Preparing the external cluster – Cisco Conference Phone User Manual

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Installation and Upgrade Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Conferencing Release 5.3

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Chapter 4 Installing Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Conferencing Release 5.3 in a Load Balancing Configuration

Preinstallation Tasks: Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Conferencing Release 5.3 in a Load Balancing Configuration

Note

Enter different values for your internal and external clusters.

Step 2

Determine and create a common storage location.

You can create this folder on the same machine as your first internal web server, or on a separate
machine. Keep in mind that this common storage location is where attachments are stored and,
therefore, where all web servers in this cluster go to find attachments. For more information, see the

“Creating a Common Storage Location” section on page 4-11

.

Enter this value in the space provided as a UNC path, that is, \\servername\shared
folder\MPWeb\Meetings.

Common storage location (attachments):___________________________________________

Step 3

(Optional) Determine common storage locations for audio files.

If you are doing audio conversions, we recommend that you separate the encoded audio files from
the rest of the meeting’s associated attachments by determining common storage locations for the
audio files.

When created, change these folders to “shared folder” status and enter the locations below.

Common storage locations (audio files): ___________________________________________

Windows Media:______________________________________________________________

MP3:_______________________________________________________________________

Preparing the External Cluster

Before You Begin

(Optional) Read

Chapter 3, “Installing Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Conferencing for a Segmented

Meeting Access Configuration”

to understand the difference between internal and external servers.

Procedure

Step 1

Determine and create a common domain Windows administration account.

This account is used by all of the web servers in this cluster. It starts Cisco Unified MeetingPlace
Web Conferencing services and allows all web servers in this cluster to access the shared storage
location using a UNC path.

After creating this account, enter the value here:______________________________________

Note

Enter different values for your internal and external clusters.

Step 2

Determine and create a common storage location.

You can create this folder on the same machine as your first external web server, or on another
machine. Keep in mind that this common storage location is where attachments are stored and,
therefore, where all web servers in this cluster go to find attachments. For more information, see the

“Creating a Common Storage Location” section on page 4-11

.

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