Cisco Cisco Expressway Release Notes
Interoperability
Unified Communications Cisco Expressway Series Software Release Notes (X8.5.1)
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Interoperability
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Updating to X8.5.1
Upgrade instructions
When maintenance mode is enabled on an Expressway, existing calls passing through that Expressway
may be dropped. We recommended that you upgrade Expressway components while the system is inactive.
may be dropped. We recommended that you upgrade Expressway components while the system is inactive.
If you are upgrading an Expressway that uses clustering, you must follow the directions in Expressway
Cluster Creation and Maintenance Deployment Guide.
Cluster Creation and Maintenance Deployment Guide.
To upgrade a non-clustered Expressway:
1. Backup the Expressway (
Maintenance > Backup and restore
).
You should backup your system before upgrading. If you later need to downgrade to an earlier release you
will have to restore a backup made against that previous release.
will have to restore a backup made against that previous release.
2. Enable maintenance mode:
a. Go to
Maintenance > Maintenance mode
.
b. Set Maintenance mode to On.
c. Click Save and click OK on the confirmation dialog.
c. Click Save and click OK on the confirmation dialog.
3. Wait for all calls to clear (
Status > Calls
).
4. Upgrade and restart the Expressway (
Maintenance > Upgrade
).
The web browser interface may timeout during the restart process, after the progress bar has reached the
end. This may occur if the Expressway carries out a disk file system check – which it does approximately
once every 30 restarts.
end. This may occur if the Expressway carries out a disk file system check – which it does approximately
once every 30 restarts.
The upgrade is now complete and all Expressway configuration should be as expected.
Upgrading Expressway-C and Expressway-E systems connected over a traversal zone
We recommend that Expressway-C (traversal client) and Expressway-E (traversal server) systems that are
connected over a traversal zone both run the same software version.
connected over a traversal zone both run the same software version.
However, a traversal zone link to an Expressway system that is running the previous major release of
Expressway software is supported. This means that you do not have to upgrade your Expressway-C and
Expressway-E systems simultaneously.
Expressway software is supported. This means that you do not have to upgrade your Expressway-C and
Expressway-E systems simultaneously.
Note that certain features introduced in the most recent software version (such as mobile and remote
access) require both the Expressway-C and Expressway-E systems to be running the same software
version.
access) require both the Expressway-C and Expressway-E systems to be running the same software
version.
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We strongly recommend installing a new server certificate if you are upgrading from any version of
Expressway released prior to X8.1.1.
Expressway released prior to X8.1.1.