[Asterisk-Users] Headless Linux system for Asterisk

[David T Hollis]

On Thu, 2003-12-18 at 17:02, Michael Welter wrote:
> Because of space limitations and because of the location of the 
> punch-down blocks, my * server is located on the shelf in a coat closet. 
>   Sadly, there is not enough space (or ventilation) for the monitor and 
> keyboard.  This will all change when we move to new quarters, but...
> 
> Does anyone have experience running Linux/Asterisk without a monitor? 
> What, if any, are the issues?
> 
> TIA
> 
Run using a serial console
(http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Remote-Serial-Console-HOWTO/).  No monitor,
VGA adapter, keyboard etc needed.  Use SSH to log into the asterisk box
for any maintenance, etc.  If the box gets hosed, connect the serial
port to a working PC and fire up minicom and your all set.  You'll find
this type of setup quite often in data center environments.