Installation of Cisco SME

[prakashar]

Hi,

Was told that CUCM and SME are the same ISO's. When I try to install should I be selecting the CUCM option again...I remember earlier days there used to be a separate SME option listed when we begin the install. 

-Prakash

[Ratheesh Kumar · Accepted solution]

Hi there

SME doesn’t needs a separate ISO image. You can install the CUCM and add the instance to the PLM.

Below info from the CUCM 10, 11, 12 ordering guide.

For 10.X/11.X/12.X SME systems – no software or node licenses are required, and session licenses are issued as RTU certificates (paper licenses). An SME 10.X/11.X/12.X does not require physically installed licenses. However, an SME 10.X/11.X is required to be managed by a registered Enterprise License Manager (ELM) or Cisco Prime License Manager (Cisco PLM). This can be done by one of the following:
4. A customer can add an SME system to their product inventory for an ELM/Cisco Prime LM already registered for the customer’s existing CUCM or CUC systems.
OR

5. A customer can request to register a separate ELM/Cisco Prime LM – only for their registered SME. This is done by contacting licensing@cisco.com and requesting licenses to register there SME ELM/Cisco Prime LM. A nominal amount of UCL Essential licenses will be issued in order to register a separate ELM/Cisco Prime LM used only for SME.

https://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en/us/products/collateral/unified-communications/unified-communications-manager-callmanager/guide-c07-739476.pdf

Hope this Helps
Cheers
Rath!

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[prakashar]

Hi Ratheesh

Thank you. So the interface even is going to be the same CUCM interface...which is strange.

Regards

Prakash

[Jaime Valencia]

That has always been the case, I don't even recall SME as being an option during install in any release, it has only been CUCM, CUC or CUCMBE.

[prakashar]

Have a faint memory of having seen a SME web interface after I log in during 8.6 days

[Uriah Erter]

If this is the same .iso as CUCM then I assume that one would use the corresponding .ova? If so, what level of .ova since there are no devices registering to it?

Thank you.

[Roger Kallberg]

That would depend on the size of your system landscape. As an example we run a 3 node SME cluster, with one node per DC in Europe, Asia and Americas, these are based on the 10000 user OVA. So 4 vCPU, 8GB RAM and 110GB HDD. This serves 3 leaf CM clusters with between 6000 to 25000 devices.