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Installing Cisco Unified MeetingPlace

Web Conferencing Release 5.3 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. For upgrade instructions, see Chapter 5, “Upgrading to Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Conferencing Release 5.3.”

Topics in this section include:

•About Installing Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Conferencing Release 5.3 in a Load Balancing Configuration, page 4-1

•About Installing Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Conferencing Release 5.3 in a Load Balancing Configuration for Video-Enabled Systems, page 4-6

•Preinstallation Tasks: Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Conferencing Release 5.3 in a Load Balancing Configuration, page 4-8

•Installation Tasks: Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Conferencing Release 5.3 in a Load Balancing Configuration, page 4-11

•Postinstallation Tasks: Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Conferencing Release 5.3 in a Load Balancing Configuration, page 4-20

Note Before reviewing this chapter, make sure that you read the Release Notes for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Conferencing Release 5.3 for updated system requirements. New installations of Release 5.3 require a Cisco MCS.

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

Load balancing in Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Conferencing makes use of an algorithmic formula to evenly distribute web-conferencing requests within clusters of web servers. Updates occur every 60 seconds by default and recalculate current server load and current web-conferencing load.

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

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