CUCM Upgrade from 9.1.2 to 10.5 using PCD

[clpaul]

     Customer currently has VM cluster running software below and will be upgading to 10.5 using PCD on same hardware.  I am a little confused with the various upgrade guides etc.  Since this in on the same hardware do we need to deploy the OVA for the installtion or will PCD deploy them?  Thanks!

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[Deepak Rawat]

Refer to below document:

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/voice_ip_comm/cucm/pcdadmin/10_5_1/CUCM_BK_U35347D2_00_pcd-administration-guide-1051/CUCM_BK_U35347D2_00_ucmap-administration-guide-1051_chapter_0100.html

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Deepak

[Jaime Valencia]

There is a HUGE difference between an UPGRADE and a MIGRATION in PCD, which one are you planning to do????

[clpaul]

It would be an upgrade.  The customer is currently running 9.1(2) on VMWare server (Not bare metal servers) and upgrading to 10.5.  I know PCD will install the 10.5 in an inactive partition and then switch it to active after the install.  I just did not know if we had to deploy the OVA files for 10.5 before the install or not.  Thanks!

[Jaime Valencia]

I don't think you understand the difference, the UPGRADE DOES NOT require you to deploy any OVA files. The MIGRATION DOES require you to deploy blank OVA files to install the fresh 10.x/11.x and then migrate the information.

The UPGRADE on PCD, is the SAME thing you would do manually, the main difference is that PCD will load the ISO on your behalf and kick start the process.