[asterisk-users] Best Hardware for Asterisk Server?

[Derek Whitten]

joe a. wrote:
> Mark Greene<markgreene at gmail.com> Wrote on: 1/2/2007 12:58 PM:
>> I believe I am going to start out with some refurbished Dell Poweredge
>> servers. They have had a high success rate with a friend.
> 
> I was going to go that route as well.  But, depends on the model.  I have several of the Poweredge 2300/2400 variety and these seem problematic.  I could not get the final compile steps to perform on the 2400, for instance.  Forget the exact issue.
> 
> Also, these models, at least, do not directly support IDE drives, such as CD/DVD items.  You are limited to SCSI versions, or trying to hack in an IDE controller.  Which is fine, I guess, if all your source/install software is on CD.  Or until the CDdrive fails and you have to hunt up a SCSI version.
> 
> I've not seen, at any price, scsi versions of DVD drives.  I am looking at the ACARD AEC7720-U IDE-SCSI bridge (converter) to get over that.
> 
> joe a.
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lots of companies make scsi dvd drives -- g00gl3 is your friend...

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=scsi+dvd&btnG=Google+Search



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