Basic setup?

[ADB100]

I am an experienced Cisco engineer, though its routing & switching and not voice. I have a CUCM 7.1 server (VMWare), several 7900-series IP phones, a MGCP gateway (1751-V with VIC-BRI and VIC-FXO ports) and a H.323 gateway with FXS ports. I think I have enough to use this as a trainig lab but am struggling to find some helpfule guides. There is lots of information on CCO but I am after a step-by-step guide to setting up a typical (small) CUCM 7 network - i.e. single CUCM 7 server, some IP phones, a PSTN gateway and another gateway?
I have fumbled through setting some of this up but some of it was with the wizard and some stuff I can remember from a test CallManger 4.2 I set up a while ago.

Andy

 

[pndscm]

You probably won't find this unless you know someone who has the Student Guide from a training class and even that isn't the 'best practice'. As you said, there are tons of info out there but the truth is there are dozens of ways to set up the system so it functions. My right way is someone elses wrong way.
Generally the guide is start from the leftmost drop down and work your way to the right. There are a couple things, Media Resource Group List and Gateways that need to be configured before you get to them in the dropdown Menu's but you'll see them when they show up in the fields.
Sorry this sounds confusing but it can be VERY confusing first time through. Also check Cisco Press. There are some very good books there.