[Asterisk-Users] Operating environment for *

[Ahmad Faiz]

Hi all,

I've got some questions to post in regard to running asterisk in a
production-grade environment, specifically targeting high-density IVR
applications. No VoIP involved, just straight PSTN -> * and perhaps the
occasional outdials or agent-based predictive dialing.

1) Which user would you run * under?
2) What other security-related issues do you have to resolve?
3) How do you handle crashes (murphy -will- visit you some day)?
4) What are the best redundancy techniques to use?
5) With respect to Digium's E1 card, what's the max # of boards you've been
able to install in a single box and still have * work well?

Thanks in advance. Perhaps someone could start a site where users can
contribute war stories of their * deployment -- that would make for good
reading!

Cheers,
Faiz