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C H A P T E R 4

Installing Web Conferencing in a Load Balancing Configuration

This chapter describes how to install Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Conferencing in a load balancing configuration. It does not describe upgrades.

This chapter contains the following sections:

•About Installing Web Conferencing in a Load Balancing Configuration, page 4-1

•About Installing Web Conferencing in a Load Balancing Configuration for Video-Enabled Systems, page 4-7

•Preinstallation Tasks: Web Conferencing in a Load Balancing Configuration, page 4-7

•Installation Tasks: Web Conferencing in a Load Balancing Configuration, page 4-9

•Postinstallation Tasks: Web Conferencing in a Load Balancing Configuration, page 4-15

Note Before reviewing this chapter, please read System Requirements for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 6.x at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/ps5664/ps5669/prod_installation_guides_list.html.

About Installing Web Conferencing in a Load Balancing Configuration

Load balancing in Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Conferencing makes use of a cluster of Web Conferencing servers to spread the active meeting load, allowing you to scale the number and size of meetings that your deployment can support. It also provides failover capabilities for meetings–if one Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Conferencing server is unavailable or unreachable, meeting clients will reconnect to another server, even if they are currently connected to a meeting that is in progress when the connection is interrupted.

You can view the amount of web-conferencing load per server from the Web Server administrative page. This information is displayed only on internal web servers.

To configure load balancing, you should understand the following concepts in this section:

•Restrictions for Installing Web Conferencing in a Load Balancing Configuration, page 4-2

•Web Conferencing Clusters, page 4-2

•Web Conferencing Load Balancing and Failover Capability, page 4-4

Installation and Upgrade Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Conferencing Release 6.x

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Contents Text Part Number OL-13418-01 Corporate HeadquartersPage N T E N T S Installing Web Conferencing Uninstalling Web Conferencing or SQL Server Software A-1 OL-13418-01 Audience PurposeTerm Definition Used in This Document As Naming ConventionsConvention Description Documentation ConventionsProduct Documentation DVD Ordering Documentation Cisco.comCisco Product Security Overview Reporting Security Problems in Cisco ProductsDocumentation Feedback Cisco Support Website Product Alerts and Field NoticesObtaining Technical Assistance Definitions of Service Request Severity Submitting a Service RequestObtaining Additional Publications and Information About Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Conferencing About Cisco Unified MeetingPlaceComponent Description Overview of Web Conferencing ComponentsCommon Endpoints Benefits of Web ConferencingIncreased Reliability Overview of the Cisco MeetingPlace Agent ServiceHow Users Connect to Web Conferencing Isapi Terms for Single Sign On Software Integration Configuration RestrictionsTerms of Use Cisco Policy for Use of Third-Party SoftwareTerms of Support for Single Sign On Software Integration New Feature and Enhancement Information OL-13418-01 Preinstallation Tasks Web Conferencing Installing Web ConferencingInstalling SQL Server on a Remote Server Parameter Description and Value Gathering Web Conferencing Installation ValuesWeb server primary hostname To Install the Operating System on the Cisco MCS Server Installation Tasks Web ConferencingInstalling the Operating System on the Cisco MCS Server Configuring Network Settings on the Cisco MCS ServerConfigure a Single NIC with Both IP Configure NIC Teaming on the Cisco MCS Right click Local Area Connection 2 and click Enable To Configure One IP Address per NIC on the Cisco MCS ServerInstalling Web Conferencing Restriction To Install Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web ConferencingBefore You Begin OL-13418-01 Defining the Web Conferencing Server Hostname Information Postinstallation Tasks Web ConferencingTo Test the Meeting Console Connection Testing the Web Conferencing InstallationTo Test the Web Server Home Page Connection Creating a Least-Privileged SQL Account for Web Conferencing Dbdatareader Dbdatawriter Dbddladmin Configuring SSL About Segmented Meeting Access About the SMA-2S Configuration Example About the SMA-2S Configuration with SSL and Segmented DNS About the SMA-2S Configuration and Video-Enabled Systems Page OL-13418-01 A P T E R Web Conferencing Clusters One Cluster Configuration Web Conferencing Load Balancing and Failover Capability Load Balancing Behavior with Internal and External Clusters Then End-User Experience During Meeting Console FailoverBefore You Begin To Prepare the External Cluster Preparing the Internal ClusterPreparing the External Cluster Before You Begin To Prepare the Internal ClusterTo Install the First Internal Web Server Installing the First Internal Web ServerRestrictions Installing Additional Internal Web ServersTo Install Additional Internal Web Servers To Copy Guids from the Internal to the External Web Server Copying Guids from the Internal to the External Web ServerTo Install the First External Web Server Installing the First External Web ServerTo Install Additional External Web Servers Installing Additional External Web ServersLinking the Internal and External Servers To Configure Redirection of External MeetingsSynchronizing Purge Parameters Configuring SSL Optional To View the Web Conferencing Load on a Server Viewing the Web Conferencing Load on a ServerWhat to Do First Installation ProblemsLook for a pair of messages similar to the following To Check For a Time Zone/Daylight Savings Time ConflictTo Configure the Full Web Conferencing Ports Setting Server Connection ProblemsMeeting Room Connection Problems To Resolve Http Connection ProblemsClick Save Changes To Uninstall Web Conferencing Software Uninstalling Web Conferencing SoftwareTo Remove SQL Server Software Reboot the serverD E IN-2 IN-3 IN-4