That would set the stage for PBX-type redundancy. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: March 2, 2006 4:58 PM > To: TAUG > Subject: [on-asterisk] containers, virtualization, and high > availability > > I've been meaning to try out migrating a running Xen machine > running asterisk from one computer to another to see if > there's any call interruption. My rudimentary ping/ssh tests > have been successful, showing no interruption of service. > > Can you migrating a running container from one computer to > another with Solaris 10? I know it's supported in VMWare > ESX($$$), and Xen. > > The feature I'm really looking foward to in Xen is something > called lock-step execution -- a technique which allows you to > have two or more machines running the same instructions and > have one immediately step in for another if the other crashes > or has an underlying hardware fault. > Along with that comes replayability, so that you can go back > in time and see what the machine was doing just before the > failure. Sweet! > > Cheers, > Simon P. Ditner > > On Thu, 2 Mar 2006, Paul Nash wrote: > > > > running x number of virtual Asterisk servers on one > physical Linux > > > server to a SAN, > > > > I assume that you're thinking of Linux running on VMWare > running on Linux. > > VMWare have an enterprise product (not sure if it's hit the streets > > yet) that is similar to IBM's mainframe VM supervisor. Very > > lightweight, partitions the machine, loads onto bare metal. > Almost no overhead. > > > > If you want to do the same thing for free, look at Xen, which has a > > similar approach. The guest operating system has to understand Xen > > (which makes for great performance), but both Linux and NetBSD have > > Xen ports. You may have to hack up some digium/sangoma > drives for Xen > > to present virtual cards to the VMs, but that shouldn't > take very long. > > > > Solaris is a fine enterprise OS, but is *very* resource-hungry. > > > > paul > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional > > commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For > additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.1.1/272 - Release > Date: 01/03/2006 > >
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