[cisco-voip] CUCM 6.x and TAPS

[Jonathan Charles]

Large customers using Cisco IPT with VMWare?

Why would they take the risk?



Jonathan

On Jan 26, 2008 7:01 PM, Paul Choi <asobihoudai at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 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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