User guide

CHAPTER 65
Phone migration
This chapter provides information to use the Phone Migration feature in Cisco Unified Communications
Manager Bulk Administration Tool to migrate phones from one type to another in bulk. You can access the
Phone Migration submenu from the Bulk Administration menu of Cisco Unified Communications Manager.
• Phone migration considerations, page 503
• Migrate phones, page 504
Phone migration considerations
A text-based CSV data file is used to migrate phones. You can create the CSV data file using either the BAT
spreadsheet or a text editor.
Some limitations to keep in mind while migrating phones are:
• Migrating to a phone with fewer speed dials or lines will not remove lines or speed dials. However,
some of the lines/speed dials will no longer show up on the phone. You can still find all of the original
lines/speed dials on the phone configuration page.
• Even migrating to a newer phone can cause loss of features like in the case of moving from SIP to SCCP
or vice versa.
• Only existing phones can be migrated. If you enter a non-existing device in the CSV file, the system
displays an error message.
• If the phone gets migrated successfully, the old phone will be updated with the new phone settings.
• If you select the reset or restart option, the new phone would be reset.
Create CSV data files for phone migration using BAT spreadsheet
You can use the BAT spreadsheet to create the CSV data file that contains the details for phone migration.
After you have finished editing the fields in the BAT spreadsheet, you can export the content to a CSV
formatted data file. A default filename is assigned to the exported CSV formatted data file:
PhoneMigration#timestamp.txt
where “timestamp” represents the precise date and time that the file was created.
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