[cisco-voip] Unity migration from 4.x to 5.0

Wed Mar 19 13:45:57 EDT 2008

True, but I have found many customers that have more than they could
ever use, especially schools... MS seems to hand out VLs like they are
snowflakes in the UP.

Jonathan

On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 12:44 PM, Voice Noob <voicenoob at gmail.com> wrote:
> Even if you are a large organization and you have SQL 2000 volume license
> you still don't have an unlimited amount of SQL 2000 server licenses. You
> still have to purchase a volume license for every SQL 2000 server you have
> running.
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 12:39 PM, Jonathan Charles <jonvoip at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Yes, but if you are a large organization, and have your SQL 2000
> > volume license, you might as well do it.
> >
> >
> > Jonathan
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 12:36 PM, Voice Noob <voicenoob at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > You can move the data and the log files from the C:\ for both SQL and
> > > Exchange very easily without reinstalling the OS. Also if you do not
> > > purchase it you are not allowed to install SQL or enterprise manager you
> > > must install MSDE.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 12:29 PM, Jonathan Charles <jonvoip at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Also, make sure you do NOT install SQL or Exchange (if VM only) on the
> > > > C drive... this action cannot be undone (without blowing it away), but
> > > > it can be mitigated (a little)...
> > > >
> > > > Use SQL regardless of how many ports you have and put the SQL db on a
> > > > BIG drive...
> > > >
> > > > Also, if VM only, enable circular logging.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Jonathan
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 12:17 PM, Scott Voll <svoll.voip at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > > > > one other thing..... make sure you have a OS partition greater then
> 8
> > > gigs
> > > > > which was the default in unity 4.0.  it will not fit.  suggested now
> is
> > > 12
> > > > > gigs.
> > > > >
> > > > > learned it the hard way.  I had W2k3 so I was just going to upgrade.
> > > got to
> > > > > the part to install Unity but by then.... I only had 300k available
> on
> > > the
> > > > > HD.  Had to blow away the whole thing and start from scratch.
> loaded
> > > back
> > > > > to unity 4.0 did the dirt restore then upgrade with out issue.  Just
> a
> > > > > longer night then I was hoping for.
> > > > >
> > > > > Scott
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 8:24 AM, Ed Leatherman
> <ealeatherman at gmail.com>
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks for the tip, we'll certainly have a different name on the
> new
> > > > > server so it will help knowing that ahead of time. You get bonus
> points
> > > for
> > > > > using the word accouterments. :)
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 10:30 AM, Jonathan Charles
> <jonvoip at gmail.com>
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > I have done about a dozen Unity 4.x to 5.0(1) upgrades...
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Here's what I have done.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Install new server with Windows 2003, using Cisco's platform DVD
> for
> > > > > > > Unity (or CUC), install Unity 4.2 (and all accouterments) and
> then
> > > > > > > restore DRT backup, and upgrade to 5.0...
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I have had pretty good success... Just note, you may run into a
> bug
> > > > > > > where the Unity 5 install says the server had been renamed using
> an
> > > > > > > unsupported method... if so, go into SQL, check the table,
> > > > > > > UnitySetupParameters and look the @PrimaryServer, change this to
> > > match
> > > > > > > the hostname of the server.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Jonathan
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 9:22 AM, Ed Leatherman
> > > <ealeatherman at gmail.com>
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > Hi folks,
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Planning out our upgrade to Unity version 5 from 4.2.1
> (running
> > > > > win2k). I
> > > > > > > > have a spare server of the same model etc that I would like to
> use
> > > to
> > > > > make
> > > > > > > > the OS upgrade easier but had a question I was hoping someone
> on
> > > the
> > > > > list
> > > > > > > > might know.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > What I'm considering is bringing up the new server as a brand
> new
> > > > > Unity
> > > > > > > > install with a new server name, IP address, etc while the
> existing
> > > > > system is
> > > > > > > > still in place, and then migrate the users/settings over. Does
> > > anyone
> > > > > know
> > > > > > > > if it's possible using the global subscriber manager to move
> > > > > subscribers
> > > > > > > > from a Unity 4.2 system to a Unity 5.0 system? I've never used
> the
> > > > > tool
> > > > > > > > myself for this purpose (we only have 1 Unity server), but I
> see
> > > that
> > > > > it had
> > > > > > > > "importing, deleting and moving subscribers between Unity
> > > servers"..
> > > > > just
> > > > > > > > not sure about between versions of Unity. I would still have
> to
> > > > > reconfigure
> > > > > > > > call handlers in this case. I'm trying to get a hold of some
> lab
> > > > > resources
> > > > > > > > to test GSM myself between unity versions.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > My other option (if I understand correctly) would be to build
> the
> > > > > system as
> > > > > > > > the same version of Unity 4.2 on win2k3, do a DiRT restore,
> and
> > > then
> > > > > upgrade
> > > > > > > > to 5.0. Maybe this is quicker anyway, has anyone had trouble
> with
> > > > > this?
> > > > > > > > assuming the same version of DiRT to backup and restore of
> course.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Thanks!
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > > Ed Leatherman
> > > > > > > > Senior Voice Engineer
> > > > > > > > West Virginia University
> > > > > > > > Telecommunications and Network Operations
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> > > > > > West Virginia University
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