Introduction

About Release Notes

Cisco Prime License Manager provides simplified, enterprise-wide management of user-based licensing, including license fulfillment. Cisco Prime License Manager handles licensing fulfillment, supports allocation and reconciliation of licenses across supported products, and provides enterprise-level reporting of usage and entitlement.

For more information about Cisco Prime License Manager, see http:/​/​www.cisco.com/​en/​US/​partner/​products/​ps13081/​products_​user_​guide_​list.html.

Upgrades

For a standalone Enterprise License Manager deployment, use the Prime License Manager ISO:

  • To upgrade to Cisco Prime License Manager Release 10.5(1), use the following ISO file: CiscoPrimeLM_64bitLnx_10.5.1.11901-1.sgn.iso.

You can upgrade a standalone Enterprise License Manager Release 9.1(2) deployment to a standalone Cisco Prime License Manager Release 10.x deployment.

For co-resident deployments, Enterprise License Manager Release 9.1 is upgraded to Cisco Prime License Manager Release 10.x with Release 10.x of a Unified Communications application (Cisco Unity Connection or Cisco Unified Communications Manager) upgrade.

Upgrading Enterprise License Manager on MCS Server to Cisco Prime License Manager on Virtual Machine

Cisco Prime License Manager Release 10.0(1) and later is supported on ESXi VMware only. The OVA is available from the Software Download Center under Prime License Manager Virtual Machine Templates.

Procedure
    Step 1   Replace the MCS server with the VM Server as described in the following URL: http:/​/​www.cisco.com/​en/​US/​docs/​voice_ip_comm/​cucm/​install/​9_1_1/​replace/​CUCM_​BK_​R1B1A464_​00_​replace-server-cluster-cucm-91.html.
    Step 2   Upgrade the standalone Cisco Enterprise License Manager Release 9.x to standalone Cisco Prime License Manager Release 10.x using the refresh upgrade process with Cisco Prime License Manager standalone ISO as described in the Cisco Prime License Manager User Guide: http:/​/​www.cisco.com/​c/​en/​us/​support/​cloud-systems-management/​prime-license-manager/​products-user-guide-list.html.

    Product Interactions for Enterprise License Manager

    The product interactions or product versions supported by Enterprise License Manager and Cisco Prime License Manager are shown below. For example, while Cisco Prime License Manager Release 10.x supports Cisco Unified Communications Manager and Cisco Unity Connection Release 10.x, a license definition update is required for Enterprise License Manager. License definition updates for Enterprise License Manager 9.x are applied by the installation of elm_LicenseDef_9_1_v1.cop.sgn (or the latest version) located at the Software Download Center under Prime License Manager Software Patches.

    Table 1 Product Interactions Support Matrix
    Product Instance Version Managed By Enterprise License Manager 9.1

    Managed by Cisco Prime License Manager 10.x

    CUCM 9.1

    Yes

    Yes

    CUC 9.1

    Yes

    Yes

    CUCM 10.0(1) and later

    Yes

    W/ License Definition Updates

    Yes

    CUC 10.0(1) and later

    Yes

    W/ License Definition Updates

    Yes

    CER 10.0(1)

    No

    Yes