COLLAB350 - Cisco Meeting Server Advanced

1. Reviewing Cisco Meeting Server Intermediate

• Component parts of a Cisco Meeting Solution
• Configuration steps for a Cisco Meeting Solution

2. APIs

• Purpose of APIs
• Benefits of APIs
• Types of APIs
• Function of the GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE commands

3. Configuring Software with an API

• How a user can interact with software using an API
• Download and install Chrome Postman
• Other API software
• Download the Cisco Meeting Server API guide

4. Configuring Spaces with the Cisco Meeting Server API

• Cisco Meeting Server API structure
• Use Chrome Postman for information on calls and spaces with the GET command
• Use Chrome Postman to post a new call space with the POST command
• Use Chrome Postman to place changes in a space, including adding a member, with the PUT command
• Use Chrome Postman to delete a space with the DELETE command

5. Customization Configuration

• Create and modify a user profile and assign users
  Create and modify a dual-tone multifrequency (DTMF) profile and apply to a user profile
  Modify the interactive voice response (IVR), color scheme, and background

6. Planning a Resilient and Scalable Cisco Meeting Server Deployment

• Resilient server solutions
• Scalable server solutions
• Geographically dispersed configurations and GeoDNS
• Domain Name System (DNS) records required for a resilient and scalable solution
• Certificate requirements for a resilient and scalable solution

7. Configuring a Database Cluster

• Relationship between cluster master and cluster slaves in a database cluster
• Certificate requirements for a secure database cluster
• Configure the certificates for a database cluster
• Configure a database cluster

8. Configuring a Call Bridge Cluster

• Relationship between the Call Bridge and the Database
• How cross-cluster spaces behave
• Configure certificates for Call Bridge clustering
• Storage of configuration when entering with the API and the individual web interfaces for Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) and Call Bridge clustering
• Configure a Call Bridge Cluster
• Connect XMPP server to multiple Call Bridges

9. Configuring Load Balancers and Trunks

• Relationship between the XMPP server, Trunk and Load Balancer
• Configure certificates for multiple trunks and load balancers
• Configure multiple Trunks to multiple Load Balancers

10. Configuring Multiple Web Bridges

• Relationship between multiple Web Bridges and Call Bridges
• Internal and external DNS records support for both internal and external Web Bridges
• Configure certificates for multiple Web Bridges
• Configure multiple Web bridges
• Connect multiple Call Bridges to multiple Web Bridges

11. Configuring Multiple TURN Servers

• Relationship between multiple TURN servers and multiple Call Bridges
• Configure certificates for multiple TURN servers
• Configure multiple TURN servers
• Connect multiple Call Bridges to multiple TURN servers

12. Configuring Multiple Recorders

• Features of the recording capability
• Software, hardware, and licensing requirements for recording
• DNS records
• Configure the Recorder
• Relationship between multiple Recorders and multiple Call Bridges
• Configure a Call Bridge to use a Recorder
• Configure certificates for multiple Recorders servers
• Configure multiple Recorder servers
• Connect multiple Call Bridges to multiple Recorder servers

13. Integrating with a Resilient and Scalable Cisco Meeting Server Deployment

• Integration with Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) or Cisco Unified Communications Manager and multiple Call Bridges
• Integration with Cisco Expressway technology and multiple Call Bridges
• Integration with Microsoft Skype for Business and multiple Call Bridges
• Integration with Cisco TelePresence Management Suite and multiple Call Bridges

14. Deploying an H.323 Gateway

• Cisco preferred architecture for H.323 and Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) interoperability
• Functionality of the Cisco Meeting Server H.323 gateway
• Configuration the Cisco Meeting Server H.323 gateway

15. Multitenancy Options

• Purpose of the multitenancy capabilities
• Options for multitenancy capabilities on the Cisco Meeting Server

16. Customization Options

• Options available to customize Cisco Meeting Apps
• License keys required for customization
• Web Server requirements for customization
• Options available to customize recorded messaging
• Customization options available for invitation text

• Cisco Meeting Server API commands
• Scalable and resilient deployments
• Customization
• Recording

Lab 1: Single-Server Deployment

Lab 2: API Introduction

Lab 3: Customization

Lab 4: Database Cluster Configuration

Lab 5: Call Bridge Cluster Configuration

Lab 6: Multiple-Trunk and Load-Balancer Configuration

Lab 7: Multiple Web Bridge Configuration

Lab 8: Multiple TURN Server Configuration

Lab 9: Multiple Recorder Configuration

Lab10: Integrating with VCS and Microsoft Skype for Business in a Multiple Call Bridge Installation

• Channel partners and reseller engineers installing, configuring, and maintaining scalable and resilient deployments of Cisco Meeting Server
• Channel partners and reseller engineers providing presales support for scalable and resilient Cisco Meeting Server deployments
• Customer engineers supporting scalable and resilient Cisco Meeting Server deployments