[cisco-voip] callmanager license migration from 4.x to 6.x

Jonathan Charles jonvoip at gmail.com
Thu Mar 6 16:31:38 EST 2008


Then, here's what you do to make life easy

Use the DMA tool and upgrade CCM to 6

Then, get the license.

Then blow the CCM6 box away and build it from scratch

use the license you just got.



Jonathan

On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 3:23 PM, Linsemier, Matthew
<MLinsemier at apcapital.com> wrote:
> We will be doing something similar as the original poster here within
>  the next month.  We are installing a brand new cluster specifically
>  because we don't want to upgrade.  At Networkers Live in 2006, the Cisco
>  personnel in the CallManager 5.x/6.x licensing breakout session stated
>  that you can get licenses generated by providing them with the original
>  Cisco Sales Order number.
>
>  On a side note, someone does need to take this back to Cisco to make
>  this process easier.  In our case we have almost 5 years of moves, adds,
>  changes, office closures, multiple upgrades of the database (from
>  versions 3.x to 4.x), old configurations lingering around, etc.  I don't
>  want this stuff imported into a fresh clean UCM 6.0 cluster. We want a
>  virgin start which is why we are planning to install from scratch.  I
>  imagine we are not alone.
>
>  Matt
>
>
>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net
>  [mailto:cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Jonathan
>  Charles
>
>
> Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 1:34 PM
>  To: Frazee, Timothy
>  Cc: Cisco Voip List
>  Subject: Re: [cisco-voip] callmanager license migration from 4.x to 6.x
>
>  No.
>
>  There are only two methods of getting data from CCM 4 to CCM 6
>
>  METHOD 1: DMA and then a clean rebuild of CCM6 referencing the DMA file.
>
>  METHOD 2: BAT, export the info from CCM 4, reimport into CCM6
>
>
>
>  Jonathan
>
>  On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 12:05 PM, Frazee, Timothy
>  <Timothy_Frazee at adp.com> wrote:
>  > Can you do the upgrade on the 4.x box to 6.x, to get all of your
>  >  licenses upgraded and such, then do a backup/restore from the
>  upgraded
>  >  4to6 box to a newly installed 6 server?
>  >
>  >  A lot of work I know.
>  >
>  >
>  >  -----Original Message-----
>  >  From: cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net
>  >  [mailto:cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Jonathan
>  >  Charles
>  >
>  >
>  > Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 11:08 AM
>  >  To: Aman Chugh
>  >  Cc: Cisco Voip List
>  >  Subject: Re: [cisco-voip] callmanager license migration from 4.x to
>  6.x
>  >
>  >  Do the windows upgrade.
>  >
>  >  Seriously, you only have two other options...
>  >
>  >  Option 1: Buy licenses for everything.
>  >
>  >  Options 2: Convince Cisco to give you one.
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >  Jonathan
>  >
>  >  On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 9:23 AM, Aman Chugh <aman.chugh at gmail.com>
>  wrote:
>  >  > Thanks all for replying. I am not doing a backup and restore ,  I
>  have
>  >  two
>  >  > different clusters one 4.x cluster and one 6.x cluster , We are not
>  >  using
>  >  > the backup of 4.x on 6.x, I build a new 6.x system and did a new
>  >  install on
>  >  > it, Now we are taking down the 4.x system and want to migrate all
>  >  phones on
>  >  > it to 6.x. How do I get this file as I am not doing a windows
>  upgrade
>  >  for
>  >  > 6.x. I extracted the tar file which DMA generates , i could not
>  find
>  >  any
>  >  > license xml fle.Hope I am clear.
>  >  >
>  >  > Regards,
>  >  >
>  >  > Aman
>  >  >
>  >  >
>  >  >
>  >  >
>  >  > On 3/6/08, James Buchanan <jbuchanan at ctiusa.com> wrote:
>  >  > > Hello,
>  >  > >
>  >  > > FYI...it fails because the first one or two lines of the XML are
>  >  > > actually not XML. Omit those lines in the copy, and all should be
>  >  well.
>  >  > >
>  >  > > Thanks,
>  >  > >
>  >  > > James
>  >  > >
>  >  > > -----Original Message-----
>  >  > > From: cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net
>  >  > > [mailto:cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Jonathan
>  >  > > Charles
>  >  > > Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 8:07 AM
>  >  > > To: Justin Steinberg
>  >  > > Cc: Cisco Voip List
>  >  > > Subject: Re: [cisco-voip] callmanager license migration from 4.x
>  to
>  >  6.x
>  >  > >
>  >  > > Just a quick note...
>  >  > >
>  >  > > The last four times I have done this, it has failed and said,
>  >  'invalid
>  >  > > XML file'... I then sent it to licensing at cisco.com and got a
>  license
>  >  > > in a few hours... no biggie... but expect it to fail...
>  >  > >
>  >  > >
>  >  > >
>  >  > >
>  >  > > JOnathan
>  >  > >
>  >  > > On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 6:51 AM, Justin Steinberg
>  >  <jsteinberg at gmail.com>
>  >  > > wrote:
>  >  > > > on the new cm6 system, login to ccmadmin goto
>  >  system>licensing>license
>  >  > > file
>  >  > > > upload.  You can download the xml file there and then you will
>  >  need to
>  >  > > > upload that file to cisco's website and they will then email
>  you a
>  >  > > permanent
>  >  > > > xml license file.
>  >  > > >
>  >  > > > The above process will give you:
>  >  > > > 1) DLU's for your system
>  >  > > > 2) CM node licenses
>  >  > > >
>  >  > > > However, you will need to use the PUT to order a CM4to6 upgrade
>  >  and
>  >  > > they
>  >  > > > will ship you a PAK that you can use to license the CM6 feature
>  >  > > license.
>  >  > > > Without this feature license the CM service will not start.
>  >  > > >
>  >  > > > Justin
>  >  > > >
>  >  > > >
>  >  > > >
>  >  > > > On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 5:36 AM, Aman Chugh
>  <aman.chugh at gmail.com>
>  >  > > wrote:
>  >  > > >
>  >  > > > >
>  >  > > > >
>  >  > > > >
>  >  > > > >
>  >  > > > > I need some help with this, I am migrating licenses from ccm
>  4.x
>  >  to
>  >  > > 6.x, I
>  >  > > > have ran DMA and I am looking for the intermediary license file
>  >  which
>  >  > > all
>  >  > > > the documents talk about, I am not doing a complete restore of
>  4.x
>  >  on
>  >  > > 6 .x ,
>  >  > > > I just need licenses to be migrated from the old system to the
>  new
>  >  > > one. I
>  >  > > > have looked at tar file which DMA creates but can't find that
>  xml
>  >  file
>  >  > > > needed for new license generation.
>  >  > > > >
>  >  > > > > TIA
>  >  > > > >
>  >  > > > > Aman
>  >  > > > >
>  >  > > > >
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