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

[Tony Kava]

> > 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.

If this was in the era of the 2450s then it probably was an issue with the
PERC 3 controller.  I do have a single PowerEdge 1650 with a PERC 3
controller, but I haven't had any problems with it either.  It is running
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0.  Maybe this is why Red Hat back-patches older
kernels.  Well, I can say that I have been very stable using RHEL, but as
usual, your (the original writer's) mileage may vary.

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Tony Kava
Senior Network Administrator
Pottawattamie County, Iowa