Installation; Sccp Firmware Upgrade Issues; Sip Firmware Upgrade Issues; Install Latest Cisco Unified Communications Manager Release - Cisco Unified 7900 Series Release Notes

Installation

Installation

SCCP firmware upgrade issues

This section applies to the Cisco Unified IP Phones 7975G, 7971G-GE, 7970G, 7965G, 7962G, 7961G-GE,
7961G, 7945G, 7942G, 7941G-GE, 7941G, 7931G, 7911G, and 7906G.
For all SCCP firmware upgrades from firmware release versions earlier than 8.3(3) to Version 9.3(1) or
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later, you must first upgrade your phone firmware to an intermediate version (8.3(3) to 8.5(2)) and then
upgrade to 9.3(1).
The following upgrade issues apply:
• If you are currently running firmware earlier than 6.0(2) on a Cisco Unified IP Phone and want to upgrade
• If you are currently running firmware 6.0(2) to 7.0(2) on a Cisco Unified IP Phone and want to upgrade

SIP firmware upgrade issues

For all SIP firmware upgrades from firmware release versions earlier than 8.3(3) to Version 9.3(1) or later,
you must first upgrade your phone firmware to an intermediate version (8.3(3) to 8.5(2)) and then upgrade to
9.3(1).
The following upgrade issues apply:
• If you are currently running firmware 6.0(2) to 7.0(2) on a Cisco Unified IP Phone and want to upgrade
• Device packs are required to enable IP Phones in the Cisco Unified Communications Manager database.

Install latest Cisco Unified Communications Manager release

Before using the Cisco Unified IP Phone with Cisco Unified Communications Manager, your Cisco Unified
Communications Manager servers must be running a version of the server software that supports the phones.
All Cisco Unified Communications Manager servers in the cluster must support the phones. For information
about the minimum Cisco Unified Communications Manager software version that the phone requires, see
the introductory sections of these release notes.
For more information on Cisco Unified Communications Manager installations and upgrades, see the documents
for your Cisco Unified Communications Manager version at the following location:
en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps556/prod_installation_guides_list.html
Cisco Unified IP Phone 7900 Series Release Notes for Firmware Release 9.3(1)SR2
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to 8.x(x), you must first install an intervening 7.0(x) load to prevent upgrade failure. Cisco recommends
using the most recent 7.0(3) load as the intervening load to avoid lengthy upgrade times.
to 8.x(x), you can do so directly. However, expect the upgrade to take twice as long as usual.
to 8.x(x), be aware that upgrading will take up to twice as long to complete as usual.
For Cisco Unified CallManager 4.2 and earlier, these device packs are required. For Cisco Unified
CallManager 4.3 and Cisco Unified Communications Manager 6.0 and later, you must run the device
pack and reboot the Cisco Unified Communications Manager server.
Cisco Unified IP Phone 7900 Series Release Notes for Firmware Release 9.3(1)SR2
http://www.cisco.com/