Cisco CUCMBE ccm6.0 CUCM

This version added an intercom feature between endpoints, and integrated Mobility Manager (single number reach to multiple destinations, IP Phone, Cell Phone, etc.).

This version utilizes a slightly different licensing model from that found in 5.X. First off, CUCM 6.0 requires service licenses (for Communications Manager, etc.) and comes with a 'starter' license for a single node and 50 device weights (about 10 phones), and will install natively on VMWare for lab purposes.

Also released was Cisco Unified Communications Manager Business Edition (CUCMBE, aka Cucumber), which places Cisco Unified Communications Manager 6.0 and Cisco Unity Connections 2.0 (Voicemail) on the same server (with 6GB of RAM).


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Many people have been asking about how to make this run, and I will help you as much as I can with the special (not so special by the way) requirements to install CUCM6 on a VMware 6 Workstation (it should be the same for all other current VMware versions, but I personally only tested it on this specific version). Your Host OS can be either Windows or Linux; it does not matter as long as you have VMware installed on it.

If you do not know how to use VMware or CUCM, then this text will be of little help to you. This text describes what worked with me without any trouble when I’ve tried it, it worked from the 1st time so maybe many other configurations may work also.

1st step you need to create a new and empty virtual machine (Guest Machine):
I chose the Typical Configuration, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 as the guest operating system. Used ”Bridged networking”*, and created a 72GB HDD (and did not allocate space).

2nd Editing the virtual machine to your needs.
Since I only have 1GB of RAM, I gave this Virtual Machine a 512MB of RAM. (If you have more, then give it more)
I changed the CD-ROM from use ”physical device” to use ”ISO image”

3rd and last step was to run the Virtual Machine, boot from CD-ROM and start the installation. The iso will install both the OS and the CUCM (as an appliance), you do not need to install any OS (Linux or windows) and after the installation finishes you will not have much access to the OS; you must access the CUCM through a web browser from a different machine (your host machine or any other machine the in network) so make sure you know its IP address and passwords.

I hope this info will be helpful to you,
With best Regards

* Maybe you do not want to use ”Bridged networking” if your host machine is not always connected to a network (I have it connected to a WRT54G Linksys router that also functions a DHCP server, and while installation I’ve told CUCM to take its IP from the DHCP server which worked perfectly for me).


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Here is step by step guide on how l install ccm6.0

My system specications is:
dual core amd processor
4 gig ram, but actual 3.2 coz thus the maximum windows can support.
windows XP pro SP2
amd S2 motherboard
baracula sata harddrive
Vmware workstation 5.0

Vmare setup

choose linux enterprise 3

assign 72gig space but leave the box unticked

l gave my vmware machine about 1.5 gig mem

l asked to use an iso image and pointed the path

l removed the floppy drive since l didnt need it

And the ethernet was going to bridged

l gave it 1 processor but faced problems later


The lnstallation

lt is safe to say the default steps are more than enough but l faced some trick scenarios. Here is how it went:

l chose to follow defaults through out but hey boy, l spent 4 days trying to get the thing working. ln the end l stepped backed and relaxed. Defaults will take somewhere but mostly were you dont want to be.

The Trouble

l chose default and proceded after being told vmware is not supported platform

On step which involve DHCP and DNS be carefull coz thats where you can be succefull or spend 4 days pulling out yo hair.

Choose to manually configure DHCP, give the a IP address which you will later need after the installation need to type into yo explorer and gain access to CCM6.0

Also give a default gateway, in my case l have a buffalo router which l use as a default gateway for both my PC and Vmare machines. And they have to in the same network range eg my buffalo router has 192.168.11.1 ip address, so l gave CCM6 192.168.11.2 ip addr and gave it 192.168.11.1 gateway addr although my virtual machine have 192.168.124.1 ip address.

Problems faced

All the installation was going well until it unexpctedly gave me an unrecoverable internal error, it turns out that it have not have enough disk space.

On rebooting after everything, it just froze, l worked out that it was becoz l gave it one processor and CCM6.0 is a hungry beast, to l quickly gave it 1 more processor with happy ending.

l typed my access 192.168.11.2 ip address into my lovely opera but nothing comes up immediately. All was sorted after some big mouthing and realise that CCM6 takes its time to be ready to operate. So go and make yourself a cupa whilst its doing its thing.

Always ping your acces ip to make sure evething is fine, if you cant ping, you will not be able to get acces