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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">MCS servers are almost completely sold out, only a few models remain at random distributors worldwide and the 3<sup>rd</sup> party options are from my understanding are also no longer available.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Your best and recommended option is to go Virtual. You have 3<sup>rd</sup> party virtualization options, but I would say go BE6K. See here:
<a href="http://docwiki.cisco.com/wiki/Unified_Communications_in_a_Virtualized_Environment">
http://docwiki.cisco.com/wiki/Unified_Communications_in_a_Virtualized_Environment</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:#1F497D">Matthew G. Loraditch – CCNP-Voice, CCNA-R&S, CCDA<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> cisco-voip [mailto:cisco-voip-bounces@puck.nether.net]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Robin Clayton<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, September 24, 2013 10:05 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> cisco-voip@puck.nether.net<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [cisco-voip] Replacement for old 7815-i3 for unity connection 8.6<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Dear all ,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">We are looking to upgrade from UCX 7.1.x to 8.6
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">I understand our 7815-i3 is not supported on 8.x
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">I can’t work out exactly what the best replacement is,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">The MCS’s listed here <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/voice_ip_comm/connection/8x/supported_platforms/8xcucspl.html#wp760981">http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/voice_ip_comm/connection/8x/supported_platforms/8xcucspl.html#wp760981</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Are all EOL with IBM .<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="pb1body1"><span lang="EN-GB">Is the UCS-C210M2 suitable for a non-virtualised platform?
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<p class="pb1body1"><span lang="EN-GB">Alternatively I also want to investigate virtualising this server and an old 7816 running CUCM 7.1 going to 8.6 and the above server on one platform.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="pb1body1"><span lang="EN-GB"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="pb1body1"><span lang="EN-GB">We have les than 150 handsets and less than 100 mailboxes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="pb1body1"><span lang="EN-GB">Anyone gone through this?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="pb1body1"><span lang="EN-GB"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="pb1body1"><span lang="EN-GB">Rob<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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