How to Upgrade Cisco MeetingPlace from version 8.4 to 8.6

How to Upgrade Cisco MeetingPlace

Now that MeetingPlace from Cisco is in a state of confusion due to its pending demise, it appears to be extremely hard to find information on how to upgrade it.  Conflicting information prevails and Cisco SE's can't even find information or even the Product Manager!

Well, we did a successful upgrade today from 8.4 through multiple steps (so as to be careful since there is no clear information) and are finally at the current 8.6.2 SR1 version.  We were already virtualized and started with 8.2 initially so we are fortunate for that.  If you are upgrading from a physical version, you have a lot of reading to do...!  This may not help too much.

Here are the several steps used to get there.  It isn't totally detailed as to all the exact steps for each different version increment but I think you'll get the picture.

If you have questions or comments, please post them and I'll try to clear anything ambiguous up.

First of all, here are some links to the high level documentation;

MeetingPlace documentation Home

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/conferencing/unified-meetingplace/tsd-products-support-series-home.html

To Search all MeetingPlace documentation use this link;

https://cse.google.com/cse/home?cx=010241283619130371030:iqtuq7sdnhq

Here are the TAC Recommended Upgrade Steps:

*You will need to first get a backup as a precaution.

*Upgrade the system to 8.5.5 . (Please follow the instructions according to your deployment if is multinode or failover)

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/voice_ip_comm/meetingplace/8_5/english/books/install_guide/85mpinst/upgrading_software_to_852.html#wp1572609

*Then upgrade to 8.6.1 (Please follow the instructions according to your deployment if is multinode or failover)

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/voice_ip_comm/meetingplace/8_6/english/install_guide/86mpinst/upgrading_software_to_852.html#pgfId-1572609

*After this upgrade to 8.6.2. (Follow the same instructions)

Snapshot Saturday evening

Procedure:

From <http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/voice_ip_comm/meetingplace/8_6/english/install_guide/86mpinst/upgrading_software_to_852.html#pgfId-1583684>

About Upgrading the Application Server Software

• An upgrade keeps the database that holds the Hardware Media Server configuration information.
• We support using Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) to install/upgrade the Application Server software. This standard only applies to the Cisco MCS 7845-H2. For information about installing, configuring, and using iLO, see http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/ilo/.
• The upgrade program retains the same deployment that you currently have on your existing Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system.

Preparing to Upgrade the Application Server Software

Caution  Do not run any other processes or tasks on your systems during an upgrade.

Note Be sure the Application Server node is in maintenance mode. Sign in to the Administration Center. Select Maintenance > Maintenance Configuration, then Start Maintenance Mode Now.

• Do not uninstall the Application Server software before the upgrade.
• The Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system must be running when you perform an upgrade. Do not turn off the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace services.
• If you have automatic backups/archives enabled, then turn this off when you upgrade the Application Server software.
• Make sure your system is functional before starting the upgrade (the Operational Status of each node is green)

Determining Which Procedure to Follow

Depending on the configuration of your Application Server, follow one of these steps:

• If your Application Server is in a failover deployment and you want to continue MeetingPlace scheduling—follow the procedure in Upgrading a Failover Deployment in an Audio System or a System with MeetingPlace Scheduling (Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8.5.5) or Upgrading a Failover Deployment in an Audio-Only System or a System with MeetingPlace Scheduling (Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8.5.4 and Earlier). After the upgrade, reconfigure the system for database replication.
• Otherwise, follow the procedure in either the Upgrading the Application Server by Using the Console or the Upgrading the Application Server Remotely.

Upgrading the Application Server by Using the Console

Before You Begin

• Complete Determining Which Procedure to Follow.
• Take the Audio Blade offline.

Note Be sure the Application Server node is in maintenance mode, or the upgrade program will terminate.

Procedure

Step 1 Go to Cisco.com and find the upgrade binary: http://www.cisco.com/cisco/software/navigator.html and select Products > Voice and Unified Communications > Unified Communications Applications > Conferencing > Cisco Unified MeetingPlace > Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8.6 > Unified MeetingPlace Application Server. The naming convention will be similar to CUMP_AppServerUpgrade_< version >.bin, where < version> is the version number to which you are upgrading.

Step 2 Save the file to a convenient location.

Step 3 Enter md5sum CUMP_AppServerUpgrade_< version >.bin to determine the checksum of the file that you downloaded. Compare this value to the checksum value of the file that is posted on the download page on Cisco.com.

Step 4 Sign in to the Application Server command-line interface as the root user.

Step 5 Transfer the CUMP_AppServerUpgrade_< version >.bin file to the Application Server to the /tmp folder.

We recommend saving the file to the /partB directory, as it has a lot of free space. (You can do this by using the mv command: mv /tmp/CUMP_AppServerUpgrade_.bin /partB.)

Step 6 Enter sh./ CUMP_AppServerUpgrade_< version >.bin to execute the file.

Q. How to become 'root'?

• A. Login to SSH as mpxadmin, then change to 'root' user:

$ su -

NOTE: Enter 'root' password when prompted

Q. How to change file permissions?

• A. Use 'chmod' command. For the use with MP hotfixes '755' permissions are used:

To change permissions of file.bin to '755', run: $ chmod 755 file.bin

Q. How to move or copy a file?

• A. Use 'mv' or 'cp' command:

To move file.bin to mpx-record: $ mv file.bin /mpx-record

From <http://docwiki.cisco.com/wiki/Cisco_Unified_MeetingPlace_-_Application_Server_hotfix_installation_FAQ#Q._How_to_become_.27root.27.3F>

• Backup MP File 8.5.2.8 which was the main upgrade at installation.  First installation was a 7.x version and then was upgraded to this version.

The upgrade program checks to see if there are any previous versions of the Application Server software installed. If there is at least one previous version, the upgrade program displays a message listing the previous version found on the system.

Note If the upgrade program does not find any previous versions of the Application Server software, the upgrade program displays an error message and you must quit the upgrade.

Step 7 Select Enter after reading the Introduction.

Step 8 Select Enter to confirm your existing system.

Step 9 Select Enter to confirm the pre-installation summary.

Values include the product name and the amount of disk space required and available for the installation target.

Step 10 Select Enter to start the upgrade.

The upgrade program upgrades all the required components associated with the Application Server software.

The upgrade program displays a message stating that the upgrade is complete.

Step 11 Select 1 to restart the system.

Step 12 As required, upgrade the other Application Server nodes in your multinode system.

Step 13 Synchronize the Hardware Media Server and meeting types.

Step 14 Put the Audio Blade back online.

From <http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/voice_ip_comm/meetingplace/8_6/english/install_guide/86mpinst/upgrading_software_to_852.html#pgfId-1583684>

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 Upgrade Cisco MeetingPlace from 8.5.4.22 to 8.6MR2

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Pre-upgrade task:

1) MP back up of db and server                                 7/12 - morning before upgrade

2) snapshot                                                                        7/11 Saturday night

3) WebEx Cloud server integration details            7/10 - screenshot details

4) turn off automatic backups/archive                    7/12 - morning, before upgrade

5) check if the MP server is active, no alerts          

Upgrade Tasks:  7/12 @ 9:00 am

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Step I:

a) upgrade MP from 8.5.4.22 to 8.5.5   --- done

b) Apply latest path for 8.5.5 (8.5.5 SR10) (MP85MR3_PA9_Security_8552.bin.gz)

c) WebEx cloud integration

d) CUCM integration

e)  MP config check (region etc)

f)Testing

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http://www.cisco.com/web/software/282579354/126546/readme85MR3patch9Security.txt

Dependencies
============

Initial 8.5.5.2 (8.5MR3FCS) installation required.

Installation instructions
=========================

These are general installation instructions. For details about each step, please see http://docwiki.cisco.com/wiki/Cisco_Unified_MeetingPlace_-_Application_Server_hotfix_installation_FAQ

All CLI commands should be executed as root.

For multi-node deployments, apply the patch on all nodes in the following order:
    a. Leaf nodes first
    b. Secondary MBD
    c. Primary MBD
      
1.  Copy the patch file to the MP Application server
2.  Put the patch in /mpx-record and gunzip it.

Q. How to gunzip the file?

• A. Use 'gunzip' command:

To gunzip file.bin.gz, run: $ gunzip file.bin.gz

Extracted file will be 'file.bin'

From <http://docwiki.cisco.com/wiki/Cisco_Unified_MeetingPlace_-_Application_Server_hotfix_installation_FAQ#Q._How_to_become_.27root.27.3F>

3.  Check cksum of gunzipped patch:
    If the the checksum value matches values above, you can proceed with running the patch
    If the checksum value doesn't match, the file is corrupted, please, contact Cisco TAC to get the file republished.
4.  Set the appropriate (755) permissions on the extracted .bin file and run it.
5.  Answer the confirm/continue prompts if any.
6.  The patch installer will install the files.
7.  Repeat the steps for the standby server (failover deployment), or other nodes (multi-node deployment).

The patch can not be rolled back.

From <http://www.cisco.com/web/software/282579354/126546/readme85MR3patch9Security.txt>

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Upgrade Cisco MeetingPlace from 8.5.5 to 8.6.1

Step II:

a) upgrade MP from 8.5.5 to 8.6MR1

b) Apply latest patch for 8.6.1 SR8 patch 9 (MP86_PA3_Security_8612.bin.gz)

c) WebEx cloud integration

d) CUCM integration

e)  MP config check (region etc)

f)Testing

First Step:  upgrade MP from 8.5.5 to 8.6MR1

Preparing to Upgrade the Application Server Software

Caution  Do not run any other processes or tasks on your systems during an upgrade.

Note Be sure the Application Server node is in maintenance mode. Sign in to the Administration Center. Select Maintenance > Maintenance Configuration, then Start Maintenance Mode Now.

• Do not uninstall the Application Server software before the upgrade.
• The Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system must be running when you perform an upgrade. Do not turn off the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace services.
• If you have automatic backups/archives enabled, then turn this off when you upgrade the Application Server software.
• Make sure your system is functional before starting the upgrade (the Operational Status of each node is green)

Determining Which Procedure to Follow

Depending on the configuration of your Application Server, follow one of these steps:

• If your Application Server is in a failover deployment and you want to continue MeetingPlace scheduling—follow the procedure in Upgrading a Failover Deployment in an Audio System or a System with MeetingPlace Scheduling (Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8.5.5) or Upgrading a Failover Deployment in an Audio-Only System or a System with MeetingPlace Scheduling (Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8.5.4 and Earlier). After the upgrade, reconfigure the system for database replication.
• Otherwise, follow the procedure in either the Upgrading the Application Server by Using the Console or the Upgrading the Application Server Remotely.

Upgrading the Application Server by Using the Console

Before You Begin

• Complete Determining Which Procedure to Follow.
• Take the Audio Blade offline.

Note Be sure the Application Server node is in maintenance mode, or the upgrade program will terminate.

Procedure

Step 1 Go to Cisco.com and find the upgrade binary: http://www.cisco.com/cisco/software/navigator.html and select Products > Voice and Unified Communications > Unified Communications Applications > Conferencing > Cisco Unified MeetingPlace > Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8.6 > Unified MeetingPlace Application Server. The naming convention will be similar to CUMP_AppServerUpgrade_< version >.bin, where < version> is the version number to which you are upgrading.

Step 2 Save the file to a convenient location.

Step 3 Enter md5sum CUMP_AppServerUpgrade_< version >.bin to determine the checksum of the file that you downloaded. Compare this value to the checksum value of the file that is posted on the download page on Cisco.com.

Step 4 Sign in to the Application Server command-line interface as the root user.

Step 5 Transfer the CUMP_AppServerUpgrade_< version >.bin file to the Application Server to the /tmp folder.

We recommend saving the file to the /partB directory, as it has a lot of free space. (You can do this by using the mv command: mv /tmp/CUMP_AppServerUpgrade_.bin /partB.)

Step 6 Enter sh./ CUMP_AppServerUpgrade_< version >.bin to execute the file.

The upgrade program checks to see if there are any previous versions of the Application Server software installed. If there is at least one previous version, the upgrade program displays a message listing the previous version found on the system.

Note If the upgrade program does not find any previous versions of the Application Server software, the upgrade program displays an error message and you must quit the upgrade.

Step 7 Select Enter after reading the Introduction.

Step 8 Select Enter to confirm your existing system.

Step 9 Select Enter to confirm the pre-installation summary.

Values include the product name and the amount of disk space required and available for the installation target.

Step 10 Select Enter to start the upgrade.

The upgrade program upgrades all the required components associated with the Application Server software.

The upgrade program displays a message stating that the upgrade is complete.

Step 11 Select 1 to restart the system.

Step 12 As required, upgrade the other Application Server nodes in your multinode system.

Step 13 Synchronize the Hardware Media Server and meeting types.

Step 14 Put the Audio Blade back online.

From <http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/voice_ip_comm/meetingplace/8_6/english/install_guide/86mpinst/upgrading_software_to_852.html#pgfId-1583684>

Cisco MeetingPlace Patch to 8.6.1 Patch 9

Dependencies
============

Initial 8.6.1.2 (8.6FCS) installation required.

Installation instructions
=========================

These are general installation instructions. For details about each step, please see http://docwiki.cisco.com/wiki/Cisco_Unified_MeetingPlace_-_Application_Server_hotfix_installation_FAQ

All CLI commands should be executed as root.

For multi-node deployments, apply the patch on all nodes in the following order:
    a. Leaf nodes first
    b. Secondary MBD
    c. Primary MBD

      
1.  Login as mpxadmin.   Escalate to root privilege user and then Copy the patch file to the MP Application server
2.  Put the patch in /mpx-record and gunzip it.
3.  Check cksum of gunzipped patch:
    If the the checksum value matches values above, you can proceed with running the patch
    If the checksum value doesn't match, the file is corrupted, please, contact Cisco TAC to get the file republished.
4.  Set the appropriate (755) permissions on the extracted .bin file and run it.

Sh ./MP86_PA8_Security_8612.bin

5.  Answer the confirm/continue prompts if any.
6.  The patch installer will install the files.
7.  Repeat the steps for the standby server (failover deployment), or other nodes (multi-node deployment).

The patch can not be rolled back.

From <http://www.cisco.com/web/software/282579354/123930/readme86patch8Security.txt>

Upgrade from MeetingPlace 8.6.1 to 8.6.2

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/voice_ip_comm/meetingplace/8_6/english/releasenotes/mp86rn.html#pgfId-284635

Preparing to Upgrade the Application Server Software

Caution  Do not run any other processes or tasks on your systems during an upgrade.

Note Be sure the Application Server node is in maintenance mode. Sign in to the Administration Center. Select Maintenance > Maintenance Configuration, then Start Maintenance Mode Now.

• Do not uninstall the Application Server software before the upgrade.
• The Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system must be running when you perform an upgrade. Do not turn off the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace services.
• If you have automatic backups/archives enabled, then turn this off when you upgrade the Application Server software.
• Make sure your system is functional before starting the upgrade (the Operational Status of each node is green)

Determining Which Procedure to Follow

Depending on the configuration of your Application Server, follow one of these steps:

• If your Application Server is in a failover deployment and you want to continue MeetingPlace scheduling—follow the procedure in Upgrading a Failover Deployment in an Audio System or a System with MeetingPlace Scheduling (Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8.5.5) or Upgrading a Failover Deployment in an Audio-Only System or a System with MeetingPlace Scheduling (Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8.5.4 and Earlier). After the upgrade, reconfigure the system for database replication.
• Otherwise, follow the procedure in either the Upgrading the Application Server by Using the Console or the Upgrading the Application Server Remotely.

Upgrading the Application Server by Using the Console

Before You Begin

• Complete Determining Which Procedure to Follow.
• Take the Audio Blade offline.

Note Be sure the Application Server node is in maintenance mode, or the upgrade program will terminate.

Procedure

Step 1 Go to Cisco.com and find the upgrade binary: http://www.cisco.com/cisco/software/navigator.html and select Products > Voice and Unified Communications > Unified Communications Applications > Conferencing > Cisco Unified MeetingPlace > Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8.6 > Unified MeetingPlace Application Server. The naming convention will be similar to CUMP_AppServerUpgrade_< version >.bin, where < version> is the version number to which you are upgrading.

Step 2 Save the file to a convenient location.

Step 3 Enter md5sum CUMP_AppServerUpgrade_< version >.bin to determine the checksum of the file that you downloaded. Compare this value to the checksum value of the file that is posted on the download page on Cisco.com.

Step 4 Sign in to the Application Server command-line interface as the root user.

Step 5 Transfer the CUMP_AppServerUpgrade_< version >.bin file to the Application Server to the /tmp folder.

We recommend saving the file to the /partB directory, as it has a lot of free space. (You can do this by using the mv command: mv /tmp/CUMP_AppServerUpgrade_.bin /partB.)

Step 6 Enter sh./ CUMP_AppServerUpgrade_< version >.bin to execute the file.

The upgrade program checks to see if there are any previous versions of the Application Server software installed. If there is at least one previous version, the upgrade program displays a message listing the previous version found on the system.

Note If the upgrade program does not find any previous versions of the Application Server software, the upgrade program displays an error message and you must quit the upgrade.

Step 7 Select Enter after reading the Introduction.

Step 8 Select Enter to confirm your existing system.

Step 9 Select Enter to confirm the pre-installation summary.

Values include the product name and the amount of disk space required and available for the installation target.

Step 10 Select Enter to start the upgrade.

The upgrade program upgrades all the required components associated with the Application Server software.

The upgrade program displays a message stating that the upgrade is complete.

Step 11 Select 1 to restart the system.

Step 12 As required, upgrade the other Application Server nodes in your multinode system.

Step 13 Synchronize the Hardware Media Server and meeting types.

Step 14 Put the Audio Blade back online.

From <http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/voice_ip_comm/meetingplace/8_6/english/install_guide/86mpinst/upgrading_software_to_852.html>

Supported Upgrades and Migrations to Release 8.6.2.10

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/voice_ip_comm/meetingplace/8_6/english/releasenotes/mp86rn.html#pgfId-366274

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http://www.cisco.com/web/software/282579354/127534/readme86mr1patch1Security.txt

Patch to MeetingPlace 8.6.2 SR1

Name
====

MeetingPlace Platform patch
Version: 8.6.2.10 Patch 1
Filename: MP86MR1_PA1_Security_86210.bin.gz
Cksum: 3893645416 1142610 MP86MR1_PA1_Security_86210.bin
Released: Jul 10, 2015

Defects fixed
=============

CSCuu82563 - Evaluation of meetingplace for OpenSSL June 2015

Important notes
=============

Once the installation is finished, verify openssl version:
    [root@server ~]# openssl version
    CiscoSSL 1.0.1p.4.13-fips

Dependencies
============

Initial 8.6.2.10 (8.6MR1) installation required.

Installation instructions
=========================

These are general installation instructions. For details about each step, please see http://docwiki.cisco.com/wiki/Cisco_Unified_MeetingPlace_-_Application_Server_hotfix_installation_FAQ

All CLI commands should be executed as root.

For multi-node deployments, apply the patch on all nodes in the following order:
    a. Leaf nodes first
    b. Secondary MBD
    c. Primary MBD
      
1.  Copy the patch file to the MP Application server
2.  Put the patch in /mpx-record and gunzip it.
3.  Check cksum of gunzipped patch:
    If the the checksum value matches values above, you can proceed with running the patch
    If the checksum value doesn't match, the file is corrupted, please, contact Cisco TAC to get the file republished.
4.  Set the appropriate (755) permissions on the extracted .bin file and run it.
5.  Answer the confirm/continue prompts if any.
6.  The patch installer will install the files.
7.  Repeat the steps for the standby server (failover deployment), or other nodes (multi-node deployment).

The patch can not be rolled back.

From <http://www.cisco.com/web/software/282579354/127534/readme86mr1patch1Security.txt>