[cisco-voip] PLM 11.0 issues with CUC 11.5.1 SU3?

[Erick Bergquist]

Thanks Charles.  Rehosted Unity licenses to unity server w/added
encryption license and Unity is happy again.

Weird it worked fine for a week before throwing a licensing error.

Erick

On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 12:11 AM, Erick Bergquist <erickbee at gmail.com> wrote:
> FWIW,
>
> This is the only paragraph in the CUC 11.5 SU3 release notes.
> Encryption is disabled on CUC at moment.
>
> In earlier releases, by default encryption was enabled on Cisco Unity
> Connection. However, Unity Connection 11.5(1) SU3 and later allows you
> to enable or disable the encryption on restricted version of Cisco
> Unity Connection to use the security modules. In Demo Mode, the
> encryption is disabled by default. It means you are not allowed to use
> the security modules of Cisco Unity Connection in Demo Mode. You can
> enable the encryption on Unity Connection only when $0 ENC SKU/license
> file is installed on the PLM. To enable or disable the encryption, a
> new CLI command utils
> cuc encryption is introduced in Unity Connection 11.5(1) SU3 and later.
>
>
> admin:utils cuc encryption ?
> utils cuc encryption [enable | disable | status]
> admin:utils cuc encryption status
>
> Encryption Mode: Disabled
>
>
> I'm not finding much yet on CUCM 11.0 talking to a PLM 11.5 with the
> encryption license, if I rehost the licenses to the CUC PLM instance
> will CUCM 11.0 sync fine?
>
> Or switch version reboot back to 9.x and upgrade unity to 11.5.1 SU2.
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, Aug 27, 2017 at 11:57 PM, Erick Bergquist <erickbee at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Ok, I was thinking about it being that.  Should have stuck to CUC 11.5.1 SU2.
>>
>> It was working fine for a week. Weird.
>>
>> So I wonder if I can rehost the licenses to Unity Connection 11.5 SU3
>> and have CUCM 11.0 talk to PLM on unity connection 11.5.1 SU3 fine?
>>
>> PLM is co-located on CUCM 11.0 right now (not standalone PLM server).
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Aug 27, 2017 at 11:50 PM, Charles Goldsmith
>> <wokka at justfamily.org> wrote:
>>> 11.5.1su3 requires PLM 11.5.1su2, due to the change with the encryption
>>> license:
>>> https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/voice_ip_comm/cucm/plm/11_5_1_SU2/releasenotes/cplm_b_release-notes-cplm-1151su2/cplm_b_release-notes-cplm-1151su2_chapter_01.html
>>> Look at the first Note.
>>>
>>> YMMV, but I ran into a bug when I upgraded a PLM to su2 recently, it
>>> wouldn't switch version, even after a reboot, got a vague error about
>>> locking the database.  After waiting a few hours with no change, booted off
>>> of the recovery CD and forced the switch.  No issues after that.  I had a
>>> good backup, so wasn't concerned about forcing it.
>>>
>>> On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 12:43 AM, Erick Bergquist <erickbee at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Anyone having any issues with CUC 11.5.1 SU3 and PLM on a 11.0.1?
>>>>
>>>> (thinking about rehosting licenses to the 11.5.1 SU3 CUC node)
>>>>
>>>> It has been working fine for a week since the upgrade and today CUC
>>>> threw a license error.
>>>>
>>>> PLM 11.0 shows a "Application Error" for the Unity Connection instance.
>>>>
>>>> I deleted the product instance from PLM, added it back and it picks up
>>>> correct 11.5 version fine then on Sync gives "Application Error".
>>>>
>>>> I've reset the unity servers and call manager acting as PLM and same
>>>> thing.
>>>>
>>>> I reset PLM to default demo mode, deleted the Product instances, and
>>>> applied the licenses again.  I added Product instances back and it is
>>>> not liking  Unity still. PLM has all 11.x licenses. PLM detects the
>>>> unity version 11.5 correct but doesn't sync.
>>>>
>>>> Reason we're using CUCM 11.0 over 11.5 is due to phone depreciation in
>>>> 11.5 with some model phones.
>>>>
>>>> Erick
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