[Asterisk-Users] Dell 1750 server and Asteriks...

[Steven Critchfield]

On Wed, 2004-02-18 at 17:01, Tony Kava wrote:
> > > Has anyone tried the Dell 1750 server as an Asterisks 
> > > server with one of the 4 port Digium cards? I'm just 
> > > looking for a reference point on this.  Thanks.
> > 
> > If you use the SCSI raid, please go read dells website 
> > regarding linux lockups and other problems when using their 
> > raid controller.
> 
> Is this an issue specific to Asterisk? I'm currently running Red Hat
> Enteprise Linux 2.1 and 3.0 on a total of eight Dell PowerEdge 1750 servers
> without any problems.  Granted, RHEL 2.1 won't install without a newer
> MegaRaid driver.  All of these servers are using the PERC4 controller
> (onboard) configured for RAID 1.  I have not encountered a single lock-up on
> these systems nor any RAID-related problems.  Perhaps this is an issue that
> was fixed in a previous firmware update?

I'm not sure what all it affects, but it is a linux problem, not a
asterisk problem. I was on the list for a while when I thought my 2450s
where affected. Eventually I found out they aren't running the same
controllers, and I don't have to worry.
-- 
Steven Critchfield  <critch at basesys.com>