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Multiple Phone System Integration Guide for Cisco Unity 4.2

Integration Tasks

Task List to Create Multiple Phone System Integrations

Task List to Delete an Existing Phone System Integration

Task List to Replace an Existing Phone System Integration with a New Phone System Integration

Requirements

Maximum Supported Combinations

Maximum Number of Phone System Types

Maximum Number of Integrations for Each Phone System Type

Creating Multiple Phone System Integrations

Deleting an Existing Phone System Integration

Replacing an Existing Phone System with a New Phone System

Appendix: Combining Cisco Unified CallManager SCCP and Cisco Unified CallManager Express SCCP in One Integration

Appendix: Documentation and Technical Assistance

Conventions

Obtaining Documentation

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Documentation Feedback

Cisco Product Security Overview

Reporting Security Problems in Cisco Products

Obtaining Technical Assistance

Cisco Technical Support & Documentation Website

Submitting a Service Request

Definitions of Service Request Severity

Obtaining Additional Publications and Information

Multiple Phone System Integration Guide for Cisco Unity 4.2

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Revised August 14, 2006

This document applies to Cisco Unity 4.2. It provides instructions for integrating multiple phone systems with Cisco Unity (up to a maximum of 9 phone systems), deleting one of the phone systems that is integrated with Cisco Unity, and replacing one phone system with another phone system in a Cisco Unity integration.

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Caution A trunk must be set up between the integrated phone systems so that Cisco Unity can transfer calls from one integrated phone system to another integrated phone system. Otherwise, Cisco Unity cannot transfer calls between integrated phone systems. For details on setting up a trunk between phone systems, refer to the phone system documentation.

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Integration Tasks

Before doing the following tasks to integrate Cisco Unity with multiple phone systems, confirm that the Cisco Unity server is ready for the integration by completing the applicable tasks in the applicable Cisco Unity installation guide.

The following task lists describe the process for creating, deleting, and replacing the integrations.

Task List to Create Multiple Phone System Integrations

Use the following task list to integrate multiple phone systems with Cisco Unity. If you are installing a new Cisco Unity server by using the applicable Cisco Unity installation guide, you may have already completed some of the following tasks.

1. Review the system and equipment requirements to confirm that all phone system and Cisco Unity server requirements have been met. See the "Requirements" section.

2. Confirm that the combination of phone systems is supported in a multiple phone system integration with Cisco Unity. See the "Maximum Supported Combinations" section.

3. Create the integration. See the "Creating Multiple Phone System Integrations" section.

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Note Multiple Cisco Unified CallManager clusters can be integrated by creating a new integration for each Cisco Unified CallManager cluster in UTIM or by adding new clusters to an existing Cisco Unified CallManager integration in UTIM. For instructions, refer to the "Creating an Integration with a Second Cluster of Cisco Unified CallManager" section in the applicable Cisco Unified CallManager integration guide at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps2237/products_installation_and_configuration_guides_list.html.

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4. Repeat Task 1. through Task 3. for each remaining phone system.

Task List to Delete an Existing Phone System Integration

Use the following task list to delete one of the phone systems that is integrated with Cisco Unity (for example, to change from two phone system integrations to a single phone system integration).

1. Start the Cisco Unity Telephony Integration Manager (UTIM). See the "Deleting an Existing Phone System Integration" section.

2. Delete the existing integration. See the "Deleting an Existing Phone System Integration" section.

3. Reassign the subscribers and call handlers who had been homed on the deleted phone system integration to a remaining phone system integration. See the "Deleting an Existing Phone System Integration" section.

Task List to Replace an Existing Phone System Integration with a New Phone System Integration

Use the following task list to replace an existing phone system with a new phone system and to reassign the subscribers and call handlers to the new phone system.

1. Review the system and equipment requirements to confirm that all phone system and Cisco Unity server requirements have been met. See the "Requirements" section.

2. Confirm that the combination of phone systems is supported in a multiple phone system integration with Cisco Unity. See the "Maximum Supported Combinations" section.

3. Create the integration for the new phone system. See the "Replacing an Existing Phone System with a New Phone System" section.

4. Delete the old phone system. See the "Replacing an Existing Phone System with a New Phone System" section.

5. Reassign the subscribers and call handlers who had been homed on the deleted phone system to the new phone system. See the "Replacing an Existing Phone System with a New Phone System" section.

Requirements

Cisco Unity has the following requirements for multiple phone system integrations:

•All phone system and Cisco Unity server requirements have been met. Refer to the applicable Cisco Unity integration guides at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps2237/products_installation_and_configuration_guides_list.html.

•There must be an adequate number of voice messaging ports on the Cisco Unity server to connect to the phone systems. This number must not exceed the number of ports that are enabled by the Cisco Unity license files.

•For a single Cisco Unity server (or a failover pair), all extensions must be unique. The dial plans for the phone systems must not overlap.

If overlapping dial plans cannot be avoided, you must install a Cisco Unity server for each phone system, digitally network the servers, and set up dialing domains to accommodate the overlapping dial plans. Refer to the applicable Networking in Cisco Unity Guide at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps2237/products_feature_guides_list.html.

Maximum Supported Combinations

Cisco Unity 4.2 supports a maximum total of 9 simultaneous phone system integrations with the maximum numbers described in the following sections:

•Maximum Number of Phone System Types

•Maximum Number of Integrations for Each Phone System Type

Maximum Number of Phone System Types

Cisco Unity can integrate at the same time with all four of the phone system types that UTIM supports:

•SCCP (Cisco Unified CallManager and Cisco Unified CallManager Express only)

For additional information about this phone system type, see the "SCCP Phone System Type Notes" section.

•SIP (including Cisco Unified CallManager and Cisco Unified CallManager Express)

For additional information about this phone system type, see the "SIP Phone System Type Notes" section.

•Circuit-Switched via Voice Cards

•Circuit-Switched Phone System via Intel PIMG

For additional information about this phone system type, see the "Circuit-Switched Phone System via Intel PIMG Phone System Type Notes" section.

For example, Cisco Unity can integrate with the following phone systems at one time (a total of four phone system integrations):

•A circuit-switched phone system through PIMG units

•A Cisco Unified CallManager SCCP phone system

•A circuit-switched phone system through voice cards

•A Cisco Unified CallManager SIP phone system

Note that Cisco Unity also supports multiple phone system integrations of certain phone system types. For details, see the "Maximum Number of Integrations for Each Phone System Type" section.

SCCP Phone System Type Notes

The SCCP phone system type includes integrations through Skinny Call Control Protocol of the following phone systems:

•Cisco Unified CallManager

•Cisco Unified CallManager Express

For Cisco Unified CallManager phone systems, note that Multiple Cisco Unified CallManager clusters can be added to an existing Cisco Unified CallManager integration in UTIM by adding new clusters to the integration. Because subscribers are associated with the integration and not with an individual cluster, adding a cluster to an integration does not count against the maximum integration total. For instructions on adding clusters to a Cisco Unified CallManager integration in UTIM, refer to the "Creating an Integration with a Second Cluster of Cisco Unified CallManager" section in the applicable Cisco Unified CallManager integration guide at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps2237/products_installation_and_configuration_guides_list.html.

For Cisco Unified CallManager Express SCCP phone systems, note that Cisco Unified CallManager Express can be added to an existing Cisco Unified CallManager SCCP integration in UTIM by adding a new cluster to the integration. Because subscribers are associated with the integration and not with an individual cluster, adding a cluster to an integration does not count against the maximum integration total. For instructions on adding Cisco Unified CallManager Express SCCP to a Cisco Unified CallManager SCCP integration, see the Appendix: Combining Cisco Unified CallManager SCCP and Cisco Unified CallManager Express SCCP in One Integration.

SIP Phone System Type Notes

The SIP phone system type includes integrations of the following phone systems:

•Cisco Unified CallManager through SIP trunk

•Cisco Unified CallManager Express through SIP trunk

•Cisco SIP Proxy Server

•QSIG/DPNSS circuit-switched phone systems that integrate through the Cisco EGW 2200

Note that multiple phone system integrations with other phone systems are not supported for QSIG/DPNSS circuit-switched phone systems.

Circuit-Switched Phone System via Intel PIMG Phone System Type Notes

For circuit-switched phone systems that integrate with Cisco Unity through PIMG units, note that adding PIMG units to the integration does not count against the maximum integration total. The number of PIMG units that are used by all integrations is not limited.

Maximum Number of Integrations for Each Phone System Type

For each phone system type, Cisco Unity supports the maximum number of simultaneous integrations that are shown in Table 1.

Table 1 Maximum Number of Simultaneous Integrations for Each Phone System Type 

Phone System Type in UTIM	Maximum Simultaneous Integrations of This Type
SCCP	9
SIP	1
Circuit-Switched via Voice Cards	1
Circuit-Switched Phone System via Intel PIMG	9

For example, Cisco Unity can be integrated with the following phone systems at one time (a total of seven phone system integrations):

•Three circuit-switched phone systems through PIMG units

•Two Cisco Unified CallManager phone systems through Skinny Call Control Protocol (SCCP)

•One circuit-switched phone system through voice cards

•One Cisco Unified CallManager phone systems through SIP trunk

Creating Multiple Phone System Integrations

After ensuring that the Cisco Unity server and the phone systems are ready for the integration, do the following procedure.

To Create Multiple Phone System Integrations

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Step 1 Integrate one phone system with Cisco Unity. Refer to the applicable Cisco Unity integration guide at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps2237/products_installation_and_configuration_guides_list.html.

You can integrate the phone systems with Cisco Unity in any order.

Step 2 Repeat Step 1 for the remaining phone systems.

Step 3 Revise the applicable subscriber templates and call handler templates so that new subscribers and call handlers will be automatically assigned to the phone system that you want. For details, refer to the applicable Cisco Unity System Administration Guide at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps2237/prod_maintenance_guides_list.html.

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Deleting an Existing Phone System Integration

If you want to delete an existing phone system integration (for example, you have replaced the phone system with which Cisco Unity originally integrated), do the following procedure.

To Delete an Existing Phone System Integration

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Step 1 On the Cisco Unity server, on the Windows Start menu, click Programs > Cisco Unity > Manage Integrations. The UTIM window appears.

Step 2 In the left pane, double-click Unity Server. The existing integrations appear.

Step 3 Click the integration that you want to delete.

Step 4 On the Integration menu, click Delete.

Step 5 Follow the on-screen instructions to assign the subscribers and call handlers of the deleted phone system integration to another phone system integration.

Step 6 At the prompt to restart the Cisco Unity services, click Yes. The Cisco Unity services restart.

Alternatively, you can restart the Cisco Unity services in UTIM on the Tools menu by clicking Restart Cisco Unity.

Step 7 Revise the applicable subscriber templates and call handler templates so that new subscribers and call handlers will be automatically assigned to another phone system. For details, refer to the applicable Cisco Unity System Administration Guide at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps2237/prod_maintenance_guides_list.html.

Step 8 If the integration that you deleted used voice cards, remove the voice cards from the Cisco Unity server.

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Replacing an Existing Phone System with a New Phone System

If you want to replace an existing phone system with a new phone system, you can use a temporary multiple phone system integration to automatically reassign to the new phone system all of the subscribers and call handlers who are currently assigned to the existing phone system. This process involves the following tasks:

1. Create a second integration for the new phone system.

2. Delete the integration for the existing phone system.

3. UTIM reassigns to the new phone system all of the subscribers and call handlers who are currently assigned to the existing phone system.

Do the following procedure.

To Replace an Existing Phone System with a New Phone System, Then Reassign Subscribers and Call Handlers

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Step 1 Integrate the new phone system with Cisco Unity. Refer to the applicable Cisco Unity integration guide at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps2237/products_installation_and_configuration_guides_list.html.

Step 2 If the UTIM window is not open, on the Windows Start menu, click Programs > Cisco Unity > Manage Integrations. The UTIM window appears.

Step 3 In the left pane, double-click Unity Server. The existing integrations appear.

Step 4 Click the existing integration (the integration that you want to delete).

Step 5 On the Integration menu, click Delete.

Step 6 Follow the on-screen instructions to reassign the subscribers and call handlers of the deleted phone system integration to the remaining phone system integration.

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Note Detailed instructions are also available through Help.

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Step 7 At the prompt to restart the Cisco Unity services, click Yes. The Cisco Unity services restart.

Alternatively, you can restart the Cisco Unity services in UTIM on the Tools menu by clicking Restart Cisco Unity.

Step 8 If the integration that you deleted used voice cards, remove the voice cards from the Cisco Unity server.

Step 9 Revise the applicable subscriber templates and call handler templates so that new subscribers and call handlers will be automatically assigned to the new phone system. For details, refer to the applicable Cisco Unity System Administration Guide at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps2237/prod_maintenance_guides_list.html.

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Appendix: Combining Cisco Unified CallManager SCCP and Cisco Unified CallManager Express SCCP in One Integration

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Cisco Unity can be integrated through Skinny Call Control Protocol (SCCP) with both Cisco Unified CallManager and Cisco Unified CallManager Express. There are, however, the following considerations:

•The Cisco Unified CallManager SCCP integration must have already been created before creating the Cisco Unified CallManager Express SCCP integration. The Cisco Unified CallManager Express SCCP integration must not be created first.

•The Cisco Unified CallManager Express server is added as a second cluster to the Cisco Unified CallManager SCCP integration.

•All MWI requests are sent to both Cisco Unified CallManager and Cisco Unified CallManager Express clusters in the SCCP integration.

To create a single integration with both Cisco Unified CallManager SCCP and Cisco Unified CallManager Express SCCP, do the following procedure.

To Combine Cisco Unified CallManager Express SCCP and Cisco Unified CallManager SCCP in One Integration

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Step 1 On the Cisco Unity server, on the Windows Start menu, click Programs > Cisco Unity > Manage Integrations. The UTIM window appears.

Step 2 In the left pane, expand Unity Server so that the existing integrations appear.

Step 3 Click the Cisco Unified CallManager SCCP integration.

Step 4 On the Cluster menu, click New.

Step 5 In the Add Server dialog box, enter the following settings and click OK.

Table 2 Settings for Add Server Dialog Box 

Field	Setting
IP Address or Host Name	Enter the IP address of the Cisco Unified CallManager Express router. This setting must match the IP source address entered by the ip source-address command on the Cisco Unified CallManager Express router.
Port	Enter the TCP port of the Cisco Unified CallManager Express router. This setting must match the TCP port entered by the ip source-address command on the Cisco Unified CallManager Express router. The default port is 2000.
TLS Port	Leave this setting blank. Cisco Unified CallManager authentication and encryption is not supported for integrations with Cisco Unified CallManager Express.
This Server Is Cisco Unified CallManager Express	Check this check box.

Step 6 When prompted that the new cluster has been created, click OK.

Step 7 On the Servers tab, enter the following settings.

Table 3 Settings for Servers Tab 

Field	Setting
Display Name	Enter the name you will use to identify this Cisco Unified CallManager Express phone system.
Cisco Unified CallManager Device Name Prefix	Enter the prefix Cisco Unified CallManager Express uses in the vm-device-id name before the port number; this prefix must match the prefix used by the Cisco Unified CallManager Express router.

Step 8 Click the MWI tab.

Step 9 Enter the following settings.

Table 4 Settings for MWI Tab 

Field	Setting
On Extension	Enter the MWI on directory number that you specified in the ephone-dn configuration mode of the Cisco Unified CallManager Express router.
Off Extension	Enter the MWI off directory number that you specified in the ephone-dn configuration mode of the Cisco Unified CallManager Express router.

Step 10 Click the Ports tab.

Step 11 Click Add Port.

Step 12 In the Add Port dialog box, in the number of Ports to Add field, enter the number of voice messaging ports that you want to create in Cisco Unity to connect to the Cisco Unified CallManager Express router.

Step 13 Click OK.

Step 14 On the Ports tab, enter the settings that you want for the voice messaging ports.

Step 15 Click Save.

Step 16 At the prompt to restart the Cisco Unity services, click Yes. The Cisco Unity services restart.

Alternatively, you can restart the Cisco Unity services in UTIM on the Tools menu by clicking Restart Cisco Unity.

Step 17 Exit UTIM.

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Appendix: Documentation and Technical Assistance

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Conventions

The Multiple Phone System Integration Guide for Cisco Unity 4.2 uses the following conventions.

Table 5 Multiple Phone System Integration Guide for Cisco Unity 4.2 Conventions 

Convention	Description
boldfaced text	Boldfaced text is used for: •Key and button names. (Example: Click OK.) •Information that you enter. (Example: Enter Administrator in the User Name box.)
< > (angle brackets)	Angle brackets are used around parameters for which you supply a value. (Example: In the Command Prompt window, enter ping <IP address>.)
- (hyphen)	Hyphens separate keys that must be pressed simultaneously. (Example: Press Ctrl-Alt-Delete.)
> (right angle bracket)	A right angle bracket is used to separate selections that you make: •On menus. (Example: On the Windows Start menu, click Settings > Control Panel > Phone and Modem Options.) •In the navigation bar of the Cisco Unity Administrator. (Example: Go to the System > Configuration > Settings page.)
[x] (square brackets)	Square brackets enclose an optional element (keyword or argument). (Example: [reg-e164])
[x | y] (vertical line)	Square brackets enclosing keywords or arguments separated by a vertical line indicate an optional choice. (Example: [transport tcp | transport udp])
{x | y} (braces)	Braces enclosing keywords or arguments separated by a vertical line indicate a required choice. (Example: {tcp | udp})

The Multiple Phone System Integration Guide for Cisco Unity 4.2 also uses the following conventions:

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