Unity upgrade - Restricted or Unrestricted?

[craig.buchanan]

All,

I am looking to upgrade our Unity server from 7.1.3 up to 7.1.5b SU3, however I am unsure as to whether I need the restricted or unrestricted upgrade files.  I am not sure how to check this?  I read that the difference between the 2 is whether failover is a feature or not.  Can someone please clarify this and tell me the best way to check which one i need?

Thanks!!

[Rob Huffman · Accepted solution]

Hi Craig,

Your current 7.1(3) version is "Restricted" and is what you'll almost certainly stick with

The Restricted version is the one that has been around forever and is what 95%

of us run. The un-Restricted version only came out with the release of CUC 7.1(5)

and it contains many changes to encryption that allows it to be shipped/installed in certain

countries around the world where it was previously not allowed.

Cisco Unity Connection 7.1(5a)—Restricted and Unrestricted Versions

Added July 7, 2010

With this release and going forward, providing two versions of the Connection software—restricted and unrestricted—addresses import requirements for some countries related to encryption of user data and affects the following functionality:

Functionality	Restricted Version of Connection	Unrestricted Version of Connection
SSL for IMAP connections used to access voice messages	Enabled	Disabled
Secure SCCP, SIPS, and SRTP for call signaling and media	Enabled	Disabled
File replication in a Connection cluster	Uses 128-bit encryption	Uses 40-bit encryption
Communications among networked Connection servers or clusters	Uses SMIME	Uses unencrypted MIME

In the unrestricted version, if the disabled settings listed above are changed manually, Connection ignores the changes.

For the restricted version, "Restricted Installation" is included in the DVD label. For the unrestricted version, "Unrestricted Installation" is included in the DVD label and "UNRST" is included in the download filename.

Connection versions 7.1(5) and earlier were equivalent to what is now referred to as the restricted version.

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Caution With restricted and unrestricted versions of Connection software available, download software or order a DVD carefully. Upgrading a restricted version to an unrestricted version is supported, but future upgrades are then limited to unrestricted versions. Upgrading an unrestricted version to a restricted version is not supported.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/voice_ip_comm/connection/7x/release/notes/715cucrn.html#wp582698

Cheers!

Rob

[craig.buchanan]

Rob,

Thanks for you help.

[craig.buchanan]

Out of the Office

[Nisar Ahamad]

Hi,

I am working for an organisation where there is no requirement for unrestricted version, however admin working here before installed 7.1.5 version of unrestricted Unity connection and now we want to upgrade it to 8.6. However both restricted and unrestricted version of Unity connection 8.6 software fails to upgrade. Need your valuable input in this to get the issue fixed. Note : current 7.1.5 version not even accepting the intermediate file of version 7.1.5 version upgrade to 8.6. Pls help.

Thanks

[Aaron Harrison]

Hi Nisaar

You should open a new thread for this discussion.

You should also specify the exact version you are running, the exact file/version you are attempting to upgrade to, and ideally upload the upgrade logs so we can diagnose the failure.

Aaron