You can make a backup of 6.3 and (force) upload in 8.1. I’d skip the security files from the backup and assign new accounts after the upgrade. Just to keep things clean.

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I have backup/XLN file in hand, customer wants to retain security setting. I was not sure that 6.3 data backup will be restore to CM 8.1 straight and will required some conversion. You mean i can straight restore the R 6.3 backup to R 8.1?

Yes you can. But that does not mean you do not need to adjust the config. For istance, private- versus public numbering needs attentention for it is changed since R7. In all my projects I do a test migration first, just to see if the xln will load. When that works that step of the migration is confirmed. During the actual Go Live, make sure you have a solid testplan and let the customer execute it. So test Fax, modem, call center, attendant, etc. and also check if names and numbers are sent correctly. Saving and transferring security settings is i my opinion not a good idea but is possible.

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Thanks Hamburg for the help...

Please advise regarding one more query related to this.
We are unsing G450 gateway in new deployment while old PBX have G650 gateway. Should i restore the old avaya database after adding G450 gateways in the new PBX?? or should i restore database of old avaya after installing new CM?

You install the new CM on VMware first. You can use new IP addresses, FQDN. whatever you want. That is Linux. The next step is to save the backup ofthe old CM and import it to the new CM. Make all the needed changes if you switch IP addresses and after go live, add the G450’s and remove the G650’s. But these are just a few steps! There is much more to it, please make sure you have a solid plan with all steps defined!

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Quote (G van Hamburg)

For istance, private- versus public numbering needs attentention for it is changed since R7

Do you have more information on this?

Quote (G van Hamburg)
For istance, private- versus public numbering needs attentention for it is changed since R7

Thanks Hmaburg for the kind help. I am hopeful that there will be no large configuration of Public-Private required in this upgrade??

Chwck this article, it helped me a lot back in the days.

https://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/10103...

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Thank you.

Thanks Bro for the help...

Hi Guys. Before the final cutover i tested restoring the backup from old avaya 6.3 new CM 8.1. The restoring process show no error and shows the restore is successful. But when i check the configuration of new CM nothing change, mean no restore data found. I also tried to restart the new CM after restore but no success.
Please advise.

Did you save translations before restarting?

"Trying is the first step to failure..." - Homer

I guess NO. Let me do the activity again. Thanks for the help.

Thanks all for the help..save translation didn`t work out. I manually created the database.