Recommended CallManager Configurations
Recommended CallManager
IP Phones Configuration Redundancy Groups
2,500 Three CallManager servers: One group, servers AB:
Database publisher/TFTP Server A primary CM for
server (A) all IP phones
Primary Cisco Server B backup CN for all
CallManager (B) IP phones
Backup Cisco
CallManager (C)
Four CallManager servers: Two groups, servers BD,
Database publisher/TFTP and CD:
server (A) Server B primary CM for
Two primary Cisco IP phones 0–2500
CallManagers (B and C) Server C primary CM for
Backup Cisco IP phones 2501–5000
CallManager (D) Server D secondary CM for
all IP phones
10,000 Eight CallManager servers: Four groups, servers CE, DE,
Database publisher (A) FH, and GH:
TFTP server (B) Server C primary CM for IP
Four primary Cisco phones 0–2500
CallManagers (C, D, E, and F) Server D primary CM for IP
Two backup Cisco phones 2501–5000
CallManagers (G and H) Server E backup CM for IP
phones 1–5000
Server F primary CM for IP
phones 5001–7500
Server G primary CM for IP
phones 7501–10000
Server H backup CM for IP
phones 5001–10000