[cisco-voip] CUCM 6.x and TAPS

[Paul Choi]

I bet you EMC is salivating at the prospects of Cisco
making VMWare standard on their platform.

Until that becomes a supported/recommended setup,
you're stuck with rolling the dice on it. I've heard
other large customers using the setup without issues.


--- Jonathan Charles <jonvoip at gmail.com> wrote:

> Well, TAC is never going to support VMWare (until
> the industry trends
> so far towards VMWare that they have no choice...)
> 
> The other option is a loaner-server with IPCC on
> it....
> 
> 
> 
> Jonathan
> 
> 
> On Jan 26, 2008 11:28 AM, Pritchard, Jon
> <Jon_Pritchard at adp.com> wrote:
> > Our configuration engineers are most often not
> on-site.  The local field
> > staff that installed the equipment don't have
> laptops that can be left
> > behind.  If we went the portable laptop route we'd
> have to stage/ship
> > them with the rest of the equipment and then
> return/refresh them for the
> > next project.
> >
> > Our management has concerns over ongoing support
> and the possibility of
> > TAC calling it unsupported even though they use
> VMWare everyday for
> > their systems.  Any thoughts on this?
> >
> > Jon
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jonathan Charles [mailto:jonvoip at gmail.com]
> > Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2008 9:10 AM
> > To: Pritchard, Jon
> > Cc: cisco-voip at puck.nether.net
> > Subject: Re: [cisco-voip] CUCM 6.x and TAPS
> >
> > What we have done is install CRS on VMWare on
> engineer's laptops, and
> > then use TAPS that way with CCM 5 and 6...
> >
> > That way the cust doesn't have to build another
> server for what will
> > be a temporary use...
> >
> >
> >
> > Jonathan
> >
> > On Jan 26, 2008 10:55 AM, Pritchard, Jon
> <Jon_Pritchard at adp.com> wrote:
> > > We are just getting started switching from
> deploying CUCM 4.x to CUCM
> > > 6.x.  We have two TAPS related questions.
> > >
> > > First, as a Cisco VAR we have used TAPS for
> years to deploy phones for
> > > new installs.  The CUCM software compatibility
> matrix lists Extended
> > > Services 4.5 as being supported for CUCM 6.x. 
> Anyone know what this
> > > means in reality?  Is there ES media in the CUCM
> 6.x box?  We
> > understand
> > > it has to run on a separate Windows server.  We
> called Cisco PDI Help
> > > Desk about this to see if the compatibility
> matrix was in error or if
> > > there was media in the box and they drew a
> blank.
> > >
> > > Second, our customers don't always opt for
> CUCCX/CRS.  Therefore in
> > the
> > > CUCM 6.x world we have no practical means to
> support TAPS since ES is
> > > Windows only. I would have to believe other VARs
> are facing the same
> > > challenge.  We are considering using temporary
> VMWare virtual servers
> > > using either in a data center centric model or
> on laptops as a means
> > to
> > > fill the gap.  Anyone out there have a better
> idea?
> > >
> > > Jon Pritchard
> > >
> > >
> > >
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