[cisco-voip] Cisco CUCM 6.1.3 to 8.0.0 Upgrade

[Ryan Ratliff]

A couple things.

1. Look into the bridge upgrade feature.  The CUCM upgrade tool (http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps556/products_tech_note09186a0080b31514.shtml) has links with information about this feature.

2. The version of 8.0 you have is a pre-release build of 8.0(1) and is not TAC supported.  You should not be using this verison. Additionally, you will note that all versions of 8.0 prior to 8.0(2c) have been deferred, many due to nasty bugs related to the bridged upgrade feature.

Seeing as you have a pre-release version already I'm guessing you didn't buy the software.  You need to get  8.0(2c) and use the bridged upgrade feature to move to a supported 8.0 version on your new platform.

-Ryan

On Jun 17, 2010, at 5:52 PM, Tor-Ivar Kristoffersen wrote:

> Hi
>  
> I have been struggeling with this upgrade for some some now. I hope someone can cast som light on the matter
>  
> We are running an MCS-7835 with 6.1.3.3190 on. This server does not support 8.0. We also have a new IBM Server that now has a clean install of 8.0.0 on it. The server supports 8.0, and is ordered to Cisco spec. But it will not support 6.1.3 nor 7. So I have a gap between 6.1.3 and 8.0 here.
>  
> This I hoped to resolv by installing a clean 6.1.3.3190 server in vmware, restoring the DRS backup from our production server, and then upgrade this to 8 and do a DRS backup again. Restore to the new server and voila :D. Sounds like a good plan ?
> 
> I tought so  too, but its not as easy as it seems…..
>  
> I did a DRS, that went fine.
> Made my 6.1.3.3190 clean install in vmware, that went fine aswell.
> Made a separate VLAN so that I could use the actual IP’s without interfering with the production server.
> And did a DRS restore. All this went fine.
> Now then.
>  
> My ISO image of the upgrade file is called Bootable_UCSInstall_UCOS_8.0.0.99121-8.sgn.iso
>  
> I have tried using this on a DVD and via SFTP with the same result. NO GO L
>  
> It errors out during the initial upgrade process. Failing on the Disks in vmware.
>  
>                  Critical Error
>  
> Validation error on HSSI mode:
> VMWare Validation Failure:
> Unable to validate VMWare based server disk settings.
> Please check SCSI disks are at least 72GB in size and are located at 0:0 (and 0:1 in a two disk config) in machine settings.
>  
>  
> This is the error message.
>  
> My disks have been 1x120gb, 2x120gb, 2x80gb ( I tried 3 times)
> Same error every time.
>  
> My VMWARE HOST is setup with the following specs.
>  
> 2 vcpu
> 6GB MEM
> 2x120GB disks
> Flexible network adapter ( First E1000, but same error)
> LSI Logic Disk conroller
> Redhat Enterprise 4.2 and 5 . (tried both)
>  
> So now I am basically out of ideas for where to go next.
> 
> Does anyone have any good ideas for me ?
> I have been thinking of this bridged upgrade, but my current hardware MCS 7835 with 6.1.3 will not recognize the ISO file as a valid upgrade option , and I think its not supported on my hardware.
>  
> So again…..anything folks.
>  
>  
> Best Regards
> Tor-Ivar Kristoffersen
> IT Konsulent
> Lufttransport AS
>  
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