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

[Matthew Saskin]

They just need to be configured in CCM prior to the upgrade, not 
registered.  The license export file in the DMA is based on configured

Monica Hardy wrote:
> Thanks to everyone for their comments.
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> 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.
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> 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
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> 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
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> wanted to see if anyone would throw up any red flags.
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> 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
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Thank you
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> -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
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Scott
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> On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 2:37 PM, Monica Hardy <Monica.Hardy at openwave.com 
> <mailto:Monica.Hardy at openwave.com>> wrote:
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> I realize that this is a brand new product. 
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> I am planning a worldwide upgrade (from 4.1.3)/migration of Call Manager 
> while consolidating about 8 clusters into 1.
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> I was advised by my VAR that version 7 is the way to go and that is what 
> Cisco is telling its customers.
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> I would like any and all thoughts on this subject.
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> Anybody actually running it in production yet? 
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> I was also advised from this same person that Cisco is also starting to 
> push Unity Connection instead of Unity Enterprise
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> especially in cases like ours of many worldwide offices.
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> I did search the forums, but didn't see much out there.
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> Thank you
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> -Monica
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> Monica P. Hardy
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> Openwave
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> Sr. Network Engineer
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> Phone: 650-480-5597
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> email:  monica.hardy at openwave.com <mailto:monica.hardy at openwave.com>
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