[cisco-voip] 4.2 to 8 upgrade and what licensing have to say

[Anthony Holloway]

CallManager Operating System Administration Guide - Bridge Upgrade

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/voice_ip_comm/cucm/cucos/8_0_2/cucos/iptpch7.html#wp1058411

<http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/voice_ip_comm/cucm/cucos/8_0_2/cucos/iptpch7.html#wp1058411>
Anthony

On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 1:20 PM, Ahmed Elnagar
<ahmed_elnagar at rayacorp.com>wrote:

>
> that would be cool.
> do you have documents for the below?
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: avholloway at gmail.com on behalf of Anthony Holloway
> Sent: Tue 12/14/2010 5:32 PM
> To: Ahmed Elnagar
> Cc: Leslie Meade; voyp list
> Subject: Re: [cisco-voip] 4.2 to 8 upgrade and what licensing have to say
>
> Is this a true statement?  I'm thinking it's not.
>
> "you must have a license ... be able to upgrade normally to 8.x"
>
> There is even a bridged upgrade feature, which lets you upgrade on
> unsupported hardware, the service will never start, but you can then take a
> backup, and restore onto supported hardware.
>
> Unless you actually plan to run on 7x for a few days, then upgrade to 8x
> later, I don't think you need a 7x license.  Just go from 4 to 7 to 8 in
> one
> swoop, only licensing 8.
>
> Anthony
>
> On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 2:46 AM, Ahmed Elnagar
> <ahmed_elnagar at rayacorp.com>wrote:
>
> > Hi Leslie;
> >
> >
> >
> > Sure you will need to install 7.x using the DMA file you have and then
> > upgrade to 8.x.that is what the compatibility matrix says.
> >
> >
> >
> > Also what about 7.x license.will Cisco give a license for the temp step
> of
> > restoring the DMA to 7.x and then upgrade.you must have a license in
> order
> > for CUCM service to be up and running and be able to upgrade normally to
> 8.x
> >
> >
> >
> > Please keep us updated with your work with Cisco in that case.
> >
> >
> >
> > Best Regards,
> >
> > Ahmed Elnagar | CCIE#24697 Voice
> >
> >
> >
> > *From:* cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net [mailto:
> > cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net] *On Behalf Of *Leslie Meade
> > *Sent:* Tuesday, December 14, 2010 7:25 AM
> > *To:* Lelio Fulgenzi
> >
> > *Cc:* voyp list
> > *Subject:* Re: [cisco-voip] 4.2 to 8 upgrade and what licensing have to
> > say
> >
> >
> >
> > yea I thought as much but it did sound strange at the time..
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Lelio Fulgenzi [mailto:lelio at uoguelph.ca <lelio at uoguelph.ca> <
> lelio at uoguelph.ca>]
> > Sent: Mon 12/13/2010 9:23 PM
> > To: Leslie Meade
> > Cc: voyp list
> > Subject: Re: [cisco-voip] 4.2 to 8 upgrade and what licensing have to say
> >
> > I'm not sure licensing is up to speed on the upgrade paths. I would trust
> > the compatibility matrix.
> >
> >
> >
> http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/voice_ip_comm/cucm/compat/ccmcompmatr.html#wp278167
> >
> > As for the DMA, yes, they do that. You don't send them the entire DMA
> file
> > though, there is a license file that is produced. That's what you send
> them,
> > along with the MAC address and the PAK of the software.
> >
> > ---
> > Lelio Fulgenzi, B.A.
> > Senior Analyst (CCS) * University of Guelph * Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1
> > (519) 824-4120 x56354 (519) 767-1060 FAX (JNHN)
> > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > Cooking with unix is easy. You just sed it and forget it.
> > - LFJ (with apologies to Mr. Popeil)
> >
> >
> >
> > From: "Leslie Meade" <lmeade at signal.ca>
> > To: "voyp list" <cisco-voip at puck.nether.net>
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2010 12:11:59 AM
> > Subject: [cisco-voip] 4.2 to 8 upgrade and what licensing have to say
> >
> > 4.2 to 8 upgrade and what licensing have to say
> >
> > I am am speaking to licensing about the requirements and I am told the
> > following
> >
> > -If you are upgrading from version 4 to version 8, there is no need to
> pass
> > through version 7. You can have it upgraded directly to 8; just have an
> > upgrade license and the DMA file.
> > -I will need you to send me the DMA file of your Call Manager version 4
> to
> > get them converted to version 8.
> >
> > Hmmm everyone i have asked and on here say no you need to go to 7 and
> then
> > on to 8...
> > And since when does cisco do the DMA conversion ?
> >
> > Am I missing something here ?
> >
> >
> >
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