Troubleshooting guide
Voice Networking
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After the primary ICP is 
returned to service, the 
IP phones do not fail 
back to the primary. If 
an IP phone is on its 
secondary ICP, you 
hear beeps every 20 
seconds, and the 
phone display is frozen. 
The “Allow Return to 
Primary ICP” is set to “No” 
in the Controller Registry 
form of the primary ICP.
In the System Administration Tool on the primary ICP, 
navigate to the following form: System 
Administration->System Options-> Controller Registry 
Configuration. 
In the Controller Registry form of the primary ICP, 
ensure that “Allow Return to Primary ICP” is set to “Yes”.
The duration of the health 
check is set too long in the 
Controller Registry form of 
the secondary ICP. The 
amount of time that elapses 
before an IP phone fails 
back to its primary can be 
quite long, depending on 
the health-check settings.
With the default settings, 
after the primary ICP is 
back in service, the IP 
phones will take 
approximately 5 minutes to 
fail back.
WARNING: Contact Mitel Customer Engineering 
Services. Parameters must be changed in the 
Controller Registry form. DO NOT change any of 
these parameters without consulting Mitel 
Customer Engineering Services. 
Message waiting 
indicator on a resilient 
phone continues 
flashing for a Callback 
message that has 
already been returned.
Cluster is configured to 
absorb routing digits.
1. In the System Administration Tool, ensure that 
routing digits on inbound and outbound routes are not 
being absorbed:
- In the Trunk Attributes form, check how many 
digits are configured to be absorbed in the Dial In 
Trunks Incoming Digit Modification - Absorb 
field (should be blank).
- In the ARS Digit Modification Plans form, check 
how many digits are configured to be absorbed in 
the Number of Digits to Absorb field (should be 
0 (zero)) for the appropriate Digit Modification 
Number.
2. If digits are configured to be absorbed, create a new 
instance for the appropriate route(s) that does not 
absorb digits.
Hot desk user does not 
receive voice mail.
Voice mail is embedded in 
an ICP that has failed or 
become unreachable.
Use centralized external voice mail system.
Hot desk user logs out 
previous user but 
cannot log in.
Both primary and 
secondary ICPs of the 
resilient hot desk phone are 
unreachable.
Expected behavior. If both ICPs of a resilient hot desk 
phone are unreachable, a Logout triggers the phone to 
rehome. User must wait until one of the phone’s ICPs 
recovers and becomes reachable for the phone to be in 
service before they can log in to the phone. 
Table 52: Troubleshooting IP Device Resiliency (continued)
Symptom Possible Cause Corrective Action
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