[asterisk-users] Is Asterisk really good??

[Al Baker]

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And for what it's worth, at my new job I babysit about a 16-machine
cluster running VICIdial for close to 200 agents, and by and large, it
just runs.  It's got about 20 T-1s feeding it"

Please share more about this.

What/How are you "clustering" the boxes ?

Is this all VOIP  or TDMF front and VOIP for agents in back ?

What kind of Boxes ?   What O/S

What tools are you using to monitor this big-azz mother ?

Thx in in advance for sharing !!

Jay R. Ashworth wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 04:05:47PM -0400, Al Baker wrote:
>   
>> Remember - True TELCO grade systems simply cannot be compared to
>> anything else. You want the reliability , uptime, and all the bells
>> and whistles of true Carrier Grade Hardware/Software then you pay for
>> it. If you want something "you" can tinker under the hood with and
>> do some cool stuff with, Asterisk is it. BUT - by it need NORTEL PBX
>> reliability or the power and flexibility of a big Rockwell ACD, get
>> out your check book. The two are not the same.
>>     
>
> Sure.  But even commercial PBX/Hybrid stuff is often more robust than
> Asterisk-on-a-PC (I don't have enough anecdotes on appliances, though I
> expect they'd be better).
>
> Now, yes, carrier-grade equipment can be as complex and still 4-nines
> reliable (or 5-nines :-), but we're now talking NEBS, -48VDC, 23-inch
> racks, and 6-digit-plus price tags.
>
> And for what it's worth, at my new job I babysit about a 16-machine
> cluster running VICIdial for close to 200 agents, and by and large, it
> just runs.  It's got about 20 T-1s feeding it.
>
> Cheers,
> -- jra
>