[cisco-voip] CUCM Pre-Upgrade Checklist

[Charles Goldsmith]

Nothing better than having a pair of linux VM's to backup to, in
geographically diverse locations :)

For a temporary backup or COP source, enable ssh on the esxi host or I use
my macbook as the sftp server.


On Tue, Apr 24, 2018 at 6:51 PM Anthony Holloway <
avholloway+cisco-voip at gmail.com> wrote:

> I was mostly making fun of the "free FTDP" when it should have been
> "freeFTPd."  However, I appreciate you breathing new life into this.
>
> On Tue, Apr 24, 2018 at 2:34 PM Ryan Ratliff (rratliff) <
> rratliff at cisco.com> wrote:
>
>> Just filed CSCvj14739 to see if they will update the docs. Given the last
>> release of FreeFTPd was a number of years ago there’s no guarantee it will
>> happen, but that doesn’t mean it won’t work any longer.
>>
>> -Ryan
>>
>> On Apr 24, 2018, at 3:10 PM, Ryan Huff <ryanhuff at outlook.com> wrote:
>>
>> It was the 1GB max per transaction file size, but was then fixed. I don’t
>> think they’ve restricted their cipher suites either, so I think it still
>> works with CBC-Blowfish and other older/weaker suites .... which is why
>> folks like it on CUCM; might not be the most secure but it just works.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Apr 24, 2018, at 15:06, Ryan Ratliff (rratliff) <rratliff at cisco.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> I vaguely recall something changing with FreeFTPd that specifically broke
>> our DRS and that’s why it’s no longer supported.
>> i don’t know if it was a max file size or something else.
>>
>> -Ryan
>>
>> On Apr 24, 2018, at 12:33 PM, Anthony Holloway <
>> avholloway+cisco-voip at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I just noticed Cisco now supports freeFTPd, but they stopped supporting
>> my favorite SFTP product "free FTDP."  :(
>>
>> "Cisco does not support using the SFTP product free FTDP."
>>
>> Source: same document
>>
>> 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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