[cisco-voip] Retrieve installed license for shipped CUC 6.x

[Lelio Fulgenzi]

This is a very good summary. Thanks.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jonathan Charles" <jonvoip at gmail.com>
To: "Roy Lin" <madgame8 at yahoo.com>
Cc: "cisco-voip at puck-nether.net" <cisco-voip at puck.nether.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 10:27 PM
Subject: Re: [cisco-voip] Retrieve installed license for shipped CUC 6.x


> If you run the DMA tool it will create a tar file.
>
> This tar file will be uploaded to the CCM 6 box DURING the install of
> CCM 6 on the publisher.
>
> If the publisher has already been installed, you cannot migrate data
> back into CCM...
>
> So, you need to start over.
>
> Now, the license that is provided during this process will include all
> nodes and DLUs you have (so, add more before you run the DMA tool).
>
> Now, after the install, you will have an upgrade license file, you
> then go to www.cisco.com/go/license and then you can get a permanent
> license... In theory, my last one failed and I had to call TAC and
> they issued me a temporary license (claiming that CCM 6 was on NPH and
> they could not issue permanent licenses (not true and if you escalate
> and whine enough, you can get a permanent license).
>
>
>
> Jonathan
>
> On Nov 28, 2007 3:39 PM, Roy Lin <madgame8 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Hi Ryan,
>>
>> We have sasu and have a cluster of 4 callmanager
>> servers.  We have bought 4 new servers and did a fresh
>> install of cm6 on all of them.  We have not run the
>> dma tool.  To clarify, does the dma tool only convert
>> device license units, meaning I will need to contact
>> licensing for the node license and platform license
>> for each server?  Do we only need one platform license
>> or is that one each per server?
>>
>> Also during installation, I know the system prompts if
>> you are doing a fresh install or upgrade.  If I did
>> the fresh install, is it possible to bring over the
>> dma tar file?  If so, where?  Thanks in advance!
>>
>> Regards,
>> Roy
>>
>>
>> --- Ryan Ratliff <rratliff at cisco.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Correct for CUCM 6.x there are 3 different types of
>> > licenses.  The
>> > first two were also in 5.x, being the DLU and node
>> > licenses.  The
>> > third, and new one, is the platform license.
>> > Typically the DLU and
>> > node licenses come in the same .lic file (or
>> > multiple ones depending
>> > on the number of DLUs you need).
>> >
>> > A new CUCM 6 install will have 50 DLUs, 1 node, and
>> > a platform
>> > license, as you noted.  As soon as you upload ANY
>> > license file these
>> > "lab" licenses are deactivated.   Make sure you have
>> > your DLUs, node,
>> > and platform licenses so you can upload them all to
>> > the server.
>> > Without the platform license the CallManager service
>> > will not start.
>> >
>> >
>> > -Ryan
>> >
>> > On Nov 28, 2007, at 8:01 AM, Anthony Kouloglou
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> > Hi Craig,
>> > so i need to apply also the node license that i have
>> > purchased and not
>> > only the units license.
>> > The lab license gets deactivated immediately after i
>> > upload the proper
>> > unit or node license?
>> >
>> > Antonis
>> >
>> > Craig Staffin wrote:
>> > > Antonis,
>> > >
>> > > You are correct as soon as you add in any license
>> > file it will
>> > > deactivate
>> > > the "lab" license.  So in your case you are
>> > correct you will have
>> > > only 100
>> > > DLU's.
>> > >
>> > > As far as getting the license file.  You can't the
>> > system will not
>> > > let you
>> > > download it.  However on any FRESH install of CUCM
>> > 6 it will be
>> > > loaded.
>> > > However this is only on a fresh install and not on
>> > an upgrade using
>> > > the DMA
>> > > tool.
>> > >
>> > > Craig
>> > >
>> > > -----Original Message-----
>> > > From: cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net
>> > > [mailto:cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net] On
>> > Behalf Of Anthony
>> > > Kouloglou
>> > > Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 6:49 AM
>> > > To: cisco-voip at puck-nether.net
>> > > Subject: [cisco-voip] Retrieve installed license
>> > for shipped CUC 6.x
>> > >
>> > > Hi,
>> > > i have just received a new CUC 6.X. I continued
>> > the installation and
>> > > when it finished i discovered:
>> > > 1 node license and 50 units licenses that cisco
>> > have promised about
>> > > 6.X
>> > > versions.
>> > > How can i have the lic file so, i can use it in
>> > case of future
>> > > reinstallation?
>> > >
>> > > P.S. I have also ordered 100 units licenses. After
>> > i activate them and
>> > > get the lic file, when i install i will
>> > > have 100 units i guess and not 150. Isn't it so?
>> > :-)
>> > >
>> > > Thnaks
>> > > Antonis
>> > >
>> > >
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