[asterisk-users] asterisk on Vmware

[Philipp Kolmann]

I have an asterisk 1.6.2 server running on Debian Lenny on ESX which 
bridges ENUM SIP and Skype Calls with our Cisco PBX (connected via SIP). 
I have not heard of any problems so far regarding timing. Voice is 
always clear and fine.

hth
Philipp

On 2010-08-11 13:23, Kevin Keane wrote:
>
> Are you talking about VMware Server, ESX/ESXi, or one of their other 
> products? The only VMWare product that I can even conceive might work 
> is ESX/ESXi.
>
> Others have already pointed out that in VMware, you won't get direct 
> access to the hardware. VMWare does have some limited capability to 
> directly interface with hardware, but I agree with everybody else that 
> it is likely not going to work.
>
> The second problem with VMWare in a virtual machine is timing. On a 
> physical machine, Asterisk and Linux have almost complete control over 
> the timing. That's important for voice data streams that need to send 
> data at precise points in time. In a virtual machine, I would expect 
> poorer sound quality due to dropouts.
>
> *From:* asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com 
> [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] *On Behalf Of *Tino
> *Sent:* Wednesday, August 11, 2010 1:37 AM
> *To:* Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
> *Subject:* [asterisk-users] asterisk on Vmware
>
> Hello,
>
> Is it possible to install Asterisk on Vmware(centos) from source. Is 
> there any difference or disadvantage for this compared to asterisk 
> running on physical machine.
>

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