Upgrading to R5, from 4.2. Any advice?

[Mortigan]

Hey guys,

I'm going to be upgrading our IP 500 system from 4.2(17) to 5.0(15) in the next couple weeks. I've done a couple upgrades withing the 4.2 family but never to a new major release. I know the licensing model has changed a bit in this release and have some concerns as to whether or not I will need to make changes to the licenses after performing the upgrade. I obviously plan to take backups of my VMPro DB and system config before the upgrade.

I wanted to see if anyone has any advice or tips for performing this upgrade. Has anyone encountered anything in their experiences that might give me issues? Any advice or comments are appreciated.

Thanks,
Joe

 

[TomMills]

the information is out there, reading the tb's is a must to keep in touch.

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[tlpeter]

It is just a change of how the licensing is working
Get used to it and stop nagging

It is the same as when customers has to get used to a new pbx !




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[amriddle01]

You think you are unhappy now.....wait until you see the changes in R6....I'll have the kleenex ready

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"What the Crocodile Hat....was that?

 

[tlpeter]

Andy, then the new licensing all becomes clear and logic
I like it to be honest

I understand the "nagging", i do not like changes too
But just deal with it, it will not change




ACS - Implement IP Office
ACA - Implement IP Telephony -- ACA - Design IP Telephony
ACA - Voice Services Management
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Women and cats can do as they please and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea!

 

[amriddle01]

I don't mind at all, I can follow it quite easily, I found the old way easy enough also. I am just prepairing people for the R6 changes...it's bound to confuse if they can't follow the licencing

ACS - IP Office Implement

"What the Crocodile Hat....was that?

 

[TomMills]

R6 confuses me less than R5 did.

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