CME 8.5 install

IPDirectIPDirect Member Posts: 48 ■■□□□□□□□□
Hey guys, I'm trying to install CME 8.5: Download Software - Cisco Systems
I'm looking through the zip file and I can't find the actual CME file anywhere...all I see is phone load files and misc stuff. Didn't the old versions always have a "cme-full-x.x.x.x.tar" or something?

Heres a link to the contents of the zip
http://i52.tinypic.com/140ao3s.jpg

What stupid mistake am I making?

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  • chmorinchmorin Member Posts: 1,446 ■■■■■□□□□□
    IPDirect wrote: »

    What stupid mistake am I making?

    First off, not a stupid mistake!

    CME is installed into the IOS version you downloaded, not as an external package from cisco. What you have there are packages for firmware/MoH/GUI files to work WITH CME, but is not required for basic functionality.

    Unless that changed in recent versions.

    Assuming you have telephony-service running, a show telephony-service command will show you the version of CME you have on your IOS. (If I remember the command correctly)
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  • IPDirectIPDirect Member Posts: 48 ■■□□□□□□□□
    Ok that explains a lot, lol

    Ive got everything functioning. Now to set up moh and some sip devices. :D
  • IPDirectIPDirect Member Posts: 48 ■■□□□□□□□□
    Are you guys using the GUI these days or still sticking to the CLI for CME?
  • peanutnogginpeanutnoggin Member Posts: 1,096 ■■■□□□□□□□
    IPDirect wrote: »
    Are you guys using the GUI these days or still sticking to the CLI for CME?

    CLI for me!!

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  • pitviperpitviper Member Posts: 1,376 ■■■■■■■□□□
    Also, to save yourself from some possible bizarre problems down the road, be sure that you match up the phone loads (CME-full file) with the appropriate version of CME/IOS.

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  • pitviperpitviper Member Posts: 1,376 ■■■■■■■□□□
    IPDirect wrote: »
    Are you guys using the GUI these days or still sticking to the CLI for CME?

    CLI all the way.

    After an install / complete setup the ephone admin page is sometimes nice to show the person on site who may make basic phone changes.
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  • chmorinchmorin Member Posts: 1,446 ■■■■■□□□□□
    IPDirect wrote: »
    Are you guys using the GUI these days or still sticking to the CLI for CME?

    I have never used the GUI for actual configuration, but as pitviper said it might be nice for end users. Cisco has a nack for not giving a crap about GUI's, with the exception of CUCM and Unity. So it is pretty much a bland UI.

    CLI all the way.
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