[asterisk-users] Digium TDM400P in Soekris net5501-70?

[Brian McEntire]

Thanks Ira -
I may yet still go with a standard Intel solution, but I think there
could be major power savings to be had going with a smaller box like a
Soekris if it can work. A good rule of thumb for 24x7 devices is $1
per watt per year, so 45 watts, while good, will still be $45 per
year. I don't know what a Soekris would draw, but without a power
supply fan, and using a CF card rather than a conventional HD, I'm
hoping the power use would be much reduced.

I will look into AstLinux. I'm actually hoping to run a VM (like
VMWare) on this solution and run the firewall (m0n0wall) inside the
VM. M0n0wall is a tiny distro that runs from a CD (or can run from a
CF card), so I think it would still run fine inside a VM.


On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 2:20 PM, Ira<ira at extrasensory.com> wrote:
> At 10:09 AM 7/20/2009, you wrote:
>>If the Soekris isn't expected to work well, are there any mainstream
>>small form factor/low-power solutions for a SoHo asterisk server?
>
> I just built a box for my Asterisk system using an Intel Motherboard
> with an Atom 330, 5400  RPM HD, TDM 400 with 4 red cards and the
> cheap PS hat came with the case. Draws 43 watts according to my
> Kill-A-Watt and except for the TDM 400 which I already had it cost
> under 250 as parts from NewEgg. The only annoyance might be it has
> only one ethernet port with the only easy place to put another being
> a USB port.
>
> Ira
>
>
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