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

Aman Chugh aman.chugh at gmail.com
Fri Mar 7 11:11:21 EST 2008


Thanks all for helping out with this one, I had to work with the Cisco
Account team to get a new license.

Regards,

Aman


On 3/7/08, Jonathan Charles <jonvoip at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Delete all references to it on the publisher, make it look like a
> single node, then add the new Subscriber and create a new CallManager
> group with the new Subscriber.
>
>
>
> Jonathan
>
> On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 2:41 PM, Justin Steinberg <jsteinberg at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > you have me doubting myself now...
> >
> > Speaking of the DMA upgrade, I am in the middle of one right now in
> which I
> > changed hostnames during the 4.x to 6.x upgrade.
> >
> > For some reason, the new 6.1.1a publisher is still trying to replicate
> to
> > the old subscriber hostname, even though i deleted it.  This has broken
> the
> > replication to the new subscriber as well.
> >
> > I have a TAC case open and the first two TAC engineers have told me that
> it
> > isn't supported to change hostname from 4.x to 6.x......ahhhh
> >
> > Does anyone know what I need to do to get rid of the old subscriber
> name?  i
> > think TAC needs to root in and edit the sqlhosts maybe?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 5:06 PM, Ryan Ratliff <rratliff at cisco.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > I don't think the mac is included in the xml output.  I know for a
> fact
> > the mac address is a separate field in the web page from the XML output.
> > >
> > >
> > > Regarding the time wasted I imagine for most people getting DMA done
> > correctly is the longest part.  The install itself will generally be a
> small
> > part of the entire time for the upgrade.
> > >
> > >
> > > While on this note please, please if you are considering a 4.x to
> 5/6.x
> > upgrade do not wait to the last minute to do your DMA and assume
> everything
> > will be fine.   If your system has been in production (or even in a lab)
> for
> > any amount of time you will most likely have some errors that need to be
> > taken care of and sorting these out can take time.  Running DMA for the
> > first time Friday night before your Saturday upgrade is just asking for
> > trouble.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -Ryan
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Mar 6, 2008, at 4:56 PM, Justin Steinberg wrote:
> > > not exactly.
> > >
> > > If you install CM6 on your LAB 7835, the associated DMA license files
> will
> > generate with that lab 7835 MAC address
> > >
> > >
> > > On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 4:45 PM, Linsemier, Matthew
> > <MLinsemier at apcapital.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > This would great, except for the fact that you still have to perform
> the
> > > > entire upgrade to get this result.  Again, there are a lot of us out
> > > > there that want to perform a more controlled migration to 6.x than
> just
> > > > upgrading the entire box in one fell swoop.
> > > >
> > > > In our case we have an extra 7835 server in the lab so if I can't
> get
> > > > licensing through using the SO I can pop a drive out of our
> production
> > > > Publisher and perform the upgrade, get the new license without
> effecting
> > > > actually upgrading our production environment.  However, everyone
> can't
> > > > necessarily do this.
> > > >
> > > > There still needs to be an easier way.  Would just running a utility
> on
> > > > a 4.x server that generates a 6.x license (for Cisco) without
> upgrading
> > > > really make a huge difference?  I understand that they are trying to
> > > > prevent people from "cheating the proverbial licensing system", but
> > > > there are so many workarounds already that it really doesn't matter
> in
> > > > the grand scheme of things in my humble opinion.
> > > >
> > > > Matt
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Jonathan Charles [mailto:jonvoip at gmail.com]
> > > > Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 4:32 PM
> > > > To: Linsemier, Matthew
> > > > Cc: Frazee, Timothy; Cisco Voip List
> > > > Subject: Re: [cisco-voip] callmanager license migration from 4.x to
> 6.x
> > > >
> > > > 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.xto
> > > > 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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