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1 Version 11.x
2 Version 10.x
3 Version 9.1(x)
4 Version 9.0(1)
5 Version 8.6(x)
6 Version 8.5(x)
7 Version 8.0(2+)
8 Notes on 150 user VM configuration
10 Notes on 2500 user VM configurations
13 Notes on Standalone ELM and PAWS-M VM configurations
14 Notes on Standalone PLM VM configurations
15 Notes on PCD VM configurations
16 IOPS and Storage System Performance Requirements
17 CUCM in Cisco Mobile Ready Net (MRN)
Version 11.x
Click here for a Legend
Component VM Configuration Requirements

& Capacity click to download UCM OVA file Supported Hardware (Latest) Supported Hardware (Older)
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for this version

(https://software.cisco.com
/download
/navigator.html?mdfid=268439621)
click to download PLM OVA file

for this version
/download
/release.html?mdfid=286287647&
flowid=74842&
softwareid=284832456&
Point release=11.0%281%29&
relind=AVAILABLE&
rellifecycle=&reltype=latest)
UCS or UCS or
3rd-party UCS Tested Reference 3rd-party
UCS Tested Reference Configurations
Specs-based on Configurations Specs-based on
Intel Xeon Intel Xeon
vCPU vRAM vDisk vNIC
Full Full
Restricted Restricted
BE6000S BE6000M BE6000H BE7000M BE7000H UC BE6000M M XL 2XL UC
UC Perf. UC Perf.
XS TRC S TRC S+ TRC M TRCs L TRCs Perf. S TRCs TRCs TRCs TRC Perf.
CPUs CPUs
CPUs CPUs
Co-residency support = Full

Supported Versions of VMware vSphere ESXi = 5.0 U1, 5.1, 5.5, and 6.0 (for PCD, see notes)
Click for "IOPS"
150 users
2 4 GB 1x 80 GB 1 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yea Yes Yes Yes Yes No
See notes
1000 users
2 6 GB 1x 80 GB 1 No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
See notes
1
2500 users
See 6 GB 1x 80 GB 1 No No No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No
See notes
notes
7500 users 1x 110
2 8 GB 1 No No No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No
See notes GB
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10,000 users 1x 110

See notes GB
Standalone
Cisco Prime
License
Manager 1 4 1x 50 GB 1 No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
(PLM)
See notes
Cisco Prime
Collaboration
Deployment
2 4 1x 80 GB 1 No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
(PCD)
See notes
Version 10.x
VM Configuration Requirements
click to download UCM OVA file
for this version
/download
/navigator.html?mdfid=268439621)
Component
& Capacity click to download PLM OVA file Supported Hardware (Latest) Supported Hardware (Older)
Point for this version
/download
/release.html?mdfid=284832451&
flowid=47062&
release=10.0%25281%2529&
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relind=AVAILABLE&
UCS or UCS or
Full Full
UC Perf. UC Perf.
CPUs CPUs
CPUs CPUs

Supported Versions of VMware vSphere ESXi = 4.0 U4, 4.1 U2, 5.0 U1, 5.1, 5.5 and 6.0 (for PCD, see notes)
Click for "IOPS"
1000 users
2 4 GB 1x 80 GB 1 See notes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
See notes
1
2500 users
See notes
notes
7500 users 1x 110
See notes GB
10,000 users 1x 110
See notes GB
Standalone
Cisco Prime
License
Manager 1 4 1x 50 GB 1 No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
(PLM)
See notes
Cisco Prime
Collaboration 2 4 1x 80 GB 1 No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Deployment
(PCD)
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See notes
Version 9.1(x)
click to download OVA file for
this version
(http://software.cisco.com/portal
Supported Hardware (Latest) Supported Hardware (Older)
/pub/download/portal
/select.html?&mdfid=284510097&
flowid=45900&
Component softwareid=283088407)
& Capacity
UCS or UCS or
Point
UCS Tested Reference Configurations 3rd-party UCS Tested Reference 3rd-party
Full Full
UC Perf. UC Perf.
CPUs CPUs
CPUs CPUs

Supported Versions of VMware vSphere ESXi = 4.0 U3, 4.1 U1, 5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 6.0
Click for "IOPS"
1000 users
See notes
1
2500 users
See notes
notes
7500 users 1x 110
See notes GB
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10,000 users 1x 110

See notes GB
Standalone
Cisco
Enterprise
See notes
Licensing
Manager
(ELM)
Platform
Administrative See notes
Web Services
Management
(PAWS-M)
Version 9.0(1)
click to download OVA file for
this version
/download
/release.html?mdfid=284329957& Supported Hardware (Latest) Supported Hardware (Older)
catid=278875240&
Component release=9.0%281%29&
& Capacity relind=AVAILABLE&
Point rellifecycle=&reltype=latest)
UCS or UCS or
Full Full
UC Perf. UC Perf.
CPUs CPUs
CPUs CPUs
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Supported Versions of VMware vSphere ESXi = 4.0 U3, 4.1 U1, 5.0, 5.1, 5.5
Click for "IOPS"
1000 users
See notes
1
2500 users
See notes
notes
7500 users
2 6 GB 2x 80 GB 1 No No No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No
See notes
10,000 users
See notes
Standalone
Cisco
Enterprise
See notes
Licensing
Manager
(ELM)
Platform
Administrative See notes
Web Services
Management
(PAWS-M)
Version 8.6(x)
click to download OVA file for this
version (https://software.cisco.com
Component /download
& Capacity /release.html?mdfid=283782839& Supported Hardware (Latest) Supported Hardware (Older)
Point flowid=45898&
release=8.6%281%29&
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relind=AVAILABLE&
UCS or UCS or
Full Full
UC Perf. UC Perf.
CPUs CPUs
CPUs CPUs

Supported Versions of VMware vSphere ESXi = 4.0 U1, 4.1, 5.0, 5.1
Click for "IOPS"
1000 users
See notes
1
2500 users
See notes
notes
7500 users
See notes
10,000 users
See notes
Version 8.5(x)
Note: clean these up these are not accurate. Fix download link and VM specs (and add notes on what each vDisk is for in the notes).
Component version (http://www.cisco.com
& Capacity /cisco/software Supported Hardware (Latest) Supported Hardware (Older)
Point /release.html?mdfid=283423434&
flowid=21301&
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release=2.1%281%29&
relind=AVAILABLE&
UCS or UCS or
Full Full
UC Perf. UC Perf.
CPUs CPUs
CPUs CPUs
Co-residency support = UC with UC only

Supported Versions of VMware vSphere ESXi = 4.0, 4.1, 5.0, 5.1
Click for "IOPS"
1000 users
See notes
1
2500 users 2.25
See 1x 80 GB 1 No No No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No
See notes GB
notes
7500 users
See notes
Version 8.0(2+)
Note: clean these up these are not accurate. Fix download link and VM specs (and add notes on what each vDisk is for in the notes).
Component version (http://www.cisco.com
& Capacity /cisco/software Supported Hardware (Latest) Supported Hardware (Older)
Point /release.html?mdfid=282827095&
flowid=5329&
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release=2.1%281%29&
relind=AVAILABLE&
UCS or UCS or
Full Full
UC Perf. UC Perf.
CPUs CPUs
CPUs CPUs
Co-residency support = UC with UC only

Supported Versions of VMware vSphere ESXi = 4.0, 4.1, 5.0, 5.1
Click for "IOPS"
1000 users
See notes
1
2500 users 2.25
See 1x 80 GB 1 No No No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No
See notes GB
notes
7500 users
See notes
Notes on 150 user VM configuration

When deployed on a BE6000S server and version is 11.0, capacity is limited to 150 users / 300 devices and design must follow BE6000S requirements in www.cisco.com/go/ucsrnd
(http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/voice_ip_comm/uc_system/design/guides/UCgoList.html) .
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When deployed on a BE6000S server and version is 10.5(2), capacity is limited to 150 users / 300 devices and design must follow BE6000S requirements in www.cisco.com/go
/ucsrnd (http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/voice_ip_comm/uc_system/design/guides/UCgoList.html) .
When deployed on other supported servers, use for publishers, subscribers, standalone TFTP, standalone multicast MOH nodes, ELM or PAWS-M.
User count based on:

1 device per user
1K phones per VM
4K max phones per cluster
6K max BHCC per VM
24K max BHCC per cluster
Your design/results may vary
Notes on 2500 user VM configurations

Note: The 2500 user VM configuration with 1 vcpu may exhibit performance issues during CPU/IO-intensive operations (such as installs, upgrades, backups and CDR writes), or if
your deployment has certain characteristics such as a large quantity of TFTP files. Increase the number of virtual sockets to 2 (for total vcpu of 2) is recommended as a
prevention strategy. Otherwise you may deploy with 1 vcpu and be TAC-supported, but note that if the root cause of performance issues is found to be insufficient vcpu then
Cisco TAC will ask that you change this to 2 vcpu.
Use for publishers, subscribers, standalone TFTP, standalone multicast MOH nodes.ELM or PAWS-M
1 device per user
2.5K phones per VM
15K max BHCC per VM
Cisco Hosted Collaboration Solution has an alternative 2500 user VM configuration. For more details, see http://docwiki.cisco.com/wiki/Cisco_Hosted_Collaboration_Solution
(specifically the OVA Requirements of the Compatibility Matrix for the HCS solution release desired).
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Use for publishers, subscribers, standalone TFTP, standalone multicast MOH nodes, ELM or PAWS-M.
1 device per user
7.5K phones per VM
45K max BHCC per VM
vdisk configurations
New installs of 9.1 and above must use 1x110 GB vdisk. Older versions used 2x80GB or other configurations as shown in tables above.
VM configurations with 2 virtual disks use them as follows:
vDisk 1 = Operating System + app binaries
vDisk 2 = Logs
Upgrades from 8.x VMs with 2x80GB vdisks to 9.1 or higher are not required to change the vdisk. 9.1 and higher will support these two-vdisk options: 2x80GB and
1x80GB+1x110GB (where auto-grow COP was used on second vdisk).
Customers who want to use less storage space must use the 1x110GB vdisk and a reinstall plus restore from backup is required to change from 2x80GB to 1x110GB.
Note that vdisk partition alignment is affected only by not using the Cisco-provided OVA for initial install or reinstall of a VM. Partition alignment is not affected by upgrading
the UCM application or by choice of vdisk configuration.

Use for publishers, subscribers, standalone TFTP, standalone multicast MOH nodes, ELM or PAWS-M.
1 device per user
10K phones per VM
60K max BHCC per VM
vdisk configurations
New installs of 9.1 and above must use 1x110 GB vdisk. Older versions used 2x80GB or other configurations as shown in tables above.
VM configurations with 2 virtual disks use them as follows:
vDisk 1 = Operating System + app binaries
vDisk 2 = Logs
Upgrades from 8.x VMs with 2x80GB vdisks to 9.1 or higher are not required to change the vdisk. 9.1 and higher will support these two-vdisk options: 2x80GB and
1x80GB+1x110GB (where auto-grow COP was used on second vdisk).
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Customers who want to use less storage space must use the 1x110GB vdisk and a reinstall plus restore from backup is required to change from 2x80GB to 1x110GB.
Note that vdisk partition alignment is affected only by not using the Cisco-provided OVA for initial install or reinstall of a VM. Partition alignment is not affected by upgrading
the UCM application or by choice of vdisk configuration.
Notes on Standalone ELM and PAWS-M VM configurations

For Small or Small Plus TRCs, or for Specs-based servers with a Restricted UC Performance CPU, use UCM 1K user VM configuration as the "Small ELM" or "Small PAWS-M" capacity
point.
For all other TRCs, and for Specs-based servers with a Full UC Performance CPU, use the UCM 2.5K user VM configuration as the "Medium/Large ELM" or "Medium/Large PAWS-M"
capacity point.
Notes on Standalone PLM VM configurations

VM configuration applies to all TRCs, and for Specs-based both Restricted UC Performance CPUs and Full UC Performance CPUs. Also ships as part of UCM media kit.
Notes on PCD VM configurations

VM configuration applies to all TRCs, and for Specs-based both Restricted UC Performance CPUs and Full UC Performance CPUs. PCD OVA containing preinstalled app ships as part of
UCM media kit.
PCD integrates with virtualized hosts running VMs for Cisco Unified Communications Manager or other PCD supported applications via ESXi APIs. To see which ESXi versions are
supported for these APIs, see the Cisco Prime Collaboration Deployment Administration Guide.
IOPS and Storage System Performance Requirements

This section provides the IOPS data for a Cisco Unified Communications Manager system under load. These values are per active VM. Which VMs are active, and how many are active
simultaneously, depends on how the CUCM cluster nodes are setup with respect to service activation, redundancy groups, etc. (see www.cisco.com/go/ucsrnd for details).
93-98% ot total IO is "sequential writes" with an IO block size of 4 kilobytes.
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Active call processing: As a reference, the following steady state IOPS were observed at various loads (expressed in Busy Hour Call Attempts):
10K BHCA produces ~ 35 IOPS

Software upgrades during business hours generate 800 to 1200 IOPS in addition to steady state IOPS.
CDR/CMR via CDR Analysis and Reporting (CAR)
CUCM sending CDR/CMR to the external billing server does not incur any additional IOPS.
Enabling CAR continuous loading results in around 300 IOPS average on the system.
Scheduled uploads are around 250 IOPS for Publisher's VM only.
Trace collection is 100 IOPS (occurs on all VMs for which tracing is enabled).
Nightly backup (usually Publisher's VM only) is 50 IOPS.
CUCM in Cisco Mobile Ready Net (MRN)

Click here (http://www.cisco.com/web/strategy/government/mobile_fixed_wireless.html) for an overview of Cisco Mobile Ready Net (MRN).
Click here (http://www.cisco.com/web/strategy/docs/gov/cucm_on_cisco_authorized.pdf) for CUCM authorized platforms when part of Cisco MRN.
From a technical perspective, CUCM 8.6 or higher is allowed on these platforms, but customers must verify that the desired CUCM version meets certification requirements (JITC,
etc.).
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Virtualization for Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM)

Component VM Configuration Requirements

for this version

click to download PLM OVA file

Co-residency support = Full

10,000 users 1x 110

Co-residency support = Full

Co-residency support = Full

10,000 users 1x 110

Co-residency support = Full

Co-residency support = Full

Co-residency support = UC with UC only

Co-residency support = UC with UC only

Notes on 150 user VM configuration

Notes on 1000 user VM configuration

User count based on:

Notes on 2500 user VM configurations

Notes on 7500 user VM configuration

Notes on 10000 user VM configuration

Notes on Standalone ELM and PAWS-M VM configurations

Notes on Standalone PLM VM configurations

Notes on PCD VM configurations

IOPS and Storage System Performance Requirements

93-98% ot total IO is "sequential writes" with an IO block size of 4 kilobytes.

10K BHCA produces ~ 35 IOPS

CUCM in Cisco Mobile Ready Net (MRN)

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