08-11-2008 09:51 AM - edited 03-15-2019 12:32 PM
Hello All,
Why a
1)Cisco IP Communicator uses 3 licenses?
2)A 7941 uses 4 licenses?
3)A 7971 uses 5 licenses?
What is the theory behind that? in my mind I was thinking like one of the licenses is needed for the CallManager and another one for Unity voicemail and the third one perhaps for the exchange. This is just a guess and not really sure. My question for you guys is; why a 7971 uses 5 licenses and a 7941 4 and a softphone 3? Could someone please shade some lights on this?
Thanks,
08-11-2008 10:11 AM
These DLUs do not include any VM licenses. Cisco simply assigned different DLU counts to these phone types, so basically it costs you more to add 797X phones than 794X/6X phones, not only are they more expensive but also licensing for these phones is more expensive :-)
HTH,
Chris
08-11-2008 11:30 AM
Thanks Chris,
This is the question that my boss had asked me. He doesn't have any technical background and is not satisfied with the answer I gave him based on your reply. Is there anywhere that I can read a little bit more about it and give hime some tangible answer?
Thanks,
08-11-2008 12:12 PM
Hi MK,
Pass this doc along to your Manager. It has some good explanations to this and other licensing questions;
Q. Is the unit allocation in the Cisco licensing program consistent across devices?
A. Device licenses are required for Cisco devices and for third-party devices, with the flexibility to replace third-party devices with Cisco devices. Device licenses are sold in increments of device-license units. Device-license units are assigned to each device connected to Cisco Unified Communications Manager 5.0 and later. Each device is assigned a unit number based on the type and capabilities of the device. Devices with more complex and high-end capabilities are assigned a higher number of units compared to devices with basic capabilities.
From this good doc;
Cisco Unified Communications Manager Licensing Pricing Model
Hope this helps!
Rob
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