On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 2:25 AM, IT Manager <[email protected]>wrote:
> Hi Dave and Tony,**** > > ** ** > > Thanks for the info – we are configured against the AD integrated domain – > so changing this environment is going to be difficult (to put it mildly!). > **** > > ** ** > > However, I haven’t rolled out the SIPx server yet to users – but I have > created the profiles/users/config etc. **** > > ** ** > > If I am going to rebuild the Sip server is it easiest to do this as > follows?**** > > **· **Reinstall from scratch the SIP Server – allow it to have > its own DNS Server > Yes > **** > > **· **Give it a sub-domain of sip.mydomain.org with server name > sipx.sip.mydomain.org and point it’s DNS resolution to our ISP DNS > OK > **** > > **· **Upload my backup from the previous install (or will this > overwrite the domain settings etc) – or just bite the bullet and reprogram > from scratch – it is always easier second time round… J > No. Do an export and edit it to remove the superadmin user and manually edit the PIN for the users then import it. > **** > > **· **When provisioning phones – give them the dns of the SIPX > server – not my AD one **** > > ** ** > > Is this my path to success, wealth, prosperity etc…?**** > > ** ** > > My firewall is an IPFire one which I believe runs dnsmasq (although my AD > hands out DHCP). It may be that I have to rethink my DHCP strategy as well > as my AD one. > Your windows dhcpd can hand out the DNS server for ALL devices as the firewall. Just tell the firewall to resolve sip.mydomain.org to the IP address of the sipx server. > **** > > ** ** > > Laurie**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Black, Dave > (CallPoint Canada) > *Sent:* 17 March 2012 00:27 > > *To:* Discussion list for users of sipXecs software > *Subject:* Re: [sipx-users] Sipxservices**** > > ** ** > > As Tony advised, you would probably be best served by separating your > SipXecs voice domain from AD in the long run, however this doesn’t help you > out right now unless you are prepared to rebuild either SipXecs or AD > environments. **** > > ** ** > > Given that your AD domain controller role and DNS role are residing on the > same windows machine, and assuming DNS is AD integrated, would be the root > cause of your start up issues, coupled with SipXecs being configured so > that it is dependent on AD DNS instead of its own. **** > > ** ** > > I know this is getting out of the realm of this list, but if SipXecs > systems are being configured against Windows AD DNS, then a pointer in a > windows direction won’t hurt.. If a secondary DNS server hosting the AD > zone is unavailable during a windows domain controller boot, which would be > the case because of power failure, then AD will crawl at starting up. > There are a few ways to solve this problem, (assuming your AD forest is in > good shape), probably the easiest way is to switch your AD integrated DNS > zone to a standard zone instead of AD integrated. You will lose some of > the security and replication features which is why most people run a AD > integrated DNS zone, but your choices are limited given there isn’t a > secondary site with AD DNS available during boot, other common solutions > include running a replicated AD domain controller with DNS integrated in a > secondary site that would remain up during power failures.**** > > ** ** > > Hope this helps.**** > > ** ** > > Dave Black **** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Tony > Graziano > *Sent:* March-15-12 6:08 AM > *To:* Discussion list for users of sipXecs software > *Subject:* Re: [sipx-users] Sipxservices**** > > ** ** > > If you had installed sipx on its own domain (preferably subdomain) it can > have its own DNS and not be involved with that of your AD domain.**** > > ** ** > > In your case, I think I would have done this AND made sipx the primary DNS > server for your office by adding a forward zone for your AD domain. I > prefer to do this at the firewall, because then the phone look to the > firewall for DNS and forward everything OUT execept the AD domain (goes > directly to windows server) and the sipx subdomain (goes directly to sipx > server).**** > > ** ** > > What are the capabilities of the firewall you have there?**** > > On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 5:35 AM, IT Manager <[email protected]> > wrote:**** > > Hi Todd,**** > > Thanks – we do have an inverter system for the whole office that I am > trying to get to shutdown things in an orderly fashion – however it hasn’t > been happening as yet. In the meantime I have tried to set the startup > delay for the sipx server to be way after the booting of the AD controller > (DNS machine), but that I am already at 5 minutes delay and it’s still not > working.**** > > Should I try to reconfigure the SIPX server to do it’s own DNS and have > the phones ignore the AD DNS entirely? Would this fix the issue?**** > > Also, I am still learning my way around linux/sipx and so finding logs if > it’s not in the WebUI could be a problem – can you point me where to look > and what to look for?**** > > Laurie**** > > **** > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Todd Hodgen > *Sent:* 15 March 2012 09:21 > *To:* 'Discussion list for users of sipXecs software' > *Subject:* Re: [sipx-users] Sipxservices**** > > **** > > Have you considered a UPS product that has orderly shutdown capability? > There are some that will do controlled shutdown and startup of select > devices and in your selected order. You could have it turn up your DNS > services first, with sipXecs system coming back online after a selected > timeframe, then followed by your POE switches that feed phones.**** > > **** > > A detailed review of the logs after a power failure should help understand > what is failing.**** > > **** > > *From:* [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *IT Manager > *Sent:* Wednesday, March 14, 2012 11:10 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [sipx-users] Sipxservices**** > > **** > > Dear All,**** > > **** > > I am struggling with something and am not sure of the method to fix it. ** > ** > > **** > > Bit of background first: We are in Africa and so the power situation here > is not great – we do have battery backup power, but it doesn’t last long > enough to keep systems running throughout the night. So basically every > time the backup fails, everything crashes. Then when power is restored all > the servers boot up again and most things start up ok. This brings me to > the problem I am having with SIPX.**** > > **** > > It starts up fine and looking at the services it seems that everything is > running OK. However, none of the phones (GXP2000) or soft phone (Xlite) > will register with the system. If I restart all the services then things go > back to normal and the registrations work just fine.**** > > **** > > I *think* that the problem lies with the DNS: Because my AD DNS servers > take quite a while to start up, I think that the SIPX server starts faster > than them. In some way this causes something to fail in the SIP server. > What exactly that is I don’t know and am not sure where to look.**** > > **** > > Any thoughts as to where to look or possible solutions to the situation?** > ** > > **** > > Laurie**** > > **** > > PS this is one of the reasons I can’t roll it out to the office yet - if I > have to manually reset it every time power returns.**** > > **** > > **** > > [image: Description: D:\Shared Documents\MAF\MAF Art\5X-FRM-sig.jpg]**** > > Laurie Nason**** > > IT Manager**** > > Mission Aviation Fellowship Uganda**** > > [image: Description: D:\Shared Documents\MAF\MAF Art\International MAF > Logo - White-sig.png]**** > > Online Info: www.maf-uganda.org **** > > **** > > > _______________________________________________ > sipx-users mailing list > [email protected] > List Archive: http://list.sipfoundry.org/archive/sipx-users/**** > > > > **** > > ** ** > > -- > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Tony Graziano, Manager > Telephone: 434.984.8430 > sip: [email protected] > Fax: 434.465.6833 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Linked-In Profile: > http://www.linkedin.com/pub/tony-graziano/14/4a6/7a4 > Ask about our Internet Fax services! > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~**** > > ** ** > > LAN/Telephony/Security and Control Systems Helpdesk:**** > > Telephone: 434.984.8426**** > > sip: [email protected]**** > > ** ** > > Helpdesk Customers: http://myhelp.myitdepartment.net**** > > Blog: http://blog.myitdepartment.net**** > > _______________________________________________ > sipx-users mailing list > [email protected] > List Archive: http://list.sipfoundry.org/archive/sipx-users/ > -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tony Graziano, Manager Telephone: 434.984.8430 sip: [email protected] Fax: 434.465.6833 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Linked-In Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/tony-graziano/14/4a6/7a4 Ask about our Internet Fax services! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- LAN/Telephony/Security and Control Systems Helpdesk: Telephone: 434.984.8426 sip: [email protected] Helpdesk Customers: http://myhelp.myitdepartment.net Blog: http://blog.myitdepartment.net
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