Customer's lab environment.

Hi All,
I am currently planning a lab environment for my customer that will allow us to test scenarios, upgrades, bugs, etc.
The lab will contain the following collaboration apps- CUCM, CUC, CUP, UCCX (all v8.x)
I went through my ordering options and found that i have few "lab" license options for CUCM and CUC
1. NFR. since this is a customer lab environment i can't use this option..
2. Non Production. This is a good option but this license actually prevents you from upgrading.
now this makes no sence to me. one of the major things one would like to check in his lab is upgrades, and without this option it's not a proper lab solution as i see it.
UCCX is a different story as the ordering guide mentiones that for non prod environments one should order as if it is a new product.
Does anyone have any ideas regarding an operationally practical lab environment?

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