[asterisk-users] Dell Server suggestion

[Ryan Wagoner]

I would recommend the 2U R710 as it has 4 PCI Express slots which
should provide plenty of expansion capability. I have a Dell R710 in
the testing phase installed with 2 Sangoma A104E cards and a Sangoma
A102E card. Everything has been working great and the hardware is
solid. It is going to replace an older Asterisk server within the next
month,

Ryan

On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 4:48 PM, Fred Posner <fred at teamforrest.com> wrote:
> On Dec 23, 2009, at 4:21 PM, Sascha Ferley wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am in need of ordering a new server here for our asterisk solution. Since
>> the corporate standard is Dell we need to stick to a dell server. We used to
>> deploy 2900III without any issues, however now they are almost not available
>> any more and are looking at a new solution.
>> Has anyone tried any of the new Dell R (series) servers with Asterisk,
>> utilizing Digium PRI cards?
>>
>> The biggest issue I can see is that in the future we may want to get a
>> transcoder card, however none of the new servers have a standard PCI slot
>> available any more as with the new Nathelem chips having gotten rid of the
>> basic bridge I guess.
>>
>>
>> Any suggestions?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> S.
>
> Personally, not a big fan of Dell Servers. That being said, I've deployed Asterisk in many of the new R series 1 & 2 U servers with Digium cards. Initial deployments have been without issue. Longterm have had the random drive failure and heat issues I've come to experience with Dell servers.
>
> ---fred
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