18 CHAPTER 2: INSTALLATION SCRIPTS
n Web Provisioning Server — Allows for the creation of conferences and
maintenance of the server.
n Conference Server — Allows SIP devices to join conferences that
support any or all of audio, video, and desktop sharing
communication modes.
n Conference Attendant — Allows users to join conferences by dialing a
single access number independent of conference ID. The attendant
prompts the user for the conference ID, and if required, the
conference passcode.
n Presence Server — Collects and distributes the online status
information of users.
n Conference and Presence Server Database — Database of IP
Conferencing Module activity. On systems with two or more servers, a
single database pair (master and slave) is supported.
n VCX user database — Database of VCX system users.
Initial Installation -
Services Installed
When you perform an initial software installation (a “fresh” install), you
must run the setup script for each hardware server in your conference
server pool. The script provisions the following services on the hardware
server:
Network Configuration — For the initial installation, you are prompted
to enter general networking settings.
System Configuration — The script prompts you to select the
configuration that matches the services you have purchased. Select one
of the following:
n Presence and Conference (All-in-one): Installs all components,
including the conference server, conference attendant server, web
server, VCX user database, and conference & presence database.
n Conferencing server: Installs the conference server and conference
attendant server.
n Conferencing and database server: Installs the conference server,
conference attendant server, and conference & presence database.
n Data server for presence and conferencing: Installs the conference &
presence database.