Hi all,

Polycom 301, 501, 600, 601, and 4000 were deemed "legacy" as of 3.2.0.
This means they will only be supported in 3.1.X.  Previously this was
3.1.3, but 3.1.4 has recently been released.

(Polycom 300 and 500 are only supported in 2.1.X.)

This presents a challenge when sipXecs is deployed with a mix of legacy
and non-legacy Polycoms.

The configuration file generation is actually handled very well now.


Firmware deployment on the other hand, is not.  See:
http://list.sipfoundry.org/archive/sipx-users/msg17596.html

Scott and I once talked about a graceful solution, but it is certainly
will not go into 4.2.


I'd like to propose a solution that is nearly as good, but easy to
implement.

Basically, Polycom configuration files can specify which firmware files
should be loaded on a per-model basis.  All models are currently
directed to use "sip.ld", which is the default filename used in the
"current" Polycom firmware ZIPs.  The sip.ld will simply not load on a
Polycom that does not support it.

The legacy models will be told to pick up say filenames "sip_31X.ld" or
"sip_21X.ld".  That is the easy part.  

Unfortunately the "legacy" Polycom firmware ZIPs don't use consistent
names for the sip.ld file.  So, it would be challenging to handle them
gracefully like we do for the "current" ZIPs.  I think the best option
is simply to have the superadmin extract the file from the ZIP, rename
it ("sip_31X.ld" or "sip_21X.ld"), and then upload it as an "Unmanaged
(T)FTP file".

The superadmin will have some extra work, but it'll make life
considerably easier than no solution at all.


Objections?


-Paul
[email protected]


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