[asterisk-users] Multi operator platform Asterisk {manage}

[Steve Edwards]

On Wed, 19 Aug 2009, ABBAS SHAKEEL wrote:

> Please let me know. If we need to configure Asterisk for multi operator 
> platform (You can consider it as four or five asterisk servers are 
> placed at different geological locations)
>
> Suppose if need a change in logic of call flow . Then we need to upgrade 
> all the servers manually ... this is very tedious and error prone 
> process.

Actually, it can be quite simple and maintainable.

I use rsync to maintain my configuration, source, script, crontab and 
sound files across several servers in separate geographic location. The 
files are distributed to a directory tree that mirrors my development 
system.

I use preprocessor.pl from the Mozilla project to customize configuration, 
script and crontab files. The customization process inserts database 
credentials and manages host specific differences.

I invoke this process using "make rsync" to distribute the files and then 
"make config" to customize the files and move them to the correct 
locations with the correct ownership and permissions.

This way, I can manage everything from one location with a minimum of 
duplication, distribute large and slow updates without affecting 
production then roll the update out quickly.

I like the "autonomy" of this system. While some systems depend on MySQL 
databases local to their datacenter, no system is dependent on any 
resource outside of its datacenter.

Periodically, the "reporting database server" sucks CDRs and other data 
out of the remote "production database servers" so reporting reflects 
activity of all of the servers.

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Thanks in advance,
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