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System Sizes Supported
The minimum required Expressway software version depends on which revision of the appliance you are
using. You can identify this from the serial number, as follows:
Table 2: Minimum software versions supported on CE1300 appliances
Platform
CE1300 (Expressway pre-installed
on UCS C220 M6S)
Caution
System Sizes Supported
The appliance can support either a Large or a Medium Expressway system.
For appliances which are deployed as Cisco Expressway-Es (but not for Cisco Expressway-Cs) you can
optionally change the default system size setting in the Expressway software from a Large system to a Medium
system, or the other way round.
What's Different?
If you deploy existing CE500, CE1000, or CE1100 appliances, this section highlights some of the differences
in the CE1300 (and the previous CE1200 version):
• The CE1300 is designed for use with the Cisco Expressway Series product range and does not support
• Unlike the Expressway appliances prior to the CE1200, or Virtualized appliances, the CE1300 is a single,
• The appliance now ships with most option keys installed by default. The only functions which still need
Cisco Expressway CE1300 Appliance Installation Guide (X14.3.1)
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Although the system does not prevent downgrades to an earlier software version, Cisco does not support
appliances running earlier versions than those specified in the table. This requirement applies to any UCS
C220 M6S-based appliance.
the Cisco VCS product. It ships with the release key pre-installed.
multi-purpose server that can operate as a Cisco Expressway-C or a Cisco Expressway-E. By default, it
always ships with Expressway-C preinstalled. To deploy the server as an Expressway-E, you configure
the Type option as Expressway-E in the Service Setup Wizard (the wizard runs when you first launch
the Expressway web user interface, or you can run it anytime from the Status > Overview page). The
Traversal Server Option key is no longer used to change to a Cisco Expressway-E.
option keys to be installed manually are:
• Desktop System licenses
• Room System licenses
• RMS licenses
• Advanced Security
• Microsoft interoperability
Serial Numbers
52E5####
Introduction
Required Software
X14.3.1 or later
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