Upgrading BE6000 with PCD - PCD Not Supported

Virtualization Software License Types

Cisco Prime Collaboration Deployment is not compatible with all license types of VMware vSphere ESXi, as some of these licenses do not enable required VMware APIs. Please be aware of the below ESXi licensing requirements for Cisco Prime Collaboration Deployment and virtual machines that will be required for Unified CM Release 10.0(1), since it has impact to the migration functionality. Cisco Unified Communications Manager Business Edition 6000 customers will be impacted due to the below license requirement.

The following are compatible with Cisco Prime Collaboration Deployment:

• Cisco UC Virtualization Foundation (appears as "Foundation Edition" in vSphere Client)

• VMware vSphere Standard Edition, Enterprise Edition, or Enterprise Plus Edition

• Evaluation mode license

 

PCD Release Notes stating the same:

"Cisco Prime Collaboration Deployment is not compatible with all license types of VMware vSphere ESXi, as some licenses do not enable required VMware APIs."

Cisco Pre-Sales Question: Does the BE6000S come with Expressway

Answer: No, you'll have to host it separately on some other Server. You can however have it included in the BE6K-Medium or High.

Polycom IP6000/7000 Endpoint Registered to Cisco CUCM - Is the Polycom Endpoint able to use Cisco CUCM's Conference Resources to enable greater than 3 Party Conf. Calls (Ad-Hoc) or MeetMe

Question: Can the Polycom EndPoint IP6000/7000 use Centralized Conferencing Resources when registered to CUCM.

Answer: No

SoundStation IP phones only support three-way audio conference(local bridge) when they are deployed with CUCM.

 

Since SoundStation IP phones cannot use CUCM conferencing resources, we may need to initiate conference from Cisco IP phones when there are more than three participants in the conference.

Ref: Polycom TAC: 

SR#1-781454034 IP 6000 To using Cisco Call manager 10.5 for centralized control but no options found

Cisco Pre-Sales Question - Is the BE600S capable of being part of a Cisco Call Manager Cluster

Q: Can the BE6ks can be part of another cluster server?

A: "The quick answer is yes, BE6000S appliances may be clustered.

SRST allows call control resiliency to be accommodated within the "single box" solution.  The applications provided with the BE6000S support standard clustering with application instances on an additional server host, if that is required.  Note: Cluster capacity is limited to that of the smallest member (i.e. 150 users / 300 devices) where clustering between BE6000S and BE6000M or H hosts is considered."

Ref:  BE6ks (01304783)