Polycom Version 1.4.x 17 manual Centralized Configuration, FTP vs. Tftp, Configuration Files

Administrator Guide - SoundPoint® IP / SoundStation® IP Installation and Operation

2.2.2.1 Centralized Configuration

The phone application consists of an executable image file (sip.ld) and one or more XML-format configuration files. In the centrally provisioned model, these files are stored on a boot server and cached in the phone. If the boot server is available at boot time, the phone will automatically synchronize its configuration cache with the boot server: bootROM image, application executable, and configuration files are all upgraded this way. The phone requires that a SNTP server be properly configured for this feature to work optimally.

2.2.2.1.1 FTP vs. TFTP

Note

If the phone has bootROM version 2.6.0 or greater, the following restrictions do not apply.

If using a trivial FTP (TFTP) protocol boot server, synchronization with the boot server will be based on file names, not file timestamps, as is the case with FTP. Exe- cutable upgrades and changes made to configuration files will not be recognized by the phone unless their names are changed.

Example:

file.ld file01.ld (an upgrade to SIP 1.0.1)

ipmid.cfg ipmid01.cfg

The master configuration file, which references the other files and is always down- loaded and parsed by the phone, will need to change to reflect these name changes.

Polycom does not recommend TFTP boot servers for actively managed systems. File name management is the responsibility of the System Administrator.

2.2.2.1.2 Configuration Files

The phone configuration files consist of master configuration files and application configuration files.

2.2.2.1.2.1 Master Configuration Files

Central provisioning requires that an XML-format master configuration file be located in the home directory on the boot server.

Per-phone Master Configuration File

If per-phone customization is required (for all applications that require per-phone cus- tomization), the file should be named <Ethernet address>.cfg, where Ethernet address

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