Deploying CUCM14 or 15 on AWS

[murindagomo]

Hi all.

Can the above be installed on AWS and the procedure? If not which cloud can be used?

[Roger Kallberg]

No it cannot be installed on AWS. No cloud data centre services is supported, only on-prem ESXi.

[murindagomo]

Thank you for the response. What is your advise if one wants it on the cloud?

[Roger Kallberg]

The only option to run CM, or any other Cisco UC system, in the cloud is Webex Dedicated Instance as that is essentially CM in a Cisco cloud DC. No other cloud DC offerings are an option.

[Shalid Kurunnan Chalil]

Hi there,

As @Roger Kallberg mentioned, unfortunately, Cisco Call Manager cannot be deployed in any of the public clouds (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.) as of today. You must use the Webex multi-tenant or dedicated instance calling solution from Cisco if you want to have your Cisco calling solution in the cloud. The Webex multi-tenant is essentially a BroadSoft/Broudcloud (if I am correct) running in the cloud, and the dedicated instance is Cisco UC (Call Manager, Unity Connection, IM&P, Expressways) running on a Cisco-hosted cloud solution. The following links provide more details on it

Introduction to Dedicated Instance

Webex Calling Data Sheet 

Cisco Preferred Architecture for Webex Calling 

Regards,

Shalid

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[Nithin Eluvathingal]

The answer is no, as others have already explained. CUCM is only compatible with VMware on Business Edition servers or third party servers that meet Cisco’s recommended specs.
You can choose between two alternatives if you want to use cloud: Webex calling or Webex calling dedicated instance with your CUCM.