[asterisk-users] Wierd question - Give me your opinion please

[Jared Baxley]

Minimum 3 days to Next Day Air something in.

My real concern is the Analog Extensions getting hit by lightening and
taking out the server, but since the cards are module based hopefully this
will not happen. I may use your hot spare idea.


On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 10:14 PM, Carlos Alvarez <carlos at televolve.com>wrote:

> If you have the budget for two machines, run all services on one and keep
> the other for a hot backup.  Rsync the configs nightly.  I'm guessing that
> spare parts/repairs are far away from where you will be?
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 9:11 PM, Jared Baxley <jared.baxley at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Client - Not for Profit in the Middle of the Jungle/Rain Forrest
>>
>> Infrastructure - Datacenter is Non Climate Controlled, Prone to Flooding,
>> and has Sketchy Power, LAN - NEW Cabling in main Office building, Hodge
>> Podge of DYI wiring across remaining buildings. Phones - Total of about 50
>> extensions. Only about 25 - 30 phones will be IP phones, 20-30 more will
>> have to be analog due to the distance.
>>
>> Analog Extensions will be on Digium TDM2400 or Sangoma A400 Cards.
>>
>> Analog extensions WILL Hit a Surge Gate before the cards, and as much
>> precaution on grounding protection and power protection is being taken as
>> possible. The cards WILL BE PCI not PCI-e (They are being donated)
>>
>> A New Dell Power-edge Server will be acquired for the PBX
>>
>> HERE IS MY QUESTION....
>>
>> Would you purchase a NEW TOWER Server with PCI slots to accommodate the
>> cards,
>>
>> OR
>>
>> Purchase a NEW RACK MOUNT server for the PBX, and Buy/Build a Cheaper
>> Server just for the analog extensions,
>>
>>
>> I'm torn... The ease of management of one server, or the "isolation" of
>> analog extensions scattered through the jungle on it's own server.
>>
>> Opinions?
>>
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