTP, HTTPS
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Administrator PC
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Application Server
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TCP
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80, 443
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Administrator web access for both MeetingPlace Applications Admin and Cisco WebEx Site Admin

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Expose to system administrators
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SNMP
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Administrator PC
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Application Server
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UDP
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161
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SNMP configuration
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Expose to system administrators; optional
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MP_REPL
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Application Server 1
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Application Server 2

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TCP
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2008
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Database replication between the active and standby servers for Application Server failover
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Optional; only if failover is configured

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GWSIM
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External Web Server
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Application Servers
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TCP
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5003, 5005
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Receive attachments from the external Web Server to Application Servers (active server and standby server, if one exists) in segmented meeting access configurations.
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Expose to Web Server in the DMZ.

Used in segmented meeting access configurations.

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.
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SIP
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Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM)
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Application Server

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TCP UDP
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5060
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SIP B2BUA; UDP optional
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--
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SIP over TLS
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Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM)
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Application Server

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TCP UDP
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5061
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SIP B2BUA; UDP optional
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--
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--
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WebEx Node for MCS TSP (Telephony Agent)

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Application Server (Telephony Adapter)
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TCP
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7676
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Telephony service connection, exchange telephony event and so on
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--
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HTTP
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Cisco IP Phones PhoneView XML application

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Application Server

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TCP
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8080
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HTTP services used by Cisco Unified MeetingPlace PhoneView XML on IP Phones (optional)

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--
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HTTP
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Application Server
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Hardware Media Server
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TCP
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9090
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Media Server Administration
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Expose to system administrators
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SIP
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External Web Server
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Application Server
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TCP UDP
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61002
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Recording signaling

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-
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Recording control
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External Web Server
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Application Server

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TCP
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61003
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Recording control

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For remote RSS servers only
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HTTP
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External Web Server
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Application Server
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TCP
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61004
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Communication for prompts, recordings, attachment access, and login service for remote users
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Expose to Web Server in the DMZ

Used in segmented meeting access configurations
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RTP/RTCP
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Phones, video devices, gateway
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Application Server/EMS, HMS
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UDP
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16384-32767
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Recording media for both Hardware Media Server and Express Media Server
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|colspan="7" rowspan="1"|'''Hardware Media Server'''

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FTP
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Application Server
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HMS
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TCP
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21
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Retrieving log files
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Expose to system administrators
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Telnet
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Application Server
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HMS
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TCP
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23
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Telnet
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Expose to system administrators
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HTTP
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Application Server
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HMS
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TCP
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80
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Web user interface
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Expose to system administrators
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NTP
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Application Server
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HMS
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UDP
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123
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Network Time Protocol
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Expose to Web Server in the DMZ
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SNMP
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Application Server
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HMS
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UDP
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161
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SNMP configuration
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Expose to system administrators
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MPI
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Application Server
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HMS
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TCP
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2010
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MPI (Pompa control protocol)
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--
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DCI
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Application Server
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HMS
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TCP
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3333
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DCI (DCS control protocol)
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--
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XML control
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Application Server
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HMS
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TCP
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3336
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XML control
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--
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XML cascading
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Application Server
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HMS
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TCP
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3337
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XML cascading
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--
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File server
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Application Server
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HMS
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TCP
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3340
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File server
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--
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SIP
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Application Server
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HMS
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TCP UDP
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5060
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SIP
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--
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RTP/RTCP
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Phones
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HMS
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UDP
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16384-16683
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Audio Media
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Expose to system administrators and end users
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RTP/RTCP
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--
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HMS
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UDP
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20000-21799
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Video Media
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Expose to system administrators and end users
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Video Blade control
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HMS - Audio Blade
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HMS - Video Blade
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TCP
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2944-2945
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Video Blade control (H.248)
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SSH
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--
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Application Server NFS
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TCP
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61003
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Recording control used for NFS remote mount, file system sharing between Cisco WebEx Node and MeetingPlace Application Server machine. Port numbers are configurable.
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Hardware Media Server only
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SSH
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--
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Application Server NFS
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TCP
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61002
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Recording signaling used for NFS remote mount, file system sharing between Cisco WebEx Node and MeetingPlace Application Server machine. Port numbers are configurable.
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Hardware Media Server only

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|colspan="7" rowspan="1"|'''Web Server'''

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HTTP
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Administrator PC
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Web Server

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TCP
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80
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Client communication for user web access

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Expose to system administrators and end users

For external users to participate in web meetings, access must be granted from the Internet to the Web Server in the DMZ. However, access to port 80 may be closed if the Web Server is configured for HTTPS and you open TCP port 443.
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HTTPS
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Administrator PC
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Web Server

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TCP
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443
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Client communication for secure user web access

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(Optional) Expose to system administrators and end users. If you have external users, then grant access from the Internet to the Web Server in the DMZ.
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SQL
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Web Server
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SQL Server database
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TCP
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1433
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Communication between the Web Server and the SQL Server database
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Control connection
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Web Servers
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Application Servers
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TCP
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5003
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Control connection between Web Servers and the Application Server
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Expose to Application Server
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|colspan="7" rowspan="1"|'''Cisco WebEx Node for MCS (including WebEx Cloud)'''

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HTTP/HTTPS/WebEx Meeting Protocol

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Meeting client, browser

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Meeting Server in Cisco WebEx Node
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TCP
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443
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Check meeting status, internal

Checking time from the NTP server
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The Cisco WebEx Site will redirect to the Cisco WebEx Node if configured.

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HTTP/HTTPS/WebEx Meeting Protocol
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Meeting client, browser
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Meeting Server in Cisco WebEx Node
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TCP
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443
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Meeting connection, internal
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--
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TCP/WebEx Meeting Protocol

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Meeting client

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Meeting Server in Cisco WebEx Node

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TCP
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1270-1279
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Meeting connection
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Internal network use only
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HTTP/WebEx Meeting Protocol

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Meeting client

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Meeting Server in Cisco WebEx Node
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TCP
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2000-2009
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Meeting connection

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Internal network use only
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UDP SNMP
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SNMP client
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Cisco WebEx Node
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UDP
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161
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SNMP events (optional)
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--
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NTP
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Application Server
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Cisco WebEx Node
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UDP
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123
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Network Time Protocol communication
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--

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|colspan="7" rowspan="1"|'''User PC/Phones/Gateways '''

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RTP/RTCP
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Application Server
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Cisco Unified Personal Communicator (CUPC), IP Phones, Gateways
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UDP
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16384-32526
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Voice and video
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--
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|colspan="7" rowspan="1"|'''Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM) '''

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SIP
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Application Server
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CUCM
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TCP UDP
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5060
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SIP
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--
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SIP over TLS
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Application Server
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CUCM
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TCP UDP
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5061
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SIP
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--
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SCCP
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Phones
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CUCM
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TCP
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2000
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--
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--
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SIP
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CUPC
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CUCM
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TCP UDP
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5060
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--
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--
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SIP over TLS
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CUPC
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CUCM
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TCP UDP
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5061
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--
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--
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AXL
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Application Server
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CUCM
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TCP
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8443
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AXL SOAP connection
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--

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=== Outgoing Ports Used in MeetingPlace-Scheduling ===

'''Note: ''' This section contains a partial list of outgoing ports only.

{| border = 1
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!Protocol
!Source
!Destination
!Port Type
!Port
!Usage
!Special Requirements
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|colspan="7" rowspan="1"|'''Application Server/Express Media Server'''

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SMTP
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Application Server
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SMTP or Microsoft Exchange Server

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TCP
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25
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Send information for email notification
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--
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HTTP
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Application Server
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Microsoft Exchange Server
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TCP
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80
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Send information for Microsoft Exchange integration
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--
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SOCKS
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--
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--
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TCP
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1080
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Optional configuration for connecting to Cisco WebEx via a proxy configuration.

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This is an optional configuration that is not used unless you specifically configure it. The standard SOCKS port is 1080 but is configurable. Other types of proxies (such as HTTP) are not supported by Cisco Unified MeetingPlace for Cisco WebEx connectivity.

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--
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External Web Server
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Application Servers
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TCP
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5003, 5005
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Control connection between the external Web Server and Application Servers (active server and standby server, if one exists) in segmented meeting access configurations
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Open bidirectional

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.
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|colspan="7" rowspan="1"|'''Cisco WebEx Node for MCS (including Cisco WebEx Cloud)'''

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HTTPS
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Cisco WebEx Node for MCS
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Cisco WebEx cloud
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TCP
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443
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Tunnel control and meeting information from the Cisco WebEx Node to the Cisco WebEx cloud. Multiple outbound TCP 443 connections will be created to the Cisco WebEx cloud as external meetings are started. Shared content is sent to the Cisco WebEx cloud for guest users to view during meetings. No Web HTTPS or SOCKS proxy is allowed from the Cisco WebEx Node to the Cisco WebEx cloud.

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Only outbound firewall to Internet, these TCP connections also check for NTP clocking to synch to the Cisco WebEx cloud for correct conferencing time coordination.

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--

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Cisco WebEx Node for MCS
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Application Server
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TCP
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22
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Recording use
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--
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--
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Cisco WebEx Node for MCS
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Application Server
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TCP
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7676
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Accept the connection from the Cisco WebEx Node
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|colspan="7" rowspan="1"|'''Web Server'''
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NTP
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Web Servers
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Application Servers
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UDP
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123
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Time synchronization
|

--
|-
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Control connection
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Web Servers
|
Application Server
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TCP
|

5003
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Control connection between Web Servers and the Application Server
|
--
|-
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--
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External Web Server
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Application Servers
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TCP
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5003, 5005
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Control connection between the external Web Server and Application Servers (active server and standby server, if one exists) in segmented meeting access configurations
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Open bidirectional

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.
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HTTP
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--
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--
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TCP
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61004
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Recording control
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HTTPS
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TCP
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443
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Communication with Cisco WebEx
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Cisco WebEx cloud
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TCP
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443
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Outbound TCP 443 (HTTPS) requests to join and schedule meetings. Any profiled users on Cisco Unified MeetingPlace must be allowed to access the Cisco WebEx cloud outbound.
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Only outbound firewall to Internet

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=== Application Server to Web Server Connectivity ===

'''Note: ''' Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Servers are only required in MeetingPlace-scheduling deployments. They are optional in audio-only deployments depending on your deployment requirements.

Confirm that the system meets the following requirements so that the Web Server can communicate with the Application Server:
* The Web Server must be able to communicate with the Application Server on TCP port 5003. This can be achieved by opening port 5003 inbound from the Web Server to the Application Server, in which case the normal registration mechanism will operate. Alternately, the Application Server can initiate a reverse (outbound) connection to the Web Server. For the reverse connection to be initiated, you must enter the MeetingPlace Server name as an IP address instead of a hostname during the Web Server installation. You will also have to manually configure this Web Server unit on the Application Server.
* Connectivity between the Web Server and the Application Server is of high quality and not subject to interruptions because of traffic congestion. Any time the round-trip latency exceeds 100 ms or there is more than 1 percent packet loss, you should expect a noticeable reduction in service quality.
* TCP port 61004 must be open inbound from the Web Server to the Application Server. There is no "reverse" connection mechanism for this port.
* Cisco recommends opening UDP port 123 (NTP) bidirectionally between the Web Server and the Application Server. This is used for time synchronization. Alternate time synchronization mechanisms may be used, but any significant clock drift will result in failures.

==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 [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Planning Your Deployment|Planning Your Deployment]].

===IBM Lotus Notes Integration with Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 ===

'''Notes: '''
* This integration is only supported with MeetingPlace-scheduled and audio-only deployments.
* Multiple clusters are not supported for the IBM Lotus Notes for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace integration.

The IBM Lotus Notes with Cisco Unified MeetingPlace integration requires the following servers:
* Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server
* Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Server (which also hosts the integration)
* IBM Lotus Domino Server

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Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server
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See the [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements #Application Server Requirements|Application Server Requirements]].
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Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Server

'''Note: ''' The IBM Lotus Notes for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace integration is installed on the Web Server.

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'''Hardware'''

See the [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements #Web Server Requirements|Web Server Requirements]].

'''License'''

The Cisco Unified MeetingPlace ''lotusnotes'' license.

'''Software'''

* IBM Lotus Notes client Release 6.0.x, 6.5.x, 7.0.x, 8.0.x, 8.5.x
* Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) Release 6.0.

'''Note: ''' Microsoft IIS Release 6.0 is installed and configured on the Cisco MCS when the operating system is installed.

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IBM Lotus Domino Server

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'''Hardware'''

Microsoft Windows computer

'''Operating system'''

Windows

'''Software'''

IBM Lotus Domino Release 6.0.x, 6.5.x, 7.0.x, 8.0.x, 8.5.x

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End-User System
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'''Hardware'''

Microsoft Windows computer

'''Software'''

Templates 6.0.5, 6.5.4, 6.5.5, 6.5.6, 7.0.2, 7.0.3, 8.0, 8.5.x

Users of IBM Lotus Domino Server Release 6 require:
* IBM Lotus Notes Release 6.0.5
* Template of the same release as the client

Users of IBM Lotus Domino Server Release 6.5 require:
* IBM Lotus Notes Release 6.5.6 or earlier
* Template of the same release as the client

Users of IBM Lotus Domino Server Release 7 require:
* IBM Lotus Notes Release 7.0.3 or earlier
* Template of the same release as the client

Users of IBM Lotus Domino Server Release 8 require:
* IBM Lotus Notes Release 8.0 or earlier
* Template of the same release as the client

Users of IBM Lotus Domino Server Release 8.5 require:
* IBM Lotus Notes Release 8.5 or earlier
* Template of the same release as the client

'''Operating system'''

One of the following:
* Windows 7
* Windows ME
* Windows Vista
* Windows 2000 Professional
* Windows 2000 Server Edition (SP2 or later)
* Windows 2000 Advanced Server Edition (SP2 or later)
* Windows XP

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=== Microsoft Outlook Integration with Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 ===

'''Notes: '''
*This integration is only supported with MeetingPlace-scheduling and audio-only deployments.
*In Release 8.5.2, the [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Requirements for Audio-Only Deployments#System Requirements for Audio-Only Deployments|Audio-Only]] deployment and migrated [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Requirements for MeetingPlace-Scheduling Deployments#System Requirements for MeetingPlace-Scheduling Deployments|MeetingPlace-Scheduling ]] deployment support the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace plug-in for Microsoft Outlook 2010.

There are two options for Microsoft Outlook integrations:
* ''Front-end'' integration: Enables users to schedule, reschedule, and cancel meetings from the Microsoft Outlook calendar. For information, see the "Enabling Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Scheduling from Microsoft Outlook" module in the ''Configuration Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace''.
* ''Back-end'' integration: Enables Cisco Unified MeetingPlace to send Microsoft Outlook calendar notifications for meetings that are scheduled from the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace end-user web interface. For more information, see the "Enabling Microsoft Outlook Calendar Notifications for Meetings Scheduled from the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace End-User Web Interface" module in the ''Configuration Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace''.

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Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server
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See the [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Application Server Requirements|Application Server Requirements]].

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Microsoft Exchange Server
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'''Hardware'''

See the [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Web Server Requirements|Web Server Requirements]] for hardware specifications.

'''Software'''

*Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 or Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 1
** Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 has SSL encryption turned on by default. Make sure that the proper SSL certificate is generated or that SSL is turned off on the Exchange server.
** Enable EWS access from Cisco Unified MeetingPlace to the Client Access server role and SNMP access to the Hub Transport server role.
*Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 SP1
** Enable EWS access from Cisco Unified MeetingPlace and use the Client Access server role.
*Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 SP2
** Enable WebDAV access from Cisco Unified MeetingPlace.

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End-User System
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'''Hardware'''

Microsoft Windows computer

'''Software'''

*Microsoft Office 14
*Microsoft Outlook XP, 2003, or 2007
*Microsoft Outlook 2010 32-Bit or 64-Bit Edition (Supported in Release 8.5.2 audio-only and migrated MeetingPlace-scheduling deployments only)

An HTTP or HTTPS connection to Cisco Unified MeetingPlace for Microsoft Outlook.

'''Operating system'''

One of the following:
* Windows 7 32-Bit or 64-Bit Edition (Professional, Business, or Ultimate)
* Windows ME
* Windows Vista 32-Bit or 64-Bit Edition (Enterprise, Business, or Ultimate)
* Windows 2000 Professional
* Windows 2000 SE with SP2
* Windows 2000 AS with SP2
* Windows XP
* Windows Server 2003

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=== Cisco WebEx Mobile Integration with Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 ===

* Cisco WebEx offers integrations with iPhone and Blackberry mobile devices.
* Currently this integration does not support any level of SSO or LDAP integration capability.
* iPad is currently not supported with MeetingPlace audio systems because iPAD is VoIP enabled only via internet.

==End-user Requirements for Web Conferencing==

See the following link for supported web browser and operating system information: http://support.webex.com/support/system-requirements.html

(Optional) For audio recording playback, make sure that you have an audio player that plays WAV, WMA, or MP3 files.

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