This section contains two procedures. Use the applicable procedure, depending on whether you want to use Unity Connection Administration or a command-line interface (CLI) session to determine the version.

This section contains two procedures. Use the applicable procedure, depending on whether you want to use Cisco Unified Operating System Administration or a command-line interface session to determine the version.

Cisco Unity Connection Release 14 and later, has adopted single number release plan. There will be no (dot)releases like (dot)5 in past version releases. Service Upgrade release will be published on top of the main release through its Software Maintenance cycle.

Cisco Unity Connection 14 and later, provides user a new way to access the work emails and voice messages on the Gmail account. It allows administrator to integrate unified messaging with Google Workspace. Using Google Workspace, you can configure Unity Connection to synchronize voice messages between Unity Connection and Gmail Server. All Unity Connection voice messages that are sent to user, are first stored in Unity Connection and then synchronized to the user's Gmail account.

For more information on configuring unified messaging with Google Workspace, see "Configuring Unified Messaging" chapter of Unified Messaging Guide for Cisco Unity Connection 14, available at https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/voice_ip_comm/connection/14/unified_messaging/guide/b_14cucumgx.html

Cisco Unity Connection Release 14 and later, supports resource control through Docker containerization. The main aim of this feature is to prevent the running Tomcat web application from locking out system administrator access of the application.

This feature provides following advantages:

• Ensures that individual services running inside containers do not consume resources significantly above designed limits.

• Restart the individual container without impacting other web applications on other containers.

For architecture details, see Resource Control through Docker Containerization section of "Cisco Unity Connection Overview" chapter in Design Guide for Cisco Unity Connection 14, available at https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/voice_ip_comm/connection/14/design/guide/b_14cucdg.html.

For details about new CLI commands introduced to support this feature, see "Utils Commands" chapter in Command Line Interface Reference Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Solutions, Release 14, available at https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/unified-communications/unified-communications-manager-callmanager/products-maintenance-guides-list.html.

In earlier releases, Cisco Unity Connection supports Connection Database Proxy service for accessing database through Open Database Connectivity (ODBC). By enabling this service off-box clients can access the database through ODBC.

Cisco Unity Connection Release 14 and later, supports secure ODBC access to database. New secure port is introduced for listening incoming requests to handle secure connections.

For information on ports, see IP Communications Required by Cisco Unity Connection chapter in Security Guide for Cisco Unity Connection Release 14, available at https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/voice_ip_comm/connection/14/security/guide/b_14cucsecx.html.

Cisco Unity Connection now improves the encryption for upgrading files. All COPand ISO upgrade files are now signed with the SHA1SUM hash-based signing tool. SHA-1 is now deprecated and has been superseded by SHA-2 (for example SHA-512).

With Cisco Unity Connection Release 14 and later, all new COP and ISO files are signed with the SHA512SUM hash-based signing tool. The COPs and ISOs have a ‘.sha512’ extension in their names instead of the ‘.sgn’ extension. For example: ciscocm.free_common_space_v1.5.cop.sha512.

For more information, see "Upgrading Cisco Unity Connection" chapter of Install, Upgrade, and Maintenance Guide for Cisco Unity Connection Release 14 available at https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/voice_ip_comm/connection/14/install_upgrade/guide/b_14cuciumg.html.

Cisco Unity Connection supports Version Independent User Licenses. The Licenses are annuity-style and issued for the subscription term. You can order these V14 licenses through Flex EA (Enterprise Agreement) or Flex NU (Named User—Professional, Enhanced, Access). For more information, see Cisco Unity Connection Ordering Guide available at https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/partners/tools/collaboration-ordering-guides.html.

Cisco Unity Connection 12.x continues to use the version 12.X License.

The licenses are managed on CSSM (Cisco Smart Software Manager). For more information, see the "Managing Licenses" chapter of Install, Upgrade, and Maintenance Guide for Cisco Unity Connection Release 14 available at https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/voice_ip_comm/connection/14/install_upgrade/guide/b_14cuciumg.html.

Cisco Unity Connection Release 14 and later, supports transcription event for any new voicemails. New event is introduced to notify voicemail client applications when the transcription becomes available.Client applications can now implement voicemail transcriptions for end users

For more information on subscription event, see chapter Cisco Unity Connection Notification Interface (CUNI) API -- Subscribing to and Processing Notification Events of Cisco Unity Connection Notification Interface (CUNI) API Guide, available at https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/voice_ip_comm/connection/REST-API/CUNI_API/b_CUC_CUNI_API.html.

Cisco Unity Connection supports integration with mailbox other than On Premise MS Exchange Server to enable SpeechView voicemail transcription. Administrator can now use Microsoft Office 365 mailbox to receive the incoming email containing the transcription from the SpeechView server. It eases the deployment by removing the dependency on Microsoft Exchange Server.

Cisco Unity Connection Release 14 and later, provides increase in number of maximum users for unified messaging with Microsoft Office 365.

For information on number of supported users, see Cisco Unity Connection 14 Supported Platforms List available at https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/voice_ip_comm/connection/14/supported_platforms/b_14cucspl.html.

You must download and deploy a VMware OVA template, which automatically configures the virtual machine for Unity Connection. To download the template, see the next section, “Downloading a VMware OVA Template for a Unity Connection 14 Virtual Machine.” The installation and migration documentation tell you when to deploy the template.

Note	For information on upgrading ESXi version, see the ReadMe of applicable OVAs availale at https://software.cisco.com/download/home/283062758/type.

Adding non-audio attachments to secure messages composed in Cisco ViewMail for Microsoft Outlook version 11.0 and later is not supported with Unity Connection 14.

Due to some security issues in QuickTime player, Unity Connection does not recommend to use QuickTime player with Internet Explorer for playing the voice messages.

You can find the latest caveat information for Cisco Unity Connection version 14 by using the Bug Search tool, an online tool available for customers to query defects according to their own need at https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/search?kw=*&pf=prdNm&pfVal=280082558&rls=14.0&sb=fr&svr=3nH&bt=custV.

Bug Search tool is available at https:/​/​tools.cisco.com/​bugsearch. To access Bug Search tool, you must be logged on to Cisco.com as a registered user.