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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hi Leslie;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Sure you will need to install 7.x using the DMA file you have and then upgrade to 8.x…that is what the compatibility matrix says.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Also what about 7.x license…will Cisco give a license for the temp step of restoring the DMA to 7.x and then upgrade…you must have a license in order for CUCM service to be up and running and be able to upgrade normally to 8.x<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Please keep us updated with your work with Cisco in that case.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Best Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Ahmed Elnagar | CCIE#24697 Voice</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> cisco-voip-bounces@puck.nether.net [mailto:cisco-voip-bounces@puck.nether.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Leslie Meade<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 14, 2010 7:25 AM<br><b>To:</b> Lelio Fulgenzi<br><b>Cc:</b> voyp list<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [cisco-voip] 4.2 to 8 upgrade and what licensing have to say<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>yea I thought as much but it did sound strange at the time..<br><br>Cheers<br><br><br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Lelio Fulgenzi [<a href="mailto:lelio@uoguelph.ca">mailto:lelio@uoguelph.ca</a>]<br>Sent: Mon 12/13/2010 9:23 PM<br>To: Leslie Meade<br>Cc: voyp list<br>Subject: Re: [cisco-voip] 4.2 to 8 upgrade and what licensing have to say<br><br>I'm not sure licensing is up to speed on the upgrade paths. I would trust the compatibility matrix.<br><br><a href="http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/voice_ip_comm/cucm/compat/ccmcompmatr.html#wp278167">http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/voice_ip_comm/cucm/compat/ccmcompmatr.html#wp278167</a><br><br>As for the DMA, yes, they do that. You don't send them the entire DMA file though, there is a license file that is produced. That's what you send them, along with the MAC address and the PAK of the software.<br><br>---<br>Lelio Fulgenzi, B.A.<br>Senior Analyst (CCS) * University of Guelph * Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1<br>(519) 824-4120 x56354 (519) 767-1060 FAX (JNHN)<br>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^<br>Cooking with unix is easy. You just sed it and forget it.<br>- LFJ (with apologies to Mr. Popeil)<br><br><br><br>From: "Leslie Meade" <<a href="mailto:lmeade@signal.ca">lmeade@signal.ca</a>><br>To: "voyp list" <<a href="mailto:cisco-voip@puck.nether.net">cisco-voip@puck.nether.net</a>><br>Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2010 12:11:59 AM<br>Subject: [cisco-voip] 4.2 to 8 upgrade and what licensing have to say<br><br>4.2 to 8 upgrade and what licensing have to say<br><br>I am am speaking to licensing about the requirements and I am told the following<br><br>-If you are upgrading from version 4 to version 8, there is no need to pass through version 7. You can have it upgraded directly to 8; just have an upgrade license and the DMA file.<br>-I will need you to send me the DMA file of your Call Manager version 4 to get them converted to version 8.<br><br>Hmmm everyone i have asked and on here say no you need to go to 7 and then on to 8...<br>And since when does cisco do the DMA conversion ?<br><br>Am I missing something here ?<br><br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>cisco-voip mailing list<br><a href="mailto:cisco-voip@puck.nether.net">cisco-voip@puck.nether.net</a><br><a href="https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-voip">https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-voip</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><DIV> </DIV>Disclaimer: NOTICE The information contained in this message is confidential and is intended for the addressee(s) only. If you have received this message in error or there are any problems please notify the originator immediately. 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