We recently got a fsv-4fps failover switch from failsafevoip and it seems to be pretty solid and affordable for the ability to switch 4 trunks. It switches on power failure or death of asterisk.
The only drawback being that its an external enclosure, if you're short of space on the rack it might be hard finding a spot for it. Karl Fife wrote: > On Wed, 3 Sep 2008 06:53:11 "Olivier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >> and power it ... >> >> Maybe, an external USB port could be used to power the board but the >> "enclosure" question remains ... >> > > You're right. At this time there's no Rhino enclosure for the Single > Port Failover card, but it definitely designed to be powered by the > External USB port if you mount it externally. If I ever need to mount > it externally, I'll get a $5 project box at radio shack if there's not > better available by then. > > ...in response to: >> 2008/9/1 Karl Fife <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >>>> So this card has interesting price position, the main drawback being, >>>> IMHO, >>>> it's eating a slot, which can be a rare resource in rackable servers. >>>> >>> You raise a very important point. This device uses a BRACKET, but not a >>> motherboard SLOT. >>> In other words, it hangs free in one of the chassis slots that do not >>> have a corresponding slot on the motherboard. >>> If you do not have a bracket slot, you could mount it externally, but >>> you'd have to engineer a way to hold it. >> > > > _______________________________________________ > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- > > AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona > Register Now: http://www.astricon.net > > 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 -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
