DMA tool and CUCM 8.0(2)

[cae_technology]

Customer has 4.X. we are going to migrate  and install  version 8.0(2) on new servers, (6 in total)  looking at the DMA notes, the latest DMA version is for 7.(1). So If i collect DMA File from 4.x and load onto version 8.0(2) server, will it work? or do I need to be on 7.1 first and then upgrade ot version 8.0?

I assume I only need to run DMA on the Publisher?

[Rob Huffman · Accepted solution]

Hi Support,

There is no direct upgrade path between any 4.x CCM to

CUCM 8.x as shown below;

Table 4     Supported Cisco Unified Communications Manager Upgrades for Release 8.0(x)

# Cisco Unified Communications Manager	# 8.0(3)	# 8.0(2c)SU1	# 8.0(2c)	# 8.0(1)
# System Version	# 8.0.3.10000-8	# 8.0.2.41900-3	# 8.0.2.40000-1	# 8.0.1.10000-40
# Release Date	# Jul 27 2010	# Jul 8 2010	# May 6 2010	# Feb 26 2010
# Standard Support	# Direct upgrade: # 8.0(2c)SU1, 8.0(2c), 8.0(2b), 8.0(2a), 8.0(2), 8.0(1), 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), 7.1(2b)SU1, 7.1(2b), 7.1(2a)SU1, 7.1(2a), 7.1(2), 7.0(2a)SU3, 7.0(2a)SU2, 7.0(2a)SU1, 7.0(2a), 7.0(2), 7.0(1)SU1a, 7.0(1)SU1, 7.0(1), 6.1(5)SU1, 6.1(5), 6.1(4a)SU2, 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: # 8.0(2c), 8.0(2b), 8.0(2a), 8.0(2), 8.0(1), 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), 7.1(2b)SU1, 7.1(2b), 7.1(2a)SU1, 7.1(2a), 7.1(2), 7.0(2a)SU3, 7.0(2a)SU2, 7.0(2a)SU1, 7.0(2a), 7.0(2), 7.0(1)SU1a, 7.0(1)SU1, 7.0(1), 6.1(5)SU1, 6.1(5), 6.1(4a)SU2, 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: # 8.0(2b), 8.0(2a), 8.0(2), 8.0(1), 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), 7.1(2b)SU1, 7.1(2b), 7.1(2a)SU1, 7.1(2a), 7.1(2), 7.0(2a)SU3, 7.0(2a)SU2, 7.0(2a)SU1, 7.0(2a), 7.0(2), 7.0(1)SU1a, 7.0(1)SU1, 7.0(1), 6.1(5)SU1, 6.1(5), 6.1(4a)SU2, 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: # 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), 7.1(2b)SU1, 7.1(2b), 7.1(2a)SU1, 7.1(2a), 7.1(2), 7.0(2a)SU3, 7.0(2a)SU2, 7.0(2a)SU1, 7.0(2a), 7.0(2), 7.0(1)SU1a, 7.0(1)SU1, 7.0(1), 6.1(5)SU1, 6.1(5), 6.1(4a)SU2, 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 using DMA: # none	# Direct upgrade using DMA: # none	# Direct upgrade using DMA: # none	# Direct upgrade using DMA: # none

From this excellent doc;

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/voice_ip_comm/cucm/compat/ccmcompmatr.html#wp184796

You would have to complete a "two-hop" upgrade to 6.x or 7.x as an intermediate step as you nicely noted

FYI - many people are holding off going to CUCM 8.x due to the number of bugs.

Cheers!

Rob

[cae_technology]

Thanks Rob,

It was just as I suspected.

I have also seen that 8.0 has not been the success, that Cisco hoped for, but I thought 8.0(2) was more stable. Is that not the case? I wanted to avoid 8.5

as it was early days on that release

[Rob Huffman]

Hi Support,

You are most welcome my friend

The 8.0(x) builds have been pretty sketchy as is the nature

of most if not all .0 builds. I would not move towards any 8.0

version. The consensus on these boards seems to be that the

most stable current build is 7.1(3b)su2.

I would give the 8.5(x) version at least 45-60 days on the market

to see how things are working and for Cisco to release any ES's

for initial critical bugs.

Just my thoughts.

Happy Holidays!

Rob