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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>That’s what I’m seeing also,
it’s just working with no problems. It’s been up and running for
19hours now.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
cisco-voip-bounces@puck.nether.net [mailto:cisco-voip-bounces@puck.nether.net] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Lelio Fulgenzi<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, August 16, 2005
8:26 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">cisco-voip@puck.nether.net</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [cisco-voip]Unity
Question (ANSWER)</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>That's interesting, my colleage actually posted a reply to that about
us swapping our hardware for an analog integration and we had no problems we
simply installed the harddrives into the new server and up we were. Not error
messages nothing!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>
Lelio Fulgenzi, B.A.<br>
Network Analyst (CCS) * <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Guelph</st1:PlaceName> * <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Guelph</st1:City>,
<st1:State w:st="on">Ontario</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">N1G 2W1</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><br>
(519) 824-4120 x56354 (519) 767-1060 FAX (JNHN)<br>
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ <br>
"I had a coffee and Coke at lunch today...and now, I've got more jitter
than an<br>
IP phone on a long haul 10base2
connection"
LFJ<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <a
href="mailto:erickbe@yahoo.com" title="erickbe@yahoo.com">Erick Bergquist</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>To:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <a
href="mailto:erickbe@yahoo.com" title="erickbe@yahoo.com">erickbe@yahoo.com</a>
; <a href="mailto:lelio@uoguelph.ca" title="lelio@uoguelph.ca">Lelio Fulgenzi</a>
; <a href="mailto:Jason.Burton@CoreBTS.com" title="Jason.Burton@CoreBTS.com">Burton,
Jason</a> ; <a href="mailto:cisco-voip@puck.nether.net"
title="cisco-voip@puck.nether.net">cisco-voip@puck.nether.net</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Tuesday, August
16, 2005 8:29 AM<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Re:
[cisco-voip]Unity Question (ANSWER)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>I posted the original question on the unified<br>
messaging forum (link below) and got a reply that the<br>
grace period is 4 hours. <br>
<br>
<a
href="http://forum.cisco.com/eforum/servlet/NetProf?page=netprof&forum=IP%20Communications%20and%20Video&topic=Unified%20Communications&CommCmd=MB%3Fcmd%3Ddisplay_location%26location%3D.1dd90e99">http://forum.cisco.com/eforum/servlet/NetProf?page=netprof&forum=IP%20Communications%20and%20Video&topic=Unified%20Communications&CommCmd=MB%3Fcmd%3Ddisplay_location%26location%3D.1dd90e99</a><br>
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--- Erick Bergquist <<a href="mailto:erickbe@yahoo.com">erickbe@yahoo.com</a>>
wrote:<br>
<br>
> The unity licensing docs state that the server has<br>
> to<br>
> have a license file that matches the servers MAC<br>
> address (primary, virtual, etc). <br>
> <br>
> I couldn't find a doc that states it continues to<br>
> work<br>
> with a license that doesn't match. But I guess it<br>
> may<br>
> depend on how you're restoring and how the license<br>
> gets there maybe. Maybe if you're restoring from<br>
> backup, the files are already there and license is<br>
> not<br>
> being added new. Maybe they let unity run as long as<br>
> there is a license for a bit in case of disasters<br>
> where someone had to restore to another server so<br>
> they<br>
> weren't totally out while the new license was<br>
> coming.<br>
> You could try posting something on the cisco unified<br>
> messaging forum , there are a few cisco unity folks<br>
> that reply out there frequently.<br>
> <br>
><br>
<a
href="http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps2237/products_white_paper09186a008019c743.shtml">http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps2237/products_white_paper09186a008019c743.shtml</a><br>
> <br>
> License Files and MAC Addresses<br>
> <br>
> Each license file (except the default license file)<br>
> is<br>
> registered to the MAC address (physical address) of<br>
> the network interface card (NIC) on the Cisco Unity<br>
> server. The license file for one computer cannot be<br>
> used on a second computer (for example, because you<br>
> want to replace the Cisco Unity server). You must<br>
> obtain a replacement license file registered to the<br>
> MAC address on the second computer. See the<br>
> "Replacing<br>
> License Files When Replacing a Cisco Unity Server"<br>
> section. <br>
> <br>
> --- Lelio Fulgenzi <<a href="mailto:lelio@uoguelph.ca">lelio@uoguelph.ca</a>>
wrote:<br>
> <br>
> > I wouldn't mind confirmation of this. When we were<br>
> > researching backup options we decided to buy<br>
> > hardware to backup our two Unity servers (7855s)<br>
> and<br>
> > were told we could simply plug in the harddrives<br>
> and<br>
> > it would work. We tested this and it did, but I<br>
> > don't think we did any sort of time trial.<br>
> > <br>
> > ----- Original Message ----- <br>
> > From: Erick Bergquist <br>
> > To: <st1:PersonName w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Burton</st1:place></st1:City>, Jason</st1:PersonName> ; <a
href="mailto:cisco-voip@puck.nether.net">cisco-voip@puck.nether.net</a> <br>
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 12:29 AM<br>
> > Subject: Re: [cisco-voip]Unity Question<br>
> > <br>
> > <br>
> > <br>
> > What version of Unity? Unity 4.x has license<br>
> tied<br>
> > to<br>
> > MAC file. Maybe the other machine was not<br>
> plugged<br>
> > in<br>
> > and at one time someone programmed the NIC to<br>
> have<br>
> > same MAC as other machine perhaps? <br>
> > <br>
> > I think unity will run for a few hours also (or<br>
> > perhaps days) before it stops due to licensing<br>
> > issues.<br>
> > <br>
> > --- "<st1:PersonName w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Burton</st1:place></st1:City>, Jason</st1:PersonName>" <<a
href="mailto:Jason.Burton@CoreBTS.com">Jason.Burton@CoreBTS.com</a>><br>
> > wrote:<br>
> > <br>
> > > Recently the our Unity server had a hardware<br>
> > > failure, long story short.<br>
> > > We had a machine sitting in the rack that we<br>
> > > restored Unity onto, its<br>
> > > working fine. Now the question is why is it<br>
> > running<br>
> > > alright? Isn't the<br>
> > > license file based on the MAC of the NIC? We<br>
> > have<br>
> > > request in to Cisco<br>
> > > for a new license file, but I'm curious as to<br>
> > why it<br>
> > > is working now.<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
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