I'm sure this is a stupid question, but I'm not finding an answer anywhere. Do I need a dedicated box to run asterisk, or can I put in my server (running Fedora) and leverage some of the free cpu cycles and disk space? Thanks, Dunc
Dunc, Depends on the environment you run it in. If this is main telephony system for a business, then a dedicated machine is highly desirable, and you may also want to think about redundancy and failover. If it's for your own personal use, or it's a development machine, then it can co-exist with other software with no problems. Alistair Cunningham, Integrics Ltd, Telephony, Database, Unix consulting worldwide +44 (0)7870 699 479 http://integrics.com/ asterisk wrote:> I'm sure this is a stupid question, but I'm not finding an answer > anywhere. Do I need a dedicated box to run asterisk, or can I put in my > server (running Fedora) and leverage some of the free cpu cycles and > disk space? Thanks, > > Dunc > _______________________________________________ > Asterisk-Users mailing list > Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > >
On March 9, 2005 07:31 am, asterisk wrote:> I'm sure this is a stupid question, but I'm not finding an answer > anywhere. Do I need a dedicated box to run asterisk, or can I put in my > server (running Fedora) and leverage some of the free cpu cycles and > disk space? Thanks,That's a very open-ended question. Your accurate answer: It depends. At home I have my P3/700 (which is also an NFS/SMB server and NFS root for my mythtv box) also running asterisk. Hell the TDM430P and ethernet share the same interrupt and it works *fine* for me. This is most certainly NOT an optimal situation for most people though. At the office I have two dedicated Asterisk boxes and they work well too. For a beginner such as yourself I would *strongly* recommend using dedicated hardware until you understand enough about the interactions to be able to intelligently guess what's going to happen. It's not like you need a lot of horsepower for a regular asterisk box. I was using a P90 without MMX for a while, but it was only one FXS and one FXO port. -A.
Separate box is best. If you are only new to asterisk go and download asterisk@home http://asteriskathome.sourceforge.net/ It's a iso you can download that does all of the configuring and setup for you automatically. Cheers dean -----Original Message----- From: asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of asterisk Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 7:31 AM To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Which box? I'm sure this is a stupid question, but I'm not finding an answer anywhere. Do I need a dedicated box to run asterisk, or can I put in my server (running Fedora) and leverage some of the free cpu cycles and disk space? Thanks, Dunc _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Why would you want to, it's a single iso, takes only 15 minutes to install make your config changes for your particular machine and then use the backup feature. You bust anything irreparable, just load the iso again and load the backup. Up and running again in under 20 mins. Cheers, Dean -----Original Message----- From: asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Alistair Cunningham Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 7:58 AM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Which box? Just out of interest, has anyone tried Asterisk @Home on User Mode Linux? Alistair Cunningham, Integrics Ltd, Telephony, Database, Unix consulting worldwide +44 (0)7870 699 479 http://integrics.com/ dean collins wrote:> Separate box is best. > > If you are only new to asterisk go and download asterisk@home > http://asteriskathome.sourceforge.net/ > > It's a iso you can download that does all of the configuring and setup > for you automatically. > > Cheers > > dean > > > -----Original Message----- > From: asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com > [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of asterisk > Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 7:31 AM > To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com > Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Which box? > > I'm sure this is a stupid question, but I'm not finding an answer > anywhere. Do I need a dedicated box to run asterisk, or can I put inmy> > server (running Fedora) and leverage some of the free cpu cycles and > disk space? Thanks, > > Dunc > _______________________________________________ > Asterisk-Users mailing list > Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > _______________________________________________ > Asterisk-Users mailing list > Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > >_______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users