[asterisk-users] DID failover

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Todd- Asterisk wrote:
> I'm setting up an asterisk server where an administrator will not always 
> be available in case of problems.  

**SNIP**

Not sure about your provider but within our control panel we offer our 
customers the ability to set multiple devices. Devices are basically 
setup as a one to one relationship to your Asterisk servers and or IP 
phones, soft phones etc.

So you could setup 2 devices in our control panel or with your provider 
if they offer this.

Device 1: Asterisk Server (Primary)
Device 2: Asterisk Server (Secondary)

Each device creates a SIP or IAX username and password and ability for 
each machine to register to us.

When it comes to DIDs you can configure them in the control panel to all 
point to "Device 1", in the event of a failure on device one you simply 
log in to our control panel and repoint your DIDs to Device 2. It takes 
approximately 5 minutes for our queue to run and all calls will now flow 
from your DIDs to Device 2. At any time you can push calls out through 
Device to and terminate to us regardless of when/if you repoint your DIDs.

In the case of getting your internal phones to re-route to the correct 
system.. Maybe you could leave server 2 off, pre-configured with the IP 
of server 1. If you have a failure, simply turn off server 1 at IP 
X.X.X.X if it's not already dead and have someone hit the power switch 
to Server 2 which will now be at the same X.X.X.X IP. No IP phone 
re-configuration required.

I am sure there is a more elegant solution using a router or something 
but, this is just one approach.

So, there are a few ways to skin that cat, just up to you how you want 
to go about it.

Hope this helps..


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