Cisco Business Edition 7000

Data Sheets and Product Information

Data Sheets

• Cisco Business Edition 6000 and 7000 version 15 (M7 appliances) Data Sheet 24-Jun-2025

End-of-Life and End-of-Sale Notices

• End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Business Edition 7000M (M6) and 7000H (M6) Appliances 01-Jul-2025
• End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Business Edition 7000M (M5) and 7000H (M5) Appliances 01-Dec-2022
• End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Business Edition 7000M (M4), 7000H (M4) Appliances 02-Apr-2018
• End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Business Edition 7000 (Cisco UCS M3 Server) 02-Mar-2015

Security Notices

Field Notices

• Applicable to Multiple Releases

  • Field Notice: FN - 72368 - Some DIMMs Might Fail Prematurely Due to a Manufacturing Deviation - Hardware Upgrade Available 21-Dec-2022
• Field Notice: FN - 63854 - BE7000 Medium Density UCS C240 M3S Servers - RAID Array Configured Incorrectly - Configuration Change Recommended 10-May-2018

Release and Compatibility

Release Notes

• Cisco Business Edition 7000 Version 15

  • Business Edition 6000 and 7000 Software Load Summary (Export Restricted 14X15X-K9-17 and Export Unrestricted 14X15X-XU-17, M7 Appliances) 01-Dec-2025
  • Business Edition 6000 and 7000 Software Load Summary (Export Restricted 14X15X-K9-16 and Export Unrestricted 14X15X-XU-16) 01-Dec-2025

• Cisco Business Edition 7000 Version 14

  • Business Edition 7000 Software Load Summary (Export Restricted 12X14X-K9-15 and Export Unrestricted 12X14X-XU-15) 01-Dec-2025
  • Business Edition 7000 Software Load Summary Export Restricted Version 12X14X-K9-14 01-Dec-2025
  • Business Edition 7000 Software Load Summary Export Unrestricted Version 12X14X-XU-14 01-Dec-2025

• Cisco Business Edition 7000 Version 12.5

  • Business Edition 7000 Software Load Summary Export Restricted Version 12X14X-K9-14 01-Dec-2025
  • Business Edition 7000 Software Load Summary Export Unrestricted Version 12X14X-XU-14 28-Nov-2025
  • Business Edition 7000 Software Load Summary Export Restricted Version 11X12X-K9-12 25-Feb-2019
  • Business Edition 7000 Software Load Summary Export Unrestricted Version 11X12X-XU-12 25-Feb-2019

• Cisco Business Edition 7000 Version 11.6

  • Business Edition 7000 Software Load Summary Export Unrestricted Version 10X11X-XU-10 06-Jul-2017

• Cisco Business Edition 7000 Version 11.5

  • BE7000_SoftwareLoadSummary-10X11X-K9-08 19-Sep-2016 (PDF - 482 KB)
  • BE7000_SoftwareLoadSummary-10X11X-XU-08 19-Sep-2016 (PDF - 452 KB)
  • BE7000 XU SoftwareLoadSummary-10X/11X-07 29-Aug-2016 (PDF - 439 KB)
  • BE7000 K9 SoftwareLoadSummary-10X/11X-07 29-Aug-2016 (PDF - 464 KB)

Reference

Technical References

• UC on UCS: Hardware Replacement for BE6K, BE7K, MM400v, MM410V, CMS1000, CMS2000, TCS 10-Jun-2025

Design

Design Guides

• Applicable to Multiple Releases

  • Cisco Preferred Architecture for Enterprise Collaboration 11.6, Design Overview 29-Sep-2016 (PDF - 3 MB)
  • Cisco Preferred Architecture for Enterprise Collaboration 11.6, CVD 24-Nov-2015

• Cisco Business Edition 7000 Version 14

  • Cisco Collaboration Sizing Guide 25-May-2021

• Cisco Business Edition 7000 Version 12.5

  • Media Optimization with ICE Enablement in Cisco Enterprise Collaboration Preferred Architecture 12.5 14-May-2019
  • Preferred Architecture for Cisco Collaboration 12.x On-Premises Deployments, Design Overview 13-Mar-2019
  • Preferred Architecture for Cisco Collaboration 12.x Enterprise On-Premises Deployments, CVD 20-Feb-2019

• Cisco Business Edition 7000 Version 11.6

  • Cisco Preferred Architecture for Video 11.6, Design Overview - March 2017 24-Mar-2017 (PDF - 2 MB)

• Cisco Business Edition 7000 Version 11.5

  • Cisco Preferred Architecture for Video 11.5, Design Overview - June 2016 31-Jul-2015 (PDF - 3 MB)

Install and Upgrade

Install and Upgrade Guides

• Cisco Business Edition 7000 Version 15

  • Installation Guide for Cisco Business Edition 6000 and 7000, Release 15 (M6 Appliances, preloads 14X15X-K9-16 / 14X15X-XU-16) 04-Aug-2025
  • Installation Guide for Cisco Business Edition 6000 and 7000, Release 15 (M7 Appliances, zero factory preload 14X15X-K9-17 / 14X15X-XU-17) 23-Jun-2025

• Cisco Business Edition 7000 Version 14

  • Installation Guide for Cisco Business Edition 7000H/M (M5), Release 14 01-Dec-2025
  • Installation Guide for Cisco Business Edition 6000 and 7000, Release 14 (M6 Appliances, preloads 12X14X-K9-15 / 12X14X-XU-15) 30-Jan-2023

• Cisco Business Edition 7000 Version 12.5

  • Installation Guide for Cisco Business Edition 7000H/M (M5), Release 12.5(CSR 12.7) 01-Dec-2025
  • Installation Guide for Cisco Business Edition 7000H/M (M5), Release 12.5 19-Feb-2021
  • Quick Start Guide for Cisco Business Edition 7000 on M5 Server 09-Apr-2019 (PDF - 1 MB)

• Cisco Business Edition 7000 Version 11.6

  • Cisco Business Edition 7000 Installation Guide, Release 11.6 21-Feb-2017

• Cisco Business Edition 7000 Version 11.5

  • Cisco Business Edition 7000 Installation Guide, Release 11.5 08-Aug-2016
• Quick Start Guide for Cisco Business Edition 7000M (M4 Servers) 24-Aug-2015 (PDF - 2 MB)
• Quick Start Guide for Cisco Business Edition 7000H (M4 Servers) 24-Aug-2015 (PDF - 2 MB)

Install and Upgrade TechNotes

• Upgrade ESXi for a Business Edition (BE6K/7K) via vKVM 16-Mar-2026updated

Configuration

Configuration Guides

• Cisco Business Edition 7000 Version 11.6

  • Cisco Business Edition Management Bench Setup Video: Configuring Cisco Server Installation Manager 09-Jun-2017
  • Cisco Business Edition Management Bench Setup Video: Setting Up Cloud Sync 09-Jun-2017
  • Cisco Business Edition Management Bench Setup Video: Installing Cisco Server Installation Manager 09-Jun-2017
  • Cisco Business Edition Management Bench Setup Video: Installing Required Synology Packages 09-Jun-2017
  • Cisco Business Edition Management Bench Setup Video: Setting Up the Volume 09-Jun-2017
  • Cisco Business Edition Management Bench Setup Video: Disabling DSM Auto Update and Auto Block 09-Jun-2017
  • Cisco Business Edition Management Bench Setup Video: Enabling SSH 09-Jun-2017
  • Cisco Business Edition Management Bench Setup Video: Configuring NTP 09-Jun-2017
  • Cisco Business Edition Management Bench Setup Video: Configuring Network Settings 09-Jun-2017
  • Cisco Business Edition Management Bench Setup Video: Installing DiskStation Manager 09-Jun-2017

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting TechNotes

• BE7000 Migration from Single RAID5 Volume to Dual RAID5 Arrays without VM Rebuild 19-Mar-2015