[asterisk-users] OT: DELL Platforms

[Dovid B]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Totaro" <stotaro at first-notification.com>
To: "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion" 
<asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 11:51 AM
Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] OT: DELL Platforms


> Dovid B wrote:
>> <snip>
>>
>>> I am running an SC1435 with two dual core Opteron 2212, four gigs of RAM
>>> and a couple 250gig SATA drives.  Totally VoIP so I cannot comment on
>>> cards or interrupts, but so far it has been flawless.
>>>
>>> I would like to see how many G729/ULAW conversions it could handle.  How
>>> would I go about benchmarking that?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Steve
>>>
>> </snip>
>>
>> I would advise against the SC Series because there is no RAC card option.
>> You never know that you needed one till you need to format a box from 
>> your
>> hotel room ;)
>>
>> I have used some Poweredge 1850's with Asterisk (VOIP Only) and I have 
>> been
>> real happy.
>>
>>
>
> Not so much a problem since the CoLo is staffed 24/7 and glad to help.
> Soon to add KVMoIP.
>
> There is a rudementary (have not played with it yet)
> /The latest industry-standard Intelligent Platform Management Interface
> (IPMI) 2.0 Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) allows remote,
> out-of-band management over a network or serial connection with any
> industry-standard IPMI management program.
>
> /I will play with this feature a bit before investing in KVMoIP.
>
> Thanks,
> Steve Totaro

Steve,
You have a point but you can't cycle the power with KVM over VOIP. The DC is 
staffed 24/7 but it takes time till they pick up, reboot the server etc. 
Also who wants to pay them to format a box if I can do it remotely ;)