The Cisco Network Management Technology Group announces Cisco® Unified Operations Manager 2.2.
Key Benefits
Key benefits of Cisco Unified Operations Manager include:
• Lower total cost of ownership (TCO):
– Higher scale will reduce the number of Operations Manager server platforms for large enterprise customers.
– Multiple virtual instances of Operations Manager, each scaling up to 5000 phones on a single server, reduce the number of hardware platforms for partners serving small-scale enterprise customers.
• Supports the latest Unified Communications solution component releases
New Features
Major new features include:
• Support for Cisco® Unified Communications 7.1.2, Cisco® Unified Communications Manager Express 7.1, and Cisco Unity® 7.1
• Cisco Unified Border Element 1.3 support added
• Support for newer 7825, 7828, 7835, 7845 Series MCS server models
• Cisco Unified Communication Integration for Microsoft Office Communicator plug-in support
• New phone support for 6921, 6941, and 6961 models
• Support for 45,000 phones in a single instance of Operations Manager on a single server
• Virtualization support for VMware ESX 3.5:
– Support for a single virtual instance of Operations Manager scaling up to 30,000 phones deployed on a single VMware ESX server
– Support for three virtual instances of Operations Manager, each scaling up to 5,000 phones deployed on a single VMware ESX server
• Improved events with more intuitive descriptions, attribute enhancements, recommended action, and details of the events
• Support for Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0
For device support details, please refer to the Unified Operations Manager 2.2 supported devices table at http://www.cisco.com/go/cuom.
Upgrade Paths
Customers with a Software Application Support (SAS) contract are eligible for free upgrade from 2.x to 2.2 from the Cisco.com Software Download Center. To upgrade from 1.x installations, please email ask-ipc-management@cisco.com for more information.
Availability
Cisco Unified Operations Manager 2.2 will be orderable on June 5, 2009, and first shipment is planned for August 10, 2009.
Ordering Information
To place an order, visit the Cisco Ordering Homepage. To download software, visit the Cisco Software Center. Table 1 shows part numbers for standalone versions of Cisco Unified Operations Manager. Table 2 lists part numbers for Cisco Unified Operations Manager and Cisco Unified Service Monitor bundles. Table 3 lists part numbers for bundles that include Cisco Unified Operations Manager, Cisco Unified Service Monitor, Cisco Unified Service Statistics Manager, and Cisco Unified Provisioning Manager.
Table 1. Standalone Operations Manager
Product Name
Part Number
Cisco Unified Operations Manager 2.2 Standard 1000 Phones
CUOM-2.2-1K-S-K9
Cisco Unified Operations Manager 2.2 Standard 2000 Phones
CUOM-2.2-2K-S-K9
Cisco Unified Operations Manager 2.2 Standard 5000 Phones
For 45,000 phone support, the stacked licensing bundle approach (30,000 + 10,000 + 5000) is recommended. For bundled pricing of 45,000 phone support licenses, please contact ask-ipc-management@cisco.com.
Table 3. Operations Manager/Service Monitor/Service Statistics Manager/Provisioning Manager Suite Bundles
SAS support is available for the Cisco Unified Operations Manager 2.2 release; however the part numbers are not available until the product becomes orderable. Once it is orderable, the SAS part numbers will be listed in the Cisco ordering tool and the Cisco Unified Communications Management Suite Ordering Guide.
For More Information
For more information about Cisco Unified Operations Manager and the Cisco Unified Communications Management Suite, visit http://www.cisco.com/go/ucmanagement for the product homepage, contact your local account representative, or email ask-ipc-management@cisco.com.
