Thanks for the tip, we'll certainly have a different name on the new server so it will help knowing that ahead of time. You get bonus points for using the word accouterments. :)<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 10:30 AM, Jonathan Charles <<a href="mailto:jonvoip@gmail.com">jonvoip@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">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>
<div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c"><br>
On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 9:22 AM, Ed Leatherman <<a href="mailto:ealeatherman@gmail.com">ealeatherman@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Hi folks,<br>
><br>
> Planning out our upgrade to Unity version 5 from 4.2.1 (running win2k). I<br>
> have a spare server of the same model etc that I would like to use to make<br>
> the OS upgrade easier but had a question I was hoping someone on the list<br>
> might know.<br>
><br>
> What I'm considering is bringing up the new server as a brand new Unity<br>
> install with a new server name, IP address, etc while the existing system is<br>
> still in place, and then migrate the users/settings over. Does anyone know<br>
> if it's possible using the global subscriber manager to move subscribers<br>
> from a Unity 4.2 system to a Unity 5.0 system? I've never used the tool<br>
> myself for this purpose (we only have 1 Unity server), but I see that it had<br>
> "importing, deleting and moving subscribers between Unity servers".. just<br>
> not sure about between versions of Unity. I would still have to reconfigure<br>
> call handlers in this case. I'm trying to get a hold of some lab resources<br>
> to test GSM myself between unity versions.<br>
><br>
> My other option (if I understand correctly) would be to build the system as<br>
> the same version of Unity 4.2 on win2k3, do a DiRT restore, and then upgrade<br>
> to 5.0. Maybe this is quicker anyway, has anyone had trouble with 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>
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