Deploying the Hybrid Room Management module


Note: This feature will be available in February 2024.

With the Hybrid Room Manager module, accounts utilizing the enhanced Zoom Connector, can quickly deploy and manage their API Connectors, utilizing Zoom Node. Unlike deployment using a Windows VM or standalone Docker container, with Zoom Node, admins can monitor the services and server health from within the Node section of the Zoom Web Portal. 

Prerequisites for deploying the Hybrid Room Manager module

How to create an API Connector

  1. Sign in to the Zoom web portal.
  2. In the navigation panel, click Room Management, then click Cisco/Polycom Rooms.
  3. Click API Connectors
  4. Click + Add API Connector
  5. In the API Description field, enter the name of the API Connector.
  6. Under Private Networks, enter the subnets that room systems will be a part of.
  7. Under Connector Log Level, select the type of logs that will be retained for troubleshooting.
  8. (Optional) Click Save & Create Another, to save the configuration and create a new API Connector.
  9. Click Finish.

How to deploy a Hybrid Room Manager module

  1. Sign in to the Zoom web portal.
  2. In the navigation menu, click Advanced then Zoom Node.
  3. Click the drop-down icon, and click Zoom Node - Hybrid Room Interop.
  4. On the Home tab, click Add Service.
  5. Click Hybrid Room Manager.
  6. Under Install on a node, select the server you want to deploy the service on.
  7. Under Select your API Connector, select the desired API Connector, created earlier.
  8. Click Add.
  9. The Hybrid Room Manager component will begin the installation. Once complete, the Hybrid Room Manager service status will be Running.

Once the service has been verified as Running, room systems can be provisioned from within the Room Management section of the Web portal.