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Could a corrupt HDD cause issues wi

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mkbrick

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Oct 17, 2012
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Could a corrupt HDD cause issues with calls not connecting or outbound audio dropping off on a BCM 450 R5? We replaced the system tray, both DTIs, the router. Still no relief. The lost audio and disconnects are intermittent. 20 or so calls deliver without issue and then some drop.
 
That does not sound like a problem that could be caused by a hard drive. Are these outbound calls over digital trunks or IP trunks? The fact that you replaced both DTIs would indicate digital, but you also replaced the router, so it could be IP.

The tool you could use to diagnose the issue is BCM Monitor. Start the application, go to the UIP tab, enable the item(s) corresponding to your trunks, enable logging, disable timeout and then reproduce the issue. The data collected in the log file could (or should) contain information about the failures (e.g., the reasons for calls not connecting).
 
I could not get the BCM Monitor to create a log. What am I missing?
 
Maybe you're not looking for the log files in the right place. The BCM Monitor help file states:

"When the “Log UIP Data” control is checked, BCM Monitor writes UIP messages into log files, which are created in Log folder under the BCM Monitor startup directory. One log file is generated for each monitored system and each module/loop. Log files are named IPAddr_MCDN.log, IPAddr_PRI_BusX.log (where X is the bus number) and IPAddr_BRI_BusXModuleYLoopZ.log (where X is the bus number, Y is the module number and Z is the loop number). To view UIP log files, open them with a text editor (e.g., Notepad) or a spreadsheet application (e.g., Microsoft Excel)."

Did you look in the directory that is set as the startup directory for the BCM Monitor application? To control where the log files should go, you can create a shortcut to BCM Monitor and change the "Start in" field in the Properties of the shortcut.
 
Well - maybe I should have asked first - did you see any output in the tree view control on the UIP tab? If there is no output in this window, there cannot be any logs...
 
Yes, the carrier is engaged and baffled as well (AT&T). No output in the tree view...I am going to share with the Tech...thanks!

 
I gather alarm codes checked?


Not answered:
"Are these outbound calls over digital trunks or IP trunks? The fact that you replaced both DTIs would indicate digital, but you also replaced the router, so it could be IP."


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We did get the vendor to verify the audio makes it out of the pbx and through the ip flex network. The disconnect appears to be happening when it hits TDM, but intermittently. Any ideas?
 
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