You can move the data and the log files from the C:\ for both SQL and Exchange very easily without reinstalling the OS. Also if you do not purchase it you are not allowed to install SQL or enterprise manager you must install MSDE. <br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 12:29 PM, Jonathan Charles <<a href="mailto:jonvoip@gmail.com">jonvoip@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Also, make sure you do NOT install SQL or Exchange (if VM only) on the<br>C drive... this action cannot be undone (without blowing it away), but<br>
it can be mitigated (a little)...<br><br>Use SQL regardless of how many ports you have and put the SQL db on a<br>BIG drive...<br><br>Also, if VM only, enable circular logging.<br><font color="#888888"><br><br><br>Jonathan<br>
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<div class="Wj3C7c"><br>On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 12:17 PM, Scott Voll <<a href="mailto:svoll.voip@gmail.com">svoll.voip@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> one other thing..... make sure you have a OS partition greater then 8 gigs<br>
> which was the default in unity 4.0. it will not fit. suggested now is 12<br>> gigs.<br>><br>> learned it the hard way. I had W2k3 so I was just going to upgrade. got to<br>> the part to install Unity but by then.... I only had 300k available on the<br>
> HD. Had to blow away the whole thing and start from scratch. loaded back<br>> to unity 4.0 did the dirt restore then upgrade with out issue. Just a<br>> longer night then I was hoping for.<br>><br>> Scott<br>
><br>><br>><br>> On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 8:24 AM, Ed Leatherman <<a href="mailto:ealeatherman@gmail.com">ealeatherman@gmail.com</a>><br>> wrote:<br>><br>> > Thanks for the tip, we'll certainly have a different name on the new<br>
> server so it will help knowing that ahead of time. You get bonus points for<br>> using the word accouterments. :)<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 10:30 AM, Jonathan Charles <<a href="mailto:jonvoip@gmail.com">jonvoip@gmail.com</a>><br>
> wrote:<br>> ><br>> > > I have done about a dozen Unity 4.x to 5.0(1) upgrades...<br>> > ><br>> > > Here's what I have done.<br>> > ><br>> > > Install new server with Windows 2003, using Cisco's platform DVD for<br>
> > > Unity (or CUC), install Unity 4.2 (and all accouterments) and then<br>> > > restore DRT backup, and upgrade to 5.0...<br>> > ><br>> > > I have had pretty good success... Just note, you may run into a bug<br>
> > > where the Unity 5 install says the server had been renamed using an<br>> > > unsupported method... if so, go into SQL, check the table,<br>> > > UnitySetupParameters and look the @PrimaryServer, change this to match<br>
> > > the hostname of the server.<br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > > Jonathan<br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > > On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 9:22 AM, Ed Leatherman <<a href="mailto:ealeatherman@gmail.com">ealeatherman@gmail.com</a>><br>
> wrote:<br>> > > > Hi folks,<br>> > > ><br>> > > > Planning out our upgrade to Unity version 5 from 4.2.1 (running<br>> win2k). I<br>> > > > have a spare server of the same model etc that I would like to use to<br>
> make<br>> > > > the OS upgrade easier but had a question I was hoping someone on the<br>> list<br>> > > > might know.<br>> > > ><br>> > > > What I'm considering is bringing up the new server as a brand new<br>
> Unity<br>> > > > install with a new server name, IP address, etc while the existing<br>> system is<br>> > > > still in place, and then migrate the users/settings over. Does anyone<br>> know<br>
> > > > if it's possible using the global subscriber manager to move<br>> subscribers<br>> > > > from a Unity 4.2 system to a Unity 5.0 system? I've never used the<br>> tool<br>> > > > myself for this purpose (we only have 1 Unity server), but I see that<br>
> it had<br>> > > > "importing, deleting and moving subscribers between Unity servers"..<br>> just<br>> > > > not sure about between versions of Unity. I would still have to<br>> reconfigure<br>
> > > > call handlers in this case. I'm trying to get a hold of some lab<br>> resources<br>> > > > to test GSM myself between unity versions.<br>> > > ><br>> > > > My other option (if I understand correctly) would be to build the<br>
> system as<br>> > > > the same version of Unity 4.2 on win2k3, do a DiRT restore, and then<br>> upgrade<br>> > > > to 5.0. Maybe this is quicker anyway, has anyone had trouble with<br>> this?<br>
> > > > assuming the same version of DiRT to backup and restore of course.<br>> > > ><br>> > > ><br>> > > > Thanks!<br>> > > ><br>> > > > --<br>> > > > Ed Leatherman<br>
> > > > Senior Voice Engineer<br>> > > > West Virginia University<br>> > > > Telecommunications and Network Operations<br>> > > > _______________________________________________<br>
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