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500-444 · Question #27

What are two types of upgrades available for CCE? (Choose two.)

The correct answer is A. Common Ground C. Deviation. Common Ground and Deviation are the two defined upgrade types for CCE (Cisco Contact Center Enterprise). A Common Ground upgrade is an in-place upgrade performed on existing hardware - the infrastructure stays the same while the software is brought up to the new version. A…

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Question

What are two types of upgrades available for CCE? (Choose two.)

Options

  • ACommon Ground
  • BUser Interface
  • CDeviation
  • DTechnology Refresh
  • EStandard

How the community answered

(57 responses)
  • A
    93% (53)
  • B
    5% (3)
  • E
    2% (1)

Explanation

Common Ground and Deviation are the two defined upgrade types for CCE (Cisco Contact Center Enterprise). A Common Ground upgrade is an in-place upgrade performed on existing hardware - the infrastructure stays the same while the software is brought up to the new version. A Deviation upgrade applies when the system's current state requires a non-standard upgrade path, typically because intermediate steps or version jumps are necessary to reach the target release.

Why the distractors are wrong:

  • B (User Interface): This describes a software component/layer, not an upgrade methodology.
  • D (Technology Refresh): While this term is used in hardware lifecycle contexts, it is not a defined CCE upgrade type in this framework.
  • E (Standard): This sounds plausible but is not an officially defined CCE upgrade category - it's a generic adjective, not a technical classification.

Memory tip: Think of the letters Common Ground and Deviation as "CD" - your upgrade either plays the same track smoothly (Common Ground, same hardware in place) or skips/deviates to a different track (Deviation, non-standard path required).

Topics

#CCE upgrades#Common Ground#Deviation#System administration

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