[Asterisk-bsd] Asterisk First Time Questions (AMD64 and SMP questions)

[Odhiambo Washington]

* On 17/02/06 21:24 -0000, 6ntis4t02 at sneakemail.com wrote:
> I've been tasked to set up an Asterisk machine for my workplace, but I've
> never done this before so I'm asking for help from people who've been down
> this road before.
> 
> I'd like to use FreeBSD 6.0 as that's what I like and know best, judging
> from the mailing list this part doesn't seem to be an issue.
> 
> My questions involve the server I'd like to use, it's a Dual Opteron
> machine running FreeBSD 6.0 Stable (AMD64). I'm also looking at getting a
> Digium TDM02B - (2) FXO card, as this seems to be the most reliable and
> well supported card (if it's not, I would really like to know what I should
> be using).
> 
> The VoIP-Info wiki seems to be a bit out of date, so I'm just wondering
> how well the Zaptel drivers work on AMD64, or if I would be better off
> going with i386 for better reliability. As well, the wiki mentions that
> the drivers aren't SMP ready, is this still accurate? and if so, is this
> just a matter of the drivers not utilizing a second processor, or is it
> a case of the drivers not working at all on a SMP system?
> 
> As well are there any FreeBSD specific gotchas or problems that I should
> be aware of when I'm installing Asterisk? The plan so far is to install
> everything from ports and then deal with the Asterisk specific stuff. 

Please also read this one:

http://lists.digium.com/pipermail/asterisk-bsd/2005-December/001363.html


-Wash

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