[cisco-voip] CUCM Pre-Upgrade Checklist

[Bill Talley]

I've seen it and had the same reaction you're having.  I *believe*, but
could be wrong, those disclaimers are added in relation to Prime
Collaboration Deployment (PCD) upgrades.  I've performed several PCD
upgrades and experienced the issues described in your email (and many
others) when using PCD and have stopped using PCD for those reason.  Doing
direct upgrades, I've taken the precautions outlined in the docs you
referenced, but have not encountered those issues during direct upgrades.

On Sat, Mar 31, 2018 at 10:38 PM, Anthony Holloway <
avholloway+cisco-voip at gmail.com> wrote:

> Has anyone seen this lately?  This thing is nuts.  I've been doing
> upgrades for like 10 years now, and this seems a little over the top.
>
> https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/voice_ip_comm/cucm/
> upgrade/11_5_1/cucm_b_upgrade-guide-cucm-115/cucm_b_upgrade-
> guide-cucm-115_chapter_010001.html
>
> Some Highlights:
>
> "If you have custom ringtones or background images in the TFTP directory,
> you need to create a separate backup for these files. They are not included
> in the Disaster Recovery System (DRS) backup file."
>
> Good to know.  I must admit that I didn't know that.
>
> "Record the following login and password information: all application
> users credentials, such as DRS, AXL, and accounts for other third-party
> integration"
>
> What?  Why?  What do you plan on doing with my configuration?
>
> "Record the settings for Enterprise Parameters on both [CM] nodes and
> [IM&P] nodes. [T]he settings that are configured on Unified Communications
> Manager nodes overwrite the settings configured on IM and Presence Service
> nodes during the upgrade process."
>
> Well that's some lazy software engineering right there folks.
>
> "Export user records using the Bulk Administration Tool (BAT)."
>
> That's a nice list of users you got there.  It would be a shame if this
> upgrade deleted all of them.
>
> And the list just goes on, and on, and on.  The pre-upgrade is as long as
> the upgrade.  Who legitimately is already doing 100% of these things?
>
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