MeetingPlace 8.6 migration to VM

[Pamela White]

Can anyone tell me the best path to take on moving from MCS 7835 l2 to VM?  This is an audio only installation, no webex integration or web server.  The only thing we use is the Outlook plug-in. CUCM integration is SIP trunk.

We currently have MP 8.5.3.4.  We are upgrading CUCM to 10.5 and need to upgrade MP to 8.6.  Everything else is on VM except for MP and would like to move it too.  I know that it needs to be upgraded to 8.5.5 before going to 8.6.  At what stage would it be best to migrate to VM?

[Pamela White]

Stopped right out of the gate.  I tried installing from the DVD that I have of 8.5.2 (can't say just from the DVD exactly which release).  Boot the VM from it and get a "Usage Error 11030" Invalid destination drive.  Symantec Ghost 11.5.1.  It has two cmd windows open for X:\windows\system32>

[dpetrovi]

Hi Pamela,

That message seems to be for deploying MP Web server (which deploys Windows OS to the VM). This doesn't look like MP Application server installation DVD.

-Dejan

[Pamela White]

Yes, I just looked more closely at the package it came from and it's Scheduling Server.  After searching we found boxes of the old media and found MeetingPlace Application Server 8.0.1.  That's the latest we can find.  I'm now searching for upgrades that could be done from there unless TAC comes back with a later ISO.

[dpetrovi]

Hi Pamela,

MP8.0.1 won't be of help. You can't install it on VMware, and to move from 8.0 to 8.5, you still need 8.5 ISO image as there is no upgrade path, but only migration path.

If you have your Contract Number, you could call into Cisco Customer Service (not TAC, but Customer Service) and ask them to send you a replacement DVD for MP8.5 or 8.6. 

Cisco TAC doesn't have access to full installation media, so you might experience issues obtaining the media via TAC.

I hope this will be of help.

-Dejan

[Pamela White]

Customer service says I have to go through GLO.

[Pamela White]

I am not absolutely sure about the firmware upgrade requirement.  We have an audio only deployment, not even the web server, and we don't use the scheduling server.  Outlook plug-in only.

 New deployments may have either WebEx-scheduling or are audio-only. New deployments are not supported with MeetingPlace-scheduling.

• If you are using the Web Server with MeetingPlace-scheduling and Cisco WebEx conferencing, be sure to provision your Cisco WebEx site before installing the Web Server.

Application software required for installations of Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.6 components are available on DVD only.

• Firmware Update for Cisco MCS 7835-I2 and 7845-I2 on Web Servers
• Firmware Update for Cisco MCS 7835-I3 and 7845-I3
• Patches

Firmware Update for Cisco MCS 7835-I2 and 7845-I2 on Web Servers

The Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Windows operating system installation also installs a device driver for the RAID-controller installed in the server. This device driver is only compatible with selected versions of RAID-controller firmware and RAID BIOS on IBM RAID controllers. To avoid incompatibility issues, you must upgrade or downgrade the firmware by obtaining the I2FW9247.iso image at http://www.cisco.com/cisco/software/navigator.html. Select Products > Conferencing > Web Conferencing > Cisco Unified MeetingPlace > Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Conferencing > CUMP v.8.5 > 8.5(2). Select I2FW9247_MP852.iso.

For more information, see the “Installing the Web Server Software” section of the Installation, Upgrade and Migration Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 8.6 at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/ps5664/ps5669/prod_installation_guides_list.html.

[dpetrovi]

Hi Pamela,

Since you have 7835 - I2 server and use it only for MP Application server, then you don't need to update firmware. You would have to update it only if you used 7835-I3 and 7845-I3 servers for MP Application server (http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/voice_ip_comm/meetingplace/8_6/english/install_guide/86mpinst/inst_app_server.html#pgfId-1068165).

Sorry I didn't pick up in your original post that you have 7835-I2 server.

-Dejan

[Pamela White]

Thank you.  That's one less thing to do.