Solved: Upgrading from Unity 4.0(4)SR1 to Unity Connection 7.x using COBRAS

voiceops · ‎11-02-2009

Has anybody upgraded from Unity 4.0(4)SR1 to Unity Connection 7.x using COBRAS for data export?

I'm planning to do this upgrade sometime soon but it says on the "System Requirements for Cisco Unity Connection Release 7.x" document (link below) that it is recommended to use COBRAS with Unity 4.0(5).

Any advise is appreciated.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/voice_ip_comm/connection/7x/requirements/7xcucsysreqs.html#wp152010

Rob Huffman · ‎11-02-2009

Hi Voiceops,

I believe that this a a "hard and fast" rule rather than a recommendation :(

From Lindborg;

http://forum.cisco.com/eforum/servlet/NetProf?page=netprof&forum=Unified%20Communications%20and%20Video&topic=Unified%20Communications%20Applications&CommCmd=MB%3Fcmd%3Dpass_through%26location%3Doutline%40%5E1%40%40.2cd4954a/0#selected_message

From Daniel and Arvind;

http://forum.cisco.com/eforum/servlet/NetProf?page=netprof&forum=Unified%20Communications%20and%20Video&topic=IP%20Telephony&topicID=.ee6c829&fromOutline=&CommCmd=MB%3Fcmd%3Ddisplay_location%26location%3D.2cd421db

From the COBRAS Help;

No Unity version older than 4.0(5) will ever be supported with COBRAS. The database interfaces used were not complete before the 4.0(5) release

http://www.ciscounitytools.com/Applications/General/COBRAS/Help/COBRAS.htm#_Toc239125422

Hope this helps!

Rob

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Rob Huffman · ‎11-02-2009

Hi Voiceops,

I believe that this a a "hard and fast" rule rather than a recommendation :(

From Lindborg;

http://forum.cisco.com/eforum/servlet/NetProf?page=netprof&forum=Unified%20Communications%20and%20Video&topic=Unified%20Communications%20Applications&CommCmd=MB%3Fcmd%3Dpass_through%26location%3Doutline%40%5E1%40%40.2cd4954a/0#selected_message

From Daniel and Arvind;

http://forum.cisco.com/eforum/servlet/NetProf?page=netprof&forum=Unified%20Communications%20and%20Video&topic=IP%20Telephony&topicID=.ee6c829&fromOutline=&CommCmd=MB%3Fcmd%3Ddisplay_location%26location%3D.2cd421db

From the COBRAS Help;

No Unity version older than 4.0(5) will ever be supported with COBRAS. The database interfaces used were not complete before the 4.0(5) release

http://www.ciscounitytools.com/Applications/General/COBRAS/Help/COBRAS.htm#_Toc239125422

Hope this helps!

Rob

voiceops · ‎11-02-2009

Thanks Rob.

kylepetree · ‎07-19-2012

I'm posting this having completed a 4.0(3) to 7.1 upgrade today. COBRAs will now export from Unity 4.0(3) and above. I assume this is new since this thread - but this thread keeps coming up in my searches and I'd hat for people to get the wrong idea.

Rob Huffman · ‎07-20-2012

Hey Kyle,

Thanks for updating this my friend +5

You are correct, this was changed in 2011;

Export For Unity 4.x/5.x/7.x/8.x

7.0.109 – 5/20/2011

Adding support for Unity 4.0(4) and 4.0(3) exports for migration to Connection only (no imports into Unity from these versions will be supported).

http://www.ciscounitytools.com/Applications/General/COBRAS/Help/COBRAS.htm

Cheers!

Rob

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