That's about the scale we're planning per server. We just purchased a Dell PowerEdge 1600SC for the job (able to go dual Xeon, but we're starting with one 2.8GHz, will add a second and recompile if we need 2 procs).
The nice thing about this box is that it seems to have 2 of each kind of PCI slot: 2 x 64-bit/100MHz PCI-X (Supports 3.3v or Universal cards), 2 x 64-bit/66MHz PCI (Supports 3.3v or Universal cards), and 2 x 32-bit/33MHz PCI (Supports legacy 5v or Universal cards) Price after rebate: about $800 US. I'll let you know how it goes when it comes in. It should be early next week. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Aram Ter-Martirosyan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 8:21 PM Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] ultra-cheap asterisk box > I don't need to use the lowest end server for asterisk, but something > reasonable. I need to put one TE410P and 2 TDM400P boards in it. We have > about 20 heavy telephone users in the company. Can someone suggest > reasonable priced and reliable box? > > Thanks, > > Aram Ter-Martirosyan > Senior Account Manager > Hi-Tech Gateway, Inc. > http://www.hi-teck.com > 1225 Grand Central Ave. > Glendale, CA 91201 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > tel 818.546.4601 > fax 818.546.4617 > Turning Technology Into Business Solutions > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of James H. > Thompson > Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 5:44 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] ultra-cheap asterisk box > > > FAQ for Dell 400SC: > > http://www.aaltonen.us/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8 > > > Jim > > James H. Thompson > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "calvis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 10:33 AM > Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] ultra-cheap asterisk box > > > I got in on the same Dell deal I think. > > You must hang out on the bargain boards just like I do? I hang out mainly > at fatwallet.com. This is the thread that I got in on the Dell machines > that I just recently purchased. > > http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/messageview.php?start=920&catid=24&threadid= > 264777 > > I found out by another 400SC user and you can not control assign interrupts > on the PCI slots on this machine. Does that point bother you if you are > going to run this unit with *? I want to put 3 X100P cards and 1 TDM400P > in my up coming 400SC, but not sure if I will have conflict if I use up all > the PCI slots in the machine. > > > Charles Alvis > Internet Technology Group > Redmond, WA > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Mahler > Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 4:54 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] ultra-cheap asterisk box > > I have a Dell 400sc sever on order. It will be shipped on the 27th. It is a > 2.4GHz P4 with a 533 MHz front side bus, a 40GB disk, 128MB of memory, sound > card, ethernet, and year of on-site next day maintenance. > > It is $318 delivered after rebates. Yes, $318. > > This is a real server, by the way, not a desktop machine. It also makes NO > noise. I can't hear a thing with my ear right next to it. > > Why would you even THINK about getting anything else? > > Paul > > Paul Mahler > mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > phone: 650.207.9855 > fax: 877.408.0105 > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Albertson > Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 9:32 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] ultra-cheap asterisk box > > > > I'm looking to do about the same thing, build very low cost > systems. (I'm looking at putting Asterisk at some > non-profit organizations.) but one thing you can't make > a compromise on is reliabilty. It has to work and keep working > for years to come. I was able to keep the price of a new PC > to about $300 ad still use an ASUS mainboard and an AMD XP2600+ > The trick is to add absolutly nothing not needed. No floppy, > no CDROM so you can run off a 200W P/S. Next I'll experiment > with a notebook sized IDE disk drives and to see if _underclocking_ > the CPU reduces it's power comsumption enough that we can save > one fan. > > Ideally Asterisk will be ported one day to Linux/ARM or some > other very low cost platform. for VOIP you do not need the > PCI slots. In theory Asterisk could run on a Lynksys router > box with re-flashed EEPROM. After all Lynksys' latest wireless > router runs Linux inside > > Low cost to me means "low total cost of ownership" To get this > I don't think buying the lowest priced parts is the way to go. > I want quality mainboard, and a quality power supply and, this > is importernt: A low internal case temperature. for this reason > I'll spend the extra $50 to go with Antec cases and ASUS mainboards > over the generic ones. > > What I'm finding is that the PCs are so cheap that the cost of > electric power to run them is now a large part of the cost. > (assume 0.20/kwh times 200W times 365 days = $350. So you > pay for the PC again every year in electric power to run it. > Worse. In an office with airconditioning _all_ of that PC's > 200W goes to heat and your A/C unit will use about 220W of > power to remove that 200W of heat.) > and at a small office they will not have a server room so noise > from the fan is an issue. > > --- Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > hi all > > > > what about this... > > I just put together a box on a web shop (komplett.no) that will cost > > me > > NOK ~1850 (� 216) plus a small �50 drive and cables, so say �300. > > This > > consists of a cheap MB with a duron 1400, 256MB SDRAM and two HFC-PCI > > cards (if capijod will finish off the zaptel-driver soon). This is > > all > > in a cheap PC case. > > > > What do you think? Should this be doable? as a product? With only IP > > phones and potentially a fax solution? any ideas? > > > > thanks > > > > roy > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Asterisk-Users mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > > ===== > Chris Albertson > Home: 310-376-1029 [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cell: 310-990-7550 > Office: 310-336-5189 [EMAIL PROTECTED] > KG6OMK > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! 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