All I can say is what has worked best for me over the years trying many different boxen. IBM X Series and HP DL 3XXs, have heard that Supermicro is "Super", just have not the pleasure yet.
Dells have given me problems, not always, but enough to be bitten once, and twice shy... Thanks, Steve Totaro On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 6:38 PM, Al Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Quote "I stick with 1.2.X and use server grade (not Dell) rackmount units. " > > > Would you share which "Server Grade" rack mounts you use ? > I have a project that could use quite a few and I am getting > "suggestions" to order DELL. > > Thanks. > > > > > Steve Totaro wrote: > > I am a user and a consultant. > > > > I stick with 1.2.X and use server grade (not Dell) rackmount units. I > > offload everything except what is needed. Put the DB on a different > > box, run fastagi, no GUI, vi to hand edit my confs. Very stable this > > way. I try to recommend this to clients but often they find google > > and do not listen to solid advice. > > > > Anyways, as to the four FXO system, I would not think twice to steer > > that customer to the 3Com V3000. It is when you start reaching into > > higher trunks that you pay the big bucks, but a V3000 is on par price > > wise with an Asterisk install on decent equipment and super easy to > > configure. Rock solid too, VxWorks is nice. > > > > Thanks, > > Steve Totaro > > > > On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 6:17 PM, Mojo with Horan & Company, LLC > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> I'm just a user :) we do real estate appraisals, and I found the time > >> to roll my own (so to speak) pbx. We're on 1.4.4, TDM card with four > >> FXOs. Honestly, you'll find it's easy to toss some zaptel and asterisk > >> tarballs onto a system and compile them. You'll probably learn a lot > >> along the way, but I won't liken it to the deep end of a swimming pool > >> -- only halfway down! > >> > >> Moj > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Bill Andersen wrote: > >> > Thank you to everyone that replied to my post. I started to > >> > reply to most of them, but it is getting a little out of hand. > >> > Again, thank you. It actually makes me think the problem is not > >> > so much with "Asterisk" as it is with implementation. (My Vendor) > >> > > >> > Although this is a "users" list, I think it is more of a list > >> > for Asterisk "resellers". I'd be interested in how many of you > >> > are simply using Asterisk as your phone system and NOT selling > >> > your services or an Asterisk based solution? > >> > > >> > Anyone? Just a user? > >> > > >> > That being said. As "just" a user of Asterisk, it is clear that > >> > if I want to continue with Asterisk, it looks like I really need > >> > to "learn" the ins-and-outs of Asterisk and ditch my pre-packaged > >> > solution. Off to Amazon for to find TFOT (I want the hard copy :) > >> > > >> > Bill > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- > >> > > >> > 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 -- > >> > >> 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 -- > > > > 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 -- > > 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 -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users