Cisco IP phone ssh syslog debug

Found a cisco guide on how to debug IP phone via ssh and syslog.

https://supportforums.cisco.com/docs/DOC-16924

Webdial from Excel

Here it is an Excel formula to call a number using Cisco Webdialer:

A1                   A2
0012345          =HYPERLINK(https://server:port/webdialer/Webdialer?destination="&A1,"Dial")

Cisco ATA 187 and fax

ATA 187 does not work well with some fax devices, in our case it is Xerox 7228. The config that works (little bit weird): enable t38 on outgoing and disable on incoming
!
dial-peer voice 300 voip
no modem passthrough
session target ipv4:192.168.25.1
incoming called-number 0T
voice-class codec 1
voice-class h323 1
dtmf-relay h245-alphanumeric
fax-relay sg3-to-g3
fax nsf 000000
fax protocol t38 version 0 ls-redundancy 5 hs-redundancy 2 fallback pass-through g711ulaw
no vad
!
dial-peer voice 200 voip
destination-pattern 5..
session target ipv4:192.168.25.1
voice-class codec 1
voice-class h323 1
dtmf-relay h245-alphanumeric
fax-relay sg3-to-g3
fax nsf 000000
fax protocol pass-through g711ulaw
no vad
!

update: moved from ATA to FXS card in router and all issues are gone - isn't it a magic? Heh, Cisco?  :)
update2: Cisco made available configurations scenarios: https://supportforums.cisco.com/docs/DOC-25210

Cisco IP phone BLF button does not pickup call

Please refer to the Cisco prerequisites for call pickup: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/voice_ip_comm/cucmbe/rel_notes/6_1_2/cucmbe-rel_note-612_2.html#wp308333 I my case there was an issue with the following: "The call pickup group for the monitoring user must contain the pickup group for the monitored destination, or call pickup will fail" Now when the reception and the user extension are in the same or in the inherited groups and it works ok.

Remote Lync troubleshooting tool

A nice RUCT tool to check yours or partners Lync installation. Can check certificates or DNS records.

Sharepoint Designer 2010 error

All of a sudden I was not able to open Intranet DEV site with Sharepoint Designer 2010. It was giving error "The Server could not complete your request" and in the eventlog the error was:

Log Name: Application Source: System.ServiceModel 3.0.0.0 Date: 1/24/2012 2:16:34 PM Event ID: 3 Task Category: WebHost Level: Error Keywords: Classic User: XXX Computer: XXX Description: WebHost failed to process a request. Sender Information: System.ServiceModel.ServiceHostingEnvironment+HostingManager/54467399 Exception: System.ServiceModel.ServiceActivationException: The service '/_vti_bin/client.svc' cannot be activated due to an exception during compilation. The exception message is: Operation is not valid due to the current state of the object.. ---> System.InvalidOperationException: Operation is not valid due to the current state of the object. at Microsoft.SharePoint.ApplicationRuntime.SPLayoutsMappedFile.MapLayoutsVirtualPath(String virtualPath) at Microsoft.SharePoint.ApplicationRuntime.SPVirtualPathProvider.GetCacheKey(String virtualPath) at Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.Internal.CmsVirtualPathProvider.GetCacheKey(String virtualPath) at System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.GetCacheKeyFromVirtualPath(VirtualPath virtualPath, Boolean& keyFromVPP) at System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.GetVPathBuildResultInternal(VirtualPath virtualPath, Boolean noBuild, Boolean allowCrossApp, Boolean allowBuildInPrecompile) at System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.GetVPathBuildResultWithNoAssert(HttpContext context, VirtualPath virtualPath, Boolean noBuild, Boolean allowCrossApp, Boolean allowBuildInPrecompile) at System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.GetCompiledCustomString(String virtualPath) at System.ServiceModel.ServiceHostingEnvironment.HostingManager.GetCompiledCustomString(String normalizedVirtualPath) at System.ServiceModel.ServiceHostingEnvironment.HostingManager.CreateService(String normalizedVirtualPath) at System.ServiceModel.ServiceHostingEnvironment.HostingManager.ActivateService(String normalizedVirtualPath) at System.ServiceModel.ServiceHostingEnvironment.HostingManager.EnsureServiceAvailable(String normalizedVirtualPath) --- End of inner exception stack trace --- at System.ServiceModel.ServiceHostingEnvironment.HostingManager.EnsureServiceAvailable(String normalizedVirtualPath) at System.ServiceModel.ServiceHostingEnvironment.EnsureServiceAvailableFast(String relativeVirtualPath) Process Name: w3wp Process ID: 8476

The solution was according to this post. In web.config just under the line: <system.servicemodel> add the following line: <servicehostingenvironment aspNetCompatibilityEnabled="true"/> after iisreset I was able to open a site.

update: there might be similar symptoms in case of low memory conditions. -the solution is obvoisly to add RAM.

Juniper SSL as a reverse proxy for Lync

http://forums.juniper.net/t5/SSL-VPN/Configuring-SSL-VPN-as-Reverse-Proxy-for-Lync/m-p/125823#M13346