[asterisk-users] asterisk virtualization on VMWARE SX infrastructure

[Michiel van Baak]

On 16:18, Sat 17 May 08, Steve Totaro wrote:
> On Sat, May 17, 2008 at 2:56 PM, Michiel van Baak <michiel at vanbaak.info> wrote:
> > On 14:42, Sat 17 May 08, Steve Totaro wrote:
> >> On Sat, May 17, 2008 at 2:18 PM, nik600 <nik600 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > Hi
> >> >
> >> > what about asterisk virtualization on VMWARE XS infrastructure?
> >> >
> >> > The system installed will manage a call center with 50 operator,
> >> > queues, CDR logging on external database.
> >> >
> >> > the protocol used is SIP, probably with G711 codec.
> >> >
> >> > Virtualization of Asterisk i a risk regarding performance?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks to all
> >>
> >> I wouldn't do it.  Maybe in a lab but certainly not for a 50 seat call center.
> >
> > I would ;)
> > We run asterisk under vmware in production and have no problem with it.
> > This is in a pure voip setup.
> 
> Production = 50 seat call center?  What would an hour or two of
> downtime cost you in your "production" setup?

That would be: one of the many customers we host.
We have a hosted setup with over 100 companies, so an hour or two will
be a massive claim I'm sure.

At the moment we have 4 asterisk servers under vmware that act like one
freaking big and stable machine to the outside world.
I dont think this is because of vmware, could have done the same setup
with asterisk dedicated hardware but why bother when it works this way
as well ?

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