Troubleshooting guide
Tools and Embedded Applications
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Networked Voice Mail
Table 44: Troubleshooting Networked Voice Mail
Symptom Corrective Action
Internal system error when adding voice 
mail boxes.
Ensure that the name of the networked voice mail server matches 
the system name of controller.
A mailbox number is not recognized when 
creating or forwarding a voice message.
1. Make sure that the Networked Voice Mail option is enabled on 
all nodes.
2. Make sure that the Primary Node ID length is the same for all 
nodes.
3. Make sure that all mailboxes (excluding resiliency mailboxes) 
have different numbers.
4. Make sure that the mailbox length is the same for all nodes.
A mailbox number is not recognized when 
creating or forwarding a voice message to a 
remote mailbox on another cluster.
Enter the PNI before the mailbox number when addressing a 
message to a remote mailbox.
The voice messages for resilient users are 
received in their mailboxes on the 
secondary controller while the user devices 
are on the primary controller.
If a caller leaves the resilient user a voice message while the 
user's device is on the secondary controller, the message is 
recorded in the user's mailbox on the secondary controller.
However if voice messages are being recorded in the mailbox on 
the secondary when the user's device is on the primary, ensure 
that the voice mail server is configured correctly. In a distributed 
voice mail configuration, ensure that the user's voice mail server 
is on their extension's primary controller.
Message sent to a known valid user is 
returned with Failed to Deliver message.
1. Ensure that the remote server is available.
2. Ensure that the remote server has not failed over to its 
secondary server.
3. Ensure remote node is programmed properly in the VM 
Network Servers form.
4. If you have a centralized voice mail configuration, make sure 
that the user's voice mail server is not configured on the 
primary ICP of the user’s extension.
User can't use Dial-by-Name feature. Dial-by-Name is not available for remote mailboxes.
Voice mail has choppy audio and words are 
missing from the greetings and messages.
The Management Access Point (MAP) is connected to 3300 ICP 
10/100 Base T ethernet ports. Do not connect the Management 
Access Point (MAP) or any other devices directly to the 3300 ICP. 
The Management Access Point uses 10 Mbps half duplex which 
causes a high collision rate on the ethernet port resulting in poor 
audio quality. Only connect other layer 2 switches to the 3300 ICP 
ethernet ports.
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