[Asterisk-Dev] Making uniqueID unique in a multiple system environment.

[Kevin P. Fleming]

Chris A. Icide wrote:

> If we added an entry to a config file (asterisk.conf?  or maybe general
> section of extensions.conf? cdr.conf has been mentioned as well), where
> we set system-id=X.  Then when a channel is created use
> <system-id>.<timestamp>.<serial>, barring human error, the uniqueid
> generated would be unique under a single managed system (which includes
> multiple servers - think BGP/IGP for comparison).  The system-id only
> needs to be unqiue for the "cluster" of servers running under a single
> management structure.

Adding such an entry to the [general] section of cdr.conf would be the 
most appropriate. I would suggest that the entry not require any 
particular syntax (numeric, alphanumeric, whatever)... just take what 
the admin puts in there and prefix the normal UniqueID with it.