[cisco-voip] what do you do for test/lab/beta scenarios?

[Ed Leatherman]

I was able to go to the licensing site and get a 90 day license key
for CUCM 8.6 fairly easily - i will look tomorrow how many devices it
was licensed for.

On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 10:28 AM, Lelio Fulgenzi <lelio at uoguelph.ca> wrote:
> Just wondering what options paths people have chosen for their test/lab/beta
> scenarios? With Cisco tightening up the licensing on their products our
> ability to simply install software for testing is becoming less of an
> option.
>
> From my last recollection of v7.1 CUCM, you can install on real hardware and
> get 50 or so DLUs, but you can't install additional subscribers since you
> don't have node licenses. If you install on VMware, you get additional node
> licenses and DLUs, but you really can't call for support since v7 is not
> supported on VM.
>
> For 7.x Connection, you can install on physical hardware and get 10 VM boxes
> and 2 ports. Not sure about VMware.
>
> The biggest question we have right now is how does UCCx v8 PRE behave out of
> the box without licenses? Do we get at least one or two agents and/or ports
> that we can configure and test with? How does that differ if we install on
> VM?
>
> I also know that there are a few NFR SKUs - are those reserved for partners
> only or can anyone order these?
>
> Any information on how you run your test/lab/beta scenarios without spending
> high $ values on them would be great.
>
> Thanks!
>
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> Lelio Fulgenzi, B.A.
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