If VMware tools status does not show "OK" from the viClient, the VMware Tools must be upgraded. A Cisco Collaboration app will only specify a MAXIMUM maintenance release if there are known incompatibilitites. All apps and ESXi will boot from this volume. a "cold migration" or "host to host migration", is not vMotion and is supported. Not supported. If the UC app is listed as "Partial" support, then support is "maintenance mode only" as described below: VMware Tools Note Backup and restore for Cisco Collaboration applications are not supported on soft media. Any changes to a VM must align with the best practices in. Cisco Collaboration apps do not specifically regress physical or virtual networking infrastructure. This document covers the Procedure for Dumping CUCM Fresh Install Logs - Virtualization Problem Description In order to dump install logs on a virtual UC installation, it is necessary to use a virtual serial port on the virtual machine. See vMotion for what is supported. Cisco physical / virtual networking infrastructure is presumed transparent to Collaboration workloads. NOTE: support varies by app and version. Unified CM(includes standalone ELM) A Virtual Machine (VM) file on network/shared storage can be booted on any physical server hosting ESXi that has access to that network shared storage. See VMware High Availability for what is supported. A Cisco Collaboration app will only specifiy a minimum maintenance release (e.g. 3rd-Party VM-based Backup Tools (see www.cisco.com/go/ucsrnd for details). E.g. Go back to: Cisco Collaboration Virtualization. You can run the HyperFlex Sizer (partner-level access) to doublecheck if HX Edge cluster will accommodate. As a virtual platform we strongly recommend to stick to VMware products as they are successfully passing the hardware checks of the CUCM installation. VM can be installed on DAS and source/destination physical servers can have different DAS yet still vMotion the VM. Two appliances are sufficient to provide hardware redundancy. If the server is Cisco UCS, you may need to use a UCS-specific image for U3 on vmware.com. via Distributed Resource Scheduler [DRS]), a few applications have caveated support (see here for details); otherwise it is not supported. Customers seeking capacity increases should migrate all cluster nodes to a higher fixed capacity point as described in the, All cluster nodes must get the same vCPU/vRAM increase. See VMware Consolidated Backup for what is supported. NOTE: support varies by app and version. Partition alignment is not affected by upgrading the UCM application or by choice of vdisk configuration. Must be able to add IP phones, End users, CSS, Partition, Route pattern and Route Group etc. Not supported. Cisco TAC will isolate Collaboration app issues to the app or infrastructure. Required usable space is ~954GB. Softswitches For details on "legacy" virtualization support (i.e. Not supported. Your results will vary. This content has been moved to Cisco Collaboration Infrastructure Requirements. May only be done during a maintenance window with UC VMs shut down. Redundant power supplies will be used, as well as a rack-mount kit. VMware vMotion Recall ESX and ESXi are architecture options for VMware vSphere releases prior to 5.0 (. If the UC app is listed as "Supported with Caveats", then support is as described below: General-purpose licenses can be either purchased from and supported by Cisco, or purchased from and supported by a 3rd-party (VMware or other vendor). The following applies to any use of vMotion with UC apps: UCM, IMP and CUC have caveated support (see Not supported. If you choose to use access options like VLAN trunking or link aggregation, multiple physical links may be required. Not supported. Cisco supports only VMWare ESXi virtualisation which makes sense! 9.0 and later If VSA is desired to be used as shared storage for a virtualized Cisco Collaboration deployment, it must meet the storage requirements for UC on UCS Specs-based or 3rd-party Server Specs-based (e.g. For UC apps, an easier suggested alternative is to just perform manual VM shutdown and migration to the new SAN. All these uses are supported for UC but note that UC apps like CUCM and UCCX only support a single vNIC with a single IP address. Customers must download and use these OVA template files for initial install, as they cover items such as supported capacity levels and any required OS/VM/SAN "alignment". Does not protect vs. faults with the SAN or network hardware. I.e. Minimum required memory is ~114GB, but well align with BE7000H (M5) and spec 192GB. Where supported, this provides the VM equivalent of migration to a more powerful or less powerful server. Does not apply to ESXi version upgrades. DMZ infrastructure not included in example hardware BOMs. Migration of UC VMs that are live and processing live traffic is supported, but note that Cisco testing cannot cover every possible operational scenario. A check will now be performed each time the VM powers on to determine if the tools need to be updated. Softswitches This content has been moved to Cisco Collaboration Infrastructure Requirements. This will occur automatically. Follow your shared storage array vendor's instructions for compatibility. Before reading the best practices below, verify support at Supported Editions and Features of VMware vSphere ESXi, VMware vCenter and VMware vSphere Client. C240 M5SX chassis will be used for up to 24 hard disk slots, which allows lower-cost HDD to be used (vs. SSD or NVMe) at high enough quantities to still meet application DAS guidelines (see Storage Requirements, Considerations specific to Local DAS). Specifically for Cisco Unified Attendant Consoles, this means the CUxAC VM must not be doing any Hot Swap or taking any active calls, with no active Directory Synchronization in progress. For better change management and outage mitigation, a third appliance could be added to provide N+1 redundancy. VMsafe NOTE: support varies by app and version. This feature automatically restarts a Virtual Machine (VM) on the same physical server or a different physical server. Questions? In VMware documentation and monitoring tools like esxtop, this is also called "GAVG/cmd" (Guest Average Latency per command), and is the response time as perceived by the guest operating system. VDP in vSphere ESXi 5.1 replaces "VDR" (vSphere Data Recovery / VMware Data Recovery) in prior ESXi releases: see http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2016565. Failovers to other servers must not result in an unsupported deployment model (e.g. Not supported. Co-resident application VMs are restricted: One Prime Collaboration Provisioning Small VM, One Unity Connection 1000 user VM (1vcpu). Here are some example questions: Will Cisco support this? Select a Cisco VIC model that supports the customer's network switch/fabric elements. Minimum required memory is 102GB. b. For real-time load-balancing of live UC VMs (e.g. For a given capacity point (such as the 10K user VM), the virtual hardware specs represent the minimum for that capacity point. . UCCE and CWMS have restrictions here). For multi-cluster deployments, it is recommended that you use the 5,000 user VM configuration at a minimum. Cisco Virtualized Voice Browser Any 3rd-party public cloud offers that dont use VMware technology (e.g. Minimum required memory is ~122GB. E.g. Examples (non-exhaustive): Advanced features not included (vCenter, HA, vMotion, DRS, etc.). Not supported. It can be used to supplement software redundancy as a means of fast, automated Failed-server recovery when a VM (but not the application) is hung or if there is a fault with the physical host server or VMware software. a "cold migration" or "host to host migration", is not vMotion and is supported. License Comparison - Install Base E.g. Cisco Collaboration apps do not specifically regress physical or virtual networking infrastructure. Quote Collab tool may be used for assistance with planning applications on virtualized infrastructure. A redundant power supply may be selected. Specifically for Cisco Unified Attendant Consoles, this means the CUxAC VM must not be doing any Hot Swap or taking any active calls, with no active Directory Synchronization in progress. With version 8.x of Cisco's Communications Manager (CallManager or CUCM) software, the capability to virtualize the OS in VMware is the most touted feature. must show as supported on the VMware Compatibility Guide for the UCM ESXi version. UCM cluster nodes require fixed capacity points with fixed-configuration VMs in the Cisco-provided OVA for UCM. Not supported. Virtualization Virtualized CUCM VMware changes Highlight: 1. VMware Consolidated Backup (VCB) Before reading the best practices below, verify support at Supported Editions and Features of VMware vSphere ESXi, VMware vCenter and VMware vSphere Client. 1K phones per VM Old versions of Call Manager (CUCM) were running on Windows Servers. Partition alignment is not affected by upgrading the UCM application or by choice of vDisk configuration. 3rd-Party VM-based Deployment Tools UCM cluster nodes require fixed capacity points with fixed-configuration VMs in the Cisco-provided OVA for UCM. Note that when VMware vCenter is not required and is not used, then VMware vSphere ESXi's default management interface is its free/included VMware vSphere Client (formerly branded VI Client). For older ESXi releases, the VMFS is transparent to Cisco Collaboration apps, but recommend using the latest version offered for the major/minor version of VMware vSphere ESXi you are deploying on. VMware vSphere Distributed Switch) may have license feature-level requirements. See VMware High Availability for what is supported. Recall ESX and ESXi are architecture options for VMware vSphere releases prior to 5.0 (click here for a comparison). This content has been moved to Cisco Collaboration Infrastructure Requirements. Changing the VM configuration to 2 vCPU is recommended as a prevention strategy. Softswitches Cisco TAC will isolate Collaboration app issues to the app or infrastructure. 2 Not supported. are not supported) NOTE: support varies by app and version. Consider SSD pairs of sufficient usable space. This example will use a minimum build of 3x SAS 1.2 TB. "NIC teaming") are permitted where supported by VMware Compatibility Guide and the network hardware/software providers' instructions. Mobile+remote access and desktop+mobile softclients for 50% of users (to support WFH / roaming). Installed base version upgrades until end of support. 3rd-party apps as long as rules on this page for VM placement and min hardware spec are followed for all applications. fresh install 8.x software on VMware / UC on UCS I.e. Software upgrades of the UC application will preserve the version of VMware Tools currently running. VMware Update Manager (VUM) VMware vSphere ESXi is mandatory for all virtualized deployments of Cisco Collaboration applications, and is the only supported hypervisor. Method 1: CLI command This feature migrates a live, running Virtual Machine (VM) from one physical server to another. Cisco Collaboration apps only require vmv4 functionality, so a newer vmv is usually transparent. Some virtualized UCS servers are configured with multiple physical NICs (see UCS page at http://www.cisco.com/go/swonly). From a technical perspective, CUCM 8.6 or higher is allowed on these platforms, but customers must verify that the desired CUCM version meets certification requirements (JITC, etc.). 100% work from home + mobile roaming support. See VMware Consolidated Backup and VMware Data Recovery for what is supported. If the UC app is listed as "Supported with Caveats", then support is as described below: For example, initial deployment of the OVA and UC application may have been done on ESXi 4.0 update 1. Cisco recommendation is to use the latest Maintenance release supported by the hardware vendor. destination server must align with supported co-residency after failover occurs). Cisco HyperFlex mandates vCenter regardless of the apps. Always verify with server vendor that the update is compatible with server model's bios/firmware/driver state. Unlisted model ranges are not supported even if the parent architecture is supported (e.g. If your deployment is not experiencing any issues, you are not required to change to 2 vCPU and may remain on 1 vCPU. E.g. 1 device per user I want to make sure your virtual deployment of Cisco UC on Nutanix is successful! for Cisco UCS C-Series, all disks must be Cisco-provided. Application technical documentation will indicate if they support open-vmtools. New ESXi versions may increase the latest vmv version, but new ESXi versions support older vmv versions (see vmware.com for information on compability of old vmv versions with new ESXi versions, such as this vmware.com KB article for compatibility for ESXi version with vmv version). In ESXi 5.1+ vMotion allows "DAS to DAS", i.e. Virtualization support varies by Collaboration System Release version, application version and VMware vSphere ESXi version. vSphere Storage Appliance (VSA) Caveated Support for VMware CPU Reservations and Distributed Resource Scheduler, Virtualization for Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM), Click here to download support for M4 and older hardware, Supported Versions of VMware vSphere ESXi, click to download OVA file for this version, Click here to download support of older/non-orderable servers, www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/unified-communications/hosted-collaboration-solution-hcs/tsd-products-support-series-home.html. Please note the following caveats: Any on-premises "hybrid cloud" extensions of 3rd-party public cloud infrastructure (e.g. 50% work from home + mobile roaming support. If not configured by default, Cisco TAC may request enabling these settings in order to provide effective support. Use for publishers, subscribers, standalone TFTP, standalone multicast MOH nodes, ELM or PAWS-M. Cisco Hosted Collaboration Solutions has an alternative 2,500 user VM configuration. For the particular VM mix in this example, could also have used dual Intel Xeon 6126 (12C/2.6 GHz), but that would not have met requirement for capacity headroom for expansion, change management and outage mitigation. Example uses VIC 1440 mLOM. This is a minimal VM configuration for use with Cisco Hosted Collaboration Solution. Then at a later time, you may upgrade the ESXi software to version 4.1 or migrate the vm to a host running ESXi 4.1 - once running on the different ESXi version, you will need to upgrade the VMware Tools running in your UC application to match the host it is running on. E.g. Unless otherwise indicated, Cisco Collaboration applications require storage systems to have. Please note the following caveats: 3rd-Party VM-based Backup Tools To remove the VMware Tools tar file, perform the following substeps. Note: Feature support for Cisco Unified Contact Center Enterprise varies by component (e.g. Another alternative is manual Virtual Machine shutdown and migration. Follow guidance from hardware provider. VM can be installed on DAS and source/destination physical servers can have different DAS yet still vMotion the VM. See Business Edition 6000 or 7000 Installation Guide. VMware Hot Add a "cold migration" or "host to host migration", is not vMotion and is supported. Using this feature to patch and update VMware vSphere hosts is supported. This page has been updated to reflect compatibility with the latest M5 hardware. Monitor the virtual machine console from the vSphere Client to see the system status. Cisco requirements are to prevent these types of issues from impacting application availability to end-users. If you are using a Cisco Business Edition 6000/7000 appliance with an embedded virtualization license, then choice and quantity of 3rd-party applications and Cisco non-Collaboration applications are restricted due to licensing. With a particular supported major/minor version (such as ESXi 5.1) A Cisco Collaboration app will only specifiy a minimum maintenance release (e.g. See vMotion for what is supported.Long Distance vMotion is a joint Cisco and VMware validated architecture for using the vMotion feature across data centers. NOTE: support varies by app and version. ), 3rd-party blade/rack compute with local DAS or 3rd-party SAN/NAS. For more information, see http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/comments/cisco_and_vmware_validated_architecture_for_long_distance_vmotion/ and http://www.cisco.com/en/US/solutions/collateral/ns340/ns517/ns224/ns836/white_paper_c11-557822.pdf. If the UC app is listed as "Supported with Caveats", then support is as described below: Three HyperFlex nodes per site are sufficient to provide hardware redundancy. For latency/performance, rule of thumb would be 24 disks (ideally 1 HDD per physical CPU cores). All cluster nodes must get the same vCPU/vRAM increase. Trace collection is 100 IOPS (occurs on all VMs for which tracing is enabled). for Cisco UCS, see the Server Compatiblity documents at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/products/ps10477/prod_technical_reference_list.html. Caveated Support for VMware CPU Reservations and Distributed Resource Scheduler). Also note that enablement of specific VMware vSphere management features may require vCenter and/or a higher feature Edition of vSphere ESXi. Prior to ESXi 5.1, VM must be installed on shared storage (SAN) and source and destination physical servers must be connected to same SAN. NOTE: support varies by app and version. HCL, latencies, application VM capacity and performance needs). The Cisco Unified Communications IM&P server uses the same virtualization approach that is used by CUCM or Cisco Unity Connection. NOTE: support varies by app and version. Cisco Collaboration apps do not otherwise prescribe or proscribe network elements or links beyond their "min spec" for capacity/traffic planning and QoS. Assume campus network already exists (Catalyst and ISR based, with PSTN, WAN and Internet connections) and passes VOIP readiness assessment. Cisco 7800 Series Media Convergence Server) to UC on UCS, the supported procedure is: For storage, follow guidelines for local DAS. Note: ESXi 6.0 only supports VMFS5. If ESXi 6.5, all applications support VMFS5 but only some support VMFS6 (check each application's virtualization page for details). While there is also a Large Form Factor spec sheet, those models are optimized for different use cases so will not be used in this example for Collaboration. Assume Xeon 6132 which will support required applications' "medium" capacity point and VM configurations. This feature automates patching and updating of VMware vSphere hosts and Guest OS. Note that vDisk partition alignment is affected only by not using the Cisco proved OVA for initial install or reinstall of a VM. Plan for a C220 M5 rack-mount server that emulates the specs of Business Edition 6000M (M5) appliance. 3rd-Party VM-based Deployment Tools Release 5.0 U3 on UCS C220 M3 SFF, check the UCS interop matrix to see if any updates required before U3 will work on that hardware. To date this has never been the case, so if the hardware vendor supports it, it is allowed even if unlisted. Click Add Trunk to create a new SIP trunk. Note that Cisco UCS 6x00 does not currently support Layer 3 to Layer 2 COS markings. Cisco Collaboration apps do not consult on or debug virtual switch configuration outside of networking guidance in design guides. See also VMware High Availability and Site Recovery Manager. Not supported. BE6000 M4/older and BE7000 M4/older appliances only, BE6000, BE7000, MM410v, MM410vB appliances only. Later, a CLI command was created to make the upgrades easier. Not supported. This example will use a minimum build of 6x SAS 1.2 TB. Caveated Support for VMware CPU Reservations and Distributed Resource Scheduler). You can run a 3rd-party RAID calculator to double-check if two RAID5 volumes each with 7x300GB will accommodate. Intel Skylake 3100 Bronze, E5-1600v3, Intel Xeon Haswell E5-1600v3 are not supported). Cisco Unified Communications IM&P consists of up to six servers, including one server that is designated as a publisher. Was only sold as 5.x. This feature provides integration with 3rd-party backup utilities so that they can non-disruptively backup the OS and application in a Virtual Machine (VM). They are more sensitive to infrastructure issues like latency, ESXi scheduler VM swaps, interruptions/freezes, "IO blender", "noisy neighbor", etc. Go back to: Follow Business Edition 7000 ordering guide for quoting instructions (toplevel product ID BE7H-M5-K9). 4K max phones per cluster Cisco physical / virtual networking infrastructure is presumed transparent to Collaboration workloads. For network, spec sheet indicates C220 M5SX includes 2 x 10Gbase-T Intel x550 embedded (on the motherboard) LOM ports. Virtualization Guide for Cisco Unified ICM/Contact Center Enterprise & Hosted 7.5(3) NOTE: support varies by app and version. Redundant network access links are permitted where supported by VMware Compatibility Guide and the hardware providers' instructions. Moving a shut down VM during a maintenance window, i.e. If vMotion is suspected as the cause of dropped calls, customers should gather appropriate application logs as well as performance data from VMware vCenter and send to Cisco TAC for analysis. If later we find we need more links, faster links or different interconnect type, we can always add a NIC or Cisco VIC later. All these uses are supported for UC but note that UC apps like CUCM and UCCX only support a single vNIC with a single IP address. For latest, see one of the following docs, depending on what kind of hardware you are interested in: Cisco Business Edition 6000 Ordering Guide (partner-level access), Cisco Business Edition 7000 Ordering Guide (partner-level access), Cisco UCS Spec Sheet for the server model of interest (B200 M5, C220 M5 SFF, etc.). Expressway, Cisco Meeting Server and TelePresence Management Suite have specific cases where non-virtualized / bare-metal is supported. "Max Turbo Frequency" may NOT be used to meet this requirement ("Turbo Mode" represents temporary resources only available when other physical CPU cores are less busy, so is not sufficient for Cisco app needs). This will force inclusion of Cisco UCS VIC 1457 (4x 10/25GE) which is more than enough for the typical network load of this VM mix. 9.1 and higher will support these two-vDisk options: 2x80 GB and 1x80 GB + 1x110GB (where auto-grow COP was used on second vDisk). If VSA is desired to be used as shared storage for a virtualized Cisco Collaboration deployment, it must meet the storage requirements for UC on UCS Specs-based or 3rd-party Server Specs-based (e.g. VMware vShield 11.5(1) and later Disks must be supported by the hardware vendor. Some non-exhaustive examples: E.g. Follow your compute vendor's instructions for compatibility. Not supported. Before reading the best practices below, verify support at Supported Editions and Features of VMware vSphere ESXi, VMware vCenter and VMware vSphere Client. in a maintenance window, not in production, not processing live traffic. Rack mounting / cable management hardware may be selected. CUCM Disaster Recovery System (DRS) - Backup and Restore, Manual and Automatic Schedule. Cisco Collaboration applications do not support hypervisors that are not VMware vSphere ESXi (e.g. Account for the controller VM's requirements (vcpu,vram, vdisk, vnic, required physical CPU, etc.) The "storage system" is defined as all hardware and software end-to-end required for the UCM virtual machine's vdisk to be available to the application. Always verify with server vendor that the update is compatible with server model's bios/firmware/driver state. Redundant physical network access links (e.g. Otherwise disable LRO is optional. Another alternative is manual Virtual Machine shutdown and migration. UCM cluster nodes require fixed capacity points with fixed-configuration VMs in the Cisco-provided OVA for UCM. VSA is not really a "feature" but rather a storage product from VMware. Customers who wish to add additional vcpu and/or additional vram beyond this minimum to improve performance may do so, but note the following: IOPS and Storage System Performance Requirements. Before reading the best practices below, verify support at Supported Editions and Features of VMware vSphere ESXi, VMware vCenter and VMware vSphere Client. Use of Cisco Nexus 1000V is therefore strongly recommended as this is currently the only way to deterministically manage traffic congestion through the UCS 6x00. MCS-7825-H2). Support for adding virtual hardware resources (similar to moving from a less powerful server to a more powerful server, such as MCS 7825 -> MCS 7845) depends on which resource, and which UC product: Adding vCPU is supported for all apps except Unity Connection, but requires VM to be shutdown first. Certain other virtualization features may mandate vCenter based on VMwares license editions. Not supported for other applications. VMware Boot from SAN Existing UC app methods of backing up the software continue to be supported. This is because during the vMotion cutover, the system is paused, which for real-time UC apps creates service interruption which degrade voice quality after the migration for calls in progress. HCL, latencies, application VM capacity and performance needs). E.g. to/from a Virtual Machine (VM) via a software change in VMware's configuration interfaces. Cisco UCS servers use "soft media" such as ISO or FLP (virtual floppy) for procedures that require external media (such as installation and upgrade). Click here for VMware's direction to transition from ESX to ESXi. Cisco Collaboration apps only require vmv4 functionality, so a newer vmv is usually transparent. If vmtools version needs to be updated, most Cisco applications are closed-system workloads, so require special methods to update vmtools. Call Cisco technical support only.For optimal routing to best support team, recommend open service request with keyword "Business Edition", not "VMware". E.g. The following applies to any use of vMotion with UC apps: Before reading the best practices below, verify support at Supported Editions and Features of VMware vSphere ESXi, VMware vCenter and VMware vSphere Client. Method 2: Upgrade from viClient VMware Cloud on Dell EMC VxRail, Amazon AWS Outposts, Microsoft Azure Stack, GKE On-prem and others are not supported). To translate to hardware BOM, use QuoteCollab's tallied required hardware specs with the Cisco HyperFlex. If you use vCenter, then unless otherwise indicated, Cisco applications do not require their own dedicated vCenter. See vMotion for what is supported. Cisco Collaboration apps do not require or even use most of the new features in new vmv versions (e.g. To migrate from bare-metal servers (e.g. One HDD per 2 physical CPU cores, with at least 4 disks per RAID10 array. It can be used to supplement software redundancy as a means of fast, automated Failed-server recovery when a VM (but not the application) is hung or if there is a fault with the physical host server or VMware software. moving VM from ESXi host A to ESXi host B in another chassis, closet, building, etc. UCM cluster nodes require fixed capacity points with fixed-configuration VMs in the Cisco-provided OVA for UCM. BE6000M (M5) appliance uses Intel Xeon 4114 CPU (10C/2.2GHz), so select that (all applications' small capacity point will support Xeon with base frequency 2.20 GHz). Before applying a VMware upgrade or update to a host, always verify compatibility with each Cisco Collaboration app (At a Glance table at http://www.cisco.com/go/virtualized-collaboration.) Reminder that for applications to be supported on a storage system, it must meet application requirements for compatibility, latency, usable space and IOPS capacity. Cisco TAC does not engage on issues isolated to 3rd-party-provided/supported hardware or 3rd-party-provided/supported software. For deployments leveraging NAS/SAN storage and FCoE (such as UC on UCS B-Series / C-Series connected to Cisco 6x00 Fabric Interconnect Switches), a QoS-capable softswitch (like Cisco Nexus 1000V or alternatives) is strongly recommended. 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