Re: [asterisk-users] Best Hardware for Asterisk Server?
joe a. wrote: Mark Greene[EMAIL PROTECTED] Wrote on: 1/2/2007 12:58 PM: I believe I am going to start out with some refurbished Dell Poweredge servers. They have had a high success rate with a friend. I was going to go that route as well. But, depends on the model. I have several of the Poweredge 2300/2400 variety and these seem problematic. I could not get the final compile steps to perform on the 2400, for instance. Forget the exact issue. Also, these models, at least, do not directly support IDE drives, such as CD/DVD items. You are limited to SCSI versions, or trying to hack in an IDE controller. Which is fine, I guess, if all your source/install software is on CD. Or until the CDdrive fails and you have to hunt up a SCSI version. I've not seen, at any price, scsi versions of DVD drives. I am looking at the ACARD AEC7720-U IDE-SCSI bridge (converter) to get over that. joe a. ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users lots of companies make scsi dvd drives -- g00gl3 is your friend... http://www.google.com/search?hl=enq=scsi+dvdbtnG=Google+Search signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Best Hardware for Asterisk Server?
Colin Anderson wrote: ASUS motherboards, in particular, have worked for me perfectly, everytime with both Digium and Sangoma cards. They are also easy to work with and well documented. -Original Message- From: Doug [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 1:04 PM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Best Hardware for Asterisk Server? At 07:20 1/2/2007, Mark Greene, wrote: Hey guys, In your experience what is the best way to go for a production asterisk box in your offices? With desktop prices so cheap you might think that you should just buy them off the shelf, but is that really a reliable machine? Anything you can tell me that would assist me in deciding the best way to obtain and maintain these boxes would be very helpful. I have even looked into building system myself that have no moving parts, but for about the same price I can build an immensely more powerful machine WITH moving parts. - Mark Case: 1 CodeGen 4U Server Case $80 http://tinyurl.com/bnobz http://tinyurl.com/95s2b Power Supply: 1 Dual 450 W. Power supply -- IStar https://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=PS-TC50R8A http://www.directron.com/tc400r8.html Motherboard, CPU 2GB of memory: http://www.mwave.com/mwave/skusearch.hmx?scriteria=MB-BA23083 http://www.mwave.com/mwave/viewspec.hmx?scriteria=BA21409 2 Hard Drives in RAID 1 config: http://www.mwave.com/mwave/viewspec.hmx?scriteria=AA48770 Digium card: 2 port, 64 bit, 3.3 volt ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users no problems on my proliant DL580 signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Best Hardware for Asterisk Server?
On Wed, 3 Jan 2007, Derek Whitten wrote: no problems on my proliant DL580 Nothing but problems with my DL380's until I ran a non-SMP kernel. Thanks in advance, Steve Edwards [EMAIL PROTECTED] Voice: +1-760-468-3867 PST Newline Fax: +1-760-731-3000 ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Best Hardware for Asterisk Server?
Steve Edwards wrote: On Wed, 3 Jan 2007, Derek Whitten wrote: no problems on my proliant DL580 Nothing but problems with my DL380's until I ran a non-SMP kernel. Thanks in advance, Steve Edwards [EMAIL PROTECTED] Voice: +1-760-468-3867 PST Newline Fax: +1-760-731-3000 ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users this one is 2x700mhz xeons 2gb ram running freebsd signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Best Hardware for Asterisk Server?
lots of companies make scsi dvd drives -- g00gl3 is your friend... http://www.google.com/search?hl=enq=scsi+dvdbtnG=Google+Search Well, who'd have thought? All my ususal suppliers said no one makes them. joe a. ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
[asterisk-users] Best Hardware for Asterisk Server?
Hey guys, In your experience what is the best way to go for a production asterisk box in your offices? With desktop prices so cheap you might think that you should just buy them off the shelf, but is that really a reliable machine? Anything you can tell me that would assist me in deciding the best way to obtain and maintain these boxes would be very helpful. I have even looked into building system myself that have no moving parts, but for about the same price I can build an immensely more powerful machine WITH moving parts. - Mark ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Best Hardware for Asterisk Server?
--- Mark Greene [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey guys, In your experience what is the best way to go for a production asterisk box in your offices? (In the US) I have had very good luck with Opterons in Tyson rackmounts bought from Newegg. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Best Hardware for Asterisk Server?
On Tue, 2 Jan 2007, Mark Greene wrote: Hey guys, In your experience what is the best way to go for a production asterisk box in your offices? With desktop prices so cheap you might think that you should just buy them off the shelf, but is that really a reliable machine? Anything you can tell me that would assist me in deciding the best way to obtain and maintain these boxes would be very helpful. I have even looked into building system myself that have no moving parts, but for about the same price I can build an immensely more powerful machine WITH moving parts. The best hardware is the hardware that you're most familiar with - the hardware they you know will be reliable and know how to fix it if/when it goes wrong. And yes, you do end up paying slightly more (sometimes) for smaller, quieter, and no-moving parts kit. It's all to do with volume of sales I guess! If you have a computer/comms room with servers, etc. already in-place, then noise isn't going to be an issue for you, but you still want reliability. So if you are having moving parts (ie. disks!) then get two and run them in a RAID-1 (mirror) configuration. Think about redundant PSUs. (and UPS - and UPS the Ethernet switch, and think about PoE) Fit good ball bearing fans and if building it yourself, good thermal grease. Soaktest the system before it goes live. For some production machines, I'm using mini-ITX boards - 1GHz processors, fanless, diskless (boot off flash) but they aren't without their limitations (I doubt they'd be happy in a 100-extension office for example ;-) But I am currently looking at a 150-line system, but I'm still going to boot it off flash, just to reduce one failure point in the system... Gordon ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Best Hardware for Asterisk Server?
I believe I am going to start out with some refurbished Dell Poweredge servers. They have had a high success rate with a friend. ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Best Hardware for Asterisk Server?
Mark Greene[EMAIL PROTECTED] Wrote on: 1/2/2007 12:58 PM: I believe I am going to start out with some refurbished Dell Poweredge servers. They have had a high success rate with a friend. I was going to go that route as well. But, depends on the model. I have several of the Poweredge 2300/2400 variety and these seem problematic. I could not get the final compile steps to perform on the 2400, for instance. Forget the exact issue. Also, these models, at least, do not directly support IDE drives, such as CD/DVD items. You are limited to SCSI versions, or trying to hack in an IDE controller. Which is fine, I guess, if all your source/install software is on CD. Or until the CDdrive fails and you have to hunt up a SCSI version. I've not seen, at any price, scsi versions of DVD drives. I am looking at the ACARD AEC7720-U IDE-SCSI bridge (converter) to get over that. joe a. ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
RE: [asterisk-users] Best Hardware for Asterisk Server?
I believe I am going to start out with some refurbished Dell Poweredge servers. They have had a high success rate with a friend. One word of caution: some have had various hardware issues getting certain telephony cards to work with certain Dell PowerEdge servers. If you aren't going to have telephony cards in your system, i.e. VoIP-only setup, then you're probably good to go. If not, do a list search on Dell PowerEdge and review the feedback given by those who've already been where you are now. Hopefully their experience will save you time, money, and the occasional headache! -MC ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Best Hardware for Asterisk Server?
At 07:20 1/2/2007, Mark Greene, wrote: Hey guys, In your experience what is the best way to go for a production asterisk box in your offices? With desktop prices so cheap you might think that you should just buy them off the shelf, but is that really a reliable machine? Anything you can tell me that would assist me in deciding the best way to obtain and maintain these boxes would be very helpful. I have even looked into building system myself that have no moving parts, but for about the same price I can build an immensely more powerful machine WITH moving parts. - Mark Case: 1 CodeGen 4U Server Case $80 http://tinyurl.com/bnobz http://tinyurl.com/95s2b Power Supply: 1 Dual 450 W. Power supply -- IStar https://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=PS-TC50R8A http://www.directron.com/tc400r8.html Motherboard, CPU 2GB of memory: http://www.mwave.com/mwave/skusearch.hmx?scriteria=MB-BA23083 http://www.mwave.com/mwave/viewspec.hmx?scriteria=BA21409 2 Hard Drives in RAID 1 config: http://www.mwave.com/mwave/viewspec.hmx?scriteria=AA48770 Digium card: 2 port, 64 bit, 3.3 volt ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
RE: [asterisk-users] Best Hardware for Asterisk Server?
ASUS motherboards, in particular, have worked for me perfectly, everytime with both Digium and Sangoma cards. They are also easy to work with and well documented. -Original Message- From: Doug [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 1:04 PM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Best Hardware for Asterisk Server? At 07:20 1/2/2007, Mark Greene, wrote: Hey guys, In your experience what is the best way to go for a production asterisk box in your offices? With desktop prices so cheap you might think that you should just buy them off the shelf, but is that really a reliable machine? Anything you can tell me that would assist me in deciding the best way to obtain and maintain these boxes would be very helpful. I have even looked into building system myself that have no moving parts, but for about the same price I can build an immensely more powerful machine WITH moving parts. - Mark Case: 1 CodeGen 4U Server Case $80 http://tinyurl.com/bnobz http://tinyurl.com/95s2b Power Supply: 1 Dual 450 W. Power supply -- IStar https://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=PS-TC50R8A http://www.directron.com/tc400r8.html Motherboard, CPU 2GB of memory: http://www.mwave.com/mwave/skusearch.hmx?scriteria=MB-BA23083 http://www.mwave.com/mwave/viewspec.hmx?scriteria=BA21409 2 Hard Drives in RAID 1 config: http://www.mwave.com/mwave/viewspec.hmx?scriteria=AA48770 Digium card: 2 port, 64 bit, 3.3 volt ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Best Hardware for Asterisk Server?
Wow Doug thanks for the specs. This has really helped. ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
RE: [asterisk-users] Best Hardware for Asterisk Server?
On Tue, 2 Jan 2007, Colin Anderson wrote: ASUS motherboards, in particular, have worked for me perfectly, everytime with both Digium and Sangoma cards. They are also easy to work with and well documented. I'd second that. I've been using Asus motherboards for over 10 years now in various LAMP type servers and desktop PCs. Gordon ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
