[Asterisk-Users] Asterisk on MS Virtual Server

[tim panton]

On 30 Jan 2005, at 14:02, Paul Tyreman wrote:

> Hi,
>
> This might not be a very popular question, but I was just wondering if  
> anyone have ever tried to run Asterisk on a Windows computer using  
> Microsoft Virtual Server  
> (http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/virtualserver/ 
> default.mspx).
>
> I am told that you can run Linux on a virtual server using this  
> software, so in theory it should be possible.
>
> I run a windows based domain, but am also keep run Asterisk.  I could  
> use a different computer, but that would use more electricity.  So I  
> was thinking on upgrading my server to the latest specs, and trying to  
> run Asterisk on Windows 2003 using this software.


Another way to go would be to spend your upgrade money on one of these:

https://www.rpanetwork.co.uk/catalogue/basket.rhtm? 
add=1&productID=180544&pi=1
It's a low powered server which runs asterisk quite nicely.
Installed one with an E1 card last week and it seems fine so far.
I had RPA load Suse instead of OpenBSD for better asterisk support.

You _might_ get away with running Asterisk in a virtual server, but I  
bet
you'd suffer poor voice quality. Extra layers are bound to introduce  
latency
and Asterisk hates that :-)


>
> If anyone has managed this, I would love to hear from you.
>
>
>
http://www.westhawk.co.uk/