Hi Vikas,
This is a fully supported migration path. Just ensure the 8.0 DRS backup is from
the exact same version as the restore (including SR's) Step 9 discusses the need to re-host
your licenses after the migration;
Migrating To Cisco UCS C210 Rack-Mount Servers
Migrating from a Media Convergence Server (MCS server) to a Cisco UCS C210 Rack-Mount Servers server follows a procedure that is very similar to replacing server hardware, which is described in the document Replacing a Single Server or Cluster for Cisco Unified Communications Manager.
Table 5 provides an overview of the migration process and references to other pertinent documentation.
Configuration Steps | Related Procedures and Topics | |
|---|---|---|
Step 1 | Review the document Replacing a Single Server or Cluster for Cisco Unified Communications Manager. This document describes how to replace server hardware, which is very similar to migrating from an MCS server to a Cisco UCS C210 Rack-Mount Servers server. You should perform the document's pre-replacement and post-replacement tasks, and review the procedures for installing Cisco Unified Communications Manager and migrating data. | Replacing a Single Server or Cluster for Cisco Unified Communications Manager |
Step 2 | Upgrade the MCS server to Cisco Unified Communications Manager Release 8.0(2) or later. | Cisco Unified Communications Operating System Administration Guide |
Step 3 | If the UCS VM will use a different IP address or hostname than the MCS server, change the IP address and hostname of the MCS server to the values that the UCS VM will use. This is required for DRS backup and restore to work. | Refer to the topic "Changing the Cluster IP Addresses for Publisher Servers That Are Defined by Host Name" in the Changing the IP Address and Host Name for Cisco Unified Communications Manager guide. |
Step 4 | Perform a DRS backup on the MCS server. | Disaster Recovery System Administration Guide |
Step 5 | Use the Answer File Generator to generate a license MAC for the Cisco UCS C210 Rack-Mount Servers server. The license MAC is required to obtain licenses for the server. After you obtain the license MAC, you can rehost the licenses for your new server. | Customer Impact from New Licensing Procedures. Installing Cisco Unified Communications Manager |
Step 6 | Create the virtual machine (VM) on the Cisco UCS C210 Rack-Mount Servers server that will be used as the replacement for the MCS node. | |
Step 7 | Install the same release of Cisco Unified Communications Manager on the Cisco UCS C210 Rack-Mount Servers server that you installed on the MCS server. | Installing Cisco UCS C210 Rack-Mount Servers Installing Cisco Unified Communications Manager |
Step 8 | Perform a DRS restore to restore the data backed up from the MCS server to the Cisco UCS C210 Rack-Mount Servers server. | Disaster Recovery System Administration Guide |
Step 9 | Upload the new licenses to the Cisco UCS C210 Rack-Mount Servers server. If you did not obtain licenses for the new server already, you must request the licenses first. Note | Cisco Unified Communications Manager on Virtualized Servers Licensing Cisco Unified Communications Operating System Administration Guide |
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/voice_ip_comm/cucm/virtual/servers.html#wp42496
The OVA details are here;
http://docwiki.cisco.com/wiki/OVA_Template_Details_for_Unifed_CM_Release_8.0
Cheers!
Rob
Keep this in mind before making any changes on VMware..
Customer Impact from New Licensing Procedures
Cisco Unified Communications Manager on VMware on Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Servers uses a different licensing model than Cisco Unified Communications Manager on an MCS server. The MAC address of the NIC card is no longer used to associate the license to the server.
Instead, the license gets associated to a license MAC, which is a 12 digit HEX value created by hashing the following parameters that you configure on the server:
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Time zone
•NTP server 1 (or "none")
•NIC speed (or "auto")
•Hostname
•IP Address (or "dhcp")
•IP Mask (or "dhcp")
•Gateway Address (or "dhcp")
•Primary DNS (or "dhcp")
•SMTP server (or "none")
•Certificate Information (Organization, Unit, Location, State, Country)
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/voice_ip_comm/cucm/rel_notes/8_0_1/delta/vmware.html#wp1054450
