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What? Too geeky for you? Jim. -- Jim Van Meggelen [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/2177 "A child is the ultimate startup, and I have three. This makes me rich." Guy Kawasaki -- > -----Original Message----- > From: Shidan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: March 6, 2006 2:03 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [on-asterisk] Brainstorming dual-core and Asterisk > > Nice, I can't even get my laptops clock to work properly! > > On 3/6/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks, dude. Excellent information on this list, as per > usual. Now > > if I could just get the clock on the motherboard fixed. > Seems like its > > losing its settings a lot but the battery looks OK. I > think I have ntpd working OK in its place. > > > > Peter M. > > > > > There are definite benefits to a dual/multi CPU machine. > The actual > > > asterisk program isn't multi threaded so it won't utilize > more then > > > one but, when other processes kick off like transcoding, > festival, > > > comedian the OS will utilize the other CPU(s) to > distribute the load. SO there is a definite benefit just not > as much as one would totally want. > > > > > > The only time there is no benefit is when you have no transcoding > > > and only the core asterisk process running. But this is > highly unusual. > > > > > > Mike > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > *This message was transferred with a trial version of > CommuniGate(tm) Pro* > > > So running [EMAIL PROTECTED] on a dual processor P2 333 system > is still a waste of > > > processing power? CentOS does recognize both > processors and loads the > > > SMP kernel. Is there any benefit at all? > > > > > > Peter M. > > > > > > > > > Maybe crazy enough that it will actually work. It > amazes me sometimes > > > what ideas u come up with!! Some related news: > > > > > > 1) IAX is multithreaded in head now, so should work > better on dual > > > processors than SIP, unless you're using the "other" > asterisk sip > > > stack. Also, a side benefit, silence suppression on > IAX will probably > > > come soon. > > > > > > On 3/2/06, Jim Van Meggelen > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Let me run something that's been floating about in my > noggin by everyone: > > > > > > Given that Asterisk does not make use of dual core > CPUs or dual processors, > > > I was contemplating whether running Asterisk in two > (or more) VMWare > > > sessions on a system might actually allow for more > total performance. For > > > example, set up one VM to handle incoming lines, echo > cancellation and all > > > sets, and then set up the other VM to handle VoIP, > including transcoding. > > > > > > A bit kludgy, to be sure, but would VMWare allow for > both cores/CPUs to be > > > more fully utilized? > > > > > > Very possibly not practical, but it's been floating > about my head for a bit > > > and I figured I'd send it out into the ether to see > what thoughts might come > > > back. > > > > > > So . . . thoughts? > > > > > > Jim. > > > > ******************************************************** > > Peter MacFarlane, ACP > > Network Administration & Programming > > Target Call Center/ Message Centre P.E.I. > > ***************************************************************** > > OpenBSD's PF Firewall: Now available with CARP Failover. > > Nothing to do with fish, but everything to do with security! > > ***************************************************************** > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional > > commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For > additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.2.0/275 - Release > Date: 06/03/2006 > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.2.0/275 - Release Date: 06/03/2006
