Tek-Tips is the largest IT community on the Internet today!
Members share and learn making Tek-Tips Forums the best source of peer-reviewed technical information on the Internet!
-
Congratulations Mike Lewis on being selected by the Tek-Tips community for having the most helpful posts in the forums last week. Way to Go!
KRS End of Services
- Thread starter mkoker
- Start date
Firebird Scrambler
Systems Engineer
I think KRS will still be available to view exting keycodes for support reasons. It's more of a case of generating new keycodes which I'm certain will cease later on in the year.
Firebird Scrambler
Nortel Meridian 1 / Succession and BCM / Norstar Programmer in the UK
Advance knowledge on BCM support
Firebird Scrambler
Nortel Meridian 1 / Succession and BCM / Norstar Programmer in the UK
Advance knowledge on BCM support
- Thread starter
- #3
Firebird Scrambler
Systems Engineer
My old colleague Curycord posted this a few years ago that I think is still current.
The final EoS will be effective October 1, 2012, or while supplies last.
Products required to upgrade, expand and maintain existing BCM systems will continue to be offered for another three (3) years to October 1, 2015. This includes software authorization codes, terminals, media bay modules, expansion units, replacement parts, and upgrades to the latest release (BCM R6.0).
Avaya will provide hardware and software Manufacturer’s Support, including technical support, repairs, software bug fixes, upgrades, and expansions, for three (3) years after the EoS date until October 1, 2015 for the BCM 50 and BCM 450 portfolio. The three (3) year Manufacturer’s Support will be provided for the last shipping BCM release, which is release 6.0. Please refer to BCM Product Lifecycle Update bulletin for previous releases.
• Avaya will further provide hardware and software Extended Services Support, including technical support, availability of existing patches and documentation, repair services, for three (3) years (October 1, 2018) after the Manufacturer’s Support period.
I also found this link
Firebird Scrambler
Nortel Meridian 1 / Succession and BCM / Norstar Programmer in the UK
Advance knowledge on BCM support
The final EoS will be effective October 1, 2012, or while supplies last.
Products required to upgrade, expand and maintain existing BCM systems will continue to be offered for another three (3) years to October 1, 2015. This includes software authorization codes, terminals, media bay modules, expansion units, replacement parts, and upgrades to the latest release (BCM R6.0).
Avaya will provide hardware and software Manufacturer’s Support, including technical support, repairs, software bug fixes, upgrades, and expansions, for three (3) years after the EoS date until October 1, 2015 for the BCM 50 and BCM 450 portfolio. The three (3) year Manufacturer’s Support will be provided for the last shipping BCM release, which is release 6.0. Please refer to BCM Product Lifecycle Update bulletin for previous releases.
• Avaya will further provide hardware and software Extended Services Support, including technical support, availability of existing patches and documentation, repair services, for three (3) years (October 1, 2018) after the Manufacturer’s Support period.
I also found this link
Firebird Scrambler
Nortel Meridian 1 / Succession and BCM / Norstar Programmer in the UK
Advance knowledge on BCM support
Can someone explain the difference please?
According to the Lifecycle Summary Matrix.
BCM 50/450
End of Manufacturer's Support for Hardware = Oct 2015
Targeted End of Services Support = Oct 2018
I also heard the KRS will shut down this year but if they are still providing “Services Support” until 2018 then I assumed that would include codes.
According to the Lifecycle Summary Matrix.
BCM 50/450
End of Manufacturer's Support for Hardware = Oct 2015
Targeted End of Services Support = Oct 2018
I also heard the KRS will shut down this year but if they are still providing “Services Support” until 2018 then I assumed that would include codes.
- Thread starter
- #6
I just upgraded my 6.0 BCM to the latest patches....not much new that I could find though.
Don't forget, you won't be screwed if Avaya discontinues all support, the E-MetroTel UCx will still support all of the BCM features long after Avaya is out of the picture. In addition to the BCM50, the BCM 400/450 is now supported on the UCx.
I know the Avaya IP Office also supports the Nortel phones as well, but I have to experiment with it on my lab system to see how it works compared to the UCx.
I also know there are plenty of former Nortel BCM interconnects that plan to support the product after 2018. They are stocking up on key codes and features, but I guess that won't do any good if Avaya decides to discontinue the KRS system.
Joseph Sus Jr. Nortel Enthusiast
Don't forget, you won't be screwed if Avaya discontinues all support, the E-MetroTel UCx will still support all of the BCM features long after Avaya is out of the picture. In addition to the BCM50, the BCM 400/450 is now supported on the UCx.
I know the Avaya IP Office also supports the Nortel phones as well, but I have to experiment with it on my lab system to see how it works compared to the UCx.
I also know there are plenty of former Nortel BCM interconnects that plan to support the product after 2018. They are stocking up on key codes and features, but I guess that won't do any good if Avaya decides to discontinue the KRS system.
Joseph Sus Jr. Nortel Enthusiast
Firebird Scrambler
Systems Engineer
I think there will hopefully be other ways to keep the BCM range supported for a while longer after the cut off date. It's still a shame that they have finished it. No patch updates since January this year for 6.0.
Firebird Scrambler
Nortel Meridian 1 / Succession and BCM / Norstar Programmer in the UK
Advance knowledge on BCM support
Firebird Scrambler
Nortel Meridian 1 / Succession and BCM / Norstar Programmer in the UK
Advance knowledge on BCM support
The last patches I completed were:
SU.Desktop-005.201406-1 and
SU.System-021.201408-1.
Are there newer ones?
Joseph Sus Jr. Nortel Enthusiast
SU.Desktop-005.201406-1 and
SU.System-021.201408-1.
Are there newer ones?
Joseph Sus Jr. Nortel Enthusiast
- Thread starter
- #10
I found it...
The KRS system will remain available at a minimum until the End of Services support for the BCM platform on October 1, 2018. Until that date it will remain possible to add licenses, migrate licenses for upgrades or emergency recovery and generate new license files.
Keycode Retrieval System
As outlined above Avaya is planning to end the sale of new SW licenses for BCM50, BCM450 and SRG50 on October 1, 2015, however, licenses purchased prior to this date, can still be added to BCM systems in KRS after this date.
The KRS system will remain available at a minimum until the End of Services support for the BCM platform on October 1, 2018. Until that date it will remain possible to add licenses, migrate licenses for upgrades or emergency recovery and generate new license files.
Keycode Retrieval System
As outlined above Avaya is planning to end the sale of new SW licenses for BCM50, BCM450 and SRG50 on October 1, 2015, however, licenses purchased prior to this date, can still be added to BCM systems in KRS after this date.
Will the hard drives even last that long? I hope so.....
Joseph Sus Jr. Nortel Enthusiast
Joseph Sus Jr. Nortel Enthusiast
- Thread starter
- #13
Firebird Scrambler
Systems Engineer
I think you can use certain types of SSD and system 022 for the BCM 50 at 6.0 was the last release in January this year.
Firebird Scrambler
Nortel Meridian 1 / Succession and BCM / Norstar Programmer in the UK
Advance knowledge on BCM support
Firebird Scrambler
Nortel Meridian 1 / Succession and BCM / Norstar Programmer in the UK
Advance knowledge on BCM support
Nortel4Ever
Vendor
BCM and SRG Product Lifecycle Update
Dated June, 2012
The KRS system will remain available at a minimum until the End of Services support for the BCM platform on
October 1, 2018. Until that date it will remain possible to add licenses, migrate licenses for upgrades or emergency
recovery and generate new license files.
Keycode Retrieval System
As outlined above Avaya is planning to end the sale of new SW licenses for BCM50, BCM450 and SRG50 on October
1, 2015, however, licenses purchased prior to this date, can still be added to BCM systems in KRS after this date.
Dated June, 2012
The KRS system will remain available at a minimum until the End of Services support for the BCM platform on
October 1, 2018. Until that date it will remain possible to add licenses, migrate licenses for upgrades or emergency
recovery and generate new license files.
Keycode Retrieval System
As outlined above Avaya is planning to end the sale of new SW licenses for BCM50, BCM450 and SRG50 on October
1, 2015, however, licenses purchased prior to this date, can still be added to BCM systems in KRS after this date.
bcmfiftyfan
Programmer
I wonder if Avaya can be trusted to keep their word on KRS. They also said they'd be keeping BCM50 and 450 permanently and look how that turned out.
- Status
Similar threads
- Locked
- Question
- Locked
- Question
- Locked
- Question