license concerns when upgrading CUCM 6.1 to 7.1(5)

michaelzhq · ‎08-13-2010

Dear All,

We are planning to upgrade CUCM 6.1 to 7.1(5) in coming weeks and we got the version 7 node license already. I just read a couple of articles about new Cisco UCL (user connection license). They all say CUCM 7.1(5) support UCL only. Should our current node license and DLU be converted to UCL for a sucessful upgrading? Does it mean the CUCM 7.1(5) will stop working if we don't have UCL license?

Thanks in advance.

Michael

Rob Huffman · ‎08-13-2010

Hi Michael,

You can upgrade to 7.1(5) using the "current' licensing model (not UCL) and

should be good to go. I believe UCL is only enforced on new 8.0 builds.

Don't forget about the "Software feature" license for CUCM

7.x. Without it the Callmanager service won't start.

Cheers!

Rob

Jonathan Schulenberg · ‎08-16-2010

The 8.0 builds do not have UCL enforcement either. Last I heard it has been pushed to 9.0; however, there are no a-la-carte SKUs for 8.0 and later. Customers must order under the UCL or UWL schemas.