[cisco-voip] 'interesting' EMCC behavior

Erick Wellnitz ewellnitzvoip at gmail.com
Wed Oct 9 12:49:32 EDT 2013


This leads me to another question.  When I do a nslookup using the DNS
servers the phone uses the name resolves fine.

Does setting the phone's domain name make a difference in it's DNS lookup?


On Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 9:49 AM, Erick Wellnitz <ewellnitzvoip at gmail.com>wrote:

> Well, I think we have a replication issue.
>
> DB and Replication Services: ALL RUNNING
> Cluster Replication State: BROADCAST SYNC Completed on 3 servers at:
> 2012-03-05-
> 18-58
>      Last Sync Result: SYNC COMPLETED  530 tables sync'ed out of 530
>      Sync Errors: NO ERRORS
> DB Version: ccm8_5_1_13900_5
> Number of replicated tables: 530
> Cluster Detailed View from PUB (4 Servers):
>                                 PING            REPLICATION     REPL.
> DBver&
> R
> EPL.    REPLICATION SETUP
> SERVER-NAME     IP ADDRESS      (msec)  RPC?    STATUS          QUEUE
> TABLES
> L
> OOP?    (RTMT) & details
> -----------     ------------    ------  ----    -----------     -----
> --------
> ----    -----------------
> ASI-LNX-UCMP-1  10.129.146.20   0.032   Yes     Connected       0
> match
> Y
> es      (2) PUB Setup Completed
> ASI-LNX-UCMS-1  10.129.146.21   0.248   Yes     Connected       148
> match
> Y
> es      (2) Setup Completed
> ASI-LNX-UCMS-2  10.129.146.22   0.259   Yes     Connected       148
> match
> Y
> es      (2) Setup Completed
> ASI-LNX-UCMS-3  10.130.146.20   1.24    Yes     Connected       148
> match
> Y
> es      (2) Setup Completed
>
> All of our other clusters show 0 for Repl. Queue
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 4:25 PM, Brian Meade (brmeade) <brmeade at cisco.com>wrote:
>
>>  Eric,****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Just checked your packet capture and see the 404 you’re talking about
>> from the home cluster.  It’s indeed for the SEP<MAC>.cnf.cml.sgn file
>> that’s having the problem.****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Can you use a TFTP client to try downloading other signed files from that
>> home cluster?****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> From your mini-config, it looks like the 2 TFTP servers it gets is
>> XXX-XXX-UCMP-1 and 10.12x.xx.22.****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> I then see a failed DNS lookup for ASI-LNX-UCMP-1 so it uses the
>> 10.12x.xx.22 address.  I wonder if there’s any sort of replication issues
>> that may be causing the 404 Not Found.****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Can you check “utils dbreplication runtimestate” on the publisher of the
>> home cluster?****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Thanks,****
>>
>> Brian****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> *From:* Erick Wellnitz [mailto:ewellnitzvoip at gmail.com]
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 08, 2013 4:27 PM
>> *To:* Brian Meade (brmeade)
>> *Cc:* Ryan Ratliff (rratliff); cisco-voip
>> *Subject:* Re: [cisco-voip] 'interesting' EMCC behavior****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> No, as soon as I get the 404 not found response in regards to the .sgn
>> config file the logout is initiated.****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 3:16 PM, Brian Meade (brmeade) <brmeade at cisco.com>
>> wrote:****
>>
>> Erick,****
>>
>>  ****
>>
>> Does the user ever show up in the Remotely Logged-In Device Report on the
>> home cluster?****
>>
>>  ****
>>
>> Brian Meade****
>>
>>  ****
>>
>> *From:* Erick Wellnitz [mailto:ewellnitzvoip at gmail.com]
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 08, 2013 4:03 PM
>> *To:* Ryan Ratliff (rratliff)
>> *Cc:* Brian Meade (brmeade); cisco-voip
>> *Subject:* Re: [cisco-voip] 'interesting' EMCC behavior****
>>
>>  ****
>>
>> I may have found something but I'm not sure.****
>>
>>  ****
>>
>> In the packet capture, I see that the request
>> for SEPXXXXXXXXXXXX.cnf.xml.sgn is sent to the user's cluster but is not
>> found.  At that point the logout is initiated.****
>>
>>  ****
>>
>> On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 10:51 AM, Erick Wellnitz <ewellnitzvoip at gmail.com>
>> wrote:****
>>
>> And this:****
>>
>>  ****
>>
>> 7730: WRN 09:00:37.155813 SECD: WARN:getTLInfoFromFile: ** phone has no
>> TL file /flash0/sec/ctl//CTLFile.tlv****
>>
>>  ****
>>
>> On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 10:48 AM, Erick Wellnitz <ewellnitzvoip at gmail.com>
>> wrote:****
>>
>> The only 'abnormal' thing I see is this:****
>>
>>  ****
>>
>> 7739: WRN 09:00:37.178303 SECD: WARN:getTLInfoFromFile: TL signer's
>> issuer name too big, may truncate****
>>
>>  ****
>>
>> On Fri, Oct 4, 2013 at 6:26 PM, Ryan Ratliff (rratliff) <
>> rratliff at cisco.com> wrote:****
>>
>> I it's easier get the console logs there will likely be something there
>> to go off.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone****
>>
>>
>> On Oct 4, 2013, at 5:10 PM, "Erick Wellnitz" <ewellnitzvoip at gmail.com>
>> wrote:****
>>
>>   The profile logs in, phone resets, profile gets logged out, phone
>> resets and displays 'extension mobility unavailable.****
>>
>>  ****
>>
>> We believe it is somehow related to DNS because when we register a phone
>> to one of the 9.1 clusters in the other location login works as expected.
>> I haven't had a chance to do a packet capture yet.****
>>
>>  ****
>>
>> On Fri, Oct 4, 2013 at 4:00 PM, Ryan Ratliff (rratliff) <
>> rratliff at cisco.com> wrote:****
>>
>> By the way what's the error code that the phone displays?  EM has been
>> better than most about having useful errors, even if they are subject to
>> the secret decoder ring. ****
>>
>>  ****
>>
>> -Ryan ****
>>
>>  ****
>>
>> On Oct 4, 2013, at 4:10 PM, Erick Wellnitz <ewellnitzvoip at gmail.com>
>> wrote:****
>>
>>  ****
>>
>> Yes, it is also the primary tftp server.****
>>
>>  ****
>>
>> On Fri, Oct 4, 2013 at 12:57 PM, Ryan Ratliff (rratliff) <
>> rratliff at cisco.com> wrote:****
>>
>> System->Server values don't impact certificates.  They will impact what
>> the phone gets in config files so if you aren't using DNS this will be an
>> issue.  Is that pub also the TFTP server that is going to show up in the
>> mini-config? ****
>>
>>  ****
>>
>> -Ryan ****
>>
>>  ****
>>
>> On Oct 4, 2013, at 1:13 PM, Erick Wellnitz <ewellnitzvoip at gmail.com>
>> wrote:****
>>
>>  ****
>>
>> I always forget about doing a packet capture on the phone.****
>>
>>  ****
>>
>> I'm thinking it is cert related because on this one cluster the Publisher
>> is set up under servers using it's hostname instead of IP while all the
>> others are using IP. ****
>>
>>  ****
>>
>> We're going to change this once we get approval then re-export,
>> consolidate and import.****
>>
>>  ****
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 3, 2013 at 4:49 PM, Brian Meade (brmeade) <brmeade at cisco.com>
>> wrote:****
>>
>> Erick,****
>>
>>  ****
>>
>> Can you grab a packet capture from the phone trying to log in?  The
>> packet captures seem to show the EMCC issues very clearly.  You should see
>> after the login, the phone will download its mini-config with the new TFTP
>> server info.  You’ll then see it try to download its ITL from the other
>> cluster.  If you don’t see the phone request anything after that, most
>> likely it didn’t trust the signer of the ITL and it will show the
>> “Extension Mobility is unavailable” error message.****
>>
>>  ****
>>
>> Usually that means you need to do a Re-Export, Consolidate, Import of the
>> certificates.****
>>
>>  ****
>>
>> Brian Meade****
>>
>>  ****
>>
>> *From:* cisco-voip [mailto:cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net] *On
>> Behalf Of *Erick Wellnitz
>> *Sent:* Thursday, October 03, 2013 5:01 PM
>> *To:* Jason Aarons (AM)
>> *Cc:* cisco-voip
>> *Subject:* Re: [cisco-voip] 'interesting' EMCC behavior****
>>
>>  ****
>>
>> That's the odd thing.  All of the traces look like it is successful but
>> the phone (7965) resets, logs the user out and displays a message that
>> extension mobility is not available without an error code.  I get similar
>> behavior on the 8945 but without the message.****
>>
>>  ****
>>
>> I've gon through the EMCC guide a number of times and nothing sticks out
>> as obvious.****
>>
>>  ****
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 3, 2013 at 3:41 PM, Jason Aarons (AM) <
>> jason.aarons at dimensiondata.com> wrote:****
>>
>> I was using 8.6 the first time I setup EMCC to another 8.6 box.****
>>
>>  ****
>>
>> *From:* cisco-voip [mailto:cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net] *On
>> Behalf Of *Anthony Holloway
>> *Sent:* Thursday, October 03, 2013 3:39 PM
>> *To:* Erick Wellnitz
>> *Cc:* cisco-voip
>> *Subject:* Re: [cisco-voip] 'interesting' EMCC behavior****
>>
>>  ****
>>
>>  ****
>>
>> I have one idea.****
>>
>> EMCC does not work very well in 8.5 because you cannot "home" a user to a
>> cluster.  Therefore, if your LDAP integrations are the same for each
>> cluster, it would be impossible to know which cluster the user is homed
>> to.  9.1 on the other hand has this feature on the end user page, and thus
>> overcomes this limitation.****
>>
>>  ****
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 3, 2013 at 1:50 PM, Erick Wellnitz <ewellnitzvoip at gmail.com>
>> wrote:****
>>
>>  I have a strange situation.****
>>
>>  ****
>>
>> 3 Clusters. 2 on 9.1 and the other on 8.5  EMCC works except with users
>> configured on the 8.5 cluster.  The profile logs in then immediately logs
>> out without an error message.****
>>
>>  ****
>>
>> Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!****
>>
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