[asterisk-users] hardware that can accomondate 2 TDM24

[Kelvin Chan]

> Are you locked into the 3U form factor?
> 
> We're running Asterisk on a Dell PowerEdge 1950 (1U, 2 full height PCI-E
> slots [one home to an AEX-804E], 3 drive bays, redundant power).
> 
> I both the 2950 and 2970 (both are 2U, variable number of drive bays based
> on the config you choose, the 2950 shares firmware with the 1950) can be
> ordered with PCI-E risers because we have a handful in our datacenter, but
> I have no idea how many slots -- I want to say 3.
> 
> I think the TDM24 is too long to fit in a 1950, but I'm pretty sure (you'd
> have to check) that the 2950/70 has at least two full-length slots.
> 
> HTH,

3U leaves me more room for further expansion if my customer wanted to. Dell 2950 looks like what I wanted but the starting price is quite high. That's why I prefer supermicro since it has a way lower starting price.

Cheers,

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