IPO license Migration 3

[rquiterio]

I have a customer that has an IPO Essential Edition version 11.1 with 250 IP telephones. But now he needs more than 384 IP telephones. So I need the server edition. Is that possible to migrate those licenses from Essential Edition to Server Edition ?

 

[John Tel]

You could add a second CU for the additions with SCN as an alternative.

 

[MikeeOK]

Hey rquiterio, John Tel is correct you could add another node and load some extension there, you still have the 384 limit per node so with tow nodes that would be 768 and then you could add another one and so one until the SCN limit of 2000. But you would also need networking (SCN licences) and its not exactly best practice or the intent of an SCN. You might have unforeseen impact depending on what feature you want to use.

On the other hand yes you can use any of the valid IP Offic V2 licences on server edition you just obtain the server edition licences and activate them all to the server host. Be aware the essential edition "voice mail port" licences are not valid on server edition. IF you have 6 ports of essential voicemail these won't come across and you will only have 2 with the server edition. If you have a secondary server node that would give you another 2 ports of voicemail. There are other licences that are not valid on server edition, e.g Mobile worker and Teleworker.

 

[IPOriface]

Like Mike pointed out, the Voicemail channel quantity on base SE sucks, especially when migrating from a Preferred Edition to SE, where you lose 2 channels. The license for an extra 2 channels is not cheap.

 

[derfloh]

You can get two SE licenses and add the existing chassis to the new SE solution. This will give you two more VM Channels and you can connect any analog extensions or trunks to the IP500 if needed

 

[IPOriface]

You can get two SE licenses and add the existing chassis to the new SE solution. This will give you two more VM Channels

While the extra VM channels aren't cheap, they're cheaper than another SE license and way less complex to implement.

 

[derfloh]

Correct. Makes only sense if you have a reason to keep the control unit I.e. for analog or digital extensions or trunks.

 

[rquiterio]

Hi guys. Thank you so much for the help. The customer doesnt use voicemail. I was concerned about the migration from the IP license essential edition to server Edition because someone told me that firstable I have to migrate Essential to Prefered and then to Server . But I understood that I can migrate from essential to server and I have only 2 VoiceMail Ports and I need two licenses of SE Edition. He has IPO E1 R2 license but this license will continue on Control Unit the IP License I'll migrate to Server .

 

[MikeeOK]

You don't migrate the essential to Server. You simply purchases a new server edition licence and move the compatible licences from your 500 system to the sever system. You only need two server licences if you are going to run two servers. And derfloh is correct only keep the IP500 if you need to run TDM end points. But by what you have said it's a pure IP solution anyway.

 

[IPOriface]

He has IPO E1 R2 license but this license will continue on Control Unit

You're going to continue with E1 trunk(s)?

 

[rquiterio]

You're going to continue with E1 trunk(s)?

Yes. That is the reason that I need to have two SE licenses.

 

[rquiterio]

You don't migrate the essential to Server. You simply purchases a new server edition licence and move the compatible licences from your 500 system to the sever system. You only need two server licences if you are going to run two servers. And derfloh is correct only keep the IP500 if you need to run TDM end points. But by what you have said it's a pure IP solution anyway.

After that , customer still heaving Digital Trunk.

 

[MikeeOK]

That makes sense as to why you would need two.

Might add more weight to the idea of having 2 x 500s, really depends on the functions/feature required and the number of simultaneous calls over the link between them (more SCN licences)

If it was me I would be looking at using an SBC to convert the E1 to SIP (We use ribbon) this might provide you with some additional functions including team Intergration.

 

[derfloh]

You can for sure even all you carrier to go to SIP as replacement for E1. If you really have no TDM phones you would then be able to drop the IP500.