[asterisk-users] I need to record 30 conversations and have other 30 with music on hold, all at the same time, can a PIV handle it?

[Steve Totaro]

I tried the had a problem with an NFS dropping while writing audio 
directly from the monitor app and asterisk froze for about 10 seconds 
and then became responsive again.  I write all the recording un-MUXed 
locally and run a cron that ftps them.  We currently have 12 T1s turned 
up, not sure of the simultaneous number of recordings though.

Thanks,
Steve

MF wrote:
> Ok I see,   thanks for your info Steve,
> Is the Mux problem because of processor time or Disk access time?    
> because if it is a processor thing,  I should think on a solution 
> where,  instead of sending the files over , I just send a command and 
> from the other machine Mux them on a mapped drive  (prior to this 
> having mapped the directory   where the files are, probably with NFS)   .
> Steve Totaro escribió:
>> Raphaël Jacquot wrote:
>>> MF wrote:
>>>  
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I have a 2 E1 system with 32 zap FXS extensions (all Zaptel,  with
>>>> TDM2400),  on a PIV,  3GHz, 1GB, Well my question is wether I'll be 
>>>> able to use it for peak demand moment,
>>>> that is having all 60 channels busy 30 talking to agents on the FXS,
>>>> while recording their conversation at the same time,  and the other 30
>>>> with music on hold while wait.  This is all based on the Queue
>>>> application of *.
>>>>
>>>> Does any one thinks this system WONT be able to handle it?     Am I
>>>> crazy of even trying it?
>>>>     
>>>
>>> the intel processors at great at number crunching, but suck ass at I/O
>>>
>>> I'd get an amd64 box instead
>>>
>>>   
>> Intel should work fine but do not mux the conversations on the box, i 
>> put a second NIC in mine on a different network than the VoIP and FTP 
>> the files to a box that does the MUXing.  We have recorded well over 
>> 60 simultaneous calls.  Use the monitor in the queues app so you do 
>> not get all the music stuff recorded and you should be just fine.  
>> Actually, our setups are different though, I have separate boxes that 
>> just handle the T1 to SIP handoff.  They get 50% CPU utilization with 
>> 95 calls and similar specs to your setup.  I still think you should 
>> probably be ok though.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Steve Totaro
>>
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