Re: [Astlinux-users] VM's for SOHO and SMB deployments

2016-03-19 Thread The Cadillac Kid
reaking up.. this phone system is crap!" are not service tickets we want to get... -Christopher From: Lonnie Abelbeck To: AstLinux Users Mailing List Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2016 12:15 AM Subject: [Astlinux-users] VM's for SOHO and SMB deployments Brainstorming..

Re: [Astlinux-users] VM's for SOHO and SMB deployments

2016-03-19 Thread David Kerr
Michael, Re your question on Ubuntu. Yes it works fine, I was testing with Ubuntu 15.10 server. I actually only provisioned 1GB memory to the guest, and a 10GB disk... leaving plenty of space for AstLinux itself. Though I did provision 2 vCPU's so thats over committing a bit. In real life I'

Re: [Astlinux-users] VM's for SOHO and SMB deployments

2016-03-19 Thread Michael Keuter
Am 16.03.2016 um 18:06 schrieb David Kerr : > To me the value of AstLinux is that it combines a > gateway/router/firewall/voice PBX all in one compact package. I can place it > on a low-cost box an connect it directly to the internet and my local LAN. > > Running AstLinux inside a VM might ma

Re: [Astlinux-users] VM's for SOHO and SMB deployments

2016-03-19 Thread David Kerr
To me the value of AstLinux is that it combines a gateway/router/firewall/voice PBX all in one compact package. I can place it on a low-cost box an connect it directly to the internet and my local LAN. Running AstLinux inside a VM might make sense for the Voice PBX part, and then as others have p

Re: [Astlinux-users] VM's for SOHO and SMB deployments

2016-03-16 Thread Michael Knill
My 2 cents worth: 1) Bare Metal Pros: - A known and reliable quantity. - Simple architecture - A router or firewall replacement Bare Metal Cons: - More expensive if a VM Host exists - Redundancy is harder VM Pros: - Simple redundancy - Simple deployment (can build a template) - Ability to run

[Astlinux-users] VM's for SOHO and SMB deployments

2016-03-15 Thread Lonnie Abelbeck
Brainstorming... Time to time it is good to take a forest view of the landscape, so I would like everyone reading this to offer their insights, brainstorming rules, no bad ideas. Background: = It seems x86 platforms to run AstLinux has never been better, for example the PC Engines new