[cisco-voip] IPCC Express / CRS - Version Info ?

[Ed Leatherman]

Any clue when the HA feature will be available for ccm5 configurations? this
kinda puts me in a bind for upgrading, glad i found out about it now :)

On 10/15/06, Wes Sisk <wsisk at cisco.com> wrote:
>
> summary:at a 5000 foot level:
>
> - CRS 4.5 is only for the CCM 5.0 train. It does not support with any of
> the Windows based CCM's.
> - CRS 4.5  has some differences:
>    * No HA
>    * Single node only, no expansion servers for Historical Reporting or
> Recording/Monitoring
>    * BARS server must be run directly on the CRS node.
>    * The repository has been moved from LDAP to an MSDE database (since no
> LDAP with Linux CCM).
>    * Customers with entitlement can order an upgrade, but the upgrade
> process is a complete reinstall. There is no migration from a 3.x or 4.0release. New install and the call center scripts must be loaded into the
> 4.5 editor and converted.
>    * The 4.5 is Windows based and runs on the MCS operating system (just
> like other CRS releases) and is NOT LINUX based.
>
> So, HA will be introduced in the next major release and there will be two
> code bases until the next major release after that which will unify the CCM
> support.
>
> Bottom line, only reason to use 4.5 is for CCM 5.0 support. Customers who
> are on 3.x CCM releases will need to use CRS 3.1 release.  Customers on
> CCM 4.x releases can use either 3.5 or 4.0 depending on what release they
> are on.  Check this for version of CCM to CRS:
>
> http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/voice/sw_ap_to/crscomtx.pdf
>
>
> /Wes
> On Oct 14, 2006, at 10:19 AM, Jason Aarons ((US)) wrote:
>
> 4.0(4) fixes a lot of upgrade issues in 4.0(1)-(3) from CRS 3.5(x).
>
>
>
> 4.5 is only for new installs, not upgrades, with CCM5 which only has SOAP
> AXL API interface.
>
>
>
> Go with Express 4.0(4) and CCM 4.1(3) latest sr -jason
>
>
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> *From:* cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net [
> mailto:cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net<cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net>]
> *On Behalf Of *Tech Guy
> *Sent:* Friday, October 13, 2006 1:20 PM
> *To:* cisco-voip at puck.nether.net
> *Subject:* [cisco-voip] IPCC Express / CRS - Version Info ?
>
>
>
> Can anyone enlighten me "very high level, not the details" on the
> differences or reasons for the 4.0(x) vs. 4.5(x) versions?
>
>
>
> Release notes say about the same thing.  The software / hardware
> compatibility guide is about the same too.  I thought the 4.5 might be
> geared for CM 5.0 and the whole linux platform shift or something.  But
> the guide lists the same 2000 OS so I am just not sure.
>
>
>
> I am in the process of trying to setup our IPCC Express Premium servers,
> which came with 4.0(3) "yes they have been sitting in boxes since
> January".  Seems like every time I think I know what to install I learn
> about something new.  First it was that 4.0(4) was out so I order the
> upgrade kit for that.  Then I hear 4.0(5) is suppose to be out next month
> from TAC.
>
>
>
> Then I run into this 4.5(1) and (2)
>
>
>
> I don't want to delay rolling this out any longer, but having a heck of a
> time deciding what to do with these many different releases.
>
>
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Ed Leatherman
Senior Voice Engineer
West Virginia University
Telecommunications and Network Operations
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