UCCX 8.5.1 fix for CSCtj97676 - Disk I/O Timeout w/SAN

Anyone know when this is corrected with UCCX 8.5.1, if it is?
The bug only lists Call Manager versions with fix, and I have that info already but it doesn't mention versions for other applications (UCCX, CUC, etc). I've opened a TAC case a few days ago and gave them this bug id for reference but nothing yet.
CSCtj97676 Bug Details
UC Applications that use SAN storage need ability to change disk timeout
Symptom:
When deploying UC applications within a virtualized environment, the SAN
vendors require certain disk timeout settings to be applied to hosts/virtual
machines. However, installing vmware tools in either ESX4.0 or 4.1 does not
properly update the disk timeout in the redhat version 4, which used for UC
applications. Vmware is suggesting a value of 180 seconds, which seems well
within most SAN vendors recommendations that are typically used.
The current timeout value used in UC application is 30 seconds.This needs to be
changed to 180 seconds. With the current default value of 30 seconds, some SAN
events (controller failures, etc) will inadvertently cause the linux file
system to go into a read-only state. This could cause a major UC outage.
Conditions:
This is applicable only for UC applications within a virtualized environment
using SAN.
Workaround:
None

Hi Ebergquist,
I do not see any UCCX specific versions mentioned here as part of the fix. TAC might help you to get that information
However this defect was verified with the below details.
This verification was completed with UCS Host using ESXi 4.1/VM having VMware tools installed
Timeout is set to 180
Hope it helps.
Anand
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This article was previously published under Q290301
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• Microsoft Windows 95
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4. Now go back to the Add /Remove Programs in Control Panel and try and remove "Nokia Connectivity Cable Driver" and the "PC Connectivity Solution programs now. They should now uninstall!
5. Next I restarted my computer.
6. DO NOT install 6.83!!!!
7. Now go to Nokia website and download PC Suite version 6.82_rel_22:
http://nds1.nokia.com/files/support/global/phones/software/Nokia_PC_Suite_682_rel_22_0_eng_us_web.ms...
7. You should now be back in business with a working version of PC Suite.
It is obvious that there is a serious issue with the cable driver portion of 6.83 that corrupts MS Windows Installer program during the install process. Even though you initially can install 6.83, the cable driver is messed up. Also, you can't then uninstall the cable driver unless you run the Windows Installer Cleanup Utility.
After a month of fighting this issue, the Windows Installer Cleanup utility was the key to clearing the conflict of the cable driver. Unfortunately, 6.83 has a serious issue with the cable driver.
Good luck everyone...Sorry for being long winded!

Hi diving_catch
Just wanted to say a big thank you as a large number of forum members are having grief over this one!
Might I add that I was happily using 6.82 rel_22.0 until NSU decided that it was time to update........you guessed PCSuite no longer worked. On Xp I uninstalled PC Suite + Nokia Connectivity Driver, installed and ran Nokia PC Suite Cleaner - option clean-up computer, rebooted and at least for now 6.83 v14.1 seems to function with N95. As no updates are available yet I haven't installed Nokia Software Updater!
Many thanks also for the link to PC Suite 6.82 rel_22.0 as I shall probably need this soon.
Interesting for Nokia comment as it's successor is currently out beta testing!
Happy to have helped forum in a small way with a Support Ratio = 37.0

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Then switch back into the offending account, go to your user Library/Preferences folder (~/Library/Preferences using Go To Folder in Finder), and replace com.apple.symbolichotkeys.plist in that account with the one from the shared folder. You should then repair disk permissions afterwards and restart.
If it works, Shortcuts should open fine. Be sure to check each category in the left-hand panel of the Shortcuts panel (e.g. LaunchPad & Dock, Mission Control, etc.) for conflicts, and resolve those by disabling the offending duplicate key combination assignments (I had two, marked by yellow triangle alerts).

Ward Clark wrote:
Thanks, V.K., for your comments.
I wrote: Enter is accepted, but it's treated the same as Return
not for me. it's both displayed and treated differently. I suspect what you are seeing is a byproduct of using a haxie such as Menu Master.
no it's not. it's treated differently.
In Leopard, Menu Master let me assign Command+Enter to Address Book > Edit Card. When I attempt the same using Keyboard Shortcuts, both Command+Return and Command+Enter are displayed as Command plus a "return arrow." After that, in Address Book, both Command+Return and Command+Enter invoke the "Edit Card" menu action.
not for me.
if you want to use those keys in the shortcuts use one of the many 3rd party app launchers. any one of them will let you do this: Qucisilver, Butler, Spark, Launchbar, ikeys, quickeys etc.
I've been using QuicKeys since the beginning of time, and I have some experience with Butler and LaunchBar. They're useful for what they do. But, as far as I know, none add keyboard shortcuts that are displayed directly in the menus. That display feature is what makes Menu Master and Systems Prefs > Keyboard Shortcuts so attractive.
that's because Menu Master is a haxie. none of the other programs mentioned are. you want such functionality you are going have to use a haxie. personally - i stay away from them as they destabilize the system.
When I'm considering new shortcuts, I use KeyCue to display all current shortcuts in a single display. KeyCue now displays QuicKeys shortcuts in the same display, which is a big help.
-- Ward

I have just updated to Lion and now my folders no longer show number of items on the bottom. Is there a fix for this?

I have just updated to Lion and now my folders no longer show number of items on the bottom. Is there a fix for this? I allways found that handy. Now I have to click on an icon on the top, This is a backward step if that is now the only way to see the number of items. Am I missing something obvious?

Parrotcat wrote:
I have just updated to Lion and now my folders no longer show number of items on the bottom...
In the good old days of Snow Leopard, an open Finder folder had a border along the bottom of the window which could show the number of items in that window and the total available space on the hard disk or partition that folder resides on. That bottom border is gone in Lion and those two bits of information are gone with it. Is that what you're talking about? If so, I'd like to learn how to get it back too and "Show Item Info" is not the way.

Time Capsule "looking for backup disk" problems, running Lion on 24" iMac

Hi,
I'm having problems with my Time Capsule. I can't get the backups to run for about a week. The backup just says "looking for backup disk" for ever. This is a first gen Time Capsule, and it's still working fine for two MacBooks in the house. I have all the Apple updates installed, and I'm running 10.7.2. In Preferences, Time Capsule, I can see the available/of space and there is plenty left. It's not showing any Oldest and Latest date info for backups.
If I go to "select disk" and choose the Time Capsule, I'm prompted for the password. When I press "Connect", the message changes to "Stopping Backup" and this will run for ever. I have plenty of disk space available, have repaired permissions, have booted in safe mode, reset pram and nvram and probably a few other options to no avail. I can enter the Time Machine and see all of my backups without problem.
As a side note, I have also noticed instability whereby various programs have been 'not responding' of late, and need to be force quit. Once that happens, the iMac won't properly shut down and restart; I usually need to how down the power button.
Thanks in advance for your help.

I'm having the same problem. Anyone have a fix?
Nozz

My HP Office Jet Pro L7555 scans but will not save it to a flash drive. Is there a fix for that?

I have a some issues:
1. My HP Office Jet Pro L7555 scans but will not save to a flash drive. (I get error messaqges when I try to download it to my computer) What is the fix for that?
2. Sometimes when I turn it on it will indicate that one of the ink cartridges is empty and upon restartin it all the cartidges show full. What is the fix for that?
3. We have a small network. I can not find the disks that came with the printer. How do I set it up so it saves to one of the computers connected to the network?
Thanks,
PF1

Hi,
Heres a patch for missing scanned images
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?softwareitem=oj-81532-2&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&...
Heres the link for the full feature software download
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?softwareitem=mp-79356-3&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&...
and use this document for ink related issues
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01628836&tmp_task=solveCategory&cc=us&dlc=en&ju...
Hope this helps..
Although I am an HP employee, I am speaking for myself and not for HP.
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Adobe Flash Player 10 Fix for WinXP and Vista, IE7, IE8, Firefox, ect.(New Fast Fix)

(This is a possible solution for most users) I have found that inside the folder C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash (WinXP Home/Pro) (Computer > C: Drive > Windows > System32 > Macromed > Flash for Vista) there should be a file named FlashUtil10b.exe (IF NOT YOU SHOULD UPDATE AS SPECIFIED!) (or FlashUtil10a.exe or for older versions something similar depending on your version), which is the update utility for flash player. Click on this and if it updates, you will have to restart your computer. This should fix any missing files, and update you to the latest version.
On a side note to all those who read this, I downloaded and installed 5 different times, the same version, from different websites, all for the "new" flash version, and they didn't work (this also included trying to update Shockwave player itself). Apparently, going directly to the website and downloading a new version of Adobe Flash Player, and installing, doesn't uninstall the older version, (though it says it does nor does the uninstaller work directly from the website) nor fixes the problem. I assume they are aware of this problem, because they included this bug fix in revision 10b. This fix should work for those of you whom cannot view/see flash images as well. There also appears to be a bug/reference problem with the installation of IE8 giving the error "Missing Shockwave Decompression XTRA", when trying to play a Shockwave/Flash file, which seems also to affect Firefox and other browsers. It doesn't recognize that the folder or files that it needs in it, exist. I never had his problem before, until IE8 was installed. I checked which version I had in the system32 folder and found this updater built in to Adobe. Version 10a does NOT automatically update, but version 10b includes this fix. I currently had version 10a when I received this error, and began digging for a solution. Doing the update as described above fixed the problem, and updated it to version 10b.
The new flash version 10b has some new features, such as volume control, auto-updating, and several rendering options for those who may have a faster or slower computer/video card.
I found this works great for XP users but unsure of the Vista users. The process is the same for Vista and the update should still work the same, as long as you run it as Administrator, I assume. I have this also posted on wwwdslreports.com at http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r22115254-IE-IE8-and-Adobe-Flash-Question and here http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r22361930-Adobe-Flash-Player-10-Fix-for-WinXP-IE 8-Firefox-ect. It appears to work for everyone so far. I have not heard of any problems from users with this problem running the RC (Release Canidate) for Windows 7 yet.
I hope this works to your benefit.
Please leave a reply to help Adobe and other users know if this fix worked for you or not. If not, please explain what you did, and the effects your seeing, including operating system, site of the flash file trying to view, browser type (ex. IE6, IE7, IE8, Firefox, Opera, ect.), and I will try to help you as best I can.
(I would strongly recommend those not using IE8, or Firefox 3.5, get the updated versions)
If your looking for uninstallers go to this site: http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/141/tn_14157.html
If your looking for a true full install, you can download this developer version for Windows and Mac: http://download.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/updaters/10/flash_player_update2_flash10.zi p (44MB) (If you download this, I would recommend you still follow my instructions for the Flash Utility before restarting your computer.)

I would recommend all users having problems try the above solution first.
I have posted this on a couple of websites, and so far it has fixed everyones problems.
Firefox 3.5 Beta 4 has Adobe Flash Player coding built into the browser so that it not only loads faster but works better.
You still need to have the Adobe ActiveX plug-in and Adobe Flash Player for both browsers.
I would also recommend you download Shockwave Player 11.
IE8 has tried this as well, but it still has a couple bugs in it.
If you have IE8 or FireFox 3.5 Beta 4, and you are still having problems, then I recommend that you go to www.windowsupdate.com and get all of the latest updates (including SP3), then try this fix again.
Your auto-updater built into windows (If you even have it on) doesn't always pull down every update available for your computer. It only pulls down the manditory ones.
Sometimes you HAVE to go to the website and manually get them yourself. I recommend when you go to the website, you click on custom install and pick every last one of them to install, which includes, hardware and software fixes for your computer.
What a lot of people don't know is that when you have installed and tried all of the recommended fixes that Adobe gives you, and it still doesn't work, is that you are having registry conflicts within your Operating System (OS ex. WinXP, Vista, Linux, ect.), and that it is not the Adobe software at all.
Those are usually repaired by making sure your computer stays up to date.
The fact is the computer world is changing so rapidly that everyone can't keep up. You have to check for updates weekly.
If you fall behind on those updates, then you start having problems with your computer and/or software.
One problem then can turn into many and people get frustrated when something all the sudden just quits working.
Take a day or two at least once a month, and make sure you update and maintain your computer.
This includes disk defragmenting, disk cleanup, and making sure you have all the lastest updates.
You can get to Disk Defrag, and Disk Cleanup by going to Start, All Programs, Accessories, then to System Tools.
I would do Disk Cleanup first, then Defrag.
I hope you take this advise into consideration, and that it is very helpful for you.
If you find this useful, please come back and reply to this forum, and let everyone know so that others will be encouraged to do this.
Thanks and goodluck, from another user like you.

Do you have fix for Photo Booth Audio and Video are not syncing properly, Do you have fix for Photo Booth Audio and Video are not syncing properly

My audio and video are not syncing properly. There is a lag from the audio to the video. Does anyone have a permanent fix for Photo Booth where the Audio and Video are not syncing properly?

If you monitor the "More Like This" box (top right), other threads appear. Opening them usually displays other threads. You aren't the only one having this problem.
One person having a Photo Booth problem, although not the same one as you are having solved it by running Disk Utility/Repair Permissions.

I have 5,000 photos on my Ipad and it locks up when I am in photo mode and try to do a slideshow. Is there a fix for that or is there a limit on

I have a I-Pad which I use to upload my photos whil traveling. I was recently gone for 40 days and ended up with over 5,000 photos. When I am in Events mode, slideshow works fine. But when I switch to Photo mode or view and try to do a slideshow, it locks up and I have a black screen. My question is 2 fold. 1. Is there a limit to the # of photos that the slideshow will accomodate? 2. If not, is there a fix for the slideshow not working?
Thanks

Two possibiilities here:
1. Your start up disk is nearly full
Or
2. You have minor damage to the iPhoto Library and it's giving you a bogus message.
But here's the thing: A full start up disk is a very serious issue and needs to be dealt with fast.
So, how big is your Hard Disk? How much free space on it?
Regards
TD

Fix for the Aluminum Wire Keyboard?

http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/bootcampupdate21forwindowsxp.html
do the new bootcamp drivers have fixes for the new aluminum keyboards?
Im setting up programs & applications using a new macpro, however eject key doesnt function, as i ahve multi-disk installations...and even listening to itunes/wmp11 volume keys dont work.
im just weary of drivers/updates as from previous built xp systems they seem to cause more harm than good and with reading alot of compatibility issues lately.
im wondering if there is any known good fix.
anyone try the new drivers?
i just dont want to have to end up using 3rd Party key re-mappers.
i like to keep it clean and minimal.
thanks guys!

I use the standard apple keyboard with my MacPro. When I installed 2.1 I got "Apple Kybd errors could not install" message. Subsequently the Eject Key worked for the upper dvd but Option|Eject wouldn't open the lower drive. After numerous installs I uninstalled 2.1 and installed Leopard 2.0 drivers. I got the same error message and the keyboard will work period. I run XP SP2 on its own internal drive.

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