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DMA Operations Guide MCU Pools
152 Polycom, Inc.
To start using one or more MCUs for conferencing and simplified ISDN dialing
again
1 Go to Network > MCU > MCUs.
2 In the MCUs list, select the out-of-service MCUs of interest.
3 In the Actions list, select Start Using.
See also:
“MCUs” on page 131
“Add MCU Dialog Box” on page 137
“Edit MCU Dialog Box” on page 142
MCU Pools
The MCU Pools list shows the MCU pools, or logical groupings of media
servers, that are defined in the Polycom DMA system. In a superclustered
system, this list is the same on all clusters in the supercluster. A pool may
group MCUs based on location, capability, or some other factor.
Every conference room (VMR) is associated with an MCU pool order (either
by direct assignment, via the user’s enterprise group membership, or from the
system default). The pool(s) to which an MCU belongs, and the pool order(s)
to which a pool belongs, are used to determine which MCU is used to host a
conference. For details of how an MCU is chosen for a conference, see “MCU
Pool Orders” on page 156.
Note
MCU pools were called MCU zones in earlier versions of the Polycom DMA system.
The name was changed to avoid confusion with the concept of gatekeeper zones.
Note
If you have a Polycom RealPresence Resource Manager system that uses the
DMA system API to schedule conferences on the DMA system’s conferencing
resources (MCU pools), you must create MCU pools and pool orders specifically for
the use of the RealPresence Resource Manager system. The pool orders should be
named in such a way that:
• They appear at the top of the pool order list presented in the RealPresence
Resource Manager system.
• Users of that system will understand that they should choose one of those pool
orders.
If the RealPresence Resource Manager system is also going to be used to directly
schedule conferences on MCUs, those MCUs should not be part of the
conferencing resources (MCU pools) available to the DMA system.