[cisco-voip] Prime Collaboration Deployment Tool

[Boon]

Some great advice there thanks all





On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 4:12 PM, Jason Aarons (AM) <
jason.aarons at dimensiondata.com> wrote:

>  I agree, device loads should be hard coded on devices and upgraded
> outside of CallManager upgrades.
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> *From:* cisco-voip [mailto:cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net] *On Behalf
> Of *Josh Warcop
> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 11, 2014 9:13 AM
> *To:* cisco-voip at puck.nether.net
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> *Subject:* Re: [cisco-voip] Prime Collaboration Deployment Tool
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> Side note - I've started advocating assigning firmware loads to devices
> via BAT. I no longer want all phones to upgrade or downgrade immediately
> following a CUCM version switch.
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> Sent from my Windows Phone
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> *From: *Heim, Dennis <Dennis.Heim at wwt.com>
> *Sent: *‎11/‎11/‎2014 8:46 AM
> *To: *Boon <ciscovoipuser at gmail.com>; cisco-voip at puck.nether.net
> *Subject: *Re: [cisco-voip] Prime Collaboration Deployment Tool
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> PCD is a tool, it is not a complete upgrade and patching solution
> (sales/marketing). It has specific versions and specific tasks that it can
> do. Many things it cannot (verify with cco).  It does work with all the
> caveats. You will need to upload all cop files and iso files to the PCD
> server. All files will be pushed from the PCD server as part of the upgrade
> task. If you have nodes at remote locations, this will be 4-5gb across your
> network (allocate necessary time). It will upgrade one node at a time,
> streamlining and parallel ops is not really in PCD’s deck of cards at this
> time. For example, it will do each cucm subscriber in serial, instead of
> all at the same time, or upgrading IM&P while it doing cucm. With proper
> time, it will complete.
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> Normally in a significant upgrade as 6.x to 10.x is, you are obviously
> getting new hardware. Without PCD, this would all be staged in an offline
> environment, so cut night is turning off the existing servers and turning
> on the new ones. VM migration and all that has to be planned for, etc.
> However, with PCD, everything happens the night of cut. PCD migrates the
> data out of the existing cluster, then it shuts those down and bring up the
> new VM’s.
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> Please also note that you need appropriate VMWare licensing to support the
> storage API’s .. you need foundation or standard the default that is
> offered as part of BE7K will not permit the use of PCD.
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> In your migration you will also  need to plan for endpoint firmware
> upgrades, depending on what you are running for some endpoints this may be
> a multi-step upgrade. Some have also noted there is a bug with the default
> 10.5 firmware as it relates to headset and transfer functionality, so
> following your upgrading to 10.X you will want to upgrade past the default
> firmware.
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> The trick with PCD is to figure out what you want your upgrade process to
> look like then determine where PCD can help. PCD is great for pushing cop
> files and firmware upgrades across medium to large size clusters (big time
> savings). When it comes to full upgrades, it does get the job done, but it
> does take longer.
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> Hope this helps,
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> *Dennis Heim | Collaboration Solutions Architect*
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> World Wide Technology, Inc. | +1 314-212-1814
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> *From:* cisco-voip [mailto:cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net
> <cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net>] *On Behalf Of *Boon
> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 11, 2014 3:49 AM
> *To:* cisco-voip at puck.nether.net
> *Subject:* [cisco-voip] Prime Collaboration Deployment Tool
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> I'm planning on upgrading a customer's CUCM 6.1(5) to 10.5 in the next few
> weeks by using the new PCD tool. I've tried it out in the lab and it seems
> ok.
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> Has anyone used this tool to perform upgrades on production systems? If so
> what was your experience please, good or bad? Are there any gotchas that I
> need to be aware of?
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> Thanks
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> itevomcid
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