[asterisk-biz] Re: VMWare

[Matthew Rubenstein]

	Can Asterisk be configured so the paths through it which require the
timing accuracy of the real CPU get those, while the rest of the server
can be embedded in a scalable VMWare fabric? That kind of allocation
strategy is appropriate to the scaling demands: the real servers are
typically in linear proportion to the trunks and extensions, while
virtual application servers and gateways to other networks/servers/apps
scale nonlinearly/unpredictably, so benefit from virtualization. Or is
Asterisk too monolithic to cluster at that granularity?


On Mon, 2006-07-17 at 15:44 -0700, Erick Baum wrote:
> Maybe the new server product doesn't have this problem.  But my issue
> with VMware'ing Asterisk has always been a timing problem and you end
> up with choppy audio.  Is there a fix to this, or does the new free
> server not have this problem?
>  
> Erick
> 
>  
> On 7/17/06, Matthew Rubenstein <email at mattruby.com> wrote: 
>         On Mon, 2006-07-17 at 08:41 -0400, Warren (mailing lists)
>         wrote:
>         > Bob Smith wrote:
>         > [-snip-] 
>         >
>         > > vmware is bad ,
>         >
>         > What do you use as your proof of this?  I use vmware all
>         over the place.
>         >  It is a great way to virtualize dozens of discreet servers
>         onto just a
>         > few physical servers.  Plus, with the server product now out
>         of beta and 
>         > totally free (as in beer) it is a great way to prototype and
>         deploy
>         > systems, especially ones that have programs that do not work
>         and play
>         > well with others.
>         >
>         > W
>         
>                Actually, VMWare is generally good, one reason why it's
>         so popular. Is 
>         anyone running Asterisk in a VMWare cluster that's working
>         well when
>         pausing instances and sending them across the LAN? Across a
>         WAN? Using
>         nothing but SIP, or using ZAP HW?
>         
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