[asterisk-users] Best Hardware for Asterisk Server?

joe a.
2007-01-02T11:23:55Z

Mark Greene<markgreene@gmail.com> 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.