[asterisk-users] Is Asterisk ready for Prime-Time?

[Al Baker]

Who are you getting your HP DL3xxx from ?

Steve Totaro wrote:
> All I can say is what has worked best for me over the years trying
> many different boxen.  IBM X Series and HP DL 3XXs, have heard that
> Supermicro is "Super", just have not the pleasure yet.
>
> Dells have given me problems, not always, but enough to be bitten
> once, and twice shy...
>
> Thanks,
> Steve Totaro
>
> On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 6:38 PM, Al Baker <bwentdg at pipeline.com> wrote:
>   
>> Quote "I stick with 1.2.X and use server grade (not Dell) rackmount units. "
>>
>>
>>  Would you share which "Server Grade" rack mounts you use ?
>>  I have a project that could use quite a few and I am getting
>>  "suggestions" to order DELL.
>>
>>  Thanks.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>  Steve Totaro wrote:
>>  > I am a user and a consultant.
>>  >
>>  > I stick with 1.2.X and use server grade (not Dell) rackmount units.  I
>>  > offload everything except what is needed.  Put the DB on a different
>>  > box, run fastagi, no GUI, vi to hand edit my confs.  Very stable this
>>  > way.  I try to recommend this to clients but often they find google
>>  > and do not listen to solid advice.
>>  >
>>  > Anyways, as to the four FXO system, I would not think twice to steer
>>  > that customer to the 3Com V3000.  It is when you start reaching into
>>  > higher trunks that you pay the big bucks, but a V3000 is on par price
>>  > wise with an Asterisk install on decent equipment and super easy to
>>  > configure.  Rock solid too, VxWorks is nice.
>>  >
>>  > Thanks,
>>  > Steve Totaro
>>  >
>>  > On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 6:17 PM, Mojo with Horan & Company, LLC
>>  > <mojo at horanappraisals.com> wrote:
>>  >
>>  >> I'm just a user :)  we do real estate appraisals, and I found the time
>>  >>  to roll my own (so to speak) pbx.  We're on 1.4.4, TDM card with four
>>  >>  FXOs.  Honestly, you'll find it's easy to toss some zaptel and asterisk
>>  >>  tarballs onto a system and compile them.  You'll probably learn a lot
>>  >>  along the way, but I won't liken it to the deep end of a swimming pool
>>  >>  -- only halfway down!
>>  >>
>>  >>  Moj
>>  >>
>>  >>
>>  >>
>>  >>
>>  >>  Bill Andersen wrote:
>>  >>  > Thank you to everyone that replied to my post.  I started to
>>  >>  > reply to most of them, but it is getting a little out of hand.
>>  >>  > Again, thank you.  It actually makes me think the problem is not
>>  >>  > so much with "Asterisk" as it is with implementation. (My Vendor)
>>  >>  >
>>  >>  > Although this is a "users" list, I think it is more of a list
>>  >>  > for Asterisk "resellers".  I'd be interested in how many of you
>>  >>  > are simply using Asterisk as your phone system and NOT selling
>>  >>  > your services or an Asterisk based solution?
>>  >>  >
>>  >>  > Anyone?  Just a user?
>>  >>  >
>>  >>  > That being said. As "just" a user of Asterisk, it is clear that
>>  >>  > if I want to continue with Asterisk, it looks like I really need
>>  >>  > to "learn" the ins-and-outs of Asterisk and ditch my pre-packaged
>>  >>  > solution.  Off to Amazon for to find TFOT (I want the hard copy :)
>>  >>  >
>>  >>  > Bill
>>  >>  >
>>  >>  >
>>  >>  >
>>  >>  > _______________________________________________
>>  >>  > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com --
>>  >>  >
>>  >>  > asterisk-users mailing list
>>  >>  > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit:
>>  >>  >    http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
>>  >>  >
>>  >>
>>  >>
>>  >>  _______________________________________________
>>  >>  -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com --
>>  >>
>>  >>  asterisk-users mailing list
>>  >>  To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit:
>>  >>    http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
>>  >>
>>  >>
>>  >
>>  > _______________________________________________
>>  > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com --
>>  >
>>  > asterisk-users mailing list
>>  > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit:
>>  >    http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
>>  >
>>  >
>>  >
>>
>>  _______________________________________________
>>  -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com --
>>
>>  asterisk-users mailing list
>>  To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit:
>>    http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
>>
>>     
>
> _______________________________________________
> -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com --
>
> asterisk-users mailing list
> To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit:
>    http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
>
>
>