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Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Requirements for WebEx-Scheduling Deployments

2013-01-07T19:06:28Z

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Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.0 -- Installing the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server Software

2012-12-03T18:13:36Z

MeetingPlace Moderator: /* How to Prepare to Install the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server Software */

'''Main page:''' [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace, Release 8.0]]

'''Up one level:''' [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.0 -- Installation, Upgrade and Migration|Installation, Upgrade and Migration]]

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This is step 1 of the installation and configuration process. See the [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.0 -- Quick Start for Installing and Configuring Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.0#Quick Start for Installing and Configuring Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.0|Quick Start for Installing and Configuring Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.0]] module for information about the order in which to install and configure the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.0 components.

This module describes how to install the Application Server, which is made up of the Application Server operating system and the Application Server software.

Installing the Application Server software also installs the Cisco Security Agent (CSA) and Media Server Administration on the same Cisco Media Convergence Server (MCS) on which the Application Server software is installed.
* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.0 -- Installing the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server Software#How to Prepare to Install the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server Software|How to Prepare to Install the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server Software]]
* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.0 -- Installing the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server Software#Installing the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server Software|Installing the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server Software]]
* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.0 -- Installing the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server Software#How to Test the Application Server Software Installation|How to Test the Application Server Software Installation]]
* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.0 -- Installing the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server Software#Troubleshooting the Application Server Software Installation|Troubleshooting the Application Server Software Installation]]
* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.0 -- Installing the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server Software#About Reinstalling the Application Server Software|About Reinstalling the Application Server Software]]

'''Note: ''' For information about installing the Application Server software in a failover deployment, see the [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.0 -- Configuring Application Server Failover for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace#Configuring Application Server Failover for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace|Configuring Application Server Failover for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace]] module.

== How to Prepare to Install the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server Software ==

Before you install the Application Server software, you must perform the tasks in this table.

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!Task
!See this document or section
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Ensure that you meet all the system requirements for installing the Application Server software.
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[[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.0 -- System Requirements for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.0]]
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Ensure that you have a server on which to install the Application Server software. The server on which you install the Application Server software will be reformatted during the installation and all existing data will be lost. We suggest using an unformatted server.

The Application Server software is installed on a Cisco MCS. (You may also install it on the exact equivalent server from a different manufacturer.)
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Cisco MCS installation documentation at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/voiceapp/ps378/prod_installation_guides_list.html
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Connect an Ethernet cable from the Cisco MCS to your company network.
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Ensure that you understand the duplex settings that we support.
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[[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.0 -- Installing the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server Software#Reviewing Duplex Setting Requirements|Reviewing Duplex Setting Requirements]]
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Understand how the NTP server works and how it applies to the Application Server.
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[[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.0 -- Installing the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server Software#About Configuring a Network Time Protocol (NTP) Server|About Configuring a Network Time Protocol (NTP) Server]]
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Have a valid DNS service configuration.
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This is mandatory for correct operation of the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system.

You need to enter a valid IP address for a DNS service during the installation of the Application Server.

You can test your DNS service by entering on the command-line interface, '''ping <''DNS_IP_Address''>'''. You should get a response in under 200 milliseconds.
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Gather all the values that you will need to complete the Application Server installation.
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[[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.0 -- Installing the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server Software#Gathering Installation Values|Gathering Installation Values]]
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Enter the Application Server hostname and IP address in the DNS servers.
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Starting with Release 8.0 MR1, the installation program checks the DNS servers to ensure the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace hostname and IP address have valid DNS entries.
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=== Reviewing Duplex Setting Requirements ===

We recommend the following Ethernet port settings:

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!Application Server
!Ethernet Switch Port
!Result
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Auto-negotiate
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Auto-negotiate
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1000 or 100/Full
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1000
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1000
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1000
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100/Full
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100/Full
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100/Full
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We ''do not'' recommend the following:
* One device set to auto-negotiate and the other device set in a fixed configuration. This could potentially prevent the network interface from coming up because of negotiation failure.
* Setting the speed to 10 Mb Ethernet, because this artificially limits the bandwidth of the NIC to a smaller value than it is capable of.
* Using half-duplex Ethernet, because this serializes the traffic on the NIC instead of allowing traffic to pass through simultaneously.

=== About Configuring a Network Time Protocol (NTP) Server ===

Configuring a Network Time Protocol (NTP) server is optional:
* We highly recommend configuring an NTP server if your deployment is audio only and you do not plan on using a Cisco WebEx Node for MCS.
* If your deployment includes a Cisco WebEx Node for MCS, you do not have to configure an NTP server. The Application Server software will automatically use the time from the Cisco WebEx Node for MCS after you install the Cisco WebEx Node for MCS. If you do configure an NTP server when installing the Application Server, the Cisco WebEx Node for MCS will override it.

Even if your deployment includes a Cisco WebEx Node for MCS, you may still want to configure an NTP server for a backup in case the Cisco WebEx Node for MCS becomes unavailable. You can also use an NTP server to initially set the time on the Application Server before you install the Cisco WebEx Node for MCS.

===== Related Topics =====
* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.0 -- Configuring Time and Time Zones for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace#Configuring Time and Time Zones for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace|Configuring Time and Time Zones for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace]] module
* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.0 -- Troubleshooting Time and Time Zone Issues for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace#Troubleshooting Time and Time Zone Issues for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace|Troubleshooting Time and Time Zone Issues for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace]] module

=== Gathering Installation Values ===

Gather and record the following information to prepare for your installation of the Application Server software. The values are listed here in the order in which you see them during the installation.

'''Caution! ''' Be sure that these are the correct values for system. It is difficult to change most of these values after the initial installation.

===== Table: Installation Values=====

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!Field
!Format
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Primary

Primary DNS address
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ddd.ddd.ddd.ddd (1)
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Secondary

The secondary DNS address. This field is optional.
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ddd.ddd.ddd.ddd (1)
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Domain Name

DNS search path
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''<company_name>''.com Example: cisco.com
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Host Name

An arbitrary name for the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace host.
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This must be a Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN).

Can include any letters in upper or lower case, any numbers, period, and the dash symbol (-). Must be 32 characters or less and must start with a letter.

Example: mpxSystem.cisco.com
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IP Address

IP address for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace.
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ddd.ddd.ddd.ddd (1)
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Subnet Mask

For Cisco Unified MeetingPlace.
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ddd.ddd.ddd.ddd (1)
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Gateway

Default gateway address for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace.
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ddd.ddd.ddd.ddd (1)
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Auto Negotiation

Enables devices to communicate with each other using the highest link speed.

See [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.0 -- Installing the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server Software#Reviewing Duplex Setting Requirements|Reviewing Duplex Setting Requirements]].
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* On
* Off
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Speed (Full Duplex)

The speed setting for the Ethernet ports, in Mbps.

See [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.0 -- Installing the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server Software#Reviewing Duplex Setting Requirements|Reviewing Duplex Setting Requirements]].
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* 100
* 1000
'''Note: ''' If you choose 1000 Mbps, you must set auto negotiation to On.
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Mail Server

Mail server hostname. Used when sending email from the Linux console using the '''mail''' command. This field is optional.

'''Note: ''' This is not the same as the mail server that you set in the Administration Center.
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* ddd.ddd.ddd.ddd (1) or
* Can include any letters in upper or lower case, any numbers, and the dash symbol (-). Must start with a letter.
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Duplex mode

How information moves.

'''Note: ''' You cannot set the duplex mode during the ''operating system'' configuration. By default, it is set to full duplex. If you need to change the duplex mode to half duplex, change it during the ''software'' installation.

See [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.0 -- Installing the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server Software#Reviewing Duplex Setting Requirements|Reviewing Duplex Setting Requirements]].
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* Full duplex
* Half duplex
'''Note: ''' When transmitting voice across a data network, half duplex can cause packet collisions, which can result in degraded voice quality. Therefore, full duplex is the recommended choice in all cases. Half duplex should only be used when no full duplex switch port is available, and then only at a speed of 1000 Mbps.
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Time zone

Where this Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system resides.
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* Choose from the drop-down menu.
* The default is always GMT.
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NTP Server

IP address or hostname for an NTP server that you want to connect to Cisco Unified MeetingPlace.

For more information about the NTP Server, see:
* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.0 -- Installing the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server Software#About Configuring a Network Time Protocol (NTP) Server|About Configuring a Network Time Protocol (NTP) Server]]
* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.0 -- Installing the Cisco WebEx Node for MCS#Installing the Cisco WebEx Node for MCS|Installing the Cisco WebEx Node for MCS]] module
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* ddd.ddd.ddd.ddd (1) or
* Can include any letters in upper or lower case, any numbers, and the dash symbol (-). Must start with a letter.
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Password

For the root user.
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Must be at least 8 characters. Can include any printable ASCII characters including A-Z, a-z, 0-9, ! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . / : ; < = > ? @ [ \ ] ^ _ ` { | } ~

'''Note: ''' This password is case-sensitive.
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Password

For the mpxadmin user.
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Must be at least 8 characters. Can include any printable ASCII characters including A-Z, a-z, 0-9, ! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . / : ; < = > ? @ [ \ ] ^ _ ` { | } ~

'''Note: ''' This password is case-sensitive.
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Password

For the administrator
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Must be at least 8 characters. Can include any printable ASCII characters including A-Z, a-z, 0-9, ! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . / : ; < = > ? @ [ \ ] ^ _ ` { | } ~

'''Note: ''' This password is case-sensitive.
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Footnote 1: For all IP addresses, the values in each quartet must range between 0 and 255.

== Installing the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server Software ==

===== Before You Begin =====
* Complete all the tasks in [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.0 -- Installing the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server Software#How to Prepare to Install the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server Software|How to Prepare to Install the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server Software]].
* Note that we do not support installing the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server software remotely.

To install the Application Server, see the following sections:
* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.0 -- Installing the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server Software#Installing the Application Server Operating System|Installing the Application Server Operating System]]
* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.0 -- Installing the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server Software#Installing the Application Server Software|Installing the Application Server Software]]

=== Installing the Application Server Operating System ===

===== Procedure =====

# Turn on the system.
# Insert the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server software DVD into the DVD-ROM drive.
#: The system boots from the DVD and displays an installation screen.
# The installation program checks that your platform is valid.
#: If your platform is invalid, the installation program displays an error message and the installation stops. Otherwise, the installation continues.
# The installation program checks for an existing operating system.
#: If you have an existing operating system, the installation program asks if you want to overwrite it. If you have an existing operating system and do not want to overwrite it, the installation stops. Otherwise, the installation continues.
# The installation program checks the hard drive, the BIOS, and the RAID.
#* If the installation program does not need to reconfigure any part of the system, it displays a green check mark next to the component name and the installation continues.
#* If the installation program needs to reconfigure any part of the system, it displays two green circular arrows next to the component name and automatically reboots. After rebooting, the installation process restarts at '''Step 3'''.
#* Depending on your system configuration, it may reboot up to three times. This happens automatically.
# The installation program continues to the media check. The media check can take up to 15 minutes.
#: If the media check fails, you can stop the installation. Otherwise, the installation continues.
# The installation program loads and installs the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Linux operating system from the DVD. This takes approximately 10 to 15 minutes.
#: When the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Linux operating system installation is complete, the DVD-ROM drive ejects the DVD.
# Keep the DVD in the drive but do not close it.
#: The system reboots automatically.
# Select '''Next''' from the Cisco Unified Communications Welcome page.
# Enter values in the following fields on the Network Setup page. All fields are required except for the Secondary DNS field and the Mail Server field:
#:'''Caution! ''' Be sure you enter the correct network setting information here. If you need to change any of this information after the installation is complete, you must use the '''net''' command.
#* DNS Information:
#** [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.0 -- Installing the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server Software#Gathering Installation Values|Primary]]
#** [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.0 -- Installing the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server Software#Gathering Installation Values|Secondary]] (optional)
#** [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.0 -- Installing the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server Software#Gathering Installation Values|Domain Name]]
#* Ethernet Port 1(device eth0):
#** [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.0 -- Installing the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server Software#Gathering Installation Values|Host Name]]
#** [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.0 -- Installing the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server Software#Gathering Installation Values|IP Address]]
#** [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.0 -- Installing the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server Software#Gathering Installation Values|Subnet Mask]]
#** [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.0 -- Installing the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server Software#Gathering Installation Values|Gateway]]
#* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.0 -- Installing the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server Software#Gathering Installation Values|Auto Negotiation]]
#* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.0 -- Installing the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server Software#Gathering Installation Values|Speed (Full Duplex)]]
#* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.0 -- Installing the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server Software#Gathering Installation Values|Mail Server]] (optional)
# Select '''Next'''.
# Select the [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.0 -- Installing the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server Software#Gathering Installation Values|Time zone]] that best represents where the system resides.
# Ensure that the checkbox next to '''System clock uses UTC''' is checked.
# Select '''Next'''.
# Select the current date in the Date box.
# Set the hour, minute, and second to the current time in the Time box.
# Select the Network Time Protocol tab. This will take you to a page where you can enable NTP (Network Time Protocol) to allow your system to synchronize its clock with a remote time server.
#: '''Note: ''' Using NTP is optional. You do not need to enable NTP if you will be installing a Cisco WebEx Node for MCS. However, if you do not enable your system to use an NTP server, your system will depend on the internal clock of the Application Server. This internal clock can drift over time and can cause serious problems with your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system.
# Check '''Enable Network Time Protocol'''.
# Enter the IP address or hostname of at least one NTP server.
# Select '''Add'''.
#: '''Tip: ''' If you add an NTP server, you must select '''Add''' before you select '''Next'''. If you do not select '''Add''' and only select '''Next''', the system will not add the NTP server and you will see errors.
# Select '''Next'''.
#: The system contacts the NTP server that you specified. (If the system fails to contact the NTP server, it displays a message asking if you want to continue. You can select '''Yes''' to continue or '''No''' to go back and enter another NTP server.)
# Close the DVD-ROM drive when the system displays the Cisco Application DVD page.
# Wait a few seconds and then select '''Install...'''.
#: '''Tip: ''' Wait a few seconds after you close the DVD drive before you select '''Install'''; otherwise the system does not have enough time to read the DVD and displays an error message.
#: Wait a few minutes while the installer loads.

=== Installing the Application Server Software ===

===== Procedure =====

# Select '''Next''' when the installation program displays an introductory message.
# Select '''I accept the terms of the License Agreement.'''
# Select '''Next'''.
#: The installation program displays the Review Current eth0 Network Settings page with the values that you entered in Step 10 in the "Installing the Application Server Operating System" procedure.
# Review the values on the Review Current eth0 Network Settings page to ensure that they are correct.
# Enter the correct values if there are any errors. Changing the values on this page overwrites the values you entered earlier.
# Select '''Next'''.
#: The installation program displays the Review Current DNS Network Settings page with the DNS values you entered in Step 10 in the "Installing the Application Server Operating System" procedure.
# Review the values on the Review Current DNS Network Settings page to ensure that they are correct.
# Enter the correct values if there are any errors. Changing the values on this page overwrites the values you entered earlier.
# Select '''Next'''.
#: The installation program displays the Review New Network Settings page with the network values you confirmed in Step 4 and Step 7.
# Review the values on the Review New Network Settings page to ensure that they are correct. (If they are incorrect, select '''Back''' to go to previous screens to change the values.)
# Select '''Next'''.
# Perform one of the following when the Configure NIC Settings page appears:
#* Select '''On''' if your system uses [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.0 -- Installing the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server Software#Gathering Installation Values|Auto Negotiation]]. Select '''Next'''. The installation program automatically takes you to Step 15.
#* Select '''Off '''if your system does not use [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.0 -- Installing the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server Software#Gathering Installation Values|Auto Negotiation]]. Select '''Next'''. Proceed to Step 13.
#: '''Note: ''' Changing the values on this page overwrites the values you entered earlier.
# If your system does not use auto-negotiation, you must set the [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.0 -- Installing the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server Software#Gathering Installation Values|Speed (Full Duplex)]] and [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.0 -- Installing the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server Software#Gathering Installation Values|Duplex mode]] values. Select a speed and duplex mode for your system. Changing the values on this page overwrites the values you entered earlier.
#: Review these network setting values carefully. If you need to change them after the installation is complete, you must use the '''net''' command.
# Select '''Next'''.
# Enter a [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.0 -- Installing the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server Software#Gathering Installation Values|Password]] for the console user called ''root''. The password must be at least eight characters and can contain any printable ASCII characters. The password is case-sensitive.
# Confirm the password that you just entered.
# Select '''Next'''.
# Enter a [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.0 -- Installing the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server Software#Gathering Installation Values|Password]] for the console user called ''mpxadmin''. The password must be at least eight characters and can contain any printable ASCII characters. The password is case-sensitive.
# Confirm the password that you just entered.
# Select '''Next'''.
# Enter a [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.0 -- Installing the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server Software#Gathering Installation Values|Password]] for the Administration Center user called ''admin''. The password must be at least eight characters and can contain any printable ASCII characters. The password is case-sensitive.
# Confirm the password that you just entered.
# Select '''Next'''.
# Choose if you will be installing an Express Media Server (the default value) or a Hardware Media Server.
# Select '''Next'''.
# Select '''Install'''.
#: The installation program installs the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server software. This can take between 15 and 25 minutes.
#: When the installation is complete, the installation program displays the Install Complete page.
# Select '''Done''' to finish the installation.
#: The DVD-ROM drive ejects the DVD.
# Remove the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server software DVD.
# Select '''Next'''.
#: The installation program displays the Finish Setup page.
# Select '''Reboot'''.
#: The system reboots and then displays the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace operating system sign-in page.

===== Related Topics =====
* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.0 -- Using the Command-Line Interface (CLI) on the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server#Using the Command-Line Interface (CLI) on the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server|Using the Command-Line Interface (CLI) on the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server]] module
* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace, Release 8.0 -- Planning Your Deployment]]

== How to Test the Application Server Software Installation ==

After installing the Application Server software, the system reboots and automatically displays the system sign-in page. Perform these tests to ensure that the installation was successful.
* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.0 -- Installing the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server Software#Checking the System Status|Checking the System Status]]
* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.0 -- Installing the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server Software#Testing the Basic Installation|Testing the Basic Installation]]
* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.0 -- Installing the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server Software#Validating the Ethernet Connection|Validating the Ethernet Connection]]

=== Checking the System Status ===

===== Procedure =====

# Go to the Application Server operating system sign-in page.
# Sign in as the user called '''root'''.
# Enter the password associated with this username.
#: The system displays the operating system desktop.
# Choose '''Application > System Tools > Terminal'''.
#: The system displays the command line.
# Enter '''mpx_version''' and verify that the Application Server version on your system matches the version that you installed.
# Enter '''mpx_mediaserver -l''' to display the type of media server that you chose during the installation. (You can choose to install either an Express Media Server or a Hardware Media Server.)
# Enter '''mpx_sys status''' and ensure that most services are running:
#* The license service will not be running.
#* If you chose to install an Express Media Server, the Media Server Administration and SIP server services will not be running.
#* All other services should be running.

=== Testing the Basic Installation ===

===== Procedure =====

# Go to the Application Server operating system sign-in page.
# Sign in as the user called '''mpxadmin'''.
# Enter the password associated with this username.
#: The system displays the operating system desktop.
# Choose '''Application > Internet > Firefox Web Browser''' to go to the Internet.
# Enter the hostname for the Application Server.
#: The system displays the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Administration Center sign in page.

=== Validating the Ethernet Connection ===

Follow this procedure to ensure that the Application Server is properly connected to the network.

===== Restriction =====
* This procedure assumes that you have an Ethernet cable connected from the Cisco MCS to your company network.

===== Procedure =====

# Go to the Application Server operating system sign-in page.
# Sign in as the user called '''root'''.
# Enter the password associated with this username.
#: The system displays the operating system desktop.
# Choose '''Application > System Tools > Terminal'''.
#: The system displays the command line.
# Enter '''ethtool eth0''' to see the Ethernet port status.
#: The system displays a status of the network.
# Ensure that the "link detected" parameter at the bottom says '''yes'''.
#: '''Note: ''' If it says no, the Application Server is not connected to the network. Contact your network administrator to determine why it is not connected to the network.

== Troubleshooting the Application Server Software Installation ==

'''Error Message: ''' There is not enough disk space to install the Application Server software.

'''Recommended Action: ''' Free up disk space on your system by using the Command-Line Interface (CLI). See the following process.

===== Procedure =====

# Sign in to the CLI of the Application Server.
# Enter '''su -''' at the CLI to switch to the root user.
# Enter '''IATEMPDIR=/partB'''. You can replace "partB" with any directory that has sufficient space.
# Enter '''export IATEMPDIR'''.

===== Related Topics =====
* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.0 -- Using the Command-Line Interface (CLI) on the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server#Using the Command-Line Interface (CLI) on the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server|Using the Command-Line Interface (CLI) on the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server]] module

'''Problem: ''' After I initially insert the installation DVD, a command window opens and hangs. This is before the installation GUI even comes up.

'''Possible Cause: ''' This is probably an X11 error and due to using an unsupported monitor.

'''Solution: ''' Use a different monitor or do not use the KVM switch for the installation.

'''Problem: ''' During the installation, a dialog box seems to disappear.

'''Possible Cause: ''' The missing dialog box is probably in the background.

'''Solution: ''' Press Alt-Escape to switch back to the dialog box.

'''Problem: ''' During the installation, the system hangs.

'''Possible Cause: ''' This may be because you skipped the media check.

'''Solution: ''' If you skipped the media check, abort the installation and start over. Do not skip the media check this time. ''We highly recommend that you always perform the media check.''

'''Problem: ''' The installation is taking more than an hour.

'''Solution: ''' The Application Server installation should not take more than an hour. Abort the installation and start over. Do not skip the media check this time. ''We highly recommend that you always perform the media check.''

'''Problem: ''' The installation program displays a message stating that there were errors during the installation.

'''Solution: ''' Reboot the system and install everything again.

'''Problem: ''' The installation program still gives errors after installing the operating system and application the second time.

'''Solution: ''' Go to the log to see the error messages. The log is located at /'''opt/cisco/meetingplace/MP_''''''version number''''''_InstallLog.log''' where ''version number'' is the version number of the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server that you are installing.

'''Problem: ''' I entered the address of an NTP server during the installation but it is not synchronizing.

'''Solution: ''' Ensure that your Application Server is connected to the network.

'''Problem: ''' I just finished installing the Application Server and the time is wrong.

'''Solution: ''' If you have just completed the installation, we recommend that you uninstall and then re-install the Application Server.
: '''Tip: ''' Synchronize your system time using a reliable, external NTP server to avoid this problem.

===== Related Topics =====
* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.0 -- Troubleshooting Time and Time Zone Issues for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace#Troubleshooting Time and Time Zone Issues for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace|Troubleshooting Time and Time Zone Issues for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace]] module

== About Reinstalling the Application Server Software ==

If you need to reinstall the Application Server operating system or application, back up your data onto a remote system and then install the Application Server again.

===== Related Topics =====
* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.0 -- Backing Up, Archiving, and Restoring Data on the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server#Backing Up, Archiving, and Restoring Data on the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server|Backing Up, Archiving, and Restoring Data on the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server]] module
* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.0 -- Installing the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server Software#Installing the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server Software|Installing the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server Software]]

[[Category: Installation Information for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.0]]

Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements

2012-11-08T00:47:37Z

MeetingPlace Moderator: /* Hardware */

'''Main page:''' [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5]]

'''One page up:''' [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Requirements|System Requirements]]

'''Print PDF:''' [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Print System Requirements]]

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

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

Any release-specific information is indicated as such.

For deployment specific requirements, see the following:

* [[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 ESXi 5.0 and 5.0 Update 1 (Release 8.5.5 [8.5 MR3] only). The VMware Standard license is sufficient for the Cisco UCS C220 M3, the Cisco UCS C240 M3, and the Cisco UCS B200 M3. The VMware Enterprise Plus license is also supported.
* VMware ESXi 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
|-
|
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 C220 M3=====
*C220 M3 - UCS-CPU-E5-2665  2x8 cores @ 2.4 GHz, 4x8GB memory

===== C220 M3S (SFF) LSI 2008 RAID =====
{| border = 1
|-
!Ordered Item
!Quantity
!Description
|-
|
UCSC-C220-M3S
|
1
|
UCS C220 M3 SFF w/o CPU, mem, HD, PCIe, w/ rail kit
|-
|

UCS-CPU-E5-2665
|
2
|
2.40 GHz E5-2665/115W 8C/20MB Cache/DDR3 1600MHz
|-
|

UCS-MR-1X082RY-A
|
4
|
8GB DDR3-1600-MHz RDIMM/PC3-12800/dual rank/1.35v
|-
|

A03-D500GC3
|
4
|
500GB 6Gb SATA 7.2K RPM SFF hot plug/drive sled mounted
|-
|

UCSC-RAID-11-C220
|
1
|
LSI 2008 SAS RAID Mezzanine Card for UCS C220 server
|-
|

N2XX-ACPCI01
|
1
|
Cisco UCS P81E Virtual Interface Card/ 2-port 10Gbps-6
|-
|

UCSC-PSU-650W
|
2
|
650W power supply for C-series rack servers
|-
|

UCSC-HS-C220M3
|
2
|
Auto-included: Heat Sink for UCS C220 M3 Rack Server-10 (Sub-component of UCS C220 M3 SFF w/o CPU, mem, HDD, PCIe, PSU, w/ rail kit)
|-
|

UCSC-RAIL-2U
|
1
|
Auto-included: 2U Rail Kit for UCS C-Series server
|-
|

N20-BBLKD
|
4
|
Auto-included: UCS 2.5 inch HDD blanking panel
|-
|}

===== C220 M3S (SFF) 9266-8i RAID =====
{| border = 1
|-
!Ordered Item
!Quantity
!Description
|-
|
UCSC-C220-M3S
|
1
|
UCS C220 M3 SFF w/o CPU, mem, HD, PCIe, w/ rail kit
|-
|

UCS-CPU-E5-2665
|
2
|
2.40 GHz E5-2665/115W 8C/20MB Cache/DDR3 1600MHz
|-
|

UCS-MR-1X082RY-A
|
4
|
8GB DDR3-1600-MHz RDIMM/PC3-12800/dual rank/1.35v
|-
|

A03-D500GC3
|
4
|
500GB 6Gb SATA 7.2K RPM SFF hot plug/drive sled mounted
|-
|

UCS-RAID-9266
|
1
|
MegaRAID 9266-8i + battery backup for C240 and C220-5
|-
|

N2XX-ACPCI01
|
1
|
Cisco UCS P81E Virtual Interface Card/ 2-port 10Gbps-6
|-
|

UCSC-PSU-650W
|
2
|
650W power supply for C-series rack servers
|-
|

UCSC-HS-C220M3
|
2
|
Auto-included: Heat Sink for UCS C220 M3 Rack Server-10 (Sub-component of UCS C220 M3 SFF w/o CPU, mem, HDD, PCIe, PSU, w/ rail kit)
|-
|

UCSC-RAIL-2U
|
1
|
Auto-included: 2U Rail Kit for UCS C-Series server
|-
|

N20-BBLKD
|
4
|
Auto-included: UCS 2.5 inch HDD blanking panel
|-
|}

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

===== C240 M3S (SFF) 9266-8i RAID =====
{| border = 1
|-
!Ordered Item
!Quantity
!Description
|-
|
UCSC-C240-M3S2
|
1
|
UCS C240 M3 SFF w/o CPU, mem, HD, PCIe, w/ rail kit
|-
|

UCS-CPU-E5-2665
|
2
|
2.40 GHz E5-2665/115W 8C/20MB Cache/DDR3 1600MHz
|-
|

UCS-MR-1X082RY-A
|
4
|
8GB DDR3-1600-MHz RDIMM/PC3-12800/dual rank/1.35v
|-
|

A03-D500GC3
|
4
|
500GB 6Gb SATA 7.2K RPM SFF hot plug/drive sled mounted
|-
|

UCS-RAID-9266
|
1
|
MegaRAID 9266-8i + battery backup for C240 and C220-5
|-
|

N2XX-ACPCI01
|
1
|
Cisco UCS P81E Virtual Interface Card/ 2-port 10Gbps-6
|-
|

UCSC-PSU-650W
|
2
|
650W power supply for C-series rack servers
|-
|

UCSC-HS-C240M3
|
2
|
Auto-included: Heat Sink for UCS C240 M3 Rack Server
|-
|

UCSC-RAIL-2U
|
1
|
Auto-included: 2U Rail Kit for UCS C-Series servers
|-
|

UCSC-SD-16G-C240
|
1
|
Auto-included: 16GB SD Card Module for C240 Servers
|-
|

N20-BBLKD
|
20
|
Auto-included: UCS 2.5 inch HDD blanking panel
|-
|

UCSC-PCIF-01F
|
3
|
Auto-included:Full height PCIe filler for C-Series
|-
|}

===== 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)====

===== Cisco UCS B200 M2=====

Release 8.5 supports the Cisco UCS B200 M2.

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

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

===== B200 M3 Blade WITH 8 slot UCS chassis =====
{| border = 1
|-
!Ordered Item
!Quantity
!Description
|-
|
N20-B6625-1-UPG
|
1
|
UCS 5108 Blade Svr AC Chassis/0 PSU/8 fans/0 fabric extender-1
|-
|

UCSB-B200-M3-D
|
1
|
UCS B200 M3 Blade Server w/o CPU, mem, HDD, mLOM/mezz
|-
|

UCS-CPU-E5-2665
|
2
|
2.40 GHz E5-2665/115W 8C/20MB Cache/DDR3 1600MHz
|-
|

UCS-MR-1X082RY-A
|
4
|
8GB DDR3-1600-MHz RDIMM/PC3-12800/dual rank/1.35v
|-
|

A03-D500GC3
|
4
|
500GB 6Gb SATA 7.2K RPM SFF hot plug/drive sled mounted
|-
|

UCSB-MLOM-40G-01
|
1
|
Cisco UCS VIC 1240 modular LOM for M3 blade servers
|-
|

N20-I6584
|
2
|
UCS 2104XP Fabric Extender/4 external 10Gb ports-12
|-
|

N20-FW010
|
1
|
UCS 5108 Blade Server Chassis FW package
|-
|

N01-UAC1
|
1
|
Single phase AC power module for UCS 5108-18
|-
|

UCSB-PSU-2500ACPL
|
2
|
2500W Platinum AC Hot Plug Power Supply for UCS 5108 Chassis
|-
|

UCSB-HS-01-EP
|
2
|
Auto-included: Heat Sink for UCS B200 M3 server-16
|-
|

N20-CAK
|
1
|
Auto-included: Access. kit for 5108 Blade Chassis incl Railkit, KVM dongle-19
|-
|

N20-CBLKB1
|
6
|
Auto-included: Blade slot blanking panel for UCS 5108/single slot-20
|-
|

N20-CBLKP
|
2
|
Auto-included: Power supply unit blanking panel for UCS 5108-21
|-
|

N20-FAN5
|
8
|
Fan module for UCS 5108-22
|-
|}

===== B200M3 BLADE ONLY (requires UCS 8 slot chassis, UCS Manager SW, Fiber interconnect & Nexus switch)=====
{| border = 1
|-
!Ordered Item
!Quantity
!Description
|-
|
UCSB-B200-M3-U
|
1
|
UCS B200 M3 Blade Server w/o CPU, mem, HDD, mLOM/mezz (UPG)-1
|-
|

UCS-CPU-E5-2665
|
2
|
2.40 GHz E5-2665/115W 8C/20MB Cache/DDR3 1600MHz-2 (Sub-component of UCS B200 M3 Blade Server w/o CPU, mem, HDD, mLOM/mezz (UPG))
|-
|

UCS-MR-1X082RY-A
|
4
|
8GB DDR3-1600-MHz RDIMM/PC3-12800/dual rank/1.35v-3 (Sub-component of UCS B200 M3 Blade Server w/o CPU, mem, HDD, mLOM/mezz (UPG))
|-
|

A03-D500GC3
|
2
|
500GB 6Gb SATA 7.2K RPM SFF hot plug/drive sled mounted-4 (Sub-component of UCS B200 M3 Blade Server w/o CPU, mem, HDD, mLOM/mezz (UPG))
|-
|

UCSB-MLOM-40G-01
|
1
|
Cisco UCS VIC 1240 modular LOM for M3 blade servers
|-
|

UCSB-HS-01-EP
|
2
|
Heat Sink for UCS Blade Servers (EP Socket R)-6 (Sub-component of UCS B200 M3 Blade Server w/o CPU, mem, HDD, mLOM/mezz (UPG))
|-
|}

====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 ESXi running on top of Cisco Unified Computer Servers (UCS).
* The Express Media Server (EMS) is co-resident with the Application Server.
*If your system has four or less Conferencing nodes, Meeting Director components can also be installed co-resident with the Application Server/EMS on the same MCS or UCS hardware.

'''Notes:'''
*For system capacity information, see [[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

|-
|

Cisco UCS C220 M3

|

Bare Metal 2xCPUs (as indicated below), 4x500GB HDD, 32GB RAM, 2 vSphere Enterprise Plus or Standard Edition

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

Supported CPU:
* UCS-CPU-E5-2665 2.40 GHz E5-2665/115W 8C/20MB Cache/DDR3 1600MHz

|-
|

Cisco UCS C240 M3
|

Bare Metal 2xCPUs (as indicated below), 4x500GB HDD, 32GB RAM, 2 vSphere Enterprise Plus or Standard Edition

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

Supported CPU:
* UCS-CPU-E5-2665 2.40 GHz E5-2665/115W 8C/20MB Cache/DDR3 1600MHz

|-
|

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)

|-
|

Cisco UCS B200 M3

|

2xCPUs (as indicated below), 2x500GB HDD, 32GB RAM, 2 vSphere Enterprise Plus or Standard Edition

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

Supported CPU:
* UCS-CPU-E5-2665 2.40 GHz E5-2665/115W 8C/20MB Cache/DDR3 1600MHz

|-
|

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 ESXi running on top of Cisco Unified Computer Servers (UCS).

'''Notes: '''
* A Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Server is only required with MeetingPlace-scheduling deployments. It is optional for audio-only deployments. WebEx-scheduling deployments do not require a Web Server. For more information about deployment options, see [[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.
* The Cisco UCS and Cisco MCS platforms listed in the preceding table have Windows security patches for the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Windows OS for Release 8.5. Windows security updates for Cisco UCS are released on a monthly basis. Security patches for the Cisco MCS are released on a quarterly basis after the first patch in mid-October.

==== Hardware ====

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

{| 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 -- System Requirements for MeetingPlace-Scheduling Deployments

2012-11-06T21:52:37Z

MeetingPlace Moderator: /* Hardware and Software Requirements */

Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Requirements for Audio-Only Deployments

2012-11-06T21:41:30Z

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Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Compatibility Matrix

2012-11-05T21:38:16Z

MeetingPlace Moderator: /* Component Compatibility for Release 8.5.5 */

'''Main page:''' [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5]]

'''Print PDF:''' [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Print Compatibility Matrix]]

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

* Release 8.5.5 (also referred to as 8.5 MR3)
* Release 8.5.4 (also referred to as 8.5 MR2)
* Release 8.5.3 (also referred to as 8.5 MR1)
* Release 8.5.2
* Release 8.5.1

'''Note:''' Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 is not backwards compatible. All major components, such as the Application Server/Express Media Server, Hardware Media Server, Web Server, and Cisco WebEx Node for MCS, must be at Release 8.5.

== Component Compatibility for Release 8.5.5 ==

'''Note: ''' For compatibility information for other Cisco Unified MeetingPlace releases, go to http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/ps5664/ps5669/products_device_support_tables_list.html.

The following table lists the components (and their release numbers) that are compatible with the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server Release 8.5.5.

{| border = 1
|-
!Application Server Version
!Component Name
!Component Version
!Component Release Date
|-
| colspan="1" rowspan="2"|8.5.5.2
Released October 31, 2012

'''Note:''' The Express Media Server and Meeting Director are included with the Application Server and are therefore on the same version.
|

Audio Blade
|

6.5.0.6.0
|

May 31, 2011
|-
|

Video Blade
|

5.3.3.0.54A

|

Mar. 26, 2010
|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="11"|
|

Cisco WebEx Node for MCS
|

8.5.2.8

|

August 24, 2011
|-
|

Web Server software
|

8.5.5.2
|
October 31, 2012
|-
|

Web Server Operating System

|

One of the following versions of the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Windows OS depending on your Cisco platform:
*5.0.0.3 (MPWinOS_I3_5003.iso)
*4.1.0.3 (MPWinOS_I2_4103.iso)
*4.1.0.2 (MPWinOS_H2_4102.iso)
*1.0.0.3 (MPWinOS_VM_1003.iso)

'''Notes:
*The Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Windows OS depends on the version of your Cisco hardware. For more information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Web Server Requirements|Operating System]].
* Release 8.5 supports the Cisco-provided operating system only.

|

May 31, 2011

'''Notes:'''
* MPWinOS_I3_5003.iso was released July 1, 2011.
* MPWinOS_VM_1003.iso was released July 12, 2011.
|-
|

Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM)
|

*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), 8.6(2), 9.0(1), 10.0(1)
*CUCM-SME 7.1(3), 8.0, 8.5

'''Notes:'''
* MeetingPlace with sRTP enabled requires UC Manager 7.0 and above to support sRTP.
* CUCM 8.0(3) supports SIP Refers for multinode Cisco Unified MeetingPlace systems. 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).
* Ad-hoc (SCCP) meetings are not supported with CUCM 8.5 per known bug issue on UC Manager.
* For more information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Compatibility Matrix#Cisco Unified Communications Manager Compatibility|Cisco Unified Communications Manager Compatibility]]

|

Nov. 12, 2007 - 2012

|-
|

Cisco Unified Operations Manager
|

8.6

|

August 2011

|-
|

Cisco WebEx Business Suite (WBS)
|

WBS27 SP27 or later

'''Note:''' If your site is on a version earlier than 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.

|

June 4, 2011
|-
|

Cisco Unified MeetingPlace for Microsoft Outlook
|

8.5.5.2
|

October 31, 2012
|-
|

Cisco Unified MeetingPlace for IBM Lotus Notes
|

8.5.5.2
|

October 31, 2012
|}

== Component Compatibility for Release 8.5.4 ==

'''Note: ''' For compatibility information for other Cisco Unified MeetingPlace releases, go to http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/ps5664/ps5669/products_device_support_tables_list.html.

The following table lists the components (and their release numbers) that are compatible with the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server Release 8.5.4.

{| border = 1
|-
!Application Server Version
!Component Name
!Component Version
!Component Release Date
|-
| colspan="1" rowspan="2"|8.5.4.12
Released June 15, 2012

'''Note:''' The Express Media Server and Meeting Director are included with the Application Server and are therefore on the same version.
|

Audio Blade
|

6.5.0.6.0
|

May 31, 2011
|-
|

Video Blade
|

5.3.3.0.54A

|

Mar. 26, 2010
|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="11"|
|

Cisco WebEx Node for MCS
|

8.5.2.8

|

August 24, 2011
|-
|

Web Server software
|

8.5.4.12
|
June 15, 2012
|-
|

Web Server Operating System

|

One of the following versions of the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Windows OS depending on your Cisco platform:
*5.0.0.3 (MPWinOS_I3_5003.iso)
*4.1.0.3 (MPWinOS_I2_4103.iso)
*4.1.0.2 (MPWinOS_H2_4102.iso)
*1.0.0.3 (MPWinOS_VM_1003.iso)

'''Notes:
*The Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Windows OS depends on the version of your Cisco hardware. For more information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Web Server Requirements|Operating System]].
* Release 8.5 supports the Cisco-provided operating system only.

|

May 31, 2011

'''Notes:'''
* MPWinOS_I3_5003.iso was released July 1, 2011.
* MPWinOS_VM_1003.iso was released July 12, 2011.
|-
|

Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM)
|

*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), 8.6(2), 9.0(1)
*CUCM-SME 7.1(3), 8.0, 8.5

'''Notes:'''
* MeetingPlace with sRTP enabled requires UC Manager 7.0 and above to support sRTP.
* CUCM 8.0(3) supports SIP Refers for multinode Cisco Unified MeetingPlace systems. 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).
* Ad-hoc (SCCP) meetings are not supported with CUCM 8.5 per known bug issue on UC Manager.
* For more information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Compatibility Matrix#Cisco Unified Communications Manager Compatibility|Cisco Unified Communications Manager Compatibility]]

|

Nov. 12, 2007 - July 21, 2011

|-
|

Cisco Unified Operations Manager
|

8.6

|

August 2011

|-
|

Cisco WebEx Business Suite (WBS)
|

WBS27 SP27 or later

'''Note:''' If your site is on a version earlier than 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.

|

June 4, 2011
|-
|

Cisco Unified MeetingPlace for Microsoft Outlook
|

8.5.4.12
|

June 15, 2012
|-
|

Cisco Unified MeetingPlace for IBM Lotus Notes
|

8.5.4.12
|

June 15, 2012
|}

== Component Compatibility for Release 8.5.3 ==

'''Note: ''' For compatibility information for other Cisco Unified MeetingPlace releases, go to http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/ps5664/ps5669/products_device_support_tables_list.html.

The following table lists the components (and their release numbers) that are compatible with the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server Release 8.5.3.

{| border = 1
|-
!Application Server Version
!Component Name
!Component Version
!Component Release Date
|-
| colspan="1" rowspan="2"|8.5.3.4
Released January 31, 2012

'''Note:''' The Express Media Server and Meeting Director are included with the Application Server and are therefore on the same version.
|

Audio Blade
|

6.5.0.6.0
|

May 31, 2011
|-
|

Video Blade
|

5.3.3.0.54A

|

Mar. 26, 2010
|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="11"|
|

Cisco WebEx Node for MCS
|

8.5.2.8

|

August 24, 2011
|-
|

Web Server software
|

8.5.3.4
|
January 31, 2012
|-
|

Web Server Operating System

|

One of the following versions of the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Windows OS depending on your Cisco platform:
*5.0.0.3 (MPWinOS_I3_5003.iso)
*4.1.0.3 (MPWinOS_I2_4103.iso)
*4.1.0.2 (MPWinOS_H2_4102.iso)
*1.0.0.3 (MPWinOS_VM_1003.iso)

'''Notes:
*The Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Windows OS depends on the version of your Cisco hardware. For more information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Web Server Requirements|Operating System]].
* Release 8.5 supports the Cisco-provided operating system only.

|

May 31, 2011

'''Notes:'''
* MPWinOS_I3_5003.iso was released July 1, 2011.
* MPWinOS_VM_1003.iso was released July 12, 2011.
|-
|

Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM)
|

*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), 8.6(2)
*CUCM-SME 7.1(3), 8.0, 8.5

'''Notes:'''
* MeetingPlace with sRTP enabled requires UC Manager 7.0 and above to support sRTP.
* CUCM 8.0(3) supports SIP Refers for multinode Cisco Unified MeetingPlace systems. 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).
* Ad-hoc (SCCP) meetings are not supported with CUCM 8.5 per known bug issue on UC Manager.
* For more information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Compatibility Matrix#Cisco Unified Communications Manager Compatibility|Cisco Unified Communications Manager Compatibility]]

|

Nov. 12, 2007 - July 21, 2011

|-
|

Cisco Unified Operations Manager
|

8.6

|

August 2011

|-
|

Cisco WebEx Business Suite (WBS)
|

WBS27 SP27 or later

'''Note:''' If your site is on a version earlier than 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.

|

June 4, 2011
|-
|

Cisco Unified MeetingPlace for Microsoft Outlook
|

8.5.3.4
|

January 31, 2012
|-
|

Cisco Unified MeetingPlace for IBM Lotus Notes
|

8.5.3.4
|

January 31, 2012
|}

== Component Compatibility for Release 8.5.2 ==

'''Note: ''' For compatibility information for other Cisco Unified MeetingPlace releases, go to http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/ps5664/ps5669/products_device_support_tables_list.html.

The following table lists the components (and their release numbers) that are compatible with the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server Release 8.5.2.

{| border = 1
|-
!Application Server Version
!Component Name
!Component Version
!Component Release Date
|-
| colspan="1" rowspan="2"|8.5.2.8
Released August 24, 2011

'''Note:''' The Express Media Server and Meeting Director are included with the Application Server and are therefore on the same version.
|

Audio Blade
|

6.5.0.6.0
|

May 31, 2011
|-
|

Video Blade
|

5.3.3.0.54A

|

Mar. 26, 2010
|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="11"|
|

Cisco WebEx Node for MCS
|

8.5.2.8

'''Note:''' If you currently have Cisco WebEx Node for MCS release 8.5.1.6 installed, you will need to install Cisco WebEx Node for MCS release 8.5.2.8 to ensure compatibility with the 8.5.2 release of Cisco Unified MeetingPlace. See the ''Installation, Upgrade, and Migration Guide'' for details.
|

August 24, 2011
|-
|

Web Server software
|

8.5.2.8
|
August 24, 2011
|-
|

Web Server Operating System

|

One of the following versions of the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Windows OS depending on your Cisco platform:
*5.0.0.3 (MPWinOS_I3_5003.iso)
*4.1.0.3 (MPWinOS_I2_4103.iso)
*4.1.0.2 (MPWinOS_H2_4102.iso)
*1.0.0.3 (MPWinOS_VM_1003.iso)

'''Notes:
*The Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Windows OS depends on the version of your Cisco hardware. For more information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Web Server Requirements|Operating System]].
* Release 8.5 supports the Cisco-provided operating system only.

|

May 31, 2011

'''Notes:'''
* MPWinOS_I3_5003.iso was released July 1, 2011.
* MPWinOS_VM_1003.iso was released July 12, 2011.
|-
|

Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM)
|

*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:'''
* MeetingPlace with sRTP enabled requires UC Manager 7.0 and above to support sRTP.
* CUCM 8.0(3) supports SIP Refers for multinode Cisco Unified MeetingPlace systems. 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).
* Ad-hoc (SCCP) meetings are not supported with CUCM 8.5 per known bug issue on UC Manager.
* For more information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Compatibility Matrix#Cisco Unified Communications Manager Compatibility|Cisco Unified Communications Manager Compatibility]]

|

Nov. 12, 2007 - July 21, 2011

|-
|

Cisco Unified Operations Manager
|

8.6

|

August 2011

|-
|

Cisco WebEx Business Suite (WBS)
|

WBS27 SP27 or later

'''Note:''' If your site is on a version earlier than 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.

|

June 4, 2011
|-
|

Cisco Unified MeetingPlace for Microsoft Outlook
|

8.5.2.8
|

August 24, 2011
|-
|

Cisco Unified MeetingPlace for IBM Lotus Notes
|

8.5.2.8
|

August 24, 2011
|}

== Component Compatibility for Release 8.5.1 ==

'''Note: ''' For compatibility information for other Cisco Unified MeetingPlace releases, go to http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/ps5664/ps5669/products_device_support_tables_list.html.

The following table lists the components (and their release numbers) that are compatible with the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server Release 8.5.1.

{| border = 1
|-
!Application Server Version
!Component Name
!Component Version
!Component Release Date
|-
| colspan="1" rowspan="2"|8.5.1.6
Released May 31, 2011

'''Note:''' The Express Media Server and Meeting Director are included with the Application Server and are therefore on the same version.
|

Audio Blade
|

6.5.0.6.0
|

May 31, 2011
|-
|

Video Blade
|

5.3.3.0.54A

|

Mar. 26, 2010
|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="11"|
|

Cisco WebEx Node for MCS
|

8.5.1.6
|

May 31, 2011
|-
|

Web Server software
|

8.5.1.6
|
May 31, 2011
|-
|

Web Server Operating System

|

One of the following versions of the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Windows OS:
*5.0.0.3 (MPWinOS_I3_5003.iso)
*4.1.0.3 (MPWinOS_I2_4103.iso)
*4.1.0.2 (MPWinOS_H2_4102.iso)

'''Notes:
*The Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Windows OS depends on the version of your Cisco MCS hardware. For more information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Web Server Requirements|Operating System]].
* Release 8.5 supports the Cisco-provided operating system only.

|

May 31, 2011

'''Note:''' MPWinOS_I3_5003.iso was released July 1, 2011.

|-
|

Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM)
|

*CUCM 6.1(5), 7.0(2), 7.1(5), 8.0(1), 8.0(2), 8.0(3), 8.5(1)
*CUCM-SME 7.1(3), 8.0, 8.5

'''Notes:'''
* CUCM 8.0(3) supports SIP Refers for multinode Cisco Unified MeetingPlace systems. 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).
* For more information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Compatibility Matrix#Cisco Unified Communications Manager Compatibility|Cisco Unified Communications Manager Compatibility]]

|

Nov. 12, 2007 - July 21, 2011

|-
|

Cisco Unified Operations Manager
|

8.5

|

Mar. 1, 2011

|-
|

Cisco WebEx Business Suite (WBS)
|

WBS27 SP27 or later

'''Note:''' If your site is on a version earlier than 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.

|

June 4, 2011
|-
|

Cisco Unified MeetingPlace for Microsoft Outlook
|

8.5.1.6
|

May 31, 2011
|-
|

Cisco Unified MeetingPlace for IBM Lotus Notes
|

8.5.1.6
|

May 31, 2011
|}

==Cisco Unified Communications Manager Compatibility==

{| border = 1
|-
!Cisco Unified Communications Manager Version
!Supported with Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5.1
!Supported with Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5.2
! SIP Trunk Calls/Second
!Number of Audio/Video Server Nodes Supported
!Notes
|-
|
6.1(5)
|
Y
|
Y
|
<17
|

1 node deployment only
|
Not supported in WebEx-scheduling deployments
|-
|
7.0(2)
|
Y
|
Y
|
17.77
|

4 node deployment (requires WebEx front-end)
|
Lower scaleability with multinode, max of 8cps + 75% refers with 4 nodes, brings down ports per node to 800
|-
|
7.1(5)
|
Y
|
Y
|
18.52
|

4 node deployment (requires WebEx front-end)
|
Lower scaleability with multinode, max of 8cps + 75% refers with 4 nodes, brings down ports per node to 800
|-
|
8.0(1)
|
Y
|
Y
|
24.69
|

1 node deployment only
|
Not supported in WebEx-scheduling deployments
|-
|
8.0(2)
|
Y
|
Y
|
24.69
|

1 node deployment only
|
Not supported in WebEx-scheduling deployments
|-
|
8.0(3)
|
Y
|
Y
|
8
|

4 server deployment (requires WebEx front-end)
|
Supports 1000 ports per node. Verified 8cps incoming call rate with 75% call refer rate.

CUCM 8.0(3) supports SIP Refers for multinode Cisco Unified MeetingPlace systems. You must open a case with Cisco TAC against Cisco Unified Communications Manager to obtain the latest Engineering Special (ES) or Service Update (SU) version of CUCM 8.0(3).
|-
|
8.5(1)
|
Y
|
Y
|
36
|

16 server deployment (requires WebEx front-end)
|
Supports 1200 ports per node

Total number of nodes includes 12 Conferencing nodes, two additional Conferencing nodes for resiliency, and two Meeting Directors

Not supported for ad-hoc meetings

|-
|
8.6(1)
|
N
|
Y
|
36
|

16 server deployment (requires WebEx front-end)
|
Supports 1200 ports per node

Total number of nodes includes 12 Conferencing nodes, two additional Conferencing nodes for resiliency, and two Meeting Directors

|-
|
8.6(2)
|
N
|
Supported in MR1&MR3 (MP8.5.3/MP8.5.4)
|
36
|

16 server deployment (requires WebEx front-end)
|
Supports 1200 ports per node

Total number of nodes includes 12 Conferencing nodes, two additional Conferencing nodes for resiliency, and two Meeting Directors

|}

== Audio Endpoint Compatibility ==

The following Cisco Unified IP Phones are supported in Release 8.5:

*7940 G and G-GE series (SCCP only)
**Minimum firmware version 6.0(4.3), also called App Load ID P00306000403
*7941, 7942, and 7945
*7960 G and G-GE series (SCCP only)
**Minimum firmware version 6.0(4.3), also called App Load ID P00306000403
*7961, 7962 and 7965
*7970 G series
*7971, 7975
*8961
*9951 and 9971
*Cisco IP Communicator Release 1.1(5) or later

'''Note:''' For information about upgrading the firmware, see the Cisco Unified Communications Manager documentation.

== Video Endpoint Compatibility ==

This section provides compatibility information between Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 and various video terminals when using Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM).

All testing was performed with Cisco Unified MeetingPlace connected to Cisco Unified Communications Manager via SIP trunk.
* Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5.1 was tested with CUCM 8.5.
* Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5.2 was tested with CUCM 8.6.

For H.323 testing, the terminal was registered to a H.323 Gatekeeper, which was connected to Cisco Unified Communications Manager through an H.323 trunk. For SIP and SCCP, the terminal was registered directly to Cisco Unified Communications Manager.

'''Notes: '''
* WebEx-scheduling deployments do not support Cisco Unified Communications Manager Release 8.0(1) and 8.0(2).
* Endpoints with the following test results are likely to drop calls when transferring to a breakout session, initiating a #31 dial-out call, or exiting the meeting with #9:
** Dial in-fail
** Dial out-fail
** Direct to meeting-OK or "-"
: These video endpoints typically do not correctly support the required media transfer mechanism.
* Transferring a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace call from a Cisco-brand phone to a third-party SIP video terminal is likely to result in an audio-only connection. This is due to differences in the way Cisco and third-party terminals negotiate transport of telephony events. The differences cause Cisco Unified Communications Manager to insert a media termination point (MTP) in the call. Unless a hardware MTP resource is available, this insertion will block the video stream.

=== Compatibility Test Results with the Hardware Media Server ===

Following are the test results for video endpoint compatibility when using Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 with a Hardware Media Server (HMS).

'''Notes: '''
*The Hardware Media Server supplies Standard Definition video. High Definition video is not supported.
* H.323 endpoints must be configured as video terminals in order to have video.

{| border = 1
|-
!Manufacturer/Brand
!Model/Series
!Protocol
![[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Compatibility Matrix#Terminology Used in Video Endpoint Compatibility Test Results|Dial In]]
![[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Compatibility Matrix#Terminology Used in Video Endpoint Compatibility Test Results|Dial Out]]
![[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Compatibility Matrix#Terminology Used in Video Endpoint Compatibility Test Results|Direct to Meeting]]
![[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Compatibility Matrix#Terminology Used in Video Endpoint Compatibility Test Results|4CIF]]
!Version Tested
!Notes
|-
|

Cisco
|

Cius

|

SIP
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

N
|

9-1-1CM-709
|

Tested with Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5.2

Results are the same for both Standard Rate and High Rate
|-
|

Cisco
|

Cisco Unified Personal Communicator (CUPC) 7.x
|

SIP
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

N
|

(Release 8.5.2) 7.1(1.13893)

(Release 8.5.1) 7.1(1.13949)

|

-
|-
|

Cisco
|

Cisco Unified Personal Communicator (CUPC) 8.x
|

SIP
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

N
|

8.5.1.18395-6.2.9, CSF 8.5(3)-4.3.29

|

Tested with Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5.2

Recommendation is to set "Show my video automatically"

|-
|

Cisco
|

Cisco UC Integration for Microsoft Office Communicator
|

SIP
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

N
|

CSF 8.5(1)-4.0.8
|

Tested with Release 8.5.1
|-
|
Cisco
|

Cisco UC Integration for Microsoft Lync
|

SIP
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

N
|

8.5(105.17095), CSF 8.5(1)-4.0.12

|
Tested with Release 8.5.2

Recommendation is to set "Show my video automatically"
|-
|

Cisco
|

Cisco Unified Video Advantage and Cisco IP Communicator/79XX
|

SCCP
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

N
|

2.2.1.7 and 7.0.5.0
|

Tested with both Release 8.5.1 and 8.5.2
|-
|
Cisco
|
Cisco Unified Video Advantage and Cisco IP Phones 99xx

|

SIP
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

N
|
(Release 8.5.2) 2.2.1.7 and sip9971.9-2-1

(Release 8.5.1) 2.2.1.7 and sip9971.9-1-1
|

-
|-
|

Cisco
|

Cisco Unified IP Phone 6941

|

SIP
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

N
|

sip69xx.9-1-1-3-sr.zz
|

Tested with Release 8.5.2

Results are the same for both Standard Rate and High Rate
|-
|
Cisco
|

Cisco Unified IP Phone 6941

|

SCCP
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

N
|

SCCP 9.2.1.0
|

Tested with Release 8.5.2

|-
|
Cisco
|

Cisco Unified IP Phone 8941

|

SIP
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

N
|

9.1.2(SCCP 9-1-2-00)
|

Tested with Release 8.5.2

Results are the same for both Standard Rate and High Rate
|-
|
Cisco
|

Cisco Unified IP Phone 9951/9971
|

SIP
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

N
|
(Release 8.5.2) sip99xx.9-2-1

(Release 8.5.1) sip9951.9-1-1
|

-
|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="2"|Cisco

|colspan="1" rowspan="2"|Cisco TelePresence MXP 1700

|

H.323
|

OK
|

Audio only
|

OK
|

Y
|

F8.2 PAL
|

Tested with Release 8.5.1
|-
|

SIP
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

Y
|

F8.2 PAL
|

Tested with Release 8.5.1
|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="2"|Cisco

|colspan="1" rowspan="2"|Cisco TelePresence MXP 1700

|

H.323
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

Y
|

F9.0.2 PAL
|

Tested with Release 8.5.2
|-
|

SIP
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

Y
|

F9.0.2 PAL
|

Tested with Release 8.5.2
|-
|
Cisco
|
Cisco IP Phone 7985
|

SCCP
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

N
|

cmterm_7985.4-1-7-0
|

Tested with both Release 8.5.1 and 8.5.2
|-
|

Cisco
|

Cisco IP Video Phone E20
|

SIP
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

N
|

(Release 8.5.2) TE4.0.0RC5

(Release 8.5.1) TE4.0.0RC1

|

Results are the same for both Standard Rate and High Rate
|-
|
Cisco
|

Cisco TelePresence System Quick Set C20

|

SIP
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

N
|

TC5.0
|

Tested with Release 8.5.2

Results are the same for both Standard Rate and High Rate
|-
|
Cisco
|

Cisco TelePresence System EX 90

|

SIP
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

N
|

TC5.0
|

Tested with Release 8.5.2

Results are the same for both Standard Rate and High Rate
|-
|
Cisco
|

Cisco TelePresence Movi

|

SIP
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

N
|

4.1
|

Tested with Release 8.5.2

Results are the same for both Standard Rate and High Rate
|-
|
Cisco
|

Cisco TelePresence System 1100

|

SIP
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

N
|

CTS_1.7.4(256)_P1
|

Tested with Release 8.5.2

Results are the same for both Standard Rate and High Rate
|-
|

|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="2"|Polycom

|colspan="1" rowspan="2"|VSX 3000A

|

H.323
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

Y
|

Release 9.0.6.1
|

Tested with Release 8.5.1
|-
|

SIP
|

Fail
|

OK
|

OK
|

Y
|
Release 9.0.6.1
|

Tested with Release 8.5.1

Endpoint sends video quality class B (medium video quality)

|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="2"|Polycom

|colspan="1" rowspan="2"|VSX 3000A

|

H.323
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

Y
|

Release 9.0.6.1
|

Tested with Release 8.5.2
|-
|

SIP
|

Fail
|

Fail
|

Audio only
|

Y
|
Release 9.0.6.1
|

Tested with Release 8.5.2

Endpoint sends video quality class B (medium video quality)

|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="2"|LifeSize

|colspan="1" rowspan="2"|Passport

|

H.323
|

OK
|

Audio only
|

OK
|

Y
|

LS_PP1_4.7.0(19)
|

Tested with Release 8.5.1
|-
|

SIP
|

OK
|
OK
|

OK
|

Y
|

LS_PP1_4.7.0(19)
|

Tested with Release 8.5.1
|
|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="2"|LifeSize

|colspan="1" rowspan="2"|Passport

|

H.323
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

Y
|

LS_PP1_4.8.0(59)
|

Tested with Release 8.5.2
|-
|

SIP
|

OK
|
OK
|

OK
|

Y
|

LS_PP1_4.8.0(59)
|

Tested with Release 8.5.2
|}

=== Compatibility Test Results with the Express Media Server ===

Following are the test results for video endpoint compatibility when using Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 with an Express Media Server (EMS).

For Cisco applications, the availability of High Definition (HD) video depends on the version of your Cisco application and video camera. For example:
* Cisco Unified Personal Communicator Release 7.0 does not support HD video.
* Cisco Unified Personal Communicator Release 8.0 supports HD video if you are using an HD video camera and a quad-core PC.
* Cisco UC Integration for Microsoft Office Communicator Release 7.0 does not support video.
* Cisco UC Integration for Microsoft Office Communicator Release 8.0 supports HD video if you are using an HD video camera and a quad-core PC.

{| border = 1
|-
!Manufacturer/Brand
!Model/Series
!Protocol
!Device Type (1)
![[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Compatibility Matrix#Terminology Used in Video Endpoint Compatibility Test Results|Dial In]]
![[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Compatibility Matrix#Terminology Used in Video Endpoint Compatibility Test Results|Dial Out]]
![[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Compatibility Matrix#Terminology Used in Video Endpoint Compatibility Test Results|Direct to Meeting]]
!Version Tested
!Notes
|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cius

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|SIP

|

H.263
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|9-1-1CM-709

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Tested with Release 8.5.2

|-
|

H.264 Level 1.1
|
OK
|
OK
|
OK
|-
|

H.264 Level 1.3
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.0
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK

|-
|

H.264 Level 3.1
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK

|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Jabber

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|SIP

|

H.263
|

NA
|

NA
|

NA

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|8.0.1.17215

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Tested with Release 8.5.2

Video is not supported in this version of Jabber

|-
|

H.264 Level 1.1
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA

|-
|

H.264 Level 1.3
|

NA
|

NA
|

NA
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.0
|

NA
|

NA
|

NA
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.1
|

NA
|

NA
|

NA
|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco Unified IP Phone 8941

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|SIP

|

H.263
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|9.1.2(SCCP 9-1-2-00)

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Tested with Release 8.5.2

|-
|

H.264 Level 1.1
|
OK
|
OK
|
OK
|-
|

H.264 Level 1.3
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.0
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.1
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco Unified IP Phone 6941

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|SIP

|

H.263
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|sip69xx.9-1-1-3-sr.zz

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Tested with Release 8.5.2

|-
|

H.264 Level 1.1
|
Audio only
|
Audio only
|
Audio only
|-
|

H.264 Level 1.3
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.0
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.1
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only

|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco Unified IP Phone 6941

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|SCCP

|

H.263
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|SCCP 9.2.1.0

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Tested with Release 8.5.2

This is an audio only endpoint

|-
|

H.264 Level 1.1
|
Audio only
|
Audio only
|
Audio only
|-
|

H.264 Level 1.3
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.0
|

OK
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.1
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only

|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco Unified IP Phone 9951

Cisco Unified IP Phone 9971

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|SIP

|

H.263
|

NA
|

NA
|

NA
|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|(Release 8.5.2) sip99xx.9-2-1

(Release 8.5.1) sip9951/71.9-1-1
|

H.263 not supported
|-
|

H.264 Level 1.1
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|
-
|-
|

H.264 Level 1.3
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|
-

|-
|

H.264 Level 3.0
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|
-

|-
|

H.264 Level 3.1
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|
-

|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco IP Phone 7985

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|SCCP

|

H.263
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|cmterm_7985.4-1-7-0

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Transmits SIF video resolution inside mobile conference
|-
|

H.264 Level 1.1
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK

|-
|

H.264 Level 1.3
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK

|-
|

H.264 Level 3.0
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only

|-
|

H.264 Level 3.1
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only

|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco IP Phone 7985

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|SIP

|

H.263
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|cmterm_7985.4-1-7-0

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Transmits SIF video resolution inside mobile conference
|-
|

H.264 Level 1.1
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK

|-
|

H.264 Level 1.3
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK

|-
|

H.264 Level 3.0
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only

|-
|

H.264 Level 3.1
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only

|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco Unified Video Advantage and Cisco IP Communicator/79XX IP Phones

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|SCCP

|

H.263
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|2.2.1.7 and 7.0.5.0

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Tested with both Release 8.5.1 and 8.5.2

|-
|

H.264 Level 1.1
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|-
|

H.264 Level 1.3
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.0
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.1
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco Unified Video Advantage and Cisco Unified IP Phone 9971

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|SIP

|

H.263
|

NA
|

NA
|

NA

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|(Release 8.5.2) 2.2.1.7 and sip9971.9-2-1

(Release 8.5.1) 2.2.1.7 and sip9971.9-1-1
|

H.263 not supported
|-
|

H.264 Level 1.1
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|
-
|-
|

H.264 Level 1.3
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|
-

|-
|

H.264 Level 3.0
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|
-

|-
|

H.264 Level 3.1
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|
-

|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco Unified Personal Communicator (CUPC) 7.x

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|SIP

|

H.263
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|(Release 8.5.2) 7.1(1.13893)

(Release 8.5.1) 7.1(1.13949)

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Tested with both Release 8.5.1 and 8.5.2

|-
|

H.264 Level 1.1
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|-
|

H.264 Level 1.3
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.0
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.1
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only

|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco Unified Personal Communicator (CUPC) 8.x

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|SIP

|

H.263
|

NA
|

NA
|

NA

|
8.5.1.18395-6.2.9, CSF 8.5(3)-4.3.29

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Tested with Release 8.5.2

|-
|

H.264 Level 1.1
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

9.5.1.18395-6.2.9, CSF 8.5(3)-4.3.29
|-
|

H.264 Level 1.3
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|
10.5.1.18395-6.2.9, CSF 8.5(3)-4.3.29
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.0
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|
11.5.1.18395-6.2.9, CSF 8.5(3)-4.3.29
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.1
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|
12.5.1.18395-6.2.9,CSF 8.5(3)-4.3.29
|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco UC Integration for Microsoft Office Communicator

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|SIP

|

H.263
|

NA
|

NA
|

NA

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|8.5.84.16222, CSF 8.5(1)-4.0.8

|

H.263 not supported

Tested with Release 8.5.1

|-
|

H.264 Level 1.1
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

Tested with Release 8.5.1

|-
|

H.264 Level 1.3
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

Tested with Release 8.5.1

|-
|

H.264 Level 3.0
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

Tested with Release 8.5.1

|-
|

H.264 Level 3.1
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

Tested with Release 8.5.1

|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco UC Integration for Microsoft Lync

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|SIP

|

H.263
|

NA
|

NA
|

NA

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|8.5(105.17095), CSF 8.5(1)-4.0.12
|

H.263 not supported

Tested with Release 8.5.2
|-
|

H.264 Level 1.1
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

Tested with Release 8.5.2

|-
|

H.264 Level 1.3
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

Tested with Release 8.5.2
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.0
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

Recommendation is to set "Show my video automatically"

Tested with Release 8.5.2

|-
|

H.264 Level 3.1
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

Tested with Release 8.5.2

|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco TelePresence System EX 90

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|SIP

|

H.263
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|TC5.0

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"| Tested with Release 8.5.2

|-
|

H.264 Level 1.1
|
OK
|
OK
|
OK
|-
|

H.264 Level 1.3
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.0
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.1
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco TelePresence System Quick Set C20

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|SIP

|

H.263
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|TC5.0

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Tested with Release 8.5.2

|-
|

H.264 Level 1.1
|
OK
|
OK
|
OK
|-
|

H.264 Level 1.3
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.0
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.1
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco IP Video Phone E20

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|SIP

|

H.263
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|(Release 8.5.2) TE4.0.0RC5

(Release 8.5.1) TE4.0.0RC1

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Tested with both Release 8.5.1 and 8.5.2
|-
|

H.264 Level 1.1
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|-
|

H.264 Level 1.3
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.0
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.1
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco TelePresence Movi

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|SIP

|

H.263
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|4.1

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Tested with Release 8.5.2

|-
|

H.264 Level 1.1
|
OK
|
OK
|
OK
|-
|

H.264 Level 1.3
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.0
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.1
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco TelePresence System 1100

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|SIP

|

H.263
|

NA
|

NA
|

NA

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|CTS_1.7.4(256)_P1

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Tested with Release 8.5.2

|-
|

H.264 Level 1.1
|
OK
|
OK
|
OK
|-
|

H.264 Level 1.3
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.0
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.1
|

Fail
|

Fail
|

Fail
|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco TelePresence 1700 MXP

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|H.323

|

H.263
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|(Release 8.5.2) F9.0.2 PAL

(Release 8.5.1) F8.2 PAL
|

-
|-
|

H.264 Level 1.1
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

-
|-
|

H.264 Level 1.3
|

Audio only
|

(Release 8.5.2) Audio only

(Release 8.5.1) OK
|

(Release 8.5.2) Audio only

(Release 8.5.1) OK

|

-
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.0
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

-
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.1
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

-
|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco TelePresence 1700 MXP

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|SIP

|

H.263
|

(Release 8.5.2) Audio only

(Release 8.5.1) OK
|

OK
|

OK

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|(Release 8.5.2) F9.0.2 PAL

(Release 8.5.1) F8.2 PAL
|

-
|-
|

H.264 Level 1.1
|

(Release 8.5.2) Audio only

(Release 8.5.1) OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

-
|-
|

H.264 Level 1.3
|

(Release 8.5.2) Audio only

(Release 8.5.1) OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

-
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.0
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

-
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.1
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

-
|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Polycom

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|VSX 3000A

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|H.323

|

H.263
|

(Release 8.5.2) Audio only

(Release 8.5.1) Fail
|

OK
|

OK

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|9.0.6.1
|

-
|-
|

H.264 Level 1.1
|

(Release 8.5.2) Audio only

(Release 8.5.1) Fail
|

OK
|

OK
|

Transmits CIF resolution inside mobile conference
|-
|

H.264 Level 1.3
|

(Release 8.5.2) Audio only

(Release 8.5.1) Fail
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

(Release 8.5.1) Regarding failed test, dial in-endpoint is able to dial in but it is eventually thrown out of the conference. Check CSCtl01234. This is fixed for CUCM 8.6.
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.0
|

(Release 8.5.2) Audio only

(Release 8.5.1) Fail
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

-
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.1
|

(Release 8.5.2) Audio only

(Release 8.5.1) Fail
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

-
|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Polycom

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|VSX 3000A

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|SIP

|

H.263
|

Fail
|
OK
|

OK

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|9.0.6.1

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Endpoint should be configured as video terminal

|-
|

H.264 Level 1.1
|

Fail
|
(Release 8.5.2) Audio only

(Release 8.5.1) OK
|

Audio only
|-
|

H.264 Level 1.3
|

Fail
|

Audio only
|

Audio only

|-
|

H.264 Level 3.0
|

Fail
|
Audio only
|

Audio only
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.1
|

Fail
|
Audio only
|

Audio only

|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|LifeSize

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Passport

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|H.323

|

H.263
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|(Release 8.5.2) LS_PP1_4.8.0(59)

(Release 8.5.1) LS_PP1_4.7.0 (19)
|

-
|-
|

H.264 Level 1.1
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

Transmits CIF resolution inside mobile conference
|-
|

H.264 Level 1.3
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

-
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.0
|

OK
|
(Release 8.5.2) OK

(Release 8.5.1) Audio only
|

OK
|

-
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.1
|

Audio only
|

OK
|

OK
|

-
|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|LifeSize

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Passport

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|SIP

|

H.263
|

(Release 8.5.2) Fail

(Release 8.5.1) OK
|

(Release 8.5.2) Fail

(Release 8.5.1) OK

|

OK

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|(Release 8.5.2) LS_PP1_4.8.0(59)

(Release 8.5.1) LS_PP1_4.7.0 (19)

|

-
|-
|

H.264 Level 1.1
|

(Release 8.5.2) Fail

(Release 8.5.1) OK
|

(Release 8.5.2) Fail

(Release 8.5.1) OK
|

OK
|

Transmits CIF resolution inside mobile conference
|-
|

H.264 Level 1.3
|

(Release 8.5.2) Fail

(Release 8.5.1) OK
|

(Release 8.5.2) Fail

(Release 8.5.1) OK

|

OK
|

-
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.0
|

(Release 8.5.2) Fail

(Release 8.5.1) OK

|

(Release 8.5.2) Fail

(Release 8.5.1) OK

|

OK
|

-
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.1
|

(Release 8.5.2) Fail

(Release 8.5.1) OK
|

(Release 8.5.2) Fail

(Release 8.5.1) OK

|

Audio only
|

Works with Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM) 8.5 and 8.0.

If registered with CUCM 8.6, endpoint is not able to send digits inside the conference. In order to enter the conference, configure endpoint as Video Terminal and use the "Direct to meeting" option.
|}

(1) H.264 Level 1.1 = Mobile mode, H.264 Level 1.3 = Desktop mode, H.264 Level 3.0 = VGA mode, H.264 Level 3.1 = High Definition mode

===== Related Topics =====

* For information about Cisco Unified Video Advantage, see http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps5662/tsd_products_support_series_home.html
* For information about Cisco Unified Personal Communicator, see http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6844/tsd_products_support_series_home.html

=== Terminology Used in Video Endpoint Compatibility Test Results ===

The following table describes the terminology used in [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Compatibility Matrix#Table: Video Endpoints Compatible with Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 and HMS|Table: Video Endpoints Compatible with Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 and HMS]] and [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Compatibility Matrix#Table: Video Endpoints Compatible with Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 and EMS|Table: Video Endpoints Compatible with Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 and EMS]].

{| border = 1
|-
!Terminology
!Description
|-
|colspan="2" rowspan="1"|'''Test'''

|-
|

Dial In
|

Tested dialing in to Cisco Unified MeetingPlace.
|-
|

Dial Out
|

Tested dialing out from Cisco Unified MeetingPlace by using a web browser command or by using the TUI command #31.
|-
|

Direct to Meeting
|

Tested dialing out from Cisco Unified MeetingPlace using the scheduled "direct to meeting" mode. The process was to configure a video terminal profile for outdial to terminal, tell the video terminal to skip the meeting entry prompts on outdial, and then invite the terminal to the meeting.
|-
|

4CIF
|

Tested whether the terminal worked when tested with 4CIF using H.263.
|-
|colspan="2" rowspan="1"|'''Result'''

|-
|

OK
|

The terminal was able to enter a meeting using video.
|-
|

No video
|

The terminal was able to enter a meeting, but without video or with one-way video.
|-
|

Fail
|

The terminal was not able to enter a meeting. The failure may have been at initial connection or at meeting entry.
|-
|

"-"
|

The terminal was not tested in this mode.
|}

=== Video Format Support ===

[[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Compatibility Matrix#Table: Supported Video Formats|Table: Supported Video Formats]] lists the supported video formats for various combinations of the global video mode and the codec used by the video terminal.

'''Note: ''' If Cisco Unified Communications Manager causes the connection rate to be lower than the maximum for your global video mode setting (384 kbps for standard rate, 2 Mbps for high rate), then the resolution or frames per second sent by Cisco Unified MeetingPlace may be reduced.

{| border = 1
|-
!Global Video Mode
!Codec
!Video Format
!Frames per Second
|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="4"|High rate (2 Mbps maximum)

|

H.264
|

CIF, QCIF
|

30
|-
|

H.263
|

4CIF
|

15
|-
|

H.263
|

CIF, QCIF
|

30
|-
|

H.261
|

CIF, QCIF
|

30
|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="3"|Standard rate (384 kbps maximum)

|

H.264
|

CIF
|

15
|-
|

H.264
|

QCIF
|

30
|-
|

H.263
|

CIF, QCIF
|

30
|}

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

Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Compatibility Matrix

2012-11-05T21:32:00Z

MeetingPlace Moderator:

'''Main page:''' [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5]]

'''Print PDF:''' [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Print Compatibility Matrix]]

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

* Release 8.5.5 (also referred to as 8.5 MR3)
* Release 8.5.4 (also referred to as 8.5 MR2)
* Release 8.5.3 (also referred to as 8.5 MR1)
* Release 8.5.2
* Release 8.5.1

'''Note:''' Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 is not backwards compatible. All major components, such as the Application Server/Express Media Server, Hardware Media Server, Web Server, and Cisco WebEx Node for MCS, must be at Release 8.5.

== Component Compatibility for Release 8.5.5 ==

'''Note: ''' For compatibility information for other Cisco Unified MeetingPlace releases, go to http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/ps5664/ps5669/products_device_support_tables_list.html.

The following table lists the components (and their release numbers) that are compatible with the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server Release 8.5.4.

{| border = 1
|-
!Application Server Version
!Component Name
!Component Version
!Component Release Date
|-
| colspan="1" rowspan="2"|8.5.4.12
Released June 15, 2012

'''Note:''' The Express Media Server and Meeting Director are included with the Application Server and are therefore on the same version.
|

Audio Blade
|

6.5.0.6.0
|

May 31, 2011
|-
|

Video Blade
|

5.3.3.0.54A

|

Mar. 26, 2010
|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="11"|
|

Cisco WebEx Node for MCS
|

8.5.2.8

|

August 24, 2011
|-
|

Web Server software
|

8.5.4.12
|
June 15, 2012
|-
|

Web Server Operating System

|

One of the following versions of the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Windows OS depending on your Cisco platform:
*5.0.0.3 (MPWinOS_I3_5003.iso)
*4.1.0.3 (MPWinOS_I2_4103.iso)
*4.1.0.2 (MPWinOS_H2_4102.iso)
*1.0.0.3 (MPWinOS_VM_1003.iso)

'''Notes:
*The Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Windows OS depends on the version of your Cisco hardware. For more information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Web Server Requirements|Operating System]].
* Release 8.5 supports the Cisco-provided operating system only.

|

May 31, 2011

'''Notes:'''
* MPWinOS_I3_5003.iso was released July 1, 2011.
* MPWinOS_VM_1003.iso was released July 12, 2011.
|-
|

Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM)
|

*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), 8.6(2), 9.0(1)
*CUCM-SME 7.1(3), 8.0, 8.5

'''Notes:'''
* MeetingPlace with sRTP enabled requires UC Manager 7.0 and above to support sRTP.
* CUCM 8.0(3) supports SIP Refers for multinode Cisco Unified MeetingPlace systems. 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).
* Ad-hoc (SCCP) meetings are not supported with CUCM 8.5 per known bug issue on UC Manager.
* For more information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Compatibility Matrix#Cisco Unified Communications Manager Compatibility|Cisco Unified Communications Manager Compatibility]]

|

Nov. 12, 2007 - July 21, 2011

|-
|

Cisco Unified Operations Manager
|

8.6

|

August 2011

|-
|

Cisco WebEx Business Suite (WBS)
|

WBS27 SP27 or later

'''Note:''' If your site is on a version earlier than 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.

|

June 4, 2011
|-
|

Cisco Unified MeetingPlace for Microsoft Outlook
|

8.5.4.12
|

June 15, 2012
|-
|

Cisco Unified MeetingPlace for IBM Lotus Notes
|

8.5.4.12
|

June 15, 2012
|}

== Component Compatibility for Release 8.5.4 ==

'''Note: ''' For compatibility information for other Cisco Unified MeetingPlace releases, go to http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/ps5664/ps5669/products_device_support_tables_list.html.

The following table lists the components (and their release numbers) that are compatible with the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server Release 8.5.4.

{| border = 1
|-
!Application Server Version
!Component Name
!Component Version
!Component Release Date
|-
| colspan="1" rowspan="2"|8.5.4.12
Released June 15, 2012

'''Note:''' The Express Media Server and Meeting Director are included with the Application Server and are therefore on the same version.
|

Audio Blade
|

6.5.0.6.0
|

May 31, 2011
|-
|

Video Blade
|

5.3.3.0.54A

|

Mar. 26, 2010
|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="11"|
|

Cisco WebEx Node for MCS
|

8.5.2.8

|

August 24, 2011
|-
|

Web Server software
|

8.5.4.12
|
June 15, 2012
|-
|

Web Server Operating System

|

One of the following versions of the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Windows OS depending on your Cisco platform:
*5.0.0.3 (MPWinOS_I3_5003.iso)
*4.1.0.3 (MPWinOS_I2_4103.iso)
*4.1.0.2 (MPWinOS_H2_4102.iso)
*1.0.0.3 (MPWinOS_VM_1003.iso)

'''Notes:
*The Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Windows OS depends on the version of your Cisco hardware. For more information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Web Server Requirements|Operating System]].
* Release 8.5 supports the Cisco-provided operating system only.

|

May 31, 2011

'''Notes:'''
* MPWinOS_I3_5003.iso was released July 1, 2011.
* MPWinOS_VM_1003.iso was released July 12, 2011.
|-
|

Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM)
|

*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), 8.6(2), 9.0(1)
*CUCM-SME 7.1(3), 8.0, 8.5

'''Notes:'''
* MeetingPlace with sRTP enabled requires UC Manager 7.0 and above to support sRTP.
* CUCM 8.0(3) supports SIP Refers for multinode Cisco Unified MeetingPlace systems. 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).
* Ad-hoc (SCCP) meetings are not supported with CUCM 8.5 per known bug issue on UC Manager.
* For more information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Compatibility Matrix#Cisco Unified Communications Manager Compatibility|Cisco Unified Communications Manager Compatibility]]

|

Nov. 12, 2007 - July 21, 2011

|-
|

Cisco Unified Operations Manager
|

8.6

|

August 2011

|-
|

Cisco WebEx Business Suite (WBS)
|

WBS27 SP27 or later

'''Note:''' If your site is on a version earlier than 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.

|

June 4, 2011
|-
|

Cisco Unified MeetingPlace for Microsoft Outlook
|

8.5.4.12
|

June 15, 2012
|-
|

Cisco Unified MeetingPlace for IBM Lotus Notes
|

8.5.4.12
|

June 15, 2012
|}

== Component Compatibility for Release 8.5.3 ==

'''Note: ''' For compatibility information for other Cisco Unified MeetingPlace releases, go to http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/ps5664/ps5669/products_device_support_tables_list.html.

The following table lists the components (and their release numbers) that are compatible with the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server Release 8.5.3.

{| border = 1
|-
!Application Server Version
!Component Name
!Component Version
!Component Release Date
|-
| colspan="1" rowspan="2"|8.5.3.4
Released January 31, 2012

'''Note:''' The Express Media Server and Meeting Director are included with the Application Server and are therefore on the same version.
|

Audio Blade
|

6.5.0.6.0
|

May 31, 2011
|-
|

Video Blade
|

5.3.3.0.54A

|

Mar. 26, 2010
|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="11"|
|

Cisco WebEx Node for MCS
|

8.5.2.8

|

August 24, 2011
|-
|

Web Server software
|

8.5.3.4
|
January 31, 2012
|-
|

Web Server Operating System

|

One of the following versions of the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Windows OS depending on your Cisco platform:
*5.0.0.3 (MPWinOS_I3_5003.iso)
*4.1.0.3 (MPWinOS_I2_4103.iso)
*4.1.0.2 (MPWinOS_H2_4102.iso)
*1.0.0.3 (MPWinOS_VM_1003.iso)

'''Notes:
*The Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Windows OS depends on the version of your Cisco hardware. For more information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Web Server Requirements|Operating System]].
* Release 8.5 supports the Cisco-provided operating system only.

|

May 31, 2011

'''Notes:'''
* MPWinOS_I3_5003.iso was released July 1, 2011.
* MPWinOS_VM_1003.iso was released July 12, 2011.
|-
|

Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM)
|

*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), 8.6(2)
*CUCM-SME 7.1(3), 8.0, 8.5

'''Notes:'''
* MeetingPlace with sRTP enabled requires UC Manager 7.0 and above to support sRTP.
* CUCM 8.0(3) supports SIP Refers for multinode Cisco Unified MeetingPlace systems. 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).
* Ad-hoc (SCCP) meetings are not supported with CUCM 8.5 per known bug issue on UC Manager.
* For more information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Compatibility Matrix#Cisco Unified Communications Manager Compatibility|Cisco Unified Communications Manager Compatibility]]

|

Nov. 12, 2007 - July 21, 2011

|-
|

Cisco Unified Operations Manager
|

8.6

|

August 2011

|-
|

Cisco WebEx Business Suite (WBS)
|

WBS27 SP27 or later

'''Note:''' If your site is on a version earlier than 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.

|

June 4, 2011
|-
|

Cisco Unified MeetingPlace for Microsoft Outlook
|

8.5.3.4
|

January 31, 2012
|-
|

Cisco Unified MeetingPlace for IBM Lotus Notes
|

8.5.3.4
|

January 31, 2012
|}

== Component Compatibility for Release 8.5.2 ==

'''Note: ''' For compatibility information for other Cisco Unified MeetingPlace releases, go to http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/ps5664/ps5669/products_device_support_tables_list.html.

The following table lists the components (and their release numbers) that are compatible with the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server Release 8.5.2.

{| border = 1
|-
!Application Server Version
!Component Name
!Component Version
!Component Release Date
|-
| colspan="1" rowspan="2"|8.5.2.8
Released August 24, 2011

'''Note:''' The Express Media Server and Meeting Director are included with the Application Server and are therefore on the same version.
|

Audio Blade
|

6.5.0.6.0
|

May 31, 2011
|-
|

Video Blade
|

5.3.3.0.54A

|

Mar. 26, 2010
|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="11"|
|

Cisco WebEx Node for MCS
|

8.5.2.8

'''Note:''' If you currently have Cisco WebEx Node for MCS release 8.5.1.6 installed, you will need to install Cisco WebEx Node for MCS release 8.5.2.8 to ensure compatibility with the 8.5.2 release of Cisco Unified MeetingPlace. See the ''Installation, Upgrade, and Migration Guide'' for details.
|

August 24, 2011
|-
|

Web Server software
|

8.5.2.8
|
August 24, 2011
|-
|

Web Server Operating System

|

One of the following versions of the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Windows OS depending on your Cisco platform:
*5.0.0.3 (MPWinOS_I3_5003.iso)
*4.1.0.3 (MPWinOS_I2_4103.iso)
*4.1.0.2 (MPWinOS_H2_4102.iso)
*1.0.0.3 (MPWinOS_VM_1003.iso)

'''Notes:
*The Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Windows OS depends on the version of your Cisco hardware. For more information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Web Server Requirements|Operating System]].
* Release 8.5 supports the Cisco-provided operating system only.

|

May 31, 2011

'''Notes:'''
* MPWinOS_I3_5003.iso was released July 1, 2011.
* MPWinOS_VM_1003.iso was released July 12, 2011.
|-
|

Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM)
|

*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:'''
* MeetingPlace with sRTP enabled requires UC Manager 7.0 and above to support sRTP.
* CUCM 8.0(3) supports SIP Refers for multinode Cisco Unified MeetingPlace systems. 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).
* Ad-hoc (SCCP) meetings are not supported with CUCM 8.5 per known bug issue on UC Manager.
* For more information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Compatibility Matrix#Cisco Unified Communications Manager Compatibility|Cisco Unified Communications Manager Compatibility]]

|

Nov. 12, 2007 - July 21, 2011

|-
|

Cisco Unified Operations Manager
|

8.6

|

August 2011

|-
|

Cisco WebEx Business Suite (WBS)
|

WBS27 SP27 or later

'''Note:''' If your site is on a version earlier than 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.

|

June 4, 2011
|-
|

Cisco Unified MeetingPlace for Microsoft Outlook
|

8.5.2.8
|

August 24, 2011
|-
|

Cisco Unified MeetingPlace for IBM Lotus Notes
|

8.5.2.8
|

August 24, 2011
|}

== Component Compatibility for Release 8.5.1 ==

'''Note: ''' For compatibility information for other Cisco Unified MeetingPlace releases, go to http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/ps5664/ps5669/products_device_support_tables_list.html.

The following table lists the components (and their release numbers) that are compatible with the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server Release 8.5.1.

{| border = 1
|-
!Application Server Version
!Component Name
!Component Version
!Component Release Date
|-
| colspan="1" rowspan="2"|8.5.1.6
Released May 31, 2011

'''Note:''' The Express Media Server and Meeting Director are included with the Application Server and are therefore on the same version.
|

Audio Blade
|

6.5.0.6.0
|

May 31, 2011
|-
|

Video Blade
|

5.3.3.0.54A

|

Mar. 26, 2010
|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="11"|
|

Cisco WebEx Node for MCS
|

8.5.1.6
|

May 31, 2011
|-
|

Web Server software
|

8.5.1.6
|
May 31, 2011
|-
|

Web Server Operating System

|

One of the following versions of the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Windows OS:
*5.0.0.3 (MPWinOS_I3_5003.iso)
*4.1.0.3 (MPWinOS_I2_4103.iso)
*4.1.0.2 (MPWinOS_H2_4102.iso)

'''Notes:
*The Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Windows OS depends on the version of your Cisco MCS hardware. For more information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements#Web Server Requirements|Operating System]].
* Release 8.5 supports the Cisco-provided operating system only.

|

May 31, 2011

'''Note:''' MPWinOS_I3_5003.iso was released July 1, 2011.

|-
|

Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM)
|

*CUCM 6.1(5), 7.0(2), 7.1(5), 8.0(1), 8.0(2), 8.0(3), 8.5(1)
*CUCM-SME 7.1(3), 8.0, 8.5

'''Notes:'''
* CUCM 8.0(3) supports SIP Refers for multinode Cisco Unified MeetingPlace systems. 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).
* For more information, see [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Compatibility Matrix#Cisco Unified Communications Manager Compatibility|Cisco Unified Communications Manager Compatibility]]

|

Nov. 12, 2007 - July 21, 2011

|-
|

Cisco Unified Operations Manager
|

8.5

|

Mar. 1, 2011

|-
|

Cisco WebEx Business Suite (WBS)
|

WBS27 SP27 or later

'''Note:''' If your site is on a version earlier than 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.

|

June 4, 2011
|-
|

Cisco Unified MeetingPlace for Microsoft Outlook
|

8.5.1.6
|

May 31, 2011
|-
|

Cisco Unified MeetingPlace for IBM Lotus Notes
|

8.5.1.6
|

May 31, 2011
|}

==Cisco Unified Communications Manager Compatibility==

{| border = 1
|-
!Cisco Unified Communications Manager Version
!Supported with Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5.1
!Supported with Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5.2
! SIP Trunk Calls/Second
!Number of Audio/Video Server Nodes Supported
!Notes
|-
|
6.1(5)
|
Y
|
Y
|
<17
|

1 node deployment only
|
Not supported in WebEx-scheduling deployments
|-
|
7.0(2)
|
Y
|
Y
|
17.77
|

4 node deployment (requires WebEx front-end)
|
Lower scaleability with multinode, max of 8cps + 75% refers with 4 nodes, brings down ports per node to 800
|-
|
7.1(5)
|
Y
|
Y
|
18.52
|

4 node deployment (requires WebEx front-end)
|
Lower scaleability with multinode, max of 8cps + 75% refers with 4 nodes, brings down ports per node to 800
|-
|
8.0(1)
|
Y
|
Y
|
24.69
|

1 node deployment only
|
Not supported in WebEx-scheduling deployments
|-
|
8.0(2)
|
Y
|
Y
|
24.69
|

1 node deployment only
|
Not supported in WebEx-scheduling deployments
|-
|
8.0(3)
|
Y
|
Y
|
8
|

4 server deployment (requires WebEx front-end)
|
Supports 1000 ports per node. Verified 8cps incoming call rate with 75% call refer rate.

CUCM 8.0(3) supports SIP Refers for multinode Cisco Unified MeetingPlace systems. You must open a case with Cisco TAC against Cisco Unified Communications Manager to obtain the latest Engineering Special (ES) or Service Update (SU) version of CUCM 8.0(3).
|-
|
8.5(1)
|
Y
|
Y
|
36
|

16 server deployment (requires WebEx front-end)
|
Supports 1200 ports per node

Total number of nodes includes 12 Conferencing nodes, two additional Conferencing nodes for resiliency, and two Meeting Directors

Not supported for ad-hoc meetings

|-
|
8.6(1)
|
N
|
Y
|
36
|

16 server deployment (requires WebEx front-end)
|
Supports 1200 ports per node

Total number of nodes includes 12 Conferencing nodes, two additional Conferencing nodes for resiliency, and two Meeting Directors

|-
|
8.6(2)
|
N
|
Supported in MR1&MR3 (MP8.5.3/MP8.5.4)
|
36
|

16 server deployment (requires WebEx front-end)
|
Supports 1200 ports per node

Total number of nodes includes 12 Conferencing nodes, two additional Conferencing nodes for resiliency, and two Meeting Directors

|}

== Audio Endpoint Compatibility ==

The following Cisco Unified IP Phones are supported in Release 8.5:

*7940 G and G-GE series (SCCP only)
**Minimum firmware version 6.0(4.3), also called App Load ID P00306000403
*7941, 7942, and 7945
*7960 G and G-GE series (SCCP only)
**Minimum firmware version 6.0(4.3), also called App Load ID P00306000403
*7961, 7962 and 7965
*7970 G series
*7971, 7975
*8961
*9951 and 9971
*Cisco IP Communicator Release 1.1(5) or later

'''Note:''' For information about upgrading the firmware, see the Cisco Unified Communications Manager documentation.

== Video Endpoint Compatibility ==

This section provides compatibility information between Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 and various video terminals when using Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM).

All testing was performed with Cisco Unified MeetingPlace connected to Cisco Unified Communications Manager via SIP trunk.
* Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5.1 was tested with CUCM 8.5.
* Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5.2 was tested with CUCM 8.6.

For H.323 testing, the terminal was registered to a H.323 Gatekeeper, which was connected to Cisco Unified Communications Manager through an H.323 trunk. For SIP and SCCP, the terminal was registered directly to Cisco Unified Communications Manager.

'''Notes: '''
* WebEx-scheduling deployments do not support Cisco Unified Communications Manager Release 8.0(1) and 8.0(2).
* Endpoints with the following test results are likely to drop calls when transferring to a breakout session, initiating a #31 dial-out call, or exiting the meeting with #9:
** Dial in-fail
** Dial out-fail
** Direct to meeting-OK or "-"
: These video endpoints typically do not correctly support the required media transfer mechanism.
* Transferring a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace call from a Cisco-brand phone to a third-party SIP video terminal is likely to result in an audio-only connection. This is due to differences in the way Cisco and third-party terminals negotiate transport of telephony events. The differences cause Cisco Unified Communications Manager to insert a media termination point (MTP) in the call. Unless a hardware MTP resource is available, this insertion will block the video stream.

=== Compatibility Test Results with the Hardware Media Server ===

Following are the test results for video endpoint compatibility when using Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 with a Hardware Media Server (HMS).

'''Notes: '''
*The Hardware Media Server supplies Standard Definition video. High Definition video is not supported.
* H.323 endpoints must be configured as video terminals in order to have video.

{| border = 1
|-
!Manufacturer/Brand
!Model/Series
!Protocol
![[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Compatibility Matrix#Terminology Used in Video Endpoint Compatibility Test Results|Dial In]]
![[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Compatibility Matrix#Terminology Used in Video Endpoint Compatibility Test Results|Dial Out]]
![[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Compatibility Matrix#Terminology Used in Video Endpoint Compatibility Test Results|Direct to Meeting]]
![[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Compatibility Matrix#Terminology Used in Video Endpoint Compatibility Test Results|4CIF]]
!Version Tested
!Notes
|-
|

Cisco
|

Cius

|

SIP
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

N
|

9-1-1CM-709
|

Tested with Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5.2

Results are the same for both Standard Rate and High Rate
|-
|

Cisco
|

Cisco Unified Personal Communicator (CUPC) 7.x
|

SIP
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

N
|

(Release 8.5.2) 7.1(1.13893)

(Release 8.5.1) 7.1(1.13949)

|

-
|-
|

Cisco
|

Cisco Unified Personal Communicator (CUPC) 8.x
|

SIP
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

N
|

8.5.1.18395-6.2.9, CSF 8.5(3)-4.3.29

|

Tested with Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5.2

Recommendation is to set "Show my video automatically"

|-
|

Cisco
|

Cisco UC Integration for Microsoft Office Communicator
|

SIP
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

N
|

CSF 8.5(1)-4.0.8
|

Tested with Release 8.5.1
|-
|
Cisco
|

Cisco UC Integration for Microsoft Lync
|

SIP
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

N
|

8.5(105.17095), CSF 8.5(1)-4.0.12

|
Tested with Release 8.5.2

Recommendation is to set "Show my video automatically"
|-
|

Cisco
|

Cisco Unified Video Advantage and Cisco IP Communicator/79XX
|

SCCP
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

N
|

2.2.1.7 and 7.0.5.0
|

Tested with both Release 8.5.1 and 8.5.2
|-
|
Cisco
|
Cisco Unified Video Advantage and Cisco IP Phones 99xx

|

SIP
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

N
|
(Release 8.5.2) 2.2.1.7 and sip9971.9-2-1

(Release 8.5.1) 2.2.1.7 and sip9971.9-1-1
|

-
|-
|

Cisco
|

Cisco Unified IP Phone 6941

|

SIP
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

N
|

sip69xx.9-1-1-3-sr.zz
|

Tested with Release 8.5.2

Results are the same for both Standard Rate and High Rate
|-
|
Cisco
|

Cisco Unified IP Phone 6941

|

SCCP
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

N
|

SCCP 9.2.1.0
|

Tested with Release 8.5.2

|-
|
Cisco
|

Cisco Unified IP Phone 8941

|

SIP
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

N
|

9.1.2(SCCP 9-1-2-00)
|

Tested with Release 8.5.2

Results are the same for both Standard Rate and High Rate
|-
|
Cisco
|

Cisco Unified IP Phone 9951/9971
|

SIP
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

N
|
(Release 8.5.2) sip99xx.9-2-1

(Release 8.5.1) sip9951.9-1-1
|

-
|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="2"|Cisco

|colspan="1" rowspan="2"|Cisco TelePresence MXP 1700

|

H.323
|

OK
|

Audio only
|

OK
|

Y
|

F8.2 PAL
|

Tested with Release 8.5.1
|-
|

SIP
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

Y
|

F8.2 PAL
|

Tested with Release 8.5.1
|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="2"|Cisco

|colspan="1" rowspan="2"|Cisco TelePresence MXP 1700

|

H.323
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

Y
|

F9.0.2 PAL
|

Tested with Release 8.5.2
|-
|

SIP
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

Y
|

F9.0.2 PAL
|

Tested with Release 8.5.2
|-
|
Cisco
|
Cisco IP Phone 7985
|

SCCP
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

N
|

cmterm_7985.4-1-7-0
|

Tested with both Release 8.5.1 and 8.5.2
|-
|

Cisco
|

Cisco IP Video Phone E20
|

SIP
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

N
|

(Release 8.5.2) TE4.0.0RC5

(Release 8.5.1) TE4.0.0RC1

|

Results are the same for both Standard Rate and High Rate
|-
|
Cisco
|

Cisco TelePresence System Quick Set C20

|

SIP
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

N
|

TC5.0
|

Tested with Release 8.5.2

Results are the same for both Standard Rate and High Rate
|-
|
Cisco
|

Cisco TelePresence System EX 90

|

SIP
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

N
|

TC5.0
|

Tested with Release 8.5.2

Results are the same for both Standard Rate and High Rate
|-
|
Cisco
|

Cisco TelePresence Movi

|

SIP
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

N
|

4.1
|

Tested with Release 8.5.2

Results are the same for both Standard Rate and High Rate
|-
|
Cisco
|

Cisco TelePresence System 1100

|

SIP
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

N
|

CTS_1.7.4(256)_P1
|

Tested with Release 8.5.2

Results are the same for both Standard Rate and High Rate
|-
|

|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="2"|Polycom

|colspan="1" rowspan="2"|VSX 3000A

|

H.323
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

Y
|

Release 9.0.6.1
|

Tested with Release 8.5.1
|-
|

SIP
|

Fail
|

OK
|

OK
|

Y
|
Release 9.0.6.1
|

Tested with Release 8.5.1

Endpoint sends video quality class B (medium video quality)

|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="2"|Polycom

|colspan="1" rowspan="2"|VSX 3000A

|

H.323
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

Y
|

Release 9.0.6.1
|

Tested with Release 8.5.2
|-
|

SIP
|

Fail
|

Fail
|

Audio only
|

Y
|
Release 9.0.6.1
|

Tested with Release 8.5.2

Endpoint sends video quality class B (medium video quality)

|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="2"|LifeSize

|colspan="1" rowspan="2"|Passport

|

H.323
|

OK
|

Audio only
|

OK
|

Y
|

LS_PP1_4.7.0(19)
|

Tested with Release 8.5.1
|-
|

SIP
|

OK
|
OK
|

OK
|

Y
|

LS_PP1_4.7.0(19)
|

Tested with Release 8.5.1
|
|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="2"|LifeSize

|colspan="1" rowspan="2"|Passport

|

H.323
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

Y
|

LS_PP1_4.8.0(59)
|

Tested with Release 8.5.2
|-
|

SIP
|

OK
|
OK
|

OK
|

Y
|

LS_PP1_4.8.0(59)
|

Tested with Release 8.5.2
|}

=== Compatibility Test Results with the Express Media Server ===

Following are the test results for video endpoint compatibility when using Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 with an Express Media Server (EMS).

For Cisco applications, the availability of High Definition (HD) video depends on the version of your Cisco application and video camera. For example:
* Cisco Unified Personal Communicator Release 7.0 does not support HD video.
* Cisco Unified Personal Communicator Release 8.0 supports HD video if you are using an HD video camera and a quad-core PC.
* Cisco UC Integration for Microsoft Office Communicator Release 7.0 does not support video.
* Cisco UC Integration for Microsoft Office Communicator Release 8.0 supports HD video if you are using an HD video camera and a quad-core PC.

{| border = 1
|-
!Manufacturer/Brand
!Model/Series
!Protocol
!Device Type (1)
![[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Compatibility Matrix#Terminology Used in Video Endpoint Compatibility Test Results|Dial In]]
![[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Compatibility Matrix#Terminology Used in Video Endpoint Compatibility Test Results|Dial Out]]
![[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Compatibility Matrix#Terminology Used in Video Endpoint Compatibility Test Results|Direct to Meeting]]
!Version Tested
!Notes
|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cius

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|SIP

|

H.263
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|9-1-1CM-709

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Tested with Release 8.5.2

|-
|

H.264 Level 1.1
|
OK
|
OK
|
OK
|-
|

H.264 Level 1.3
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.0
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK

|-
|

H.264 Level 3.1
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK

|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Jabber

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|SIP

|

H.263
|

NA
|

NA
|

NA

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|8.0.1.17215

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Tested with Release 8.5.2

Video is not supported in this version of Jabber

|-
|

H.264 Level 1.1
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA

|-
|

H.264 Level 1.3
|

NA
|

NA
|

NA
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.0
|

NA
|

NA
|

NA
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.1
|

NA
|

NA
|

NA
|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco Unified IP Phone 8941

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|SIP

|

H.263
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|9.1.2(SCCP 9-1-2-00)

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Tested with Release 8.5.2

|-
|

H.264 Level 1.1
|
OK
|
OK
|
OK
|-
|

H.264 Level 1.3
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.0
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.1
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco Unified IP Phone 6941

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|SIP

|

H.263
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|sip69xx.9-1-1-3-sr.zz

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Tested with Release 8.5.2

|-
|

H.264 Level 1.1
|
Audio only
|
Audio only
|
Audio only
|-
|

H.264 Level 1.3
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.0
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.1
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only

|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco Unified IP Phone 6941

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|SCCP

|

H.263
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|SCCP 9.2.1.0

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Tested with Release 8.5.2

This is an audio only endpoint

|-
|

H.264 Level 1.1
|
Audio only
|
Audio only
|
Audio only
|-
|

H.264 Level 1.3
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.0
|

OK
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.1
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only

|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco Unified IP Phone 9951

Cisco Unified IP Phone 9971

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|SIP

|

H.263
|

NA
|

NA
|

NA
|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|(Release 8.5.2) sip99xx.9-2-1

(Release 8.5.1) sip9951/71.9-1-1
|

H.263 not supported
|-
|

H.264 Level 1.1
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|
-
|-
|

H.264 Level 1.3
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|
-

|-
|

H.264 Level 3.0
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|
-

|-
|

H.264 Level 3.1
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|
-

|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco IP Phone 7985

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|SCCP

|

H.263
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|cmterm_7985.4-1-7-0

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Transmits SIF video resolution inside mobile conference
|-
|

H.264 Level 1.1
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK

|-
|

H.264 Level 1.3
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK

|-
|

H.264 Level 3.0
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only

|-
|

H.264 Level 3.1
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only

|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco IP Phone 7985

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|SIP

|

H.263
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|cmterm_7985.4-1-7-0

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Transmits SIF video resolution inside mobile conference
|-
|

H.264 Level 1.1
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK

|-
|

H.264 Level 1.3
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK

|-
|

H.264 Level 3.0
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only

|-
|

H.264 Level 3.1
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only

|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco Unified Video Advantage and Cisco IP Communicator/79XX IP Phones

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|SCCP

|

H.263
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|2.2.1.7 and 7.0.5.0

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Tested with both Release 8.5.1 and 8.5.2

|-
|

H.264 Level 1.1
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|-
|

H.264 Level 1.3
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.0
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.1
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco Unified Video Advantage and Cisco Unified IP Phone 9971

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|SIP

|

H.263
|

NA
|

NA
|

NA

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|(Release 8.5.2) 2.2.1.7 and sip9971.9-2-1

(Release 8.5.1) 2.2.1.7 and sip9971.9-1-1
|

H.263 not supported
|-
|

H.264 Level 1.1
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|
-
|-
|

H.264 Level 1.3
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|
-

|-
|

H.264 Level 3.0
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|
-

|-
|

H.264 Level 3.1
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|
-

|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco Unified Personal Communicator (CUPC) 7.x

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|SIP

|

H.263
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|(Release 8.5.2) 7.1(1.13893)

(Release 8.5.1) 7.1(1.13949)

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Tested with both Release 8.5.1 and 8.5.2

|-
|

H.264 Level 1.1
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|-
|

H.264 Level 1.3
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.0
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.1
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only

|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco Unified Personal Communicator (CUPC) 8.x

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|SIP

|

H.263
|

NA
|

NA
|

NA

|
8.5.1.18395-6.2.9, CSF 8.5(3)-4.3.29

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Tested with Release 8.5.2

|-
|

H.264 Level 1.1
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

9.5.1.18395-6.2.9, CSF 8.5(3)-4.3.29
|-
|

H.264 Level 1.3
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|
10.5.1.18395-6.2.9, CSF 8.5(3)-4.3.29
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.0
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|
11.5.1.18395-6.2.9, CSF 8.5(3)-4.3.29
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.1
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|
12.5.1.18395-6.2.9,CSF 8.5(3)-4.3.29
|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco UC Integration for Microsoft Office Communicator

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|SIP

|

H.263
|

NA
|

NA
|

NA

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|8.5.84.16222, CSF 8.5(1)-4.0.8

|

H.263 not supported

Tested with Release 8.5.1

|-
|

H.264 Level 1.1
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

Tested with Release 8.5.1

|-
|

H.264 Level 1.3
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

Tested with Release 8.5.1

|-
|

H.264 Level 3.0
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

Tested with Release 8.5.1

|-
|

H.264 Level 3.1
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

Tested with Release 8.5.1

|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco UC Integration for Microsoft Lync

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|SIP

|

H.263
|

NA
|

NA
|

NA

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|8.5(105.17095), CSF 8.5(1)-4.0.12
|

H.263 not supported

Tested with Release 8.5.2
|-
|

H.264 Level 1.1
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

Tested with Release 8.5.2

|-
|

H.264 Level 1.3
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

Tested with Release 8.5.2
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.0
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

Recommendation is to set "Show my video automatically"

Tested with Release 8.5.2

|-
|

H.264 Level 3.1
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

Tested with Release 8.5.2

|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco TelePresence System EX 90

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|SIP

|

H.263
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|TC5.0

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"| Tested with Release 8.5.2

|-
|

H.264 Level 1.1
|
OK
|
OK
|
OK
|-
|

H.264 Level 1.3
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.0
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.1
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco TelePresence System Quick Set C20

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|SIP

|

H.263
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|TC5.0

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Tested with Release 8.5.2

|-
|

H.264 Level 1.1
|
OK
|
OK
|
OK
|-
|

H.264 Level 1.3
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.0
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.1
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco IP Video Phone E20

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|SIP

|

H.263
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|(Release 8.5.2) TE4.0.0RC5

(Release 8.5.1) TE4.0.0RC1

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Tested with both Release 8.5.1 and 8.5.2
|-
|

H.264 Level 1.1
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|-
|

H.264 Level 1.3
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.0
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.1
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco TelePresence Movi

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|SIP

|

H.263
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|4.1

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Tested with Release 8.5.2

|-
|

H.264 Level 1.1
|
OK
|
OK
|
OK
|-
|

H.264 Level 1.3
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.0
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.1
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco TelePresence System 1100

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|SIP

|

H.263
|

NA
|

NA
|

NA

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|CTS_1.7.4(256)_P1

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Tested with Release 8.5.2

|-
|

H.264 Level 1.1
|
OK
|
OK
|
OK
|-
|

H.264 Level 1.3
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.0
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.1
|

Fail
|

Fail
|

Fail
|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco TelePresence 1700 MXP

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|H.323

|

H.263
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|(Release 8.5.2) F9.0.2 PAL

(Release 8.5.1) F8.2 PAL
|

-
|-
|

H.264 Level 1.1
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

-
|-
|

H.264 Level 1.3
|

Audio only
|

(Release 8.5.2) Audio only

(Release 8.5.1) OK
|

(Release 8.5.2) Audio only

(Release 8.5.1) OK

|

-
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.0
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

-
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.1
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

-
|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Cisco TelePresence 1700 MXP

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|SIP

|

H.263
|

(Release 8.5.2) Audio only

(Release 8.5.1) OK
|

OK
|

OK

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|(Release 8.5.2) F9.0.2 PAL

(Release 8.5.1) F8.2 PAL
|

-
|-
|

H.264 Level 1.1
|

(Release 8.5.2) Audio only

(Release 8.5.1) OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

-
|-
|

H.264 Level 1.3
|

(Release 8.5.2) Audio only

(Release 8.5.1) OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

-
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.0
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

-
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.1
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

-
|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Polycom

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|VSX 3000A

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|H.323

|

H.263
|

(Release 8.5.2) Audio only

(Release 8.5.1) Fail
|

OK
|

OK

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|9.0.6.1
|

-
|-
|

H.264 Level 1.1
|

(Release 8.5.2) Audio only

(Release 8.5.1) Fail
|

OK
|

OK
|

Transmits CIF resolution inside mobile conference
|-
|

H.264 Level 1.3
|

(Release 8.5.2) Audio only

(Release 8.5.1) Fail
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

(Release 8.5.1) Regarding failed test, dial in-endpoint is able to dial in but it is eventually thrown out of the conference. Check CSCtl01234. This is fixed for CUCM 8.6.
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.0
|

(Release 8.5.2) Audio only

(Release 8.5.1) Fail
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

-
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.1
|

(Release 8.5.2) Audio only

(Release 8.5.1) Fail
|

Audio only
|

Audio only
|

-
|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Polycom

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|VSX 3000A

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|SIP

|

H.263
|

Fail
|
OK
|

OK

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|9.0.6.1

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Endpoint should be configured as video terminal

|-
|

H.264 Level 1.1
|

Fail
|
(Release 8.5.2) Audio only

(Release 8.5.1) OK
|

Audio only
|-
|

H.264 Level 1.3
|

Fail
|

Audio only
|

Audio only

|-
|

H.264 Level 3.0
|

Fail
|
Audio only
|

Audio only
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.1
|

Fail
|
Audio only
|

Audio only

|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|LifeSize

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Passport

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|H.323

|

H.263
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|(Release 8.5.2) LS_PP1_4.8.0(59)

(Release 8.5.1) LS_PP1_4.7.0 (19)
|

-
|-
|

H.264 Level 1.1
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

Transmits CIF resolution inside mobile conference
|-
|

H.264 Level 1.3
|

OK
|

OK
|

OK
|

-
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.0
|

OK
|
(Release 8.5.2) OK

(Release 8.5.1) Audio only
|

OK
|

-
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.1
|

Audio only
|

OK
|

OK
|

-
|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|LifeSize

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|Passport

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|SIP

|

H.263
|

(Release 8.5.2) Fail

(Release 8.5.1) OK
|

(Release 8.5.2) Fail

(Release 8.5.1) OK

|

OK

|colspan="1" rowspan="5"|(Release 8.5.2) LS_PP1_4.8.0(59)

(Release 8.5.1) LS_PP1_4.7.0 (19)

|

-
|-
|

H.264 Level 1.1
|

(Release 8.5.2) Fail

(Release 8.5.1) OK
|

(Release 8.5.2) Fail

(Release 8.5.1) OK
|

OK
|

Transmits CIF resolution inside mobile conference
|-
|

H.264 Level 1.3
|

(Release 8.5.2) Fail

(Release 8.5.1) OK
|

(Release 8.5.2) Fail

(Release 8.5.1) OK

|

OK
|

-
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.0
|

(Release 8.5.2) Fail

(Release 8.5.1) OK

|

(Release 8.5.2) Fail

(Release 8.5.1) OK

|

OK
|

-
|-
|

H.264 Level 3.1
|

(Release 8.5.2) Fail

(Release 8.5.1) OK
|

(Release 8.5.2) Fail

(Release 8.5.1) OK

|

Audio only
|

Works with Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM) 8.5 and 8.0.

If registered with CUCM 8.6, endpoint is not able to send digits inside the conference. In order to enter the conference, configure endpoint as Video Terminal and use the "Direct to meeting" option.
|}

(1) H.264 Level 1.1 = Mobile mode, H.264 Level 1.3 = Desktop mode, H.264 Level 3.0 = VGA mode, H.264 Level 3.1 = High Definition mode

===== Related Topics =====

* For information about Cisco Unified Video Advantage, see http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps5662/tsd_products_support_series_home.html
* For information about Cisco Unified Personal Communicator, see http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6844/tsd_products_support_series_home.html

=== Terminology Used in Video Endpoint Compatibility Test Results ===

The following table describes the terminology used in [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Compatibility Matrix#Table: Video Endpoints Compatible with Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 and HMS|Table: Video Endpoints Compatible with Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 and HMS]] and [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Compatibility Matrix#Table: Video Endpoints Compatible with Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 and EMS|Table: Video Endpoints Compatible with Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 and EMS]].

{| border = 1
|-
!Terminology
!Description
|-
|colspan="2" rowspan="1"|'''Test'''

|-
|

Dial In
|

Tested dialing in to Cisco Unified MeetingPlace.
|-
|

Dial Out
|

Tested dialing out from Cisco Unified MeetingPlace by using a web browser command or by using the TUI command #31.
|-
|

Direct to Meeting
|

Tested dialing out from Cisco Unified MeetingPlace using the scheduled "direct to meeting" mode. The process was to configure a video terminal profile for outdial to terminal, tell the video terminal to skip the meeting entry prompts on outdial, and then invite the terminal to the meeting.
|-
|

4CIF
|

Tested whether the terminal worked when tested with 4CIF using H.263.
|-
|colspan="2" rowspan="1"|'''Result'''

|-
|

OK
|

The terminal was able to enter a meeting using video.
|-
|

No video
|

The terminal was able to enter a meeting, but without video or with one-way video.
|-
|

Fail
|

The terminal was not able to enter a meeting. The failure may have been at initial connection or at meeting entry.
|-
|

"-"
|

The terminal was not tested in this mode.
|}

=== Video Format Support ===

[[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Compatibility Matrix#Table: Supported Video Formats|Table: Supported Video Formats]] lists the supported video formats for various combinations of the global video mode and the codec used by the video terminal.

'''Note: ''' If Cisco Unified Communications Manager causes the connection rate to be lower than the maximum for your global video mode setting (384 kbps for standard rate, 2 Mbps for high rate), then the resolution or frames per second sent by Cisco Unified MeetingPlace may be reduced.

{| border = 1
|-
!Global Video Mode
!Codec
!Video Format
!Frames per Second
|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="4"|High rate (2 Mbps maximum)

|

H.264
|

CIF, QCIF
|

30
|-
|

H.263
|

4CIF
|

15
|-
|

H.263
|

CIF, QCIF
|

30
|-
|

H.261
|

CIF, QCIF
|

30
|-
|colspan="1" rowspan="3"|Standard rate (384 kbps maximum)

|

H.264
|

CIF
|

15
|-
|

H.264
|

QCIF
|

30
|-
|

H.263
|

CIF, QCIF
|

30
|}

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

Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements

2012-11-05T21:30:07Z

MeetingPlace Moderator: /* Virtual Machine Requirements */

'''Main page:''' [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5]]

'''One page up:''' [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Requirements|System Requirements]]

'''Print PDF:''' [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Print System Requirements]]

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

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

Any release-specific information is indicated as such.

For deployment specific requirements, see the following:

* [[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 ESXi 5.0 and 5.0 Update 1 (Release 8.5.5 [8.5 MR3] only). The VMware Standard license is sufficient for the Cisco UCS C220 M3, the Cisco UCS C240 M3, and the Cisco UCS B200 M3. The VMware Enterprise Plus license is also supported.
* VMware ESXi 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
|-
!Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Component
!Minimum Virtual Machine Requirements
|-
|
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 C220 M3=====
*C220 M3 - UCS-CPU-E5-2665  2x8 cores @ 2.4 GHz, 4x8GB memory

===== C220 M3S (SFF) LSI 2008 RAID =====
{| border = 1
|-
!Ordered Item
!Quantity
!Description
|-
|
UCSC-C220-M3S
|
1
|
UCS C220 M3 SFF w/o CPU, mem, HD, PCIe, w/ rail kit
|-
|

UCS-CPU-E5-2665
|
2
|
2.40 GHz E5-2665/115W 8C/20MB Cache/DDR3 1600MHz
|-
|

UCS-MR-1X082RY-A
|
4
|
8GB DDR3-1600-MHz RDIMM/PC3-12800/dual rank/1.35v
|-
|

A03-D500GC3
|
4
|
500GB 6Gb SATA 7.2K RPM SFF hot plug/drive sled mounted
|-
|

UCSC-RAID-11-C220
|
1
|
LSI 2008 SAS RAID Mezzanine Card for UCS C220 server
|-
|

N2XX-ACPCI01
|
1
|
Cisco UCS P81E Virtual Interface Card/ 2-port 10Gbps-6
|-
|

UCSC-PSU-650W
|
2
|
650W power supply for C-series rack servers
|-
|

UCSC-HS-C220M3
|
2
|
Auto-included: Heat Sink for UCS C220 M3 Rack Server-10 (Sub-component of UCS C220 M3 SFF w/o CPU, mem, HDD, PCIe, PSU, w/ rail kit)
|-
|

UCSC-RAIL-2U
|
1
|
Auto-included: 2U Rail Kit for UCS C-Series server
|-
|

N20-BBLKD
|
4
|
Auto-included: UCS 2.5 inch HDD blanking panel
|-
|}

===== C220 M3S (SFF) 9266-8i RAID =====
{| border = 1
|-
!Ordered Item
!Quantity
!Description
|-
|
UCSC-C220-M3S
|
1
|
UCS C220 M3 SFF w/o CPU, mem, HD, PCIe, w/ rail kit
|-
|

UCS-CPU-E5-2665
|
2
|
2.40 GHz E5-2665/115W 8C/20MB Cache/DDR3 1600MHz
|-
|

UCS-MR-1X082RY-A
|
4
|
8GB DDR3-1600-MHz RDIMM/PC3-12800/dual rank/1.35v
|-
|

A03-D500GC3
|
4
|
500GB 6Gb SATA 7.2K RPM SFF hot plug/drive sled mounted
|-
|

UCS-RAID-9266
|
1
|
MegaRAID 9266-8i + battery backup for C240 and C220-5
|-
|

N2XX-ACPCI01
|
1
|
Cisco UCS P81E Virtual Interface Card/ 2-port 10Gbps-6
|-
|

UCSC-PSU-650W
|
2
|
650W power supply for C-series rack servers
|-
|

UCSC-HS-C220M3
|
2
|
Auto-included: Heat Sink for UCS C220 M3 Rack Server-10 (Sub-component of UCS C220 M3 SFF w/o CPU, mem, HDD, PCIe, PSU, w/ rail kit)
|-
|

UCSC-RAIL-2U
|
1
|
Auto-included: 2U Rail Kit for UCS C-Series server
|-
|

N20-BBLKD
|
4
|
Auto-included: UCS 2.5 inch HDD blanking panel
|-
|}

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

===== C240 M3S (SFF) 9266-8i RAID =====
{| border = 1
|-
!Ordered Item
!Quantity
!Description
|-
|
UCSC-C240-M3S2
|
1
|
UCS C240 M3 SFF w/o CPU, mem, HD, PCIe, w/ rail kit
|-
|

UCS-CPU-E5-2665
|
2
|
2.40 GHz E5-2665/115W 8C/20MB Cache/DDR3 1600MHz
|-
|

UCS-MR-1X082RY-A
|
4
|
8GB DDR3-1600-MHz RDIMM/PC3-12800/dual rank/1.35v
|-
|

A03-D500GC3
|
4
|
500GB 6Gb SATA 7.2K RPM SFF hot plug/drive sled mounted
|-
|

UCS-RAID-9266
|
1
|
MegaRAID 9266-8i + battery backup for C240 and C220-5
|-
|

N2XX-ACPCI01
|
1
|
Cisco UCS P81E Virtual Interface Card/ 2-port 10Gbps-6
|-
|

UCSC-PSU-650W
|
2
|
650W power supply for C-series rack servers
|-
|

UCSC-HS-C240M3
|
2
|
Auto-included: Heat Sink for UCS C240 M3 Rack Server
|-
|

UCSC-RAIL-2U
|
1
|
Auto-included: 2U Rail Kit for UCS C-Series servers
|-
|

UCSC-SD-16G-C240
|
1
|
Auto-included: 16GB SD Card Module for C240 Servers
|-
|

N20-BBLKD
|
20
|
Auto-included: UCS 2.5 inch HDD blanking panel
|-
|

UCSC-PCIF-01F
|
3
|
Auto-included:Full height PCIe filler for C-Series
|-
|}

===== 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)====

===== Cisco UCS B200 M2=====

Release 8.5 supports the Cisco UCS B200 M2.

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

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

===== B200 M3 Blade WITH 8 slot UCS chassis =====
{| border = 1
|-
!Ordered Item
!Quantity
!Description
|-
|
N20-B6625-1-UPG
|
1
|
UCS 5108 Blade Svr AC Chassis/0 PSU/8 fans/0 fabric extender-1
|-
|

UCSB-B200-M3-D
|
1
|
UCS B200 M3 Blade Server w/o CPU, mem, HDD, mLOM/mezz
|-
|

UCS-CPU-E5-2665
|
2
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2.40 GHz E5-2665/115W 8C/20MB Cache/DDR3 1600MHz
|-
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UCS-MR-1X082RY-A
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4
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8GB DDR3-1600-MHz RDIMM/PC3-12800/dual rank/1.35v
|-
|

A03-D500GC3
|
4
|
500GB 6Gb SATA 7.2K RPM SFF hot plug/drive sled mounted
|-
|

UCSB-MLOM-40G-01
|
1
|
Cisco UCS VIC 1240 modular LOM for M3 blade servers
|-
|

N20-I6584
|
2
|
UCS 2104XP Fabric Extender/4 external 10Gb ports-12
|-
|

N20-FW010
|
1
|
UCS 5108 Blade Server Chassis FW package
|-
|

N01-UAC1
|
1
|
Single phase AC power module for UCS 5108-18
|-
|

UCSB-PSU-2500ACPL
|
2
|
2500W Platinum AC Hot Plug Power Supply for UCS 5108 Chassis
|-
|

UCSB-HS-01-EP
|
2
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Auto-included: Heat Sink for UCS B200 M3 server-16
|-
|

N20-CAK
|
1
|
Auto-included: Access. kit for 5108 Blade Chassis incl Railkit, KVM dongle-19
|-
|

N20-CBLKB1
|
6
|
Auto-included: Blade slot blanking panel for UCS 5108/single slot-20
|-
|

N20-CBLKP
|
2
|
Auto-included: Power supply unit blanking panel for UCS 5108-21
|-
|

N20-FAN5
|
8
|
Fan module for UCS 5108-22
|-
|}

===== B200M3 BLADE ONLY (requires UCS 8 slot chassis, UCS Manager SW, Fiber interconnect & Nexus switch)=====
{| border = 1
|-
!Ordered Item
!Quantity
!Description
|-
|
UCSB-B200-M3-U
|
1
|
UCS B200 M3 Blade Server w/o CPU, mem, HDD, mLOM/mezz (UPG)-1
|-
|

UCS-CPU-E5-2665
|
2
|
2.40 GHz E5-2665/115W 8C/20MB Cache/DDR3 1600MHz-2 (Sub-component of UCS B200 M3 Blade Server w/o CPU, mem, HDD, mLOM/mezz (UPG))
|-
|

UCS-MR-1X082RY-A
|
4
|
8GB DDR3-1600-MHz RDIMM/PC3-12800/dual rank/1.35v-3 (Sub-component of UCS B200 M3 Blade Server w/o CPU, mem, HDD, mLOM/mezz (UPG))
|-
|

A03-D500GC3
|
2
|
500GB 6Gb SATA 7.2K RPM SFF hot plug/drive sled mounted-4 (Sub-component of UCS B200 M3 Blade Server w/o CPU, mem, HDD, mLOM/mezz (UPG))
|-
|

UCSB-MLOM-40G-01
|
1
|
Cisco UCS VIC 1240 modular LOM for M3 blade servers
|-
|

UCSB-HS-01-EP
|
2
|
Heat Sink for UCS Blade Servers (EP Socket R)-6 (Sub-component of UCS B200 M3 Blade Server w/o CPU, mem, HDD, mLOM/mezz (UPG))
|-
|}

====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 ESXi running on top of Cisco Unified Computer Servers (UCS).
* The Express Media Server (EMS) is co-resident with the Application Server.
*If your system has four or less Conferencing nodes, Meeting Director components can also be installed co-resident with the Application Server/EMS on the same MCS or UCS hardware.

'''Notes:'''
*For system capacity information, see [[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

|-
|

Cisco UCS C220 M3

|

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

Cisco UCS C240 M3
|

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

|-
|

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)

|-
|

Cisco UCS B200 M3

|

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

|-
|

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 ESXi running on top of Cisco Unified Computer Servers (UCS).

'''Notes: '''
* A Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Server is only required with MeetingPlace-scheduling deployments. It is optional for audio-only deployments. WebEx-scheduling deployments do not require a Web Server. For more information about deployment options, see [[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

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4.1.0.3 (MPWinOS_I2_4103.iso)

|-
|

7845-H2-RC2

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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.
* The Cisco UCS and Cisco MCS platforms listed in the preceding table have Windows security patches for the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Windows OS for Release 8.5. Windows security updates for Cisco UCS are released on a monthly basis. Security patches for the Cisco MCS are released on a quarterly basis after the first patch in mid-October.

==== Hardware ====

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

{| 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]]

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MeetingPlace Moderator:

'''Main page:''' [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5]]

'''Print PDF:''' [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Print System Requirements]]

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

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

==Deployment-Related Requirements==

The following sections describe hardware and software requirements, license requirements, failover requirements, network requirements, and integration requirements specific to each deployment model.

* [[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]]

'''Note:''' For best performance, we recommend a SAN solution from EMC. If your deployment requires more than 8000 audio ports, we recommend that you use Cisco IOS 7600 or 6000 series switches with a supervisor 720 engine.

==Related Topics==

* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements|Hardware Requirements]]
* [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Upgrading and Migration Requirements|Upgrading and Migration Requirements]]

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

Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Hardware Requirements

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MeetingPlace Moderator:

'''Main page:''' [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5]]

'''One page up:''' [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- System Requirements|System Requirements]]

'''Print PDF:''' [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Print System Requirements]]

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

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

Any release-specific information is indicated as such.

For deployment specific requirements, see the following:

* [[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 ESXi 5.0 and 5.0 Update 1 (Release 8.5.5 [8.5 MR3] only)
* VMware ESXi 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
|-
!Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Component
!Minimum Virtual Machine Requirements
|-
|
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 C220 M3=====
*C220 M3 - UCS-CPU-E5-2665  2x8 cores @ 2.4 GHz, 4x8GB memory

===== C220 M3S (SFF) LSI 2008 RAID =====
{| border = 1
|-
!Ordered Item
!Quantity
!Description
|-
|
UCSC-C220-M3S
|
1
|
UCS C220 M3 SFF w/o CPU, mem, HD, PCIe, w/ rail kit
|-
|

UCS-CPU-E5-2665
|
2
|
2.40 GHz E5-2665/115W 8C/20MB Cache/DDR3 1600MHz
|-
|

UCS-MR-1X082RY-A
|
4
|
8GB DDR3-1600-MHz RDIMM/PC3-12800/dual rank/1.35v
|-
|

A03-D500GC3
|
4
|
500GB 6Gb SATA 7.2K RPM SFF hot plug/drive sled mounted
|-
|

UCSC-RAID-11-C220
|
1
|
LSI 2008 SAS RAID Mezzanine Card for UCS C220 server
|-
|

N2XX-ACPCI01
|
1
|
Cisco UCS P81E Virtual Interface Card/ 2-port 10Gbps-6
|-
|

UCSC-PSU-650W
|
2
|
650W power supply for C-series rack servers
|-
|

UCSC-HS-C220M3
|
2
|
Auto-included: Heat Sink for UCS C220 M3 Rack Server-10 (Sub-component of UCS C220 M3 SFF w/o CPU, mem, HDD, PCIe, PSU, w/ rail kit)
|-
|

UCSC-RAIL-2U
|
1
|
Auto-included: 2U Rail Kit for UCS C-Series server
|-
|

N20-BBLKD
|
4
|
Auto-included: UCS 2.5 inch HDD blanking panel
|-
|}

===== C220 M3S (SFF) 9266-8i RAID =====
{| border = 1
|-
!Ordered Item
!Quantity
!Description
|-
|
UCSC-C220-M3S
|
1
|
UCS C220 M3 SFF w/o CPU, mem, HD, PCIe, w/ rail kit
|-
|

UCS-CPU-E5-2665
|
2
|
2.40 GHz E5-2665/115W 8C/20MB Cache/DDR3 1600MHz
|-
|

UCS-MR-1X082RY-A
|
4
|
8GB DDR3-1600-MHz RDIMM/PC3-12800/dual rank/1.35v
|-
|

A03-D500GC3
|
4
|
500GB 6Gb SATA 7.2K RPM SFF hot plug/drive sled mounted
|-
|

UCS-RAID-9266
|
1
|
MegaRAID 9266-8i + battery backup for C240 and C220-5
|-
|

N2XX-ACPCI01
|
1
|
Cisco UCS P81E Virtual Interface Card/ 2-port 10Gbps-6
|-
|

UCSC-PSU-650W
|
2
|
650W power supply for C-series rack servers
|-
|

UCSC-HS-C220M3
|
2
|
Auto-included: Heat Sink for UCS C220 M3 Rack Server-10 (Sub-component of UCS C220 M3 SFF w/o CPU, mem, HDD, PCIe, PSU, w/ rail kit)
|-
|

UCSC-RAIL-2U
|
1
|
Auto-included: 2U Rail Kit for UCS C-Series server
|-
|

N20-BBLKD
|
4
|
Auto-included: UCS 2.5 inch HDD blanking panel
|-
|}

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

===== C240 M3S (SFF) 9266-8i RAID =====
{| border = 1
|-
!Ordered Item
!Quantity
!Description
|-
|
UCSC-C240-M3S2
|
1
|
UCS C240 M3 SFF w/o CPU, mem, HD, PCIe, w/ rail kit
|-
|

UCS-CPU-E5-2665
|
2
|
2.40 GHz E5-2665/115W 8C/20MB Cache/DDR3 1600MHz
|-
|

UCS-MR-1X082RY-A
|
4
|
8GB DDR3-1600-MHz RDIMM/PC3-12800/dual rank/1.35v
|-
|

A03-D500GC3
|
4
|
500GB 6Gb SATA 7.2K RPM SFF hot plug/drive sled mounted
|-
|

UCS-RAID-9266
|
1
|
MegaRAID 9266-8i + battery backup for C240 and C220-5
|-
|

N2XX-ACPCI01
|
1
|
Cisco UCS P81E Virtual Interface Card/ 2-port 10Gbps-6
|-
|

UCSC-PSU-650W
|
2
|
650W power supply for C-series rack servers
|-
|

UCSC-HS-C240M3
|
2
|
Auto-included: Heat Sink for UCS C240 M3 Rack Server
|-
|

UCSC-RAIL-2U
|
1
|
Auto-included: 2U Rail Kit for UCS C-Series servers
|-
|

UCSC-SD-16G-C240
|
1
|
Auto-included: 16GB SD Card Module for C240 Servers
|-
|

N20-BBLKD
|
20
|
Auto-included: UCS 2.5 inch HDD blanking panel
|-
|

UCSC-PCIF-01F
|
3
|
Auto-included:Full height PCIe filler for C-Series
|-
|}

===== 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
|-
|
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)====

===== Cisco UCS B200 M2=====

Release 8.5 supports the Cisco UCS B200 M2.

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

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

===== B200 M3 Blade WITH 8 slot UCS chassis =====
{| border = 1
|-
!Ordered Item
!Quantity
!Description
|-
|
N20-B6625-1-UPG
|
1
|
UCS 5108 Blade Svr AC Chassis/0 PSU/8 fans/0 fabric extender-1
|-
|

UCSB-B200-M3-D
|
1
|
UCS B200 M3 Blade Server w/o CPU, mem, HDD, mLOM/mezz
|-
|

UCS-CPU-E5-2665
|
2
|
2.40 GHz E5-2665/115W 8C/20MB Cache/DDR3 1600MHz
|-
|

UCS-MR-1X082RY-A
|
4
|
8GB DDR3-1600-MHz RDIMM/PC3-12800/dual rank/1.35v
|-
|

A03-D500GC3
|
4
|
500GB 6Gb SATA 7.2K RPM SFF hot plug/drive sled mounted
|-
|

UCSB-MLOM-40G-01
|
1
|
Cisco UCS VIC 1240 modular LOM for M3 blade servers
|-
|

N20-I6584
|
2
|
UCS 2104XP Fabric Extender/4 external 10Gb ports-12
|-
|

N20-FW010
|
1
|
UCS 5108 Blade Server Chassis FW package
|-
|

N01-UAC1
|
1
|
Single phase AC power module for UCS 5108-18
|-
|

UCSB-PSU-2500ACPL
|
2
|
2500W Platinum AC Hot Plug Power Supply for UCS 5108 Chassis
|-
|

UCSB-HS-01-EP
|
2
|
Auto-included: Heat Sink for UCS B200 M3 server-16
|-
|

N20-CAK
|
1
|
Auto-included: Access. kit for 5108 Blade Chassis incl Railkit, KVM dongle-19
|-
|

N20-CBLKB1
|
6
|
Auto-included: Blade slot blanking panel for UCS 5108/single slot-20
|-
|

N20-CBLKP
|
2
|
Auto-included: Power supply unit blanking panel for UCS 5108-21
|-
|

N20-FAN5
|
8
|
Fan module for UCS 5108-22
|-
|}

===== B200M3 BLADE ONLY (requires UCS 8 slot chassis, UCS Manager SW, Fiber interconnect & Nexus switch)=====
{| border = 1
|-
!Ordered Item
!Quantity
!Description
|-
|
UCSB-B200-M3-U
|
1
|
UCS B200 M3 Blade Server w/o CPU, mem, HDD, mLOM/mezz (UPG)-1
|-
|

UCS-CPU-E5-2665
|
2
|
2.40 GHz E5-2665/115W 8C/20MB Cache/DDR3 1600MHz-2 (Sub-component of UCS B200 M3 Blade Server w/o CPU, mem, HDD, mLOM/mezz (UPG))
|-
|

UCS-MR-1X082RY-A
|
4
|
8GB DDR3-1600-MHz RDIMM/PC3-12800/dual rank/1.35v-3 (Sub-component of UCS B200 M3 Blade Server w/o CPU, mem, HDD, mLOM/mezz (UPG))
|-
|

A03-D500GC3
|
2
|
500GB 6Gb SATA 7.2K RPM SFF hot plug/drive sled mounted-4 (Sub-component of UCS B200 M3 Blade Server w/o CPU, mem, HDD, mLOM/mezz (UPG))
|-
|

UCSB-MLOM-40G-01
|
1
|
Cisco UCS VIC 1240 modular LOM for M3 blade servers
|-
|

UCSB-HS-01-EP
|
2
|
Heat Sink for UCS Blade Servers (EP Socket R)-6 (Sub-component of UCS B200 M3 Blade Server w/o CPU, mem, HDD, mLOM/mezz (UPG))
|-
|}

====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 ESXi running on top of Cisco Unified Computer Servers (UCS).
* The Express Media Server (EMS) is co-resident with the Application Server.
*If your system has four or less Conferencing nodes, Meeting Director components can also be installed co-resident with the Application Server/EMS on the same MCS or UCS hardware.

'''Notes:'''
*For system capacity information, see [[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

|-
|

Cisco UCS C220 M3

|

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

Cisco UCS C240 M3
|

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

|-
|

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)

|-
|

Cisco UCS B200 M3

|

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

|-
|

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 ESXi running on top of Cisco Unified Computer Servers (UCS).

'''Notes: '''
* A Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Server is only required with MeetingPlace-scheduling deployments. It is optional for audio-only deployments. WebEx-scheduling deployments do not require a Web Server. For more information about deployment options, see [[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.
* The Cisco UCS and Cisco MCS platforms listed in the preceding table have Windows security patches for the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Windows OS for Release 8.5. Windows security updates for Cisco UCS are released on a monthly basis. Security patches for the Cisco MCS are released on a quarterly basis after the first patch in mid-October.

==== Hardware ====

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

{| 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

2012-11-05T19:56:19Z

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'''Main page:''' [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5]]

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'''Print PDF:''' [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.5 -- Print System Requirements]]

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 ESXi 5.0 and 5.0 Update 1 (Release 8.5.5 [8.5 MR3] only)
* VMware ESXi 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
|-
!Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Component
!Minimum Virtual Machine Requirements
|-
|
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 C220 M3=====
*C220 M3 - UCS-CPU-E5-2665  2x8 cores @ 2.4 GHz, 4x8GB memory

===== C220 M3S (SFF) LSI 2008 RAID =====
{| border = 1
|-
!Ordered Item
!Quantity
!Description
|-
|
UCSC-C220-M3S
|
1
|
UCS C220 M3 SFF w/o CPU, mem, HD, PCIe, w/ rail kit
|-
|

UCS-CPU-E5-2665
|
2
|
2.40 GHz E5-2665/115W 8C/20MB Cache/DDR3 1600MHz
|-
|

UCS-MR-1X082RY-A
|
4
|
8GB DDR3-1600-MHz RDIMM/PC3-12800/dual rank/1.35v
|-
|

A03-D500GC3
|
4
|
500GB 6Gb SATA 7.2K RPM SFF hot plug/drive sled mounted
|-
|

UCSC-RAID-11-C220
|
1
|
LSI 2008 SAS RAID Mezzanine Card for UCS C220 server
|-
|

N2XX-ACPCI01
|
1
|
Cisco UCS P81E Virtual Interface Card/ 2-port 10Gbps-6
|-
|

UCSC-PSU-650W
|
2
|
650W power supply for C-series rack servers
|-
|

UCSC-HS-C220M3
|
2
|
Auto-included: Heat Sink for UCS C220 M3 Rack Server-10 (Sub-component of UCS C220 M3 SFF w/o CPU, mem, HDD, PCIe, PSU, w/ rail kit)
|-
|

UCSC-RAIL-2U
|
1
|
Auto-included: 2U Rail Kit for UCS C-Series server
|-
|

N20-BBLKD
|
4
|
Auto-included: UCS 2.5 inch HDD blanking panel
|-
|}

===== C220 M3S (SFF) 9266-8i RAID =====
{| border = 1
|-
!Ordered Item
!Quantity
!Description
|-
|
UCSC-C220-M3S
|
1
|
UCS C220 M3 SFF w/o CPU, mem, HD, PCIe, w/ rail kit
|-
|

UCS-CPU-E5-2665
|
2
|
2.40 GHz E5-2665/115W 8C/20MB Cache/DDR3 1600MHz
|-
|

UCS-MR-1X082RY-A
|
4
|
8GB DDR3-1600-MHz RDIMM/PC3-12800/dual rank/1.35v
|-
|

A03-D500GC3
|
4
|
500GB 6Gb SATA 7.2K RPM SFF hot plug/drive sled mounted
|-
|

UCS-RAID-9266
|
1
|
MegaRAID 9266-8i + battery backup for C240 and C220-5
|-
|

N2XX-ACPCI01
|
1
|
Cisco UCS P81E Virtual Interface Card/ 2-port 10Gbps-6
|-
|

UCSC-PSU-650W
|
2
|
650W power supply for C-series rack servers
|-
|

UCSC-HS-C220M3
|
2
|
Auto-included: Heat Sink for UCS C220 M3 Rack Server-10 (Sub-component of UCS C220 M3 SFF w/o CPU, mem, HDD, PCIe, PSU, w/ rail kit)
|-
|

UCSC-RAIL-2U
|
1
|
Auto-included: 2U Rail Kit for UCS C-Series server
|-
|

N20-BBLKD
|
4
|
Auto-included: UCS 2.5 inch HDD blanking panel
|-
|}

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

===== C240 M3S (SFF) 9266-8i RAID =====
{| border = 1
|-
!Ordered Item
!Quantity
!Description
|-
|
UCSC-C240-M3S2
|
1
|
UCS C240 M3 SFF w/o CPU, mem, HD, PCIe, w/ rail kit
|-
|

UCS-CPU-E5-2665
|
2
|
2.40 GHz E5-2665/115W 8C/20MB Cache/DDR3 1600MHz
|-
|

UCS-MR-1X082RY-A
|
4
|
8GB DDR3-1600-MHz RDIMM/PC3-12800/dual rank/1.35v
|-
|

A03-D500GC3
|
4
|
500GB 6Gb SATA 7.2K RPM SFF hot plug/drive sled mounted
|-
|

UCS-RAID-9266
|
1
|
MegaRAID 9266-8i + battery backup for C240 and C220-5
|-
|

N2XX-ACPCI01
|
1
|
Cisco UCS P81E Virtual Interface Card/ 2-port 10Gbps-6
|-
|

UCSC-PSU-650W
|
2
|
650W power supply for C-series rack servers
|-
|

UCSC-HS-C240M3
|
2
|
Auto-included: Heat Sink for UCS C240 M3 Rack Server
|-
|

UCSC-RAIL-2U
|
1
|
Auto-included: 2U Rail Kit for UCS C-Series servers
|-
|

UCSC-SD-16G-C240
|
1
|
Auto-included: 16GB SD Card Module for C240 Servers
|-
|

N20-BBLKD
|
20
|
Auto-included: UCS 2.5 inch HDD blanking panel
|-
|

UCSC-PCIF-01F
|
3
|
Auto-included:Full height PCIe filler for C-Series
|-
|}

===== 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)====

===== Cisco UCS B200 M2=====

Release 8.5 supports the Cisco UCS B200 M2.

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

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

===== B200 M3 Blade WITH 8 slot UCS chassis =====
{| border = 1
|-
!Ordered Item
!Quantity
!Description
|-
|
N20-B6625-1-UPG
|
1
|
UCS 5108 Blade Svr AC Chassis/0 PSU/8 fans/0 fabric extender-1
|-
|

UCSB-B200-M3-D
|
1
|
UCS B200 M3 Blade Server w/o CPU, mem, HDD, mLOM/mezz
|-
|

UCS-CPU-E5-2665
|
2
|
2.40 GHz E5-2665/115W 8C/20MB Cache/DDR3 1600MHz
|-
|

UCS-MR-1X082RY-A
|
4
|
8GB DDR3-1600-MHz RDIMM/PC3-12800/dual rank/1.35v
|-
|

A03-D500GC3
|
4
|
500GB 6Gb SATA 7.2K RPM SFF hot plug/drive sled mounted
|-
|

UCSB-MLOM-40G-01
|
1
|
Cisco UCS VIC 1240 modular LOM for M3 blade servers
|-
|

N20-I6584
|
2
|
UCS 2104XP Fabric Extender/4 external 10Gb ports-12
|-
|

N20-FW010
|
1
|
UCS 5108 Blade Server Chassis FW package
|-
|

N01-UAC1
|
1
|
Single phase AC power module for UCS 5108-18
|-
|

UCSB-PSU-2500ACPL
|
2
|
2500W Platinum AC Hot Plug Power Supply for UCS 5108 Chassis
|-
|

UCSB-HS-01-EP
|
2
|
Auto-included: Heat Sink for UCS B200 M3 server-16
|-
|

N20-CAK
|
1
|
Auto-included: Access. kit for 5108 Blade Chassis incl Railkit, KVM dongle-19
|-
|

N20-CBLKB1
|
6
|
Auto-included: Blade slot blanking panel for UCS 5108/single slot-20
|-
|

N20-CBLKP
|
2
|
Auto-included: Power supply unit blanking panel for UCS 5108-21
|-
|

N20-FAN5
|
8
|
Fan module for UCS 5108-22
|-
|}

===== B200M3 BLADE ONLY (requires UCS 8 slot chassis, UCS Manager SW, Fiber interconnect & Nexus switch)=====
{| border = 1
|-
!Ordered Item
!Quantity
!Description
|-
|
UCSB-B200-M3-U
|
1
|
UCS B200 M3 Blade Server w/o CPU, mem, HDD, mLOM/mezz (UPG)-1
|-
|

UCS-CPU-E5-2665
|
2
|
2.40 GHz E5-2665/115W 8C/20MB Cache/DDR3 1600MHz-2 (Sub-component of UCS B200 M3 Blade Server w/o CPU, mem, HDD, mLOM/mezz (UPG))
|-
|

UCS-MR-1X082RY-A
|
4
|
8GB DDR3-1600-MHz RDIMM/PC3-12800/dual rank/1.35v-3 (Sub-component of UCS B200 M3 Blade Server w/o CPU, mem, HDD, mLOM/mezz (UPG))
|-
|

A03-D500GC3
|
2
|
500GB 6Gb SATA 7.2K RPM SFF hot plug/drive sled mounted-4 (Sub-component of UCS B200 M3 Blade Server w/o CPU, mem, HDD, mLOM/mezz (UPG))
|-
|

UCSB-MLOM-40G-01
|
1
|
Cisco UCS VIC 1240 modular LOM for M3 blade servers
|-
|

UCSB-HS-01-EP
|
2
|
Heat Sink for UCS Blade Servers (EP Socket R)-6 (Sub-component of UCS B200 M3 Blade Server w/o CPU, mem, HDD, mLOM/mezz (UPG))
|-
|}

====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 ESXi running on top of Cisco Unified Computer Servers (UCS).
* The Express Media Server (EMS) is co-resident with the Application Server.
*If your system has four or less Conferencing nodes, Meeting Director components can also be installed co-resident with the Application Server/EMS on the same MCS or UCS hardware.

'''Notes:'''
*For system capacity information, see [[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

|-
|

Cisco UCS C220 M3

|

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

Cisco UCS C240 M3
|

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

|-
|

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)

|-
|

Cisco UCS B200 M3

|

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

|-
|

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 ESXi running on top of Cisco Unified Computer Servers (UCS).

'''Notes: '''
* A Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Server is only required with MeetingPlace-scheduling deployments. It is optional for audio-only deployments. WebEx-scheduling deployments do not require a Web Server. For more information about deployment options, see [[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.
* The Cisco UCS and Cisco MCS platforms listed in the preceding table have Windows security patches for the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Windows OS for Release 8.5. Windows security updates for Cisco UCS are released on a monthly basis. Security patches for the Cisco MCS are released on a quarterly basis after the first patch in mid-October.

==== Hardware ====

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

{| 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

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

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

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

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HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX693A

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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

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

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MCS 7835-I3-RC1
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Single Intel 5504 Quad-core 2.00 GHz, 2x146 HDD, 4 GB RAM

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HP equivalent: DL380-G6 Server, part number AX690A

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

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

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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
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!Video Option
!Description
!Supported Deployments
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WebEx webcam video
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*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
|-
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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
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!<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
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Audio: 2000 (G.711) or 1328 (G.722/G.729/iLBC)

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

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

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

Video: 300 (160 at 2 MB or 300 at 384 Kbps)
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|-
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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 -- System Requirements for MeetingPlace-Scheduling Deployments

2012-11-05T19:24:17Z

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