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

[Kevin Dunn]

 I thought the MAC had to match for the upgrade.
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> That is why I was going to do it, So the MAC of the new machine would be
> the same for 4.1.3 to 7.0.2....
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> Kevin
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> On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 2:41 PM, Matthew Loraditch <
> MLoraditch at heliontechnologies.com> wrote:
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>>  I would just pull a DMA from your production server during the evening
>> or another slow time. No need to install 4.1.3 again and BARs in your old
>> setup just to pull a DMA that I can think of.
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>> *From:* cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net [mailto:
>> cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net] *On Behalf Of *Kevin Dunn
>> *Sent:* Thursday, August 13, 2009 3:21 PM
>> *To:* Lelio Fulgenzi
>> *Cc:* Cisco Voip List
>> *Subject:* Re: [cisco-voip] callmanager license migration from 4.x to 6.x
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>> This is an older thread that I am going to hi-jack for a quick thought.  I
>> too am adding new hardware to my wonderful CCM upgrade from 4.1.3 to 7.0.2
>> I have the media and the hardware, this is what I was thinking.
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>> 1.  Load CCM 4.1.3 onto the new hardware.
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>> 2.  Shut down my PUB so as not to confuse the network and run BARS to
>> restore the LAB server to current configuration.
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>> 3.  unplug NIC on LAB to avoid collisions and power PUB back on
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>> (production is back in business)
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>> 4.  Change IP Address on LAB server to new scheme.
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>> 5.  begin upgrade procedure and license requests for LAB server
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>> 6.  Obtain license for LAB server (MAC will match)
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>> 7.  Test upgrade ad-naseum until satisfied then move phones and users to
>> new cluster.
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>> Am I going about this with more difficulty than necessary?  I often think
>> things out to the hardest possible method and then struggle with why it
>> wasn't easier.  The end result is I would like a production cluster and a
>> lab cluster so I can test in relative peace while the end users are unaware
>> of any changes, then maybe even doing training on the new system with six to
>> eight phones registered to the new system, and change over end users as my
>> leisure...
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>> Ideas?  Thoughts?  Concerns?
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>> Thanks all
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>> Kevin
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