[asterisk-users] Anyone Using a Dell PowerEdge T105 in Production

[Steve Totaro]

Scott Plante wrote:
> That link isn't working for me. Can you post some details and the 
> price so I can see if I can recreate it?
>
> Thanks,
> Scott
>
> P.S. I got one of the new Vostro boxes a couple of months ago for a 
> very small Asterisk install and CentOS wouldn't recognize the onboard 
> network card. Given enough time we probably could have gotten it to 
> work, but we ended up putting in a $10 network card and had no other 
> trouble. The Vostro came in at $300 or so.
>
> P.S.S. I know a while back the Dell SC models had problems with Digium 
> cards over interrupt handling. Anyone using SCs with Digium cards 
> these days?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Totaro" <stotaro at totarotechnologies.com>
> To: "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion" 
> <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
> Sent: 16 January 2008 19:39:34 o'clock (GMT-0500) America/New_York
> Subject: [asterisk-users] Anyone Using a Dell PowerEdge T105 in Production
>
> Unbeatable price for a low end Asterisk server (or any server for that 
> matter)
>
> http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=04&kc=6W300&l=en&oc=bednv4k&s=bsd 
> <http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=04&kc=6W300&l=en&oc=bednv4k&s=bsd>
>
> I wonder if anyone has any experience with this box and Digium or 
> Sangoma hardware?  Any compatibility issues?  If not, I might stock up 
> on them.
>
> Thanks,
> Steve Totaro

That deal is no more.  I suspect Dell was trying to really boost sales 
figures so they priced this server so low that they could move a few 
thousand or tens of thousands of units.  The deal lasted three days.

http://www.dell.com/content/products/features.aspx/pedge_r200?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd

Dual Core Intel® Xeon® 3065, 2.33 GHz, 4MB Cache, 1333MHz FSB, No 
Operating System       Unit Price               $1,606.00        
    Save $807 on Select PowerEdge 1900 servers through Dell Small Business!
Special Offer           View Details            
                - $807.00
TOTAL:$799.00
This deal is pretty good for a mid range server:
PowerEdge R200      Dual Core Intel® Xeon® 3065, 2.33 GHz, 4MB Cache, 
1333MHz FSB
Operating System     No Operating System
Memory     2GB DDR2, 667MHz, 4x512MB Single Ranked DIMMs
Riser Card     Riser with 2 Slots: 1 PCI Express x8 slot and 1 PCI 
Express x4 slot
Primary Hard Drive     160GB 7.2K RPM SATA 3Gbps 3.5-in Cabled Hard Drive
Network Adapter     On-Board Dual Gigabit Network Adapter
CD/DVD Drive     No CD/DVD
Bezel     Bezel
Documentation     No Hard Copy Documentation, E-Docs Only and OpenManage 
CD Kit
2nd Hard Drive     160GB 7.2K RPM SATA 3Gbps 3.5-in Cabled Hard Drive
Hard Drive Configuration     Onboard SATA, 2 Drives connected to Onboard 
SATA Controller - No RAID
Rack Rail Options     No Rails Included
Hardware Support Services     3Yr BASIC SUPPORT: 5x10 HW-Only, 5x10 NBD 
Onsite
Installation Services     No Installation Assessment
Power Cords     Power Cord, NEMA 5-15P to C13, 15 amp, wall plug, 10 
feet / 3 meter

Thanks,
Steve Totaro