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<DIV><SPAN class=122042218-18112004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Hi,
thanks for responding. For the record, I did get my 2 M20's running 1.0 stable
with a T100P and a TDM400P with Fedora Core 2. Installation was straightforward,
and even facilitated by IBM's great design - there was no problem allocating a
power plug to plug into the TDM400P for example, as IBM gives you an extra long
periphrial power cable that easily reached to the back of the rack
case.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=122042218-18112004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>You do
have to download IBM's ServeRaid boot disk to create the array - you have to do
this before you install Linux, but that worked fine. FC2 supports ServeRaid out
of the box.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=122042218-18112004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>So,
with the 2 X servers + 2 X T100P + 2 TDM400P's my total outlay was just under
$3000 Cdn and I have emulated our Mitel ICP3300 dialplan exactly, plus with a
few new wrinkles (RAD / call overflow emulation, which is not supported in
the ICP3300, was a no brainer to do in the Asterisk dialplan. I have cordless
phones working as extensions which the 3300 is *supposed* to support but doesn't
really. I have SIP phones running in remote locations which the 3300 supports,
but only with *their* firewall, with *their* phones and double-licenses). I have
a production box and a development box. I control the system. I don't have
to pay for licenses anymore or crazy hardware pricing. All for an order of
magnitude less $$ than the 3300. My boss is impressed all to hell. I'm
happy. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=122042218-18112004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=122042218-18112004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>My
only complaint is sidetone, it varies depending on client and how the call
terminates, so I'm on an echo hunt. Once I get it controlled, time to punt the
3300. Anyone want it? </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<SPAN class=122042218-18112004><FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff> </FONT></SPAN><BR><B>From:</B>
tmassey@obscorp.com [mailto:tmassey@obscorp.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday,
November 18, 2004 10:51 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Asterisk Users Mailing
List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Asterisk-Users] - Advice on NetFinity 5000
series<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><BR><FONT
size=2><TT>asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com wrote on 10/07/2004
03:02:41 PM:<BR><BR>> I have an opportunity to pick up a couple of
NetFinity 5500's 4 way Xeon<BR>> 550's w/ 2 gig RAM for very little
$$$<BR>> <BR>> I have seen this:<BR>> <BR>>
http://www.mail-archive.com/asterisk-dev@lists.digium.com/msg00719.html<BR>>
<BR>> In it, there is a passing remark to the Digium cards having problems
with<BR>> NetFinity's. Can anyone here comment on whether this is still an
issue with<BR>> * 1.0?<BR>> <BR>> It'd be a bummer if compatibility
is a showstopper here 'cause these are<BR>> sweet servers at a sweet price.
<BR></TT></FONT><BR><FONT size=2><TT>That was my message.</TT></FONT>
<BR><BR><FONT size=2><TT>I have a lot of Netfinity servers. The 3500's
are old, they do not support PCI 2.2, and I've had problems with more than
just Digium cards with those servers (including IBM ServeRAID adapters:
you could not reboot them, you had to power cycle them).</TT></FONT>
<BR><BR><FONT size=2><TT>I have both Netfinity 5500M20's (which you are
describing) and 5600's that I have used with Digium hardware
successfully.</TT></FONT> <BR><BR><FONT size=2><TT>Tim Massey</TT></FONT>
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