[asterisk-users] capacity

[Al Baker]

You Said "I would probably go with an HP DL380."
would you share what drew you to that particular box  ?

When i looked at their WEB page there was something like 9 different 
RAID Controllers you could chose from.
Seemed hideously confusing to con fig one just to get a price quote on it.
Please share your experience


Steve Totaro wrote:
> I did basically the same thing via T1 on the Definity.  It took a bit
> of tinkering on the Definity to get the coverage path right.
>
> For your use, I would go for a RAID 5, dual power supply box with
> quite a bit of storage.  RAM and CPU should not be an issue with
> anything new.  I would go with a T1/E1 card with more than one port
> just for future possible growth or options.  Echo cancellation is
> probably not needed but if in the budget, it can never hurt (never say
> never, seldomly or rarely I guess is more appropriate).  I would
> probably go with an HP DL380.
>
> The dialplan should be very simple.  It should actually be pretty fun project.
>
> Thanks,
> Steve Totaro
>
> On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 3:15 PM, Eve-Ellen Cole <ecole at mail.plymouth.edu> wrote:
>   
>>
>> I have an Avaya Definity G3R.  Calls to students will be routed through the
>> G3R, to the Asterisk system so the caller can leave a message.  I'm not sure
>> how many channels I'll really need, but I expect no more than 23
>> simultaneous calls.  In fact, maybe no more than 10 simultaneously.
>>
>>
>>
>>  -----Original Message-----
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>> [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Steve Totaro
>>  Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 3:05 PM
>>  To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
>>  Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] capacity
>>
>>  On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 1:55 PM, Eve-Ellen Cole <ecole at mail.plymouth.edu>
>> wrote:
>>  >
>>  >
>>  >
>>  >
>>  > Hi,
>>  >
>>  >
>>  >
>>  > I am planning to deploy an Asterisk system to supply 4-6,000 students
>> with
>>  > voicemail capabilities. The system will be set up with non-DIDs, route
>>  > incoming calls to voicemail, then send an email notification.  Anyone
>> with
>>  > some ideas on how I should go about spec'ing the server this use?
>>  >
>>  >
>>  >
>>  >  - Eve Ellen
>>
>>  Strictly VM?  How are the calls going to arrive?  How many
>>  simultaneous accesses, both leaving messages and retrieving (highest
>>  peak).
>>
>>  I believe Vonage uses Asterisk for their VM (not sure where I heard that).
>>
>>  Thanks,
>>  Steve Totaro
>>
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