CME Upgrading questions

[Tyler-Paquet]

Good day,

I just have a few questions about upgrading CME on a router. I know it's tied to the IOS, I have done CME upgrades before, but never have done them from this old of a version to this new of one.

I'm more curious over licensing. The CME version I need is anything above 11.5 for 8841 IP phone support, but I'd like to go to CME 12. Currently running version 9.1 on this particular router. I was wondering, are there any worries for licensing from such a jump in versions? And is there anything else I should be considering before making the jump to that version?

Thank you in advance for the replies

[Rolando Valenzuela]

It depends on how many phones you have, this link can give you more information.

https://community.cisco.com/t5/ip-telephony-and-phones/call-manager-express-licensing/td-p/2976364

I will recommend to check with the license team directly licensing@cisco.com for any new requirements.

Hope this helps.

Rolando A. Valenzuela.

[Tyler-Paquet]

From a show ephone registered, there are 15 registered SCCP phones and no SIP phones.

[Ratheesh Kumar]

Hi there

Couple of notes,

1. Only the features Idle URL and New Phone Support (8821/8845/8865) for Unified CME Release 12.0 are supported on the 15.7(3)M version of T-train.

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/voice_ip_comm/cucme/requirements/guide/33matrix.html

CME 12.0 Supported Firmware, Platforms, Memory and Voice Products

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/voice_ip_comm/cucme/requirements/guide/cme12spc.html

 Install and Upgrade Cisco Unified CME Software

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/voice_ip_comm/cucme/admin/configuration/manual/cmeadm/cmeinstl.html

Licenses - Cisco Unified CME Permanent License

When you purchase a Cisco Unified CME permanent license, the permanent license is installed on the device when the product is shipped to you. A permanent license never expires and you will gain access to that particular feature set for the lifetime of the device across all IOS release. If you purchase a permanent license for Cisco Unified CME , you do not have to go through the Evaluation Right to Use and Right To Use (RTU) licensing processes for using the features. If you want to purchase a CME-SRST license for your existing device, you have to go through the RTU licensing process for using the features. There is no change in the existing process for purchasing the license.

The Cisco Unified CME permanent license is available in the form of an XML cme-locked3 file. You should get the XML file and load it in the flash memory of the device. To install the permanent license from the command prompt, use the license install flash0:cme-locked3command. The cme-locked3 is the xml file of the license.

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/voice_ip_comm/cucme/admin/configuration/manual/cmeadm/cmeover.html#concept_779AC8A8399D4294AB699248BB5302F2

Hope this Helps

Cheers
Rath!
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