Re: [asterisk-users] Migration from 1.2 to 1.8 in production
Hello! http://linuxinnovations.com lists the evolution of the various commands, applications, and other essential parts of Asterisk from version 1.4 until 1.8, so you may find it a good resource for helping you make a decision. --Elliot -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
[asterisk-users] Migration from 1.2 to 1.8 in production
Hello Everyone, We are running asterisk 1.2.x version in production environment since last 5 year and we have no issue at all, But now time to upgrade. and i heard about 1.8 which has introduce many features. I am wondering should I use asterisk 1.8 in production ? or should I go with 1.4 or 1.6 stable version? I would like if you suggest me which version would be good for production since asterisk 1.8 still in beta process. Thanks, S. Patel -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Migration from 1.2 to 1.8 in production
_ From: asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of satish patel Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2010 9:14 AM To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com Subject: [asterisk-users] Migration from 1.2 to 1.8 in production Hello Everyone, We are running asterisk 1.2.x version in production environment since last 5 year and we have no issue at all, But now time to upgrade. and i heard about 1.8 which has introduce many features. I am wondering should I use asterisk 1.8 in production ? or should I go with 1.4 or 1.6 stable version? I would like if you suggest me which version would be good for production since asterisk 1.8 still in beta process. Thanks, S. Patel 1.8 will introduce many features and is the supported standard, which will be important to you since you are on a 5 year upgrade plan. It also has more opportunities than the 1.4 version since it is under active development and 1.4 is in a patch only state. If immediate stability is your goal, you may want to stick with 1.4. If I were going to bite the bullet on 1.6, I'd jump straight to 1.8 since there is no end-of-life advantage. -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Migration from 1.2 to 1.8 in production
Am 03.11.10 15:14, schrieb satish patel: Hello Everyone, We are running asterisk 1.2.x version in production environment since last 5 year and we have no issue at all, But now time to upgrade. and i heard about 1.8 which has introduce many features. I am wondering should I use asterisk 1.8 in production ? or should I go with 1.4 or 1.6 stable version? I would like if you suggest me which version would be good for production since asterisk 1.8 still in beta process. Thanks, S. Patel Hello Patel, it hardly depends on how many users and concurrent calls you have in your system cause i have recognized 1.2 can handle much more peers than 1.6 or 1.8. maybe you should try to setup a test server and first try it with your setup and some load tests if everything is working as you expect. best regards stefan -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Migration from 1.2 to 1.8 in production
Thanks for reply, I believe we have around 300 SIP phone register on asterisk and we have 2 T1 line. Roughly i would say max concurrent number 20/30 Max. My only concern is stability after whatever version migration. I believe 1.8 is new and it's just coming out form egg so quite worry about stability. So I have two choice 1.4 and 1.6 stable version. is there anyone who is using 1.8 in production? I am quite impressed with 1.8 features though Thanks, S. Patel Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2010 15:42:21 +0100 From: s...@sil.at To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Migration from 1.2 to 1.8 in production Am 03.11.10 15:14, schrieb satish patel: Hello Everyone, We are running asterisk 1.2.x version in production environment since last 5 year and we have no issue at all, But now time to upgrade. and i heard about 1.8 which has introduce many features. I am wondering should I use asterisk 1.8 in production ? or should I go with 1.4 or 1.6 stable version? I would like if you suggest me which version would be good for production since asterisk 1.8 still in beta process. Thanks, S. Patel Hello Patel, it hardly depends on how many users and concurrent calls you have in your system cause i have recognized 1.2 can handle much more peers than 1.6 or 1.8. maybe you should try to setup a test server and first try it with your setup and some load tests if everything is working as you expect. best regards stefan -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Migration from 1.2 to 1.8 in production
I have used 1.4 1.6. I am testing 1.8 for production and it is looking very good. I am making some changes to accommodate some minor dialplan changes from 1.6. Our 1.4 is very solid 1.6 has some issues with DTMF issues when used with Sonus on the back end. 1.8 is looking very good and we hope to go production before the end of the year. If you have to change righ now are you using custom dialplan code? If you are I would roll the dice and go for 1.8 this will give you the longest life span. If not there is no real big hit for stepping from 1.4 to 1.8. The other issue is if you want really detailed logging for call records the CEL method in 1.8 is the way to go. You will need to be able to boil the data down but it is there. I have seen a few kinks in the current version but it looks like they will be worked out with some incremental updates. Our hope is to be fully 1.8 on all of our backbone production units by the end of Jan 2011 with our first unit by December 2010. I would shy away of 1.6.x based on our experience. Our 1.6.x boxes will move before our 1.4.x boxes. Thanks Bryant From: Tilghman Lesher tles...@digium.com Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2010 11:26 AM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion asterisk-users@lists.digium.com Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Migration from 1.2 to 1.8 in production On Wednesday 03 November 2010 09:32:10 Danny Nicholas wrote: satish patel wrote: We are running asterisk 1.2.x version in production environment since last 5 year and we have no issue at all, But now time to upgrade. and i heard about 1.8 which has introduce many features. I am wondering should I use asterisk 1.8 in production ? or should I go with 1.4 or 1.6 stable version? I would like if you suggest me which version would be good for production since asterisk 1.8 still in beta process. 1.8 will introduce many features and is the supported standard, which will be important to you since you are on a 5 year upgrade plan. It also has more opportunities than the 1.4 version since it is under active development and 1.4 is in a patch only state. This is not the case. Both 1.8 and 1.4 are in the same state right now. The only difference in support level is that 1.4's EOL is much sooner than the EOL for 1.8. 1.6.2 will EOL at approximately the same time as 1.4. See https://wiki.asterisk.org/wiki/display/AST/Asterisk+Versions for the most up-to-date schedule. If immediate stability is your goal, you may want to stick with 1.4. If I were going to bite the bullet on 1.6, I'd jump straight to 1.8 since there is no end-of-life advantage. -- Tilghman Lesher Digium, Inc. | Senior Software Developer twitter: Corydon76 | IRC: Corydon76-dig (Freenode) Check us out at: www.digium.com www.asterisk.org -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Migration from 1.2 to 1.8 in production
If 1.2 is working fine without any problem then why do you need to upgrade to any newer version? I would suggest don't do it. If you really want to do it just for the sake of doing it, upgrade to 1.4 only, which is the most stable and well tested version of asterisk. Upgrading always causes hickups in the new system, and effects quality of service to the customers. As they say, if its not broken, don't fix it. Zeeshan A Zakaria -- www.ilovetovoip.com www.pbxforall.com On 2010-11-03 11:30 AM, Tilghman Lesher tles...@digium.com wrote: On Wednesday 03 November 2010 09:32:10 Danny Nicholas wrote: satish patel wrote: We are running asterisk 1.2.x version in production environment since ... 1.8 will introduce many features and is the supported standard, which will be important to you... This is not the case. Both 1.8 and 1.4 are in the same state right now. The only difference in support level is that 1.4's EOL is much sooner than the EOL for 1.8. 1.6.2 will EOL at approximately the same time as 1.4. See https://wiki.asterisk.org/wiki/display/AST/Asterisk+Versions for the most up-to-date schedule. If immediate stability is your goal, you may want to stick with 1.4. If I were going to bite... -- Tilghman Lesher Digium, Inc. | Senior Software Developer twitter: Corydon76 | IRC: Corydon76-dig (Freenode) Check us out at: www.digium.com www.asterisk.org -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocati... -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Migration from 1.2 to 1.8 in production
Thanks a lots Bryant, I would test 1.8 and see if it work out, Definitely 1.8 going to be rock sooner or later, Let's try 1.8 Currently we are facing some issue with echo in conference call with 1.2 version hopefully it will go away with 1.8 Thanks, S. Patel From: brya...@zktech.com To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2010 11:44:24 -0400 Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Migration from 1.2 to 1.8 in production I have used 1.4 1.6. I am testing 1.8 for production and it is looking very good. I am making some changes to accommodate some minor dialplan changes from 1.6. Our 1.4 is very solid 1.6 has some issues with DTMF issues when used with Sonus on the back end. 1.8 is looking very good and we hope to go production before the end of the year. If you have to change righ now are you using custom dialplan code? If you are I would roll the dice and go for 1.8 this will give you the longest life span. If not there is no real big hit for stepping from 1.4 to 1.8. The other issue is if you want really detailed logging for call records the CEL method in 1.8 is the way to go. You will need to be able to boil the data down but it is there. I have seen a few kinks in the current version but it looks like they will be worked out with some incremental updates. Our hope is to be fully 1.8 on all of our backbone production units by the end of Jan 2011 with our first unit by December 2010. I would shy away of 1.6.x based on our experience. Our 1.6.x boxes will move before our 1.4.x boxes. Thanks Bryant From: Tilghman Lesher tles...@digium.com Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2010 11:26 AM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion asterisk-users@lists.digium.com Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Migration from 1.2 to 1.8 in production On Wednesday 03 November 2010 09:32:10 Danny Nicholas wrote: satish patel wrote: We are running asterisk 1.2.x version in production environment since last 5 year and we have no issue at all, But now time to upgrade. and i heard about 1.8 which has introduce many features. I am wondering should I use asterisk 1.8 in production ? or should I go with 1.4 or 1.6 stable version? I would like if you suggest me which version would be good for production since asterisk 1.8 still in beta process. 1.8 will introduce many features and is the supported standard, which will be important to you since you are on a 5 year upgrade plan. It also has more opportunities than the 1.4 version since it is under active development and 1.4 is in a patch only state. This is not the case. Both 1.8 and 1.4 are in the same state right now. The only difference in support level is that 1.4's EOL is much sooner than the EOL for 1.8. 1.6.2 will EOL at approximately the same time as 1.4. See https://wiki.asterisk.org/wiki/display/AST/Asterisk+Versions for the most up-to-date schedule. If immediate stability is your goal, you may want to stick with 1.4. If I were going to bite the bullet on 1.6, I'd jump straight to 1.8 since there is no end-of-life advantage. -- Tilghman Lesher Digium, Inc. | Senior Software Developer twitter: Corydon76 | IRC: Corydon76-dig (Freenode) Check us out at: www.digium.com www.asterisk.org -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Migration from 1.2 to 1.8 in production
El 03/11/10 10:44, Bryant Zimmerman escribió: I have used 1.4 1.6. I am testing 1.8 for production and it is looking very good. I am making some changes to accommodate some minor dialplan changes from 1.6. Our 1.4 is very solid 1.6 has some issues with DTMF issues when used with Sonus on the back end. 1.8 is looking very good and we hope to go production before the end of the year. If you have to change righ now are you using custom dialplan code? If you are I would roll the dice and go for 1.8 this will give you the longest life span. If not there is no real big hit for stepping from 1.4 to 1.8. The other issue is if you want really detailed logging for call records the CEL method in 1.8 is the way to go. You will need to be able to boil the data down but it is there. I have seen a few kinks in the current version but it looks like they will be worked out with some incremental updates. Our hope is to be fully 1.8 on all of our backbone production units by the end of Jan 2011 with our first unit by December 2010. I would shy away of 1.6.x based on our experience. Our 1.6.x boxes will move before our 1.4.x boxes. Thanks Bryant Hi Bryant, Thanks for sharing your experience, it encourages us to try and test 1.8 throughly before we upgrade our 1.4 boxes, jumping the 1.6 step in the upgrade path. We are also concerned about the short support time that is left for 1.4 and 1.6, so 1.8 would be the best in support terms. This goes in concordance for what I think the asterisk team wants, that is, to focus on only one well supported version instead of having to support several parallel branches which mean more work and cross-fixing between them. Cheers, -- Ing. Miguel Molina Grupo de Tecnología Millenium Phone Center -- _ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
