Preface [Cisco IPICS Server Software]

Table Of Contents

Preface

Audience

Organization

Related Documentation

Accessing Additional Information

Cisco CallManager Documentation

Cisco 7800 Series Media Convergence Servers Documentation

Cisco IP Phone Documentation

Cisco Land Mobile Radio over IP

Cisco Security Agent

Cisco IOS Documentation

Document Notes and Conventions

Obtaining Documentation

Cisco.com

Product Documentation DVD

Ordering Documentation

Documentation Feedback

Cisco Product Security Overview

Reporting Security Problems in Cisco Products

Obtaining Technical Assistance

Cisco Technical Support & Documentation Website

Submitting a Service Request

Definitions of Service Request Severity

Obtaining Additional Publications and Information

Preface

The Cisco IP Interoperability and Collaboration System (IPICS) Troubleshooting Guide provides you with the information that you need to troubleshoot problems you may encounter when you install, configure, or use the Cisco IPICS 1.0(1) software. System administrators should review this document to aid their troubleshooting efforts for problems that they may encounter on the Cisco IPICS Administration Console, the Cisco IPICS PMC application, and other Cisco IPICS components.

Hardware and Software Compatibility

For a list of hardware and software requirements for Cisco IPICS, refer to the Cisco IPICS Server Installation Guide.

For a current list of compatible versions for all Cisco IPICS components, see the Cisco IPICS Compatibility Matrix document at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/cis/c_ipics/index.htm

Where to Find Troubleshooting Information

The Cisco IPICS Administration Console informs you of most errors with messages that display at the top of the current window. Cisco IPICS error messages clearly indicate any incorrect user actions and how to recover from them.

If errors occur in the software or in a Cisco IPICS component such as an RMS, most of these errors are written to the ipics.log file. You can view the latest entries in the ipics.log file in the System Status window of the Administration Console. For information about the System Status window, see the "The System Status Window" section.

Some errors that can occur in Cisco IPICS are not written to the ipics.log file and may appear in one of several other logs on the Cisco IPICS server. For information on these logs, see the "Viewing Cisco IPICS Logs" section.

For a listing of the information that is available for problems that you might encounter in Cisco IPICS, see Table 1.

Table 1 Locating Troubleshooting Information

Source of Problem

Where to Find Help

Issues with one of the following areas:

•Cisco IPICS installation

•Communication between Cisco IPICS users

•Equipment, such as Cisco IP Phones

•Router configuration

•General operation

Many common issues that can occur in these areas are described in "Troubleshooting the Cisco IPICS Server." The descriptions include information on how to resolve the issues or where to look for additional information.

If you need more information to resolve the issue, you can gather data from one of the Cisco IPICS logs. For log information, see the "Downloading System Logs" section or "Viewing Cisco IPICS Logs" section

PMC Issues

Problems that you may encounter when installing or using the PMC application are described in "Troubleshooting the PMC Application."

If you need more information to resolve the issue, you can gather data from one of the PMC logs. For log information, see the "Modifying the PMC Log Levels" section

Backup and Restore Issues

You can obtain information about backing up or restoring the Cisco IPICS database or about any problems that you encounter in the backup or restore process in the Cisco IPICS Backup and Restore Guide.

For information on other documentation resources, see the "Related Documentation" section and the "Accessing Additional Information" section

Audience

The Cisco IPICS Troubleshooting Guide targets end users who install, configure, operate, and manage tasks on the Cisco IPICS system. This document also targets end users who communicate with other users by using a PMC or Cisco IP Phone.

Organization

This document is organized as follows:

"Managing Cisco IPICS Processes"

This chapter includes procedures that are related to Cisco IPICS server processes, such as the Tomcat service and the Informix database.

"Understanding the Cisco IPICS Logs"

This chapter includes information about the activity and error logs and the configuration files that Cisco IPICS uses or maintains.

"Monitoring the Cisco IPICS System Status"

This chapter includes information about monitoring the database status, purge activity logs, and view and download system logs.

"Managing Cisco IPICS Options"

This chapter includes information about setting system preferences in the Options window of the Administration Console.

"Troubleshooting the Cisco IPICS Server"

This chapter includes information about troubleshooting issues that may arise in the installation of the Cisco Linux operating system and Cisco IPICS server software, the setup and configuration of the Cisco IPICS server, or the use of the Administration Console.

"Troubleshooting the PMC Application"

This chapter includes information about troubleshooting issues that may arise in the setup, configuration, or use of the PMC Application.

"Changing the Cisco Linux Root Password"

This appendix includes instructions for changing the Cisco Linux root password after the Cisco IPICS server software has been installed.

Related Documentation

For more information about Cisco IPICS software and the PMC application, refer to the following documentation:

•Cisco IPICS Server Administration Guide, Release 1.0(1)—This document contains information about the key configuration, operation, and management tasks for the Cisco IPICS server.

•Cisco IPIS Server Installation Guide, Release 1.0(1)—This document describes how to install and configure the Cisco IPICS 1.0 server software and Cisco Linux operating system.

•Cisco IPICS PMC Installation and User Guide, Release 1.0(1)—This document describes how to install, configure, manage, and operate the Cisco IPICS PMC application

•Cisco IPICS PMC Quick Start Guide, Release 1.0(1)—This document provides tips and quick references for the most frequently used procedures that a user can perform on the Cisco IPICS PMC.

•Cisco IPICS PMC Debug Reference Quick Start Guide, Release 1.0(1)—This document provides a quick reference for troubleshooting and debugging the Cisco IPICS PMC.

•Cisco IPICS Backup and Restore Guide, Release 1.0(1)—This document describes the administrative procedures that you use to backup and restore the database files on the Cisco IPICS server.

•Cisco IPICS Command Line Interface, Release 1.0(1)—This document describes the commands that you can use from the command line interface (CLI) to obtain information or to change settings for the Cisco IPICS PMC.

•Release Notes for Cisco IPICS Release 1.0(1)—This document contains a description of the new and changed features, important notes, caveats, and documentation updates for Cisco IPICS release 1.0(1).

•Cisco IPICS Compatibility Matrix—This document contains information about compatible hardware and software that is supported for use with Cisco IPICS.

•Cisco IPICS 1.0(1) Resources Card (Documentation Locator)—This document includes a summary of the documentation that is available for Cisco IPICS release 1.0(1).

To access the documentation suite for Cisco IPICS, see the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/cis/c_ipics/index.htm

Accessing Additional Information

Cisco IPICS Information

See the Cisco IPICS documentation for detailed information and procedures for the Cisco IPICS Administration Console and the PMC application. For a full list of Cisco IPICS documents, see the "Related Documentation" section.

Voice Troubleshooting

For information about voice quality problems and symptoms, see the Recognizing and Categorizing Symptoms of Voice Quality Problems documentation, which can be found at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk652/tk698/technologies_white_paper
09186a00801545e4.shtml

This document categorizes and defines voice quality problem symptoms and may aid your troubleshooting efforts by helping you to identify specific problems through the use of sample sound recordings. This document also includes a link to the TAC Case Collection Tool, which provides solutions by interactively identifying and troubleshooting common technology or product problems.

You can access the TAC Case Collection Tool at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/customer/support/tsd_tac_case_collection.html

IP Multicast Troubleshooting Information

For a description of common problems and solutions that relate to using IP multicast, see the following link and search for the IP Multicast Troubleshooting Guide. You can also use this link to search for general IP multicast information:

http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/732/Tech/multicast/

Cisco CallManager Documentation

For information about Cisco CallManager, see the documentation at this URL:

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/voice/c_callmg/index.htm

Cisco 7800 Series Media Convergence Servers Documentation

For information about Cisco 7800 Series Media Convergence Servers, see the MCS data sheets at this URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/voiceapp/ps378/products_data_sheets_list.html

Cisco IP Phone Documentation

For information about Cisco IP Phones, see the documentation at this URL:

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/voice/c_ipphon/index.htm

Cisco Land Mobile Radio over IP

For information about Cisco Land Mobile Radio (LMR) over IP, see the documentation at this URL:

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios123/123newft/123t/123t_7/lmrip/index.htm

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http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/vpn/ciscosec/

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This document uses the following conventions for instructions and information:

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Table 2 Conventions
Convention

Description

boldface font

Commands and keywords appear in boldface.

italic font

Command input for which you supply the values appear in italics.

[ ]

Optional keywords and default responses to system prompts appear within square brackets.

{x | x | x}

A choice of keywords (represented by x) appears in braces separated by vertical bars. You must select one.

string

A nonquoted set of characters. Do not use quotation marks around the string or the string will include the quotation marks.

^ or Ctrl

Represent the key labeled Control. For example, when you read ^D or Ctrl-D, you should hold down the Control key while you press the D key.
screen font
Examples of information displayed on the screen.
boldface screen 
font
Information that you must enter is in boldface screen font.
italic screen font

Arguments for which you supply values are in italic screen font.
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