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<DIV>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!</DIV>
<DIV>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR>Lelio
Fulgenzi, B.A.<BR>Network Analyst (CCS) * University of Guelph * Guelph, Ontario
N1G 2W1<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</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=erickbe@yahoo.com href="mailto:erickbe@yahoo.com">Erick Bergquist</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=erickbe@yahoo.com
href="mailto:erickbe@yahoo.com">erickbe@yahoo.com</A> ; <A
title=lelio@uoguelph.ca href="mailto:lelio@uoguelph.ca">Lelio Fulgenzi</A> ;
<A title=Jason.Burton@CoreBTS.com
href="mailto:Jason.Burton@CoreBTS.com">Burton, Jason</A> ; <A
title=cisco-voip@puck.nether.net
href="mailto:cisco-voip@puck.nether.net">cisco-voip@puck.nether.net</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, August 16, 2005 8:29
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [cisco-voip]Unity Question
(ANSWER)</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>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><BR>---
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:
Burton, Jason ; <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>> > ---
"Burton, Jason" <<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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