BCM1000 on Rel. 2.5

[masterjim]

Hi All,

We have a customer with an old Nortel BCM1000 Rel. 2.5.
They want to upgrade to a BCM450 and bring all of their existing Keycodes with them.

We have the NTAB9949-50 S/W Upgrade Kit to go from Rel. 3.0 to 3.6 and we would plan to purchase the 3.6 to 4.0 upgrade in order to facilitate the Keycode Migration process to the new 450.

We're missing the 2.5 to 3.0 piece for the 1000.

Can this be done?
Is there a S/W upgrade for Rel. 2.5 to anything higher?

Thanks very much for any help.

-Jim

 

[Dasheen]

I believe u have to replace the HD. Don't think there's a 2.5- 4.0 upgrade path. Think the 2.5HD is smaller than the 4.0 HD which is why I think the HD needs to be replaced.

 

[gberger]

Dasheen is correct.The 2.5 to 3.0 is no longer available,you need to replace the hard drive with a 4.0 one.

 

[gberger]

I missed the bcm 450 migration you want.Does Nortel ask you to be at 4.0 to migrate to the Bcm450?I'm pretty sure the migration is available from any Bcm version to the 450 because you need to replace the entire machine.I'll check tomorrow.

 

[biv343]

You need to be on release 4.0 to migrate the keycodes to a 450.

You should be in good shape with just the 3.6 to 4.0 upgrade keycode. KRS doesn't know what version your BCM is on until it hits release 4.0. It'll just say release 3.0 regardless of what software is really on the system. For all Nortel knows, you used the BIT tool to reimage the hard drive to release 3.6 at some point in the past, which didn't require a keycode or KRS to know about it.

 

[cook1082]

I was looking at the migration yesterday and you don't have to be on 4.0 you just need to buy and enter the 4.0 up grade then the migration keycode this will regenerate all the codes to the 450 platform if they were in the KRS.If not you need proof ,auth code or purchace order.

This solution allows migration of purchased software licenses from any BCM1000, BCM200 or BCM400 to another BCM1000, BCM200 or BCM400 system. For example, a customer wishing to migrate from an End of Life BCM1000 platform can now purchase a new BCM200, BCM400 or BCM450 system and an Application Migration Authorization Code, thereby preserving their previous investment in enabled keycodes. This also provides Nortel distribution partners with an exciting opportunity to renew the installed base to currently supported hardware and software consistent with current Lifecycle Management policies. If the destination system is a BCM200/400 at 4.0 software there is no need to purchase a BCM 4.0 upgrade keycode separately. When re-generating the keycodes on KRS, just specify 4.0 as the desired keycode format for the re-generated keycodes. If the destination system is a BCM450, a BCM 4.0 upgrade keycode will be required if the source system is at a software release prior to 4.0.
The solution entails purchasing an Application Migration Authorization Code via standard catalog ordering procedures, and utilizing this keycode in conjunction with KRS to provide regeneration of application capabilities between BCM systems
Return of either the source MSC or System (with MSC card) hardware will be required to avoid charges for equivalent application capability costs. Either a Nortel RMA number or Serial number of the returned hardware will be required at time of migration/regeneration.

 

[masterjim]

THANK YOU one and all!

This saved my day (and the deal!) I really appreciate the responses from everyone.

-Jim