Chapter 1. Introduction

About Cisco Prime Collaboration Deployment

Related Documentation

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

Chapter 2. New and Changed Information

Enhanced Serviceability and Status Reporting

Installation Status

Upgrade and Migration

Supported Releases

Supported ESXi Server Versions

Install Task Cancellation

Cancel Install Task

Disk Space Warning Level

Configure Disk Space Warning Level

Disk Space Warning Level Fields

Chapter 3. Caveats

Bug Search Tool

Copyright Page

Chapter 1. Introduction

- About Cisco Prime Collaboration Deployment

- Related Documentation

- Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

About Cisco Prime Collaboration Deployment

These release notes describe new features, requirements, restrictions, and caveats for Cisco Prime Collaboration Deployment. These release notes are updated for every maintenance release.

Cisco Prime Collaboration Deployment is an application designed to assist in the management of Unified Communications applications. It allows the user to perform tasks such as migration of older software versions of clusters to new virtual machines, fresh installs, and upgrades on existing clusters.

Cisco Prime Collaboration Deployment has four primary, high-level functions:

- Migrate an existing cluster of Unified Communications servers to a new 11.x cluster (this may be MCS to virtual or virtual to virtual)

- Perform operations on existing clusters (8.6.1 or higher). Examples of these operations include:

- Upgrade the cluster to a new version of software

- Switch version

- Restart the cluster

- Changing IP addresses or hostnames in the cluster on existing Release 10.x clusters

- Fresh install a new Release 10.x Unified Communications cluster

Note

Cisco Prime Collaboration Deployment does not support internationalization or languages other than English.

Related Documentation

You can view documentation that is associated with supported applications.

Application

Documentation Link

Cisco Unified Communications Manager

Click Here

Cisco Unified Contact Center Express

Click Here

Cisco Unity Connection

Click Here

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

For information on obtaining documentation, using the Cisco Bug Search Tool (BST), submitting a service request, and gathering additional information, see What's New in Cisco Product Documentation.

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Chapter 2. New and Changed Information

- Enhanced Serviceability and Status Reporting

- Installation Status

- Upgrade and Migration

- Supported ESXi Server Versions

- Install Task Cancellation

- Disk Space Warning Level

Enhanced Serviceability and Status Reporting

This feature enhances serviceability and status reporting between Cisco Prime Collaboration Deployment and Cisco Unified Communications Manager.

This release of Cisco Prime Collaboration Deployment includes the following serviceability enhancements:

- Improved error messages

- Improved logs for identification of failure and its cause and one-click access to the logs

- New task prerequisite warnings

- New tool tip to highlight failure details

- New warning and failure messages to indicate the low disk space level with the configured disk space level at the beginning of a task

This release of Cisco Prime Collaboration Deployment includes the following status reporting enhancements:

- New status link for install and upgrade tasks

- Instant status reporting of the canceled and failed install and migration tasks

- Automatic turn off of the nodes after installation cancellation

- Improved status and failure reporting for a task

Installation Status

This release onwards, you can view the installation status of Unified Communications (UC) applications. Cisco Prime Collaboration Deployment interface has a new install status link for this functionality.

Note

The install status link appears only if you install the UC applications Release 11.5 using Cisco Prime Collaboration Deployment. This link is not available for the earlier releases of UC applications even though you install them using this release of Cisco Prime Collaboration Deployment.

Upgrade and Migration

For information about supported releases for Cisco Prime Collaboration Deployment, see Supported Releases.

For information about direct upgrade paths, see the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Software Compatibility Matrix at the following URL: Click Here .

For upgrade and migration information that is not covered in the above references (for example, upgrading from Release 4.x), see the Refresh Collab site at the following URL: Click Here .

- Supported Releases

Supported Releases

Supported Releases for Each Task in Cisco Prime Collaboration Deployment

Product and Functions

Cluster Discovery

Migrate Cluster (Install Application and Import Data from Old System)

Upgrade Cluster (Upgrade Application Version or Install COP Files)

Restart Task

Switch Version Task

Fresh Install New Cluster or Edit/Expand an Existing Cluster

Readdress Task (Change Hostname or IP Addresses for One or More Nodes in a Cluster)

Cisco Unified Communi cations Manager

6.1(5), 7.1(3), 7.1(5), 8.0(1), 8.0(2), 8.0(3), 8.5(1), 8.6(1), 8.6(2), 9.0.(1), 9.1(1), 9.1(2), 10.0(1), 10.5(1), 10.5(2), 11.0(1)

From

6.1(5), 7.1(3), 7.1(5), 8.0(1), 8.0(2), 8.0(3), 8.5(1), 8.6(1), 8.6(2), 9.0.(1), 9.1(1), 9.1(2), 10.0(1), 10.5(1), 10.5(2), 11.0(1)

To

10.x or 11.0(1)

From

8.6(1), 8.6(2), 9.0.(1), 9.1(1), 9.1(2), 10.0(1), 10.5(1), 10.5(2), 11.0(1)

To

10.x or 11.0(1)

8.6(1), 8.6(2), 9.0.(1), 9.1(1), 9.1(2), 10.0(1), 10.5(1), 10.5(2), 11.0(1)

8.6(1), 8.6(2), 9.0.(1), 9.1(1), 9.1(2), 10.0(x), 10.5(1), 10.5(2), 11.0(1)

10.x, 10.5(1), 10.5(2), 11.0(1)

10.x, 11.0(1)

Cisco Unified Presence

8.5(x), 8.6(x)

From

8.5(4), 8.6(3), 8.6(4), 8.6(5)

To

10.x or 11.0(1)

From

8.6(3), 8.6(4), 8.6(5)

To

10.x or 11.0(1)

8.6(3), 8.6(4), 8.6(5)

8.6(3), 8.6(4), 8.6(5)

—

—

IM and Presence Service

9.0(1), 9.1(1), 10.x, 11.0(1)

From

9.0(1), 9.1(1), 10.x, 11.0(1)

To

10.x or 11.0(1)

From

9.0(1), 9.1(1), 10.x, 11.0(1)

To

10.x or 11.0(1)

9.0(1), 9.1(1), 10.x, 11.0(1)

9.0(1), 9.1(1), 10.x, 11.0(1)

10.x, 10.5(1), 10.5(2), 11.0(1)

Not Supported

Cisco Unified Contact Center Express

8.5(1), 9.0, 9.0(2), and 10.x, 11.0(1)

Not Supported

From

9.0(2), 10.x, 11.0

To

10.x or 11.0(1)

9.0(2), 10.x, 11.0

9.0(2), 10.x, 11.0

10.5(x), 11.0

10.5(x), 11.0

Cisco Unity Connection

8.6.1, 8.6.2, 9.x, 10.x, 11.0

Not Supported

From 8.6(x) to 8.6(x)

From 8.6(x) to 9.x

From 9.x to 9.x

From 10.0(1) to 10.x

From 10.x to 11.0(1)

From 11.0 to 11.0(1)

8.6(1), 8.6(2), 9.x, 10.x, 11.0(1)

8.6(1), 8.6(2), 9.x, 10.x, 11.0(1)

10.5(x), 11.0(1)

10.5(x), 11.0(1)

Note

The supported releases table does not include the Engineering Special (ES)/ Service Update (SU) versions. To upgrade or migrate to ES/SU versions, see the release notes of the corresponding product, such as IM and Presence, Cisco Unified Communications Manager, and Unity.

The following table lists the supported paths of restricted and unrestricted versions in Cisco Prime Collaboration Deployment.

Supported Paths

From

To

Task Types Supported

Export Restricted (K9)

Export Restricted (K9)

Supported for Upgrade paths

Supported for Migration paths

Export Restricted (K9)

Export Unrestricted (XU)

Not supported for Upgrade paths

Supported for Migration paths

Export Unrestricted (XU)

Export Restricted (K9)

Not supported for Upgrade paths

Not supported for Migration paths

Export Unrestricted (XU)

Export Unrestricted (XU)

Supported for Upgrade paths

Supported for Migration paths

Supported ESXi Server Versions

Following table lists the supported ESXi server versions for a Cisco Prime Collaboration Deployment virtual machine (VM). This VM integrates through the VMware APIs with a virtualization host that is running VMs for Cisco Unified Communications Manager or other applications. The table also lists the compatible versions of VMware vSphere ESXi server for a Cisco Prime Collaboration Deployment virtual machine that runs on a virtualization host.

VMware vSphere ESXi on Host having VM of Cisco Unified Communications Manager or Another Application

Cisco Prime Collaboration Deployment Version Compatibility for VMware APIs

5.1 and older

No

5.5

Yes

6.0

No

Install Task Cancellation

- Cancel Install Task

Cancel Install Task

Use this procedure to cancel a fresh install task or an existing installation in a migration task.

Procedure

Step 1

From the Cisco Prime Collaboration Deployment main menu, select Tasks > Install. The existing install tasks appear in the Task List section.

Step 2

Select an existing install task and click Cancel.
Note:
If you cancel the currently running install task, you will have to delete the virtual machine and then recreate it.

The virtual machine of the selected install task turns off and the task status is displayed as Canceled.

Disk Space Warning Level

Use this feature to view and configure a disk space warning level for tasks through the Disk Space Warning Level Configuration window. When the available disk space value drops below the value that you assign as the warning level disk space, the system warns you that it is running out of disk space to perform tasks.

- Configure Disk Space Warning Level

- Disk Space Warning Level Fields

Configure Disk Space Warning Level

Use this procedure to configure the available disk space threshold where the system warns you that it is running out of disk space to perform tasks.

Note

Disk space warning level is applicable and is validated for migration and install tasks. This level is also validated each time you log in to Cisco Prime Collaboration Deployment.

Procedure

Step 1

From the Cisco Prime Collaboration Deployment application, select Administration > Disk Space Warning Level. The Disk Space Warning Level window appears showing the total disk space and the available disk space.

Step 2

View the total disk space and the available disk space in the Total Disk Space (GB) and Available Disk Space (GB) fields.

Step 3

Enter the value that you want to assign for the Warning Level Disk Space (GB) field.
You can click the information link to check if the space value you entered is available for use on the server.

Step 4

Click Save.

Step 5

(Optional)Click Reset. The page is reset with the default values.

Disk Space Warning Level Fields

Setting

Description

Disk Space Warning Level Configuration

For details, see Disk Space Warning Level.

Total Disk Space (GB)

Shows the total disk space on the server.

Available Disk Space (GB)

Shows the available disk space for use on the server.

Warning Level Disk Space (GB)

Assign a value in GB for the available disk space warning. When the amount of value that you specify in the Available Disk Space (GB) field on the server drops below the value that you assign for the Warning Level Disk Space (GB) field, the system warns you that it is running out of disk space to perform tasks.

To confirm if the value that you enter in this field is available on the server, click the information link.

Save

Save the warning disk space value.

Reset

(Optional) Resets the page with the default values.

Chapter 3. Caveats

- Bug Search Tool

Bug Search Tool

The system grades known problems (bugs) according to severity level. These release notes contain descriptions of the following bug levels:

- All severity level 1 or 2 bugs

- Significant severity level 3 bugs

- All customer-found bugs

You can search for open and resolved caveats of any severity for any release using the Cisco Bug Search tool, an online tool available for customers to query defects according to their own needs.

To access the Cisco Bug Search tool, you need the following items:

- Internet connection

- Web browser

- Cisco.com user ID and password

Follow these steps to use Cisco Bug Search tool:

1. Access the Cisco Bug Search tool: Click Here .

2. Log in with your Cisco.com user ID and password.

3. If you are looking for information about a specific problem, enter the bug ID number in the Search for: field, and click Go.

Tip

Click Help on the Bug Search page for information about how to search for bugs, create saved searches, and create bug groups.

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