[cisco-voip] Call Manager Version 7 and Unity Connection

[Monica Hardy]

Thanks to everyone for their comments.

 

I agree with the .0 vs the .1 release, however since this is more like
6.2 is why I posed the question in the first place.

At my last job we did go with the 6.01 release at the urging of another
VAR and that was a major jump from 4.1.3.  We

didn't have any major problems.  I think that it is less of a risk going
to 7.0 since it is really like a 6.2, but I just

wanted to see if anyone would throw up any red flags.

 

We are a Microsoft shop and I have never even seen  Unity Connection.  I
think the VAR just brought this up because of the complexity of trying
to make sure all of the Unity prerequisites were in place ( exchange,
DC, Global Catalog Server, etc.) at 

some of the worldwide locations in order for Unity to work.  He also
told me that the user would still get their VM's in their Outlook.  With
Unity Enterprise you are able to cluster the Unity boxes with Digital
Networking, right?  Any comments on this, as I have only had Unity
Enterprise deployed at one main location?  I think the VAR was also
pushing Unity Connection because it is more of an appliance model and
saying that Cisco was moving in that direction.

 

On a side note, I have looked everywhere and cannot determine if to move
licenses I need to have the phones configured in call manager or
actually registered.  A lot of phones were deleted and I need to figure
out if I actually need to plug every phone in or just have them
configured and unregistered.

 

Thank you

 

-Monica

 

 

 

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From: Scott Voll [mailto:svoll.voip at gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 8:00 AM
To: Monica Hardy
Cc: cisco-voip at puck.nether.net
Subject: Re: [cisco-voip] Call Manager Version 7 and Unity Connection

 

I don't know when you plan on upgrading..... but I think I can get a
second on this.  in production...... NEVER go with a .0 release wait
until .1 at a minimum.  eg. 7.0 vs 7.1.

 

I second Lelio's comments about Unity connections.  if your not a M$
enviroment then go with Unity Connections.  and if your not wanting UM
then go with Unity connections.

 

do you currently have CRS / IPCCx / UCCx or what ever they are calling
it today?  if so, that will drive more of the upgrade versions then
anything.

 

Scott

On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 2:37 PM, Monica Hardy <Monica.Hardy at openwave.com>
wrote:

I realize that this is a brand new product.  

 

I am planning a worldwide upgrade (from 4.1.3)/migration of Call Manager
while consolidating about 8 clusters into 1.

 

I was advised by my VAR that version 7 is the way to go and that is what
Cisco is telling its customers.

 

I would like any and all thoughts on this subject.

 

Anybody actually running it in production yet?  

 

I was also advised from this same person that Cisco is also starting to
push Unity Connection instead of Unity Enterprise

especially in cases like ours of many worldwide offices.

 

I did search the forums, but didn't see much out there.

 

Thank you

 

-Monica

 

 

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Monica P. Hardy

Openwave

Sr. Network Engineer

Phone: 650-480-5597

email:  monica.hardy at openwave.com

 


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