[asterisk-biz] Asterisk Digium Hardware Question
Dean Collins
Dean at cognation.net
Wed May 2 19:44:04 MST 2007
I googled...around $350 :( too much for the 6 servers I have in my
rack.
Regards,
Dean Collins
Cognation Pty Ltd
dean at cognation.net
+1-212-203-4357 Ph
+1-917-207-3420 Mb
+61-2-9016-5642 (Sydney in-dial).
> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-biz-bounces at lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-biz-
> bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Steve Totaro
> Sent: Wednesday, 2 May 2007 10:30 PM
> To: Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion
> Subject: Re: [asterisk-biz] Asterisk Digium Hardware Question
>
> I cannot find pricing or ordering info on the site. How much was it
and
> where can I buy in the US?
>
> Thanks,
> Steve Totaro
>
> Steve Totaro wrote:
> > Great find. It looks just like the units I have used in the past
they
> > had to be wired directly to a 1U box.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Steve
> > www.asteriskhelpdesk.com
> >
> > Bruce Reeves wrote:
> >> Not all KVMoIP are that big, I just got a spider last week and it
is
> >> awesome.
> >>
> >>
http://www.lantronix.com/data-center-management/kvm-solutions/securelinx
-
> spider.html
> >>
<http://www.lantronix.com/data-center-management/kvm-solutions/securelin
x-
> spider.html>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 5/2/07, *Glenn Campbell* <wcampbell at netstarsolutions.com
> >> <mailto:wcampbell at netstarsolutions.com>> wrote:
> >>
> >> Most IP KVM's require at least 1U of space for the KVM server.
> >> So, if you are looking for colo for this server, I would
suggest
> >> an IPMI (If using a supermicro)
> >> http://www.supermicro.com/products/accessories/addon/SIM.cfm
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 5/2/07, *shadowym* < shadowym at hotmail.com
> >> <mailto:shadowym at hotmail.com>> wrote:
> >>
> >> That would be a KVM over IP. They are still kind of pricey
> >> but Supermicro
> >> has a card that works with some of their boards that is
> >> inexpensive but a
> >> separate KVM over IP is a better solution if you can afford
it
> >> IMHO.
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Julian Lyndon-Smith [mailto: asterisk at dotr.com
> >> <mailto:asterisk at dotr.com>]
> >> Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 10:36 AM
> >> To: Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion
> >> Subject: Re: [asterisk-biz] Asterisk Digium Hardware
Question
> >>
> >> When I mean "remote console" I mean exactly that. from a
web
> >> browser I can
> >> see the machine go through the bios startup (and go to the
> >> bios if I need),
> >> press F1 is some bastard has left a unbootable floppy in
the
> >> drive, IOW do
> >> anything I would normally do if I was sitting at the
machine
> >> itself.
> >>
> >> This means I can lock the server away in a rack and not
need a
> >> keyboard or
> >> screen attached to reboot / change bios / change boot order
etc
> >>
> >> In fact the drac also has a nifty utility where you can
> >> remotely attach
> >> devices (for example, my floppy cd) and the server thinks
that
> >> they are
> >> attached to the server, even when the server is rebooting.
> >>
> >> Julian.
> >>
> >> Michael Welter wrote:
> >> > For remote systems, we use an APC power strip. Each
outlet
> >> has its
> >> > own IP address. From a browser one may control the power
> >> at each
> >> > outlet. We use ssh and sftp for maintenance--it's not a
good
> >> thing to
> >> > run X on an Asterisk server.
> >> >
> >> > Mike
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Julian Lyndon-Smith wrote:
> >> >> Michael Welter wrote:
> >> >>> I've been installing Asterisk with Tyan motherboards
for
> >> years and
> >> >>> have yet to have a problem. Specifically, I use the
S2865
> >> MB which
> >> >>> provides an AMD 939 socket. AMD provides a wide range
of
> >> CPUs for
> >> >>> the 939 socket, including dual core. The board has
dual
> >> NIC and
> >> >>> on-board RAID.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> For customers requiring a rack mount server, I use the
Tyan
> >> GT20, a
> >> >>> 1U barebones server with the same MB. Add a CPU, RAM,
> >> and SATA
> >> >>> drives to suit. It has room for one PCI card, which is
> >> usually a
> >> >>> digium T1 card.
> >> >>
> >> >> One thing I love about the dell and hp servers are the
> >> remote lights
> >> >> out / drac cards that are available. Being able to
remotely
> >> view the
> >> >> console across a VPN and power-cycle the machine is such
a
> >> great comfort.
> >> >>
> >> >> Are there any cards for "vanilla" servers that perform a
> >> similar
> >> >> (remote console / remote power) function ?
> >> >>
> >> >>>
> >> >>> I am in the business of building turn-key Asterisk
servers
> >> as well
> >> >>> as complete telephone systems. Please call me if you
would
> >> like a
> >> quote.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Mike
> >> >>>
> >> >>
> >> >> Julian
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> >>
> >>
> >> -- W. Glenn Campbell
> >> wcampbell at netstarsolutions.com
> >> <mailto:wcampbell at netstarsolutions.com>
> >> Netstar Solutions, LLC.
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