[asterisk-users] Here is Step by Step Example of Asterisk PBXSystem Install and configuration

[Danny Nicholas]

Each of these arguments has validity.  Here is my .02

1. There are a lot of 1.2 install's still up and running
2. After 1.4.22 you change ZAP to DAHDI and lose or change a lot of
references.
3. I don't think there will be a free book about 1.6 installs.
4. Simple is VERY good.  There's a lot to get broken in OS and release
upgrades.  For every happy Asterisk customer, there is another one with a
sour taste because a key feature (CDR, Goto, Gosub, etc) got changed or
broken in an upgrade.  I personally think that any function of 1.2 should
still work in 1.6, but What do I know?
5. Feature frozen is better at this point (IMO) than chasing things that get
broken (see #4).

PS. Good luck with this - it would prove a useful addition to the
information out there.

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PBXSystem Install and configuration

Perhaps my thinking on this issue is wrong.  Do we need to keep up with all
the latest upgrades? I am thinking to install this thing and let it run for
a long time (I would hope with very little need to touch it.)  We are not a
feature hungry shop, just looking for basic phone system for 60 people that
works for a reasonable cost.

I was using the older software because I wanted to follow the documentation
in the book as close as possible to maximize the benefit of using the book.
Once I feel like I know what I am doing I can do another install with latest
software and update my tutorial.

Jimmy

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Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 21:20:34 -0400
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	PBX	System Install and configuration
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On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 2:47 PM, Jimmy Ezell <jezell at hmhca.com> wrote:
> Our small company is replacing Cisco CallManager with Asterisk (because we
are tired of sending them money) and I am documenting the process as I go on
my blog. ?I am trying to make the notes as easy as possible in hopes that I
can ease someone else's pain. ?Here is the link:
>
>
http://qvlweb.blogspot.com/2009/03/asterisk-pbx-system-install-01-what-i.htm
l

My only suggestions if you're starting from scratch...
* go ahead and start with asterisk-1.6 and dahdi. asterisk-1.4 and
zaptel are feature-frozen.

I would also second the notion of going with CentOS 5 as opposed to CentOS
4.

If the whole point of your upgrade is to avoid having to do another
upgrade it would be a good idea to use newest current versions of the
software in question.

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