Clusters table
Cluster Name
Shows the available clusters
Product and Version
Shows the product for which the cluster is added along with its version
Nodes
Shows the number of nodes associated with the cluster
Cluster Type
Shows the cluster type, such as Discovered, New install, or Migration
Discovery Status
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Contacting
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Discovering
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Successful
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Node Unreachable
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Timeout
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Internal Error
Actions
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Edit—Edit an added new node that has not yet been installed
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Delete—Delete an added new node that has not yet been installed
Show
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All—To show all the available clusters
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Discovered—To show the clusters that are scheduled
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New Install—To show the cluster that newly installed
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Migration—To show the clusters that are migrated
Filter
Select a status and click Filter to set a search rule at the bottom of the search window.
Discover Cluster button
Click this button so that Cisco Prime Collaboration Deployment communicates with the servers that are already running Unified Communications applications and adds that cluster information into the Cisco Prime Collaboration Deployment inventory
Define Migration Destination Cluster
For information on how to create a migration cluster, see the Create a Migration Cluster.
Specify Clusters page
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Source Cluster—From the drop-down list, select a source UC cluster.
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View Nodes—Click this link to view the available cluster nodes.
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Active Versions—Shows the active versions of the source UC cluster.
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Destination Cluster Nickname—Enter a nickname for the destination cluster.
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Destination Network Settings—Choose one of the following options: -
Use the source node network settings for all destination nodes—Choose this option to retain the default network options.
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Enter new network settings for one or more destination nodes—Choose this option to modify the default network settings or enter new network options.
Note If you select the Use the source node network settings for all destination nodes option, same IP address appears for both the source node NAT IP and Dest NAT IP columns on the Assign Destination Cluster Nodes window. If you select the Enter new network settings for one or more destination nodes option, only source hostname appears and not the destination hostname on the Assign Destination Cluster Nodes window.
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Assign Destination Cluster Nodes page
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Source Cluster—Displays the name of the source cluster.
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Destination Cluster—Displays the name of the destination cluster.
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Assign Destination Cluster Nodes—Click this button to associate destination virtual machines with nodes in the source cluster.
Note If DHCP is in use on your source node, the destination node is also configured to use DHCP, and you will have no option to change your network settings in this wizard.
Configure NTP/SMTP Settings
Enter details for the following sections to configure NTP and SMTP to the migration nodes when the migration task is run:
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NTP Server 1
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NTP Server 2
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NTP Server 3
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NTP Server 4
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NTP Server 5
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SMTP Server—Enter IP address of the SMTP server.
Define DNS Settings
(Optional) From the available hosts added along with the functions, check a node to configure DNS setting for the migration cluster nodes and click Assign DNS Settings
Discover Cluster window
For information on how to Discover a Cluster, see Discover a Cluster.
Cluster Access page
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Choose a Nickname for this Cluster—Enter a nick name for the cluster.
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Hostname/IP Address of Cluster Publisher—Enter either the host name or the IP address for the publisher node of the cluster.
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OS Admin Username—Enter the OS administrator user name.
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OS Admin Password—Enter the password for the OS administrator.
Note Ensure that cluster password is less than 16 characters.
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Enable NAT—Check this check box to enable NAT for the cluster.
Note When you check the Enable NAT check box, the NAT IP column appears on the Cluster Discovery Progress page.
Cluster Discovery Progress page
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Cluster Name—Shows the cluster name along with the status message of the cluster discovery.
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Hostname—Shows the host name.
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Contact Status—Shows the one of the following statuses for cluster discovery: -
Contacting
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Discovering
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Successful
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Node Unreachable
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Timeout
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Internal Error
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Product—Shows the product of the cluster.
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Active version—Shows the version currently in use.
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Inactive version—Shows the version that is currently not in use.
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NAT IP—This column appears only if you check the Enable NAT check box on the Cluster Access page.
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Hardware—Shows the hardware associated to the cluster.
Cluster Role Assignment page
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Hostname—Shows the host name.
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Product—Shows the product of the cluster.
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Functions—Shows the different roles that are assigned to a particular node. For example Publisher,Primary TFTP, Secondary TFTP.
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SFTP Server—Shows the location of the ISO files.
By default the SFTP server is PCD.
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Edit Settings—Allows to assign more roles or functionality to the node.
Define New UC Cluster window
For information on how to install a new cluster, see the Add New Cluster for Fresh Install.
After you click this button, a wizard appears that guides you to the installation process of a new UC cluster.
Specify Cluster Name window
Choose the Nickname for this cluster—Enter the cluster name
Add Virtual Machines window
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Add Node—Check one or more functions for adding a node from the available check boxes.
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Notes—(Optional) Add a nodes for the selected cluster.
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Virtual Machines—Add a node from the available virtual machines. Note The available VMs are sorted by name and by host. The details of virtual machines, such as VM Name, ESXi Host, and Power State, appear in this window.
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Show—Allows you to filter virtual machine by status, by selecting options from the drop-down list.
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Network—Select one of the following options: -
Static IP address—Enter the details for hostname, IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway, and NAT IP fields.
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Use DHCP with Reservations—Enter the IP address that you have a reservation for on your DHCP server (associated with the MAC address for that VM) in addition to the hostname.
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Products and Functions—From the drop-down list, select a product. In the Functions section, check the appropriate function check boxes for your VM.
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Check the Publisher check box for at least one node in the cluster that you have defined for each application type.
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(Optional) Add a note about the functions that you have assigned in the Notes field below the Publisher field.
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Virtual Machines section—Choose a VM for the selected node.
Configure Cluster Wide Settings window
Enter details for the fields of the following sections:
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Username—Enter user name of the OS administrator.
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Password—Enter password of the user name.
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Confirm Password—Re-enter the same password that you entered in the Password field.
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Username—Enter user name of the application user.
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Password—Enter password of the user name.
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Confirm Password—Re-enter the same password that you entered in the Password field.
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Password—Enter the security password for the cluster.
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Confirm Password—Re-enter the same password that you entered in the Password field.
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SMTP Server—Enter the IP address of the SMTP server.
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Organization—Enter the name of the organization of which the certificate is being used.
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Unit—Enter the number of certificates being used.
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Location—Enter the location where the certificate is being used.
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State—Enter the state where the certificate is being used.
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Country—From the drop-down list, select the country where the certificate is being used.
Configure DNS Settings window
(Optional) From the available hosts added along with the functions, check a node to configure DNS setting for a node and click Assign DNS Settings.
Configure NTP Settings
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NTP Server 1
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NTP Server 2
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NTP Server 3
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NTP Server 4
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NTP Server 5
| Note | It is recommended that you define at least IP addresses of two NTP servers |
Configure NIC Settings
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Hostname, Functions, and MTU size column—From the available servers, check the check box for a server.
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MTU Size—Enter an MTU size between 552 and 1500 and click Apply to Selected.
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Apply to Selected—Click this button to apply the MTU size for the selected host.
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Apply Default MTU—Click this button to apply the default value of MTU size for the selected host.
Configure Time Zones window
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Region—From the drop-down list, select the region for the cluster node.
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Time Zone—From the drop-down list, select the time zone of the selected region.
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Apply to Selected—Click this button to apply the time zone changes for each cluster node.
FAQs
What is Cisco Prime Collaboration deployment? ›
Cisco Prime Collaboration Deployment allows a user to perform tasks (such as migration or upgrade) on servers that are in the inventory. Tasks. Step. To perform any tasks, you must first have clusters in your inventory.
What is PCD migration? ›Cisco PCD is a migration/upgrade application for Unified Communications applications. Using PCD, you can upgrade the version of existing Unified Communications applications or you can migrate the complete cluster to a new cluster of same or different version.
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Internal migration: moving within a state, country, or continent. External migration: moving to a different state, country, or continent.
What is migration example? ›
For example, salmon start life in rivers and migrate to the sea to feed and grow. After spending up to seven years in the ocean, they migrate back to the rivers they were born in so that they can spawn. Christmas Island red crabs (Gecarcoidea natalis) migrate for similar reasons.
What is migration in social studies? ›Migration refers to the movement of people from one location to another. Although migration occurs both within and between countries, our discussion concentrates on the latter type of migration, international migration.