Look at upgrading to at least 1.6.2 or 1.8, these both have newer timing sources that don't rely on dahdi. Also, if conferencing is a big deal, look at 10, this contains a complete rewrite of ConfBridge which doesn't require dahdi for mixing at all.
Thanks, --Warren Selby, dCAP On Nov 1, 2011, at 12:08 PM, Tim Nelson <tnel...@rockbochs.com> wrote: > Greetings- > > I'm about to dive into the process of virtualizing some of my Asterisk > (primarily 1.4.x) infrastructure. In the past, when looking at virt > solutions, the primary issue preventing me from moving was the lack of proper > timing. We do not need it for MeetMe but rather for IAX2 trunking. I'd like > to use either OpenVZ or KVM, but each seem to have independent "issues" that > need to be addressed: > > OpenVZ - Better resource usage, lower overhead. Primary issue is how to grant > access to host node timing source (physical device, or dahdi_dummy in > /dev/dahdi/) to the containerized Asterisk process. > > KVM - Higher overhead, easier installation, 'true virtualization'. Primary > issue is not timing per se, but KVM scheduling. Timing source, while present > from dahdi_dummy natively may still not get proper scheduling by KVM process. > This could also affect general call quality (even non IAX2 trunked voice), > DTMF, etc. > > I have to believe there are others running virtualized Asterisk installations > with some degree of success on OpenVZ or KVM. Care to share your thoughts? > > --Tim > > -- > _____________________________________________________________________ > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- > New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: > http://www.asterisk.org/hello > > 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 -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
