CUCM DMA 5.1.3 to 8.X

[wilsonsant]

Hi Guys,

My Customer have one CallManager version 5.1.3 and would like change to version  8.X. My Question is: With DMA is it possible to do directly migration or I have intermediaty migration? Is there any docummentation about this?

Thanks,

Wilson

[Rob Huffman]

Hi Wilson,

DMA won't come into play for this upgrade as it's only used for windows CUCM versions

to Linux appliance CUCM version migrations. In you case you will need to move via an intermediate step before you can reach any CUCM 8.x version. Stay away from 8.0 as it has proven to be

quite buggy;

You will need to look at the tables in the attached guide to determine what the exact path will be

Table 4     Export Restricted Supported Cisco Unified Communications Manager Upgrades for Release 8.x

Cisco Unified Communications Manager	8.6(2)	8.6(1a)	8.5(1)SU2	8.5(1)SU1	8.5(1)
System Version	8.6.2.10000-30	8.6.1.20000-1	8.5.1.12900-7	8.5.1.11900-21	8.5.1.10000-26
Release Date	September 15 2011	June 23 2011	June 29 2011	Feb 9 2011	Nov 15 2010
Standard Support	Direct upgrade: 8.6(1a), 8.6(1), 8.5(1), 8.5(1)SU2, 8.5(1)SU1, 8.0(3a)SU2, 8.0(3a)SU1, 8.0(3a), 8.0(3), 8.0(2c)SU1, 8.0(2c), 8.0(2b), 8.0(2a), 8.0(2), 8.0(1), 7.1(5b)SU4(restricted), 7.1(5b)SU3(restricted), 7.1(5b)SU2(restricted), 7.1(5b)(restricted), 7.1(5a)(restricted), 7.1(5)SU1a(restricted), 7.1(5)SU1(restricted), 7.1(5)(restricted), 7.1(3b)SU2, 7.1(3b)SU1, 7.1(3b), 7.1(3a)SU1a, 7.1(3a)SU1, 7.1(3a), 7.1(3), 6.1(5)SU3, 6.1(5)SU2, 6.1(5)SU1, 6.1(5), 6.1(4a)SU2, 6.1(4a), 6.1(4)SU1, 6.1(4)	Direct upgrade: 8.6(1), 8.5(1), 8.5(1)SU2, 8.5(1)SU1, 8.0(3aSU2, 8.0(3a)SU1, 8.0(3a), 8.0(3), 8.0(2c)SU1, 8.0(2c), 8.0(2b), 8.0(2a), 8.0(2), 8.0(1), 7.1(5b)SU4(restricted), 7.1(5b)SU3(restricted), 7.1(5b)SU2(restricted), 7.1(5b)(restricted), 7.1(5a)(restricted), 7.1(5)SU1a(restricted), 7.1(5)SU1(restricted), 7.1(5)(restricted), 7.1(3b)SU2, 7.1(3b)SU1, 7.1(3b), 7.1(3a)SU1a, 7.1(3a)SU1, 7.1(3a), 7.1(3), 6.1(5)SU3, 6.1(5)SU2, 6.1(5)SU1, 6.1(5), 6.1(4a)SU2, 6.1(4a), 6.1(4)SU1, 6.1(4)	Direct upgrade: 8.5(1)SU1, 8.5(1), 8.0(3a)SU2, 8.0(3a)SU1, 8.0(3a), 8.0(3), 8.0(2c)SU1, 8.0(2c), 8.0(2b), 8.0(2a), 8.0(2), 8.0(1), 7.1(5b)SU4(restricted), 7.1(5b)SU3(restricted), 7.1(5b)SU2(restricted), 7.1(5b)(restricted), 7.1(5a)(restricted), 7.1(5)SU1a(restricted), 7.1(5)SU1(restricted), 7.1(5)(restricted), 7.1(3b)SU2, 7.1(3b)SU1, 7.1(3b), 7.1(3a)SU1a, 7.1(3a)SU1, 7.1(3a), 7.1(3), 6.1(5)SU3, 6.1(5)SU2, 6.1(5)SU1, 6.1(5), 6.1(4a)SU2, 6.1(4a), 6.1(4)SU1, 6.1(4)	Direct upgrade: 8.5(1), 8.0(3a)SU2, 8.0(3a)SU1, 8.0(3a), 8.0(3), 8.0(2c)SU1, 8.0(2c), 8.0(2b), 8.0(2a), 8.0(2), 8.0(1), 7.1(5b)SU3(restricted), 7.1(5b)SU2(restricted), 7.1(5b)(restricted), 7.1(5a)(restricted), 7.1(5)SU1a(restricted), 7.1(5)SU1(restricted), 7.1(5)(restricted), 7.1(3b)SU2, 7.1(3b)SU1, 7.1(3b), 7.1(3a)SU1a, 7.1(3a)SU1, 7.1(3a), 7.1(3), 6.1(5)SU3, 6.1(5)SU2, 6.1(5)SU1, 6.1(5), 6.1(4a)SU2, 6.1(4a), 6.1(4)SU1, 6.1(4)	Direct upgrade: 8.0(3a)SU2, 8.0(3a)SU1, 8.0(3a), 8.0(3), 8.0(2c)SU1, 8.0(2c), 8.0(2b), 8.0(2a), 8.0(2), 8.0(1), 7.1(5b)SU3(restricted), 7.1(5b)SU2(restricted), 7.1(5b)(restricted), 7.1(5a)(restricted), 7.1(5)SU1a(restricted), 7.1(5)SU1(restricted), 7.1(5)(restricted), 7.1(3b)SU2, 7.1(3b)SU1, 7.1(3b), 7.1(3a)SU1a, 7.1(3a)SU1, 7.1(3a), 7.1(3), 6.1(5)SU3, 6.1(5)SU2, 6.1(5)SU1, 6.1(5), 6.1(4a)SU2, 6.1(4a), 6.1(4)SU1, 6.1(4)
					Direct upgrade using DMA: none
Note Refer to the Notes about Engineering Specials (ESs), Service Updates (SUs), and Windows Service Release (SR) Upgrades concerning upgrades from ESs.

Your first step may have to be to CUCM 6.1(4) as shown below;

Cisco Unified Communications Manager	6.1(4a)SU2	6.1(4a)	6.1(4)SU1	6.1(4)
System Version	6.1.4.2190-3	6.1.4.2000-2	6.1.4.1190-3	6.1.4.1000-10
Release Date	Oct 22 2009	Sep 18 2009	Aug 25 2009	Jun 17 2009
Standard Support	Direct upgrade: 6.1(4a), 6.1(4)SU1, 6.1(4), 6.1(3b)SU1, 6.1(3b), 6.1(3a), 6.1(3), 6.1(2)SU1a, 6.1(2)SU1, 6.1(2)	Direct upgrade: 6.1(4)SU1, 6.1(4), 6.1(3b)SU1, 6.1(3b), 6.1(3a), 6.1(3), 6.1(2)SU1a, 6.1(2)SU1, 6.1(2), 5.1(3g), 5.1(3f), 5.1(3e), 5.1(3d), 5.1(3c), 5.1(3b), 5.1(3a), 5.1(3)	Direct upgrade: 6.1(4), 6.1(3b)SU1, 6.1(3b), 6.1(3a), 6.1(3), 6.1(2)SU1a, 6.1(2)SU1, 6.1(2)	Direct upgrade: 6.1(3b)SU1, 6.1(3b), 6.1(3a), 6.1(3), 6.1(2)SU1a, 6.1(2)SU1, 6.1(2), 5.1(3g), 5.1(3f), 5.1(3e), 5.1(3d), 5.1(3c), 5.1(3b), 5.1(3a), 5.1(3)
	Direct upgrade using DMA: none	Direct upgrade using DMA: 4.3(2), 4.2(3), 4.1(3)	Direct upgrade using DMA: none	Direct upgrade using DMA: 4.3(2), 4.2(3), 4.1(3)
Note Refer to the Notes about Engineering Specials (ESs), Service Updates (SUs), and Windows Service Release (SR) Upgrades concerning upgrades from ESs.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/voice_ip_comm/cucm/compat/ccmcompmatr.html#wp302770

Cheers!

Rob