Locating An Alias; Port Usage - Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server Administrator's Manual

Search rules to filter searches based on the alias being searched for, and to transform an alias
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before the search is sent to a zone
Subzone membership rules
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endpoint is assigned when it registers with the VCS
Cisco AM GW policy rules
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To use this tool:
1. Enter an Alias against which you want to test the transform.
2. In the Pattern section, enter the combination of Pattern type and Pattern behavior for the Pattern
string being tested.
If you select a Pattern behavior of Replace, you also need to enter a Replace string.
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If you select a Pattern behavior of Add prefix or Add suffix, you also need to enter an
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Additional text string to append/prepend to the Pattern string.
3. Click Check pattern to test whether the alias matches the pattern.
The Result section shows whether the alias matched the pattern, and displays the transformed
alias if appropriate.

Locating an alias

The Locate page (Maintenance > Tools >
endpoint identified by the given alias, within the specified number of "hops", without actually placing a
call to 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.
2. Enter the Hop count
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 VCS 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.
4. Enter the Source zone from which to simulate the search request. Choose from the Default Zone
(an unknown remote system), the Local Zone (a locally registered endpoint) or any other configured
neighbor, traversal client or traversal server zone.
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 or a directory service that has rules dependent on the source alias. (If no value is specified a
default alias of xcom-locate is 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.
The locate process performs the search as though the VCS received a call request from the selected
Source zone. For more information, see the

Port usage

The pages under the Maintenance > Tools > Port usage
that have been configured on the VCS.
The information shown on these pages is specific to that particular VCS and varies depending on the
VCS's configuration, the option keys that have been installed and the features that have been enabled.
Cisco VCS Administrator Guide (X6.1)
to determine, based on the address of the device, to which subzone an
to determine which calls are routed via the Cisco AM GW
Locate) lets you test whether the VCS can find an
for the search.
Call routing process section.
menu show, in table format, all the IP ports
Maintenance
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