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

Wed Mar 19 13:47:14 EDT 2008

So my original statement is correct.

On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 12:45 PM, Jonathan Charles <jonvoip at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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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