.. _p_create_a_site: Create a Site (provider deployment) ------------------------------------ .. note:: References to HCM-F and Shared Data Repository (SDR) are only relevant if installed. In VOSS Automate, if the site name matches an HCM-F customer location, you can migrate the customer location as a site. 1. Log in as provider, reseller, or customer administrator. #. Make sure that the hierarchy is set to the customer for whom you are creating the site. #. On the **Sites** form (default menu **Site Management > Sites**), click **Add**. #. Complete the following fields: .. tabularcolumns:: |p{3cm}|p{12cm}| +--------------------+-----------------------------------------------+ | Option | Description | +====================+===============================================+ | | The name of the site. This field is | | | mandatory. | | | | | | Note: | | | | | | Any spaces in the site name are converted | | | to underscores in the site local | | | administrator name and email, if the | | | **Create Local Admin** check box is | | | selected. | | | | | | Note: A customer location that has been | | | configured in HCM-F and synced into | | | VOSS Automate may exist at the sys.hcs | | | hierarchy. If the Site Name you enter | | | matches this customer location, the | | Site Name | **Migrate from HCM-F to VOSS Automate** check | | | box is displayed. Click **Save** to migrate | | | this customer location to a site at the | | | current hierarchy level. The fields are | | | populated with the values that were | | | configured in HCM-F. If you do not want to | | | migrate the customer location, enter a | | | different Site Name. | | | | | | You cannot migrate a customer location to a | | | site if the customer for the site is | | | different than the customer associated with | | | the customer location. | | | | | | When migrating a customer location to a | | | site, an NDL is not selected for the site. | | | You can set the NDL for the site later. | +--------------------+-----------------------------------------------+ | Description | A description for the site. | +--------------------+-----------------------------------------------+ | | External clients can use the Extended Name | | | of the site if needed. This field is not | | | used by other components within Cisco HCS. | | | | | | Note: | | | | | | This field exists in the Customer Location | | | record in SDR. When the customer is managed | | Extended Name | by Cisco Unified Communications Domain | | | Manager 8.1(x), the Extended Name is synced | | | from Cisco Unified Communications Domain | | | Manager 8.1(x) to the Customer Location | | | record in SDR. When the customer is managed | | | by VOSS Automate, the Extended Name is synced | | | from VOSS Automate to the Customer Location | | | record in SDR. | +--------------------+-----------------------------------------------+ | | External clients can use the External ID of | | External ID | the site if needed. This field is not used | | | by other components within Cisco HCS. | +--------------------+-----------------------------------------------+ | Create Local Admin | Controls whether a default local | | | administrator is created for the site. | +--------------------+-----------------------------------------------+ .. tabularcolumns:: |p{3cm}|p{12cm}| +----------------------+----------------------------------------------+ | Option | Description | +======================+==============================================+ | | The customer role used to create a new role | | | prefixed with the site name. The created | | Cloned Admin Role | site role, shown in the **Default Admin | | | Role** field, is assigned to the default | | | local administrator user. This field appears | | | only if the **Create Local Admin** check box | | | is selected. | +----------------------+----------------------------------------------+ | | The created site role that is assigned to | | Default Admin Role | the default local administrator. This field | | | is read-only and appears only if the | | | **Create Local Admin** check box is | | | selected. | +----------------------+----------------------------------------------+ | Default Admin | The password to assign to the default local | | Password | administrator. This field appears only if | | | the **Create Local Admin** check box is | | | selected. | +----------------------+----------------------------------------------+ | Repeat Default Admin | Confirm the default local administrator | | Password | password. This field appears only if the | | | **Create Local Admin** check box is | | | selected. | +----------------------+----------------------------------------------+ | | The country is used to determine which dial | | Country | plan to download to the site when the dial | | | plan is configured on the site. This field | | | is mandatory. | +----------------------+----------------------------------------------+ | | Choose the NDL containing the UC | | | applications and WebEx to be used by the | | Network Device List | site. Once an NDL has been set for the | | | site, it cannot be removed from the site, | | | nor can the NDL be changed to another NDL. | +----------------------+----------------------------------------------+ | | If enabled, users are automatically pushed | | | to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager | | | that is associated with the NDL. The | | | default is disabled. | | | Note: You can edit the site later, and | | | select this check box for one of the | | | following reasons: | | | | | Auto Push Users to | * To automatically push users at the site | | CUCM | to the Cisco Unified Communications | | | Manager. User surname must be filled in. | | | * To perform an Auto User Push when an | | | NDL is added to the site. | | | * To perform an Auto User Push when a | | | Cisco Unified Communications Manager is | | | associated with an NDL. | | | | | | Only users with user type "End User" are | | | pushed to the Cisco Unified | | | Communications Manager. | | | | +----------------------+----------------------------------------------+ 5. Click **Save**. Once saved, the following occurs: * A Site hierarchy node is created. * A Location is created. * A Customer Location in the SDR is created. * Optionally, a default site administrator is created. * If the **Auto Push Users to CUCM** check box is selected: * All users associated with the NDL are pushed to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager associated with the NDL. User surname must be filled in. * Only users with user type "End User" are pushed to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager.