Cisco Cisco Expressway Maintenance Manual
Locating an alias
The
Locate
tool (
Maintenance > Tools > Locate
) lets you test whether the Expressway can find an
endpoint identified by the given alias, within the specified number of "hops", without actually placing a call to
that endpoint.
that endpoint.
This tool is useful when diagnosing dial plan and network deployment issues.
To use this tool:
1. Enter the Alias you want to locate.
3. Select the Protocol used to initiate the search, either H.323 or SIP. The search may be interworked during
the search process, but the Expressway always uses the native protocol first to search those target zones
and policy services associated with search rules at the same priority, before searching those zones again
using the alternative protocol.
and policy services associated with search rules at the same priority, before searching those zones again
using the alternative protocol.
4. Select the Source from which to simulate the search request.
5. Select whether the request should be treated as Authenticated or not (search rules can be restricted so
that they only apply to authenticated messages).
6. Optionally, you can enter a Source alias. Typically, this is only relevant if the routing process uses CPL
that has rules dependent on the source alias. (If no value is specified a default alias of xcom-locate is
used.)
used.)
7. Click Locate to start the search.
The status bar shows Searching... followed by Search completed. The results include the list of zones
that were searched, any transforms and Call Policy that were applied, and if found, the zone in which the
alias was located.
that were searched, any transforms and Call Policy that were applied, and if found, the zone in which the
alias was located.
The locate process performs the search as though the Expressway received a call request from the selected
Source zone. For more information, see the
Source zone. For more information, see the
section.
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Locating an alias