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Install, Upgrade, and Maintenance Guide for Cisco Unity Connection Release 10.x
Chapter 3 Upgrading Cisco Unity Connection
Upgrade Types
Table 3-1 Upgrade Matrix for Unity Connection
Upgrade Type Upgrade Path Description
Service Update (SU) Examples of supported paths:
• 10.5.x/10.5.xSUx1 to
10.5.xSUx2
• 8.6.x/8.6.xSUx1 to 8.6.xSUx2
• SU is installed on the inactive
partition to which you can switch
later on.
• ISO images are non-bootable
images not meant for installation.
Refresh Upgrade (RU) 8.5 or earlier to 10.x or later
• If the RHEL version of the Unity
Connection operating system
changes during an upgrade, it is
referred to as a Refresh Upgrade
(RU).
• You need the following COP files
before performing this upgrade:
–
ciscocm.refresh_upgrade.cop
–
ciscocm.version3-keys.cop
• The new version is installed on
the inactive partition. You should
perform automatic switch
version during RU for successful
upgrade.
9.x.x or earlier to 10.x or later
• You need the following COP file
before performing this upgrade:
–
ciscocm.version3-keys.cop
• The new version is installed on
the inactive partition. You should
perform automatic switch
version during RU for successful
upgrade.
Level 2 (L2) Examples of supported paths:
• 10.0.x to 10.5.y
• 10.5.x to 10.5.y
• 9.x to 9.y
• If the RHEL version of the Unity
Connection operating system do
not change during an upgrade, it
is referred to as an Level 2 (L2)
upgrade.
• The new version is installed on
the inactive partition to which
you can switch later on.
COP file, for more
information, see the
Applying COP file
from a Network
Location, page 3-9
section.
Fix for the same version
• COP files are installed on the
active partition and you cannot
uninstall them. Contact Cisco
TAC to uninstall COP files.