09-28-2010 02:55 PM - edited 03-16-2019 01:03 AM
Hi All,
I see lots of people are upgrading the version 6 to 8. One reason I can come up with is the virtulization. I can install the server in VMWare servers. That's good thing. Other than that, is there any other strong reason to upgrade to 8? Thanks.
Lou
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09-28-2010 03:03 PM
There are many new features that are available in 8.x (not available with 6.x) and upgrading to the latest version is always good as it will contain the fix for many defects from the older versions and include new features.
Again, if your current cluster 6.x is stable (not running in to any issues with your set up) it is your decision whether an upgrade is really required. Basically it is your call on whether you want all the new features (documented in the release notes) and want to stay up to date with all the latest features/firmware etc or just want to continue with the current stable environment.
09-28-2010 06:21 PM
Review this link and decide for yourself if the is something you could use:
Unfortunately no one can give you a straight answer without knowing what features you use and what features you might be interested from 8.X.
Review the link and if there are many other features you could use or need to use, then it's probably a good choice to upgrade.
HTH
java
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09-29-2010 06:00 AM
Hi Lou,
Just to add a note to the great tips from Java and Lakshmi (+5 each)
Many UC engineers try to steer clear of .0 builds like 8.0 as they tend
to be quite Buggy. This principle carries over from 5.0, 6.0 and 7.0
and 8.0 seems to follow the trends we've seen previously
There have been seven 8.0 releases since February of this year, four
of which were quickly deferred;
Cisco Unified Communications Manager Version 8.0
* Release Notes for Cisco Unified Communications Manager Release 8.0(3a) New!
18/Aug/2010
* Release Notes for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 8.0(3)
13/Jul/2010
* Release Notes for Cisco Unified Communications Manager Release 8.0(2c)
06/May/2010
* Release Notes for Cisco Unified Communications Manager Release 8.0(2b) (Deferred)
26/Apr/2010
* Release Notes for Cisco Unified Communications Manager Release 8.0(2a) (Deferred)
20/Apr/2010
* Release Notes for Cisco Unified Communications Manager Release 8.0(2) (Deferred)
08/Apr/2010
* Release Notes for Cisco Unified Communications Manager Release 8.0(1) (Deferred)
25/Feb/2010
I think many people here would recommend going with 7.1(3b)su2 as it has proven to be an excellent
build.
Just as an FYI
End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Version 6.1
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/voicesw/ps6788/vcallcon/ps556/end_of_life_notice_c51-589088.html
Cheers!
Rob
09-28-2010 03:03 PM
There are many new features that are available in 8.x (not available with 6.x) and upgrading to the latest version is always good as it will contain the fix for many defects from the older versions and include new features.
Again, if your current cluster 6.x is stable (not running in to any issues with your set up) it is your decision whether an upgrade is really required. Basically it is your call on whether you want all the new features (documented in the release notes) and want to stay up to date with all the latest features/firmware etc or just want to continue with the current stable environment.
09-28-2010 06:21 PM
Review this link and decide for yourself if the is something you could use:
Unfortunately no one can give you a straight answer without knowing what features you use and what features you might be interested from 8.X.
Review the link and if there are many other features you could use or need to use, then it's probably a good choice to upgrade.
HTH
java
If this helps, please rate
www.cisco.com/go/pdihelpdesk
09-29-2010 06:00 AM
Hi Lou,
Just to add a note to the great tips from Java and Lakshmi (+5 each)
Many UC engineers try to steer clear of .0 builds like 8.0 as they tend
to be quite Buggy. This principle carries over from 5.0, 6.0 and 7.0
and 8.0 seems to follow the trends we've seen previously
There have been seven 8.0 releases since February of this year, four
of which were quickly deferred;
Cisco Unified Communications Manager Version 8.0
* Release Notes for Cisco Unified Communications Manager Release 8.0(3a) New!
18/Aug/2010
* Release Notes for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 8.0(3)
13/Jul/2010
* Release Notes for Cisco Unified Communications Manager Release 8.0(2c)
06/May/2010
* Release Notes for Cisco Unified Communications Manager Release 8.0(2b) (Deferred)
26/Apr/2010
* Release Notes for Cisco Unified Communications Manager Release 8.0(2a) (Deferred)
20/Apr/2010
* Release Notes for Cisco Unified Communications Manager Release 8.0(2) (Deferred)
08/Apr/2010
* Release Notes for Cisco Unified Communications Manager Release 8.0(1) (Deferred)
25/Feb/2010
I think many people here would recommend going with 7.1(3b)su2 as it has proven to be an excellent
build.
Just as an FYI
End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Version 6.1
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/voicesw/ps6788/vcallcon/ps556/end_of_life_notice_c51-589088.html
Cheers!
Rob
09-29-2010 12:40 PM
Really helpful guys. Thank you all. We will look into the features and see what we want to have.
Lou
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