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MeetingPlace Moderator: /* Running the Migration Tool */

2012-10-31T03:11:19Z

Running the Migration Tool

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	The migration tool is a file called MPOLMig.exe, which is shipped with each version of the Microsoft Outlook integration installation program for MR5. You only need to use this tool if you are upgrading from an earlier release. There are no other requirements.		The migration tool is a file called MPOLMig.exe, which is shipped with each version of the Microsoft Outlook integration installation program for MR5. You only need to use this tool if you are upgrading from an earlier release. There are no other requirements.
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		+	'''NOTE:''' Do not run the MPOLMig.exe script from your desktop. The path to the MPOLMig.exe script must not contain any spaces or the script doesn't execute properly and will not automatically install Microsoft Outlook for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 6.0 MR5 following the reboot.


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	* sysid: The GUIDS system ID. This parameter is only required when the migration tool does not find it automatically. In this case, the tool gives a warning message and prompts you for the sysid. The only known scenario for this is if you are migrating a Microsoft Outlook integration for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace that was installed on a WebConnect-enabled-MPWeb server.		* sysid: The GUIDS system ID. This parameter is only required when the migration tool does not find it automatically. In this case, the tool gives a warning message and prompts you for the sysid. The only known scenario for this is if you are migrating a Microsoft Outlook integration for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace that was installed on a WebConnect-enabled-MPWeb server.
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	=== Customizing the Microsoft Outlook Templates ===		=== Customizing the Microsoft Outlook Templates ===

Annekim at 23:09, 12 February 2010

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	=== Customizing the Microsoft Outlook Templates ===		=== Customizing the Microsoft Outlook Templates ===
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		+	'''NOTE:''' Microsoft Word does not support full HTML formatting. Examples of unsupported tags are textarea, td, th, and frame. Refer to the following document for a list of which tags and CSS properties are not supported then format your templates accordingly. You may need to remove additional HTML tags that Microsoft Word inserts after formatting.
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		+	http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa338201.aspx#Word2007MailHTMLandCSS_SupportedHTMLElementsAttributesandCSSProperties
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	Follow these steps to customize the templates.		Follow these steps to customize the templates.
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	# Save the file as plain text by choosing '''Plain Text''' in the "Save as type" box and change the extension of the file to .tpl.		# Save the file as plain text by choosing '''Plain Text''' in the "Save as type" box and change the extension of the file to .tpl.
	# Select '''Save'''.		# Select '''Save'''.
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Jmcmulle at 19:42, 1 October 2009

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-	== About Upgrading to Microsoft Outlook for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 6.0 MR5 from Microsoft Outlook for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 5.x ==	+	== About Upgrading to Microsoft Outlook for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 6.0 MR5 from Microsoft Outlook for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 5.3 or Release 5.4 ==


-	You cannot upgrade to Microsoft Outlook for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace '''Release 6.0 MR5''' from Microsoft Outlook for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace '''Release 5.x''' because of different system architectures. If you ~~are~~ Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 5.x, you must first upgrade your entire system to Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 6.0 Maintenance Release 4 and then upgrade to Maintenance Release 5.	+	You cannot upgrade to Microsoft Outlook for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace '''Release 6.0 MR5''' from Microsoft Outlook for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace '''Release 5.3 or Release 5.4''' because of different system architectures. If you have Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 5.3 or Release 5,4, you must first upgrade your entire system to Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 6.0 Maintenance Release 4 and then upgrade to Maintenance Release 5.

-	~~The process for this upgrade would require the following steps:~~

-	* Install Exchange 2003 operating system and patches.	+	That upgrade process includes the following steps:
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		+	* Install the Microsoft Exchange 2003 operating system and associated patches.
	* Configure the servers (IP, DNS, and WINS).		* Configure the servers (IP, DNS, and WINS).
-	* Sign in to the Microsoft Outlook mailbox user.
	* Install Microsoft Outlook 2003.		* Install Microsoft Outlook 2003.
	* Install Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 6.0 MR4, including Web Conferencing.		* Install Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 6.0 MR4, including Web Conferencing.
-	* Install Microsoft Outlook for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 6.0 MR4.	+	* Install the Microsoft Outlook integration for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 6.0 MR4.
	* Upgrade to Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 6.0 MR5, including Web Conferencing.		* Upgrade to Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 6.0 MR5, including Web Conferencing.
-	* ~~Run~~ the ~~MR5 Outlook migration tool.~~	+	* Follow the steps above to upgrade to Microsoft Outlook integration for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 6.0 MR5.
-	* Configure Microsoft Outlook for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace.	+	* Customize the notification templates as needed.
-	* Install MR5 ~~Outlook software~~.	+
-	* Customize templates as needed.	+

-	'''NOTE: ''' You must install Cisco Unified MeetingPlace '''Web Conferencing''' Release 6.0 ~~Maintenance Release 4~~ for this upgrade, otherwise, ~~the GWSIM~~ will be ~~the wrong version~~ to install 6.~~0MR4 Outlook. So~~ MR4 ~~outlook~~ will ~~not install and~~ the ~~migration tool will not run without an old~~ version ~~of MP outlook~~.	+	'''NOTE: ''' You must install Cisco Unified MeetingPlace '''Web Conferencing''' Release 6.0 MR4 for this upgrade; otherwise, you will not be able to install the Microsoft Outlook integration for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 6.0 MR4 because the GWSIM will be the wrong version.

Jmcmulle at 19:38, 1 October 2009

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	# Customize your notification templates. (Because this is a new version of the Microsoft Outlook integration, the customized templates use a new format. If you customized any templates in your previous release, you will have to customize them again. Templates from previous releases will not work and will result in corrupted notifications.) See [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace, Release 6.x -- Outlook Integration Changes for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 6.0, Maintenance Release 5#Customizing the Microsoft Outlook Templates\|Customizing the Microsoft Outlook Templates]].		# Customize your notification templates. (Because this is a new version of the Microsoft Outlook integration, the customized templates use a new format. If you customized any templates in your previous release, you will have to customize them again. Templates from previous releases will not work and will result in corrupted notifications.) See [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace, Release 6.x -- Outlook Integration Changes for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 6.0, Maintenance Release 5#Customizing the Microsoft Outlook Templates\|Customizing the Microsoft Outlook Templates]].
	# Check your anti-virus rules, as they may need to be adjusted. (McAfee will give you more protection than you need here.)		# Check your anti-virus rules, as they may need to be adjusted. (McAfee will give you more protection than you need here.)
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-	~~== About Upgrading to Microsoft Outlook for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 6.0 MR5 from Microsoft Outlook for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 5.x ==~~
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-	You cannot upgrade to Microsoft Outlook for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 6.0 MR5 from Microsoft Outlook for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 5.x because of different system architectures. If you are Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 5.x, you must first upgrade your entire system to Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 6.0 Maintenance Release 4 and then upgrade to Maintenance Release 5.
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-	In order to upgrade from Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 5.x to Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 6.x, you must install the Microsoft 2003 operating system. Therefore, you will not have an "old" version of MPOL Release 5.x installed on your system. The process for this upgrade would require the following steps:
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-	~~Install 2003 OS and patches~~
-	~~Configure servers (IP,DNS, WINS)~~
-	~~Log in via OL mailbox user~~
-	~~Install Outlook 2003 client~~
-	~~Install the 6.0 MR4 web software~~
-	~~Install the 6.0 MR4 outlook software~~
-	~~Upgrade to 6.0 MR5 web software~~
-	~~Run MR5 Outlook migration tool~~
-	~~Reconfigure MP Outlook after reboot and install of MR5 Outlook software~~
-	~~Customize templates as needed~~
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-	'''NOTE: ''' You must install Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Conferencing Release 6.0 Maintenance Release 4 for this upgrade. If MR5 web is installed the GWSIM is the wrong version to install 6.0MR4 Outlook. So MR4 outlook will not install and the migration tool will not run without an old version of MP outlook.
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	# Save the file as plain text by choosing '''Plain Text''' in the "Save as type" box and change the extension of the file to .tpl.		# Save the file as plain text by choosing '''Plain Text''' in the "Save as type" box and change the extension of the file to .tpl.
	# Select '''Save'''.		# Select '''Save'''.
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		+	== About Upgrading to Microsoft Outlook for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 6.0 MR5 from Microsoft Outlook for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 5.x ==
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		+	You cannot upgrade to Microsoft Outlook for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace '''Release 6.0 MR5''' from Microsoft Outlook for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace '''Release 5.x''' because of different system architectures. If you are Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 5.x, you must first upgrade your entire system to Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 6.0 Maintenance Release 4 and then upgrade to Maintenance Release 5.
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		+	The process for this upgrade would require the following steps:
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		+	* Install Exchange 2003 operating system and patches.
		+	* Configure the servers (IP, DNS, and WINS).
		+	* Sign in to the Microsoft Outlook mailbox user.
		+	* Install Microsoft Outlook 2003.
		+	* Install Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 6.0 MR4, including Web Conferencing.
		+	* Install Microsoft Outlook for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 6.0 MR4.
		+	* Upgrade to Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 6.0 MR5, including Web Conferencing.
		+	* Run the MR5 Outlook migration tool.
		+	* Configure Microsoft Outlook for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace.
		+	* Install MR5 Outlook software.
		+	* Customize templates as needed.
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		+	'''NOTE: ''' You must install Cisco Unified MeetingPlace '''Web Conferencing''' Release 6.0 Maintenance Release 4 for this upgrade, otherwise, the GWSIM will be the wrong version to install 6.0MR4 Outlook. So MR4 outlook will not install and the migration tool will not run without an old version of MP outlook.

Jmcmulle at 19:20, 1 October 2009

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-	~~== Upgrading to 6.0MR5 from 5.x ==~~


-	In order to upgrade from 5.x to 6.x 2003 operating system ~~must be installed~~, ~~therefore there would~~ not an "old" ~~5.x~~ version of MPOL installed on ~~the server~~. The process for this upgrade would require the following steps ~~on the MCS server~~:	+	== About Upgrading to Microsoft Outlook for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 6.0 MR5 from Microsoft Outlook for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 5.x ==
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		+	You cannot upgrade to Microsoft Outlook for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 6.0 MR5 from Microsoft Outlook for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 5.x because of different system architectures. If you are Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 5.x, you must first upgrade your entire system to Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 6.0 Maintenance Release 4 and then upgrade to Maintenance Release 5.
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		+	In order to upgrade from Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 5.x to Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 6.x, you must install the Microsoft 2003 operating system. Therefore, you will not have an "old" version of MPOL Release 5.x installed on your system. The process for this upgrade would require the following steps:

	Install 2003 OS and patches		Install 2003 OS and patches
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	Customize templates as needed		Customize templates as needed

-	**NOTE: You must install Web ~~MR4~~ for this upgrade. If MR5 web is installed the GWSIM is the wrong version to install 6.0MR4 Outlook. So MR4 outlook will not install and the migration tool will not run without an old version of MP outlook.	+	'''NOTE: ''' You must install Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Conferencing Release 6.0 Maintenance Release 4 for this upgrade. If MR5 web is installed the GWSIM is the wrong version to install 6.0MR4 Outlook. So MR4 outlook will not install and the migration tool will not run without an old version of MP outlook.
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	=== Running the Migration Tool ===		=== Running the Migration Tool ===

Fraval: /* Upgrading to Microsoft Outlook for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 6.0 MR5 */

2009-10-01T03:53:54Z

Upgrading to Microsoft Outlook for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 6.0 MR5

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	# Check your anti-virus rules, as they may need to be adjusted. (McAfee will give you more protection than you need here.)		# Check your anti-virus rules, as they may need to be adjusted. (McAfee will give you more protection than you need here.)

-	Upgrading to 6.0MR5 from 5.x	+
		+	== Upgrading to 6.0MR5 from 5.x ==
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	In order to upgrade from 5.x to 6.x 2003 operating system must be installed, therefore there would not an "old" 5.x version of MPOL installed on the server. The process for this upgrade would require the following steps on the MCS server:		In order to upgrade from 5.x to 6.x 2003 operating system must be installed, therefore there would not an "old" 5.x version of MPOL installed on the server. The process for this upgrade would require the following steps on the MCS server:

Fraval: Added the upgrade to MR5 process from 5.x software

2009-10-01T03:52:18Z

Added the upgrade to MR5 process from 5.x software

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	# Check your anti-virus rules, as they may need to be adjusted. (McAfee will give you more protection than you need here.)		# Check your anti-virus rules, as they may need to be adjusted. (McAfee will give you more protection than you need here.)

		+	Upgrading to 6.0MR5 from 5.x

		+	In order to upgrade from 5.x to 6.x 2003 operating system must be installed, therefore there would not an "old" 5.x version of MPOL installed on the server. The process for this upgrade would require the following steps on the MCS server:

		+	Install 2003 OS and patches
		+	Configure servers (IP,DNS, WINS)
		+	Log in via OL mailbox user
		+	Install Outlook 2003 client
		+	Install the 6.0 MR4 web software
		+	Install the 6.0 MR4 outlook software
		+	Upgrade to 6.0 MR5 web software
		+	Run MR5 Outlook migration tool
		+	Reconfigure MP Outlook after reboot and install of MR5 Outlook software
		+	Customize templates as needed
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		+	**NOTE: You must install Web MR4 for this upgrade. If MR5 web is installed the GWSIM is the wrong version to install 6.0MR4 Outlook. So MR4 outlook will not install and the migration tool will not run without an old version of MP outlook.

	=== Running the Migration Tool ===		=== Running the Migration Tool ===

Jmcmulle at 18:06, 15 September 2009

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	This is a one-way process of getting meeting notifications from the Audio Server to the Microsoft Outlook integration, through several Cisco Unified MeetingPlace components. The MPWeb database is the only one used to both store and retrieve data; this is required to support update		This is a one-way process of getting meeting notifications from the Audio Server to the Microsoft Outlook integration, through several Cisco Unified MeetingPlace components. The MPWeb database is the only one used to both store and retrieve data; this is required to support update
	notifications with iCalendar. When sending an updated meeting notification, you need to have information about the previous notifications sent for the same meeting.		notifications with iCalendar. When sending an updated meeting notification, you need to have information about the previous notifications sent for the same meeting.
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		+	When a meeting is scheduled, the system sends a meeting notification to the meeting scheduler from the account that is configured in the gateway configuration utility, but sends a meeting notification to everyone else from the meeting scheduler.

Jmcmulle at 17:19, 15 September 2009

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	* Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 6.0 Maintenance Release 5 now supports Microsoft Outlook 2007 Service Pack 2.		* Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 6.0 Maintenance Release 5 now supports Microsoft Outlook 2007 Service Pack 2.

-	* If you use plain text authentication, all users must grant the ~~“Send As”~~ right to the user that the Microsoft Outlook integration is authenticating as against the Microsoft Exchange server. If anonymous access is allowed, this setting is not required.	+	* If you use plain text or plain text over TLS authentication, all users must grant the "Send As" right to the user that the Microsoft Outlook integration is authenticating as against the Microsoft Exchange server. If anonymous access is allowed, this setting is not required.


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	=== About TLS ===		=== About TLS ===

-	TLS, which is a newer version of SSL, is a secure tunneling protocol that can be used on top of SMTP. When used, the SMTP connection is initiated normally and then TLS handshaking takes place, a process during which the client and the server exchange their digital certificates and ~~after both~~ confirm that other party’s certificate can be trusted. After the handshaking process succeeds, the encrypted communication channel is initiated and any further communication, including user credentials and email transmission, can not be intercepted or modified.	+	TLS, which is a newer version of SSL, is a secure tunneling protocol that can be used on top of SMTP. When used, the SMTP connection is initiated normally and then TLS handshaking takes place, a process during which the client and the server exchange their digital certificates and confirm that other party’s certificate can be trusted. After the handshaking process succeeds, the encrypted communication channel is initiated and any further communication, including user credentials and email transmission, can not be intercepted or modified.

	There are two authentication options in Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 6.0 MR5: none and plain text. If no authentication is selected, then the Microsoft Exchange server SMTP connector must support anonymous senders. If it does not, then plain text authentication must be performed before any emails can be transmitted. Plain text authentication means that the username and password are sent to the Microsoft Exchange server in a format that can easily be sniffed out (unless a TLS tunnel is used).		There are two authentication options in Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 6.0 MR5: none and plain text. If no authentication is selected, then the Microsoft Exchange server SMTP connector must support anonymous senders. If it does not, then plain text authentication must be performed before any emails can be transmitted. Plain text authentication means that the username and password are sent to the Microsoft Exchange server in a format that can easily be sniffed out (unless a TLS tunnel is used).

Jmcmulle at 17:54, 14 September 2009

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	=== Upgrading to Microsoft Outlook for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 6.0 MR5 ===		=== Upgrading to Microsoft Outlook for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 6.0 MR5 ===
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		+	To run the migration tool, you must have an email profile that connects to the Microsoft Exchange server that hosts the dedicated calendar. The email profile will use this MAPI connection to retrieve information about the meeting notifications delivered by the previous version. We recommend that you run the tool as the user who installed the previous version.
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	# Upgrade Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Conferencing and Gateway SIM to MR5. See [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace, Release 6.x -- Upgrading to Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 6.0\|Upgrading to Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 6.0]].		# Upgrade Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Conferencing and Gateway SIM to MR5. See [[Cisco Unified MeetingPlace, Release 6.x -- Upgrading to Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 6.0\|Upgrading to Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 6.0]].