Troubleshooting guide
Hardware
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Media Gateway 
(MG) Comms 
(MXe Server only)
IP configuration is incorrect or 
duplicated
Check that the IP addresses are correct by 
checking the System IP Properties form on the 
System Administration Tool.
RTC (Media Gateway) card has no IP 
address.
Refer to Mitel Knowledge Base article 
09-5157-00026 for instructions on how to set the IP 
address.
DSP Status A percentage of DSP resources are 
unavailable. The failure of one or more, 
but not all, DSPs results in a Minor 
alarm. Critical alarm indicates that all 
DSPs have failed. In the event of an 
alarm, reset the system as soon as 
possible. If the DSP continues to fail, 
replace the module.
Use the Show Status DSP maintenance 
command to identify status of DSPs in the 
controller.
Install required DSP modules. See “Increasing 
DSP Resources” in the “Installation Planner” 
chapter of the MCD Technician’s Handbook for 
instructions.
DSP licenses are enabled but not 
enough DSP resources are available to 
support compression requirements
Install required DSP modules. See “Increasing 
DSP Resources” in the Installation Planner chapter 
of the MCD Technician’s Handbook for 
instructions.
Faulty circuit on DSP module Replace DSP module.
DSP Card Status DSP card is defective. For a defective DSP module, ensure that the 
module is seated securely.
For an embedded DSP failure, replace the 
controller. Use Show Status DSP to identify the 
location of the defective module.
Fan Fan is defective (AX/MXe/MXe Server).  Replace the fan (see Note below).
Fan The fans are working, but the controller 
thinks they are faulty because CXi II 
uses quieter fans,
Upgrade to at least MCD Release 4.1 or later.
This feature change was also delivered in MCD 
Release 4.0 SP3.
Refer to Mitel Knowledge Base article 
11-6052-00011.
One PSU Power supply unit is defective 
(AX/MXe/MXe Server).
Replace the PSU (see Note below).
Two PSU Power supply unit is defective 
(AX/MXe/MXe Server).
Replace the PSU (see Note below).
RAID Hard Disk Hard disk has a fault (MXe/MXe 
Server). 
If the alarm occurs on the primary drive, replace the 
hard disk (see Note below). Refer to Mitel 
Knowledge Base article 06-2806-00012 and 
KB11-5191-00213.
If the alarm occurs on the secondary drive, check 
the primary drive for faults. (In some cases, the 
primary drive has a sector error while the 
secondary drive is fault free.) 
Table 8: Hardware Alarms Troubleshooting
 Alarm Probable Cause Corrective Action
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