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RealPresence Collaboration Server (RMX) 1500/2000/4000 Administrator’s Guide
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— Dial-out participant - according to the Network Service selected during the
participant properties definition or during conference definition, according to the
Network Service selected as default.
• Recording Links use the default Network Service to connect to conferences, therefore
the recording system must be defined on the default network to enable the recording.
Resource Allocation and Capacity
The Video/Voice Port Configuration and the Resolution Configuration settings are configured
per MCU and affect the resource capacity of the MCU. They are reflected in the port gauges
displayed on the Collaboration Server management application’s main screen. In Multiple
Networks mode, the overall resources as configured in the Video/Voice Port Configuration are
divided between the Network Services. However, the port gauges do not reflect the
resource availability per Network Service.
Fixed and Flexible Resource Allocation Mode
On the RealPresence Collaboration Server (RMX) 2000/RealPresence Collaboration Server
(RMX) 4000 resources are divided between services according to the number of media cards
associated with each service and the card assembly type (for example, MPMx-s vs. MPMx-
D). If two identical media cards are installed in the system and each card is assigned to a
different Network Service, the resources are split between the services.
If two cards are installed but each card is of different assembly type, the resources are
allocated according to the card capacity ratio. For example, in a system with one MPMx-S
and one MPMx-D, the capacity ratio is 1 to 2, therefore a third of the resources will be
assigned to the network service associated with MPMx-S and two thirds will be assigned to
the Network Service associated with MPMx-D.
On the RealPresence Collaboration Server (RMX) 1500 and the RealPresence Collaboration Server
(RMX) 2000/RealPresence Collaboration Server (RMX) 4000 with two Network Services
associated with one media card, the resources of the two Network Services associated with
one media card are not split between the network services. In such a case, resources are used
per their availability by both Network Services equally.
In Fixed Resource Allocation Mode if the resources cannot be divided into whole numbers,
they will be rounded up to the nearest whole number, assigning that resource to the Network
Service with the higher capacity (i.e. more media cards or media cards with higher capacity
due to a different card assembly).
First Time Installation and Configuration
First Time Installation and Configuration of the RealPresence Collaboration Server (RMX)
1500/2000/4000 consists of the following procedures:
1 Preparations
— Gather Network Equipment and Address Information - get the information needed
for integrating the Collaboration Server into the local network for each of the
networks that will be connected to the Collaboration Server unit. For a list of
required address, see the RMX™ 1800 Getting Started Guide Getting Started Guide,
"Gather Network Equipment and Address Information” on page 2-1.
— Unpack the Collaboration Server. For more details see the RMX™ 1800 Getting
Started Guide, Chapter 2.