asterisk users - Jan 2009 - Suggestion for a new server for E1 line

Hi All,

I'm trying to identify a new server as a replacement for what our
customer actually has (DELL PowerEdge 860).
The server will mount the Digium board TE121, we already have, with echo
cancel onboard. I need to know if someone could suggest a new server
that's compatible with this board. With "compatible" I mean
that's not
having any problem like IRQ sharing, IRQ miss or kernel panic with
DAHDI/Zaptel drivers or unwanted hangup or noise during the conversation.

My other needs are:

1. At least two RAID disk (preferably hot-swappable but I'm looking also
for solution without this feature)
2. Possibly with redundant power supply
3. 1U or 2U size
4. As cheap as possible.

Our customer is pushing to have the HP Proliant DL120 but I think it's
not fitting the 24/7 needs it has. The server will be used to dispatch
calls coming from an 800 free number for one humanitarian organization
in Italy.

Any suggestion is really welcomed.
Thank you very much.

Best regards,
Marco Signorini

=======================http://www.ingegnitech.com

On Mon, 26 Jan 2009, Marco Signorini wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I'm trying to identify a new server as a replacement for what our
> customer actually has (DELL PowerEdge 860).
> The server will mount the Digium board TE121, we already have, with echo
> cancel onboard. I need to know if someone could suggest a new server
> that's compatible with this board. With "compatible" I mean
that's not
> having any problem like IRQ sharing, IRQ miss or kernel panic with
> DAHDI/Zaptel drivers or unwanted hangup or noise during the conversation.
>
> My other needs are:
>
> 1. At least two RAID disk (preferably hot-swappable but I'm looking
also
> for solution without this feature)
> 2. Possibly with redundant power supply
> 3. 1U or 2U size
> 4. As cheap as possible.
>
> Our customer is pushing to have the HP Proliant DL120 but I think it's
> not fitting the 24/7 needs it has. The server will be used to dispatch
> calls coming from an 800 free number for one humanitarian organization
> in Italy.
"Cheap" and "Redundant Power Supply" don't go well
together... It might
sometimes be cheaper to build 2 units than get a redundant PSU - not the 
same type of redundancy, however...

And you can boot/run from SSD (Solid State Drive) - You should easilly fit 
a standard system into a 16 or 32GB Flash module these days.

Something like these if you can find an italian supplier:

   http://linitx.com/viewcategory.php?catid=1011&pp=100,1011

Not as cheap as 2 drives though.

Gordon