Re: [Asterisk-Users] Most stable Asterisk version
On Jun 27, 2006, at 6:08 PM, shadowym wrote: Hi there, I am getting ready to set up a production Asterisk system. It needs to be stable. Upgrading, patching, rebooting, troubleshooting etc. are pretty much NOT an option once this thing is deployed. Like any phone system, it is expected to just work. Having said that, which is the best version and subversion of Asterisk to use? I was leaning towards 1.2 but it appears there are some major issues with it. At least with the most recent versions. Scary things like memory leaks and spontaneous crashing if the wrong and not exactly uncommon combination of events occur or the wrong and somewhat common features are used enough. I see that some of the commercial distributions are using 1.0.9 so I am thinking maybe that one. It has had some revisions to something like 1.0.11.1 or something like that so that is a tough call what to do there. I think there were some updates since 1.0 with BLF registration which is one thing I really would like to have working so another complicating factor I suppose. Anyone have any suggestions? What are some of the versions people are using that have impressive uptimes and just work? I don't think I need any of the new wiz bang stuff in 1.2. I just want something that works! I don't want to have to resort to scheduled nightly reboots either unless I don't have any other choice. 14 days, some hours, some minutes... I realize this isn't too impressive, but it's a pretty new version (1.2.9.1) ;~) It's been solid here. In general I tend to think that most of the issues you see here on the list are caused by mis-configurations. Asterisk definitely gives you enough rope to hang yourself and your neighbors extended family. Then again I am a newb and a lightweight also. If you are serious about your stated goal I suggest you build something and pound the snot out of it and see how it goes. I think things are going in a great direction and I look forward to 1.4! Also, it's not very hard to try to upgrade and then downgrade again if need be. Personally I would be more worried about hardware (as far as reliability goes). Marty PS I do NEED my asterisk to work at this point, and it does. ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- Asterisk-Users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [Asterisk-Users] Most stable Asterisk version
shadowym a écrit : Hi there, I am getting ready to set up a production Asterisk system. It needs to be stable. Upgrading, patching, rebooting, troubleshooting etc. are pretty much NOT an option once this thing is deployed. Like any phone system, it is expected to just work. Try FreeBSD's Asterisk port. It has been working rock-solid for me so far. It's been a few weeks now with no issues (fingers crossed)... But I admit that it does _JUST_ softswitching (i.e. call routing, load balancing and database CDR collection) and hence has the smallest possible feature set (search google: voip-info asterisk slimming). Another option is to buy Digium's commercial edition of Asterisk, which is supposed to be just what you describe. Best Regards, Jean-Michel. -- Jean-Michel Hiver - http://ykoz.net/ Découvrez la Réunion des Technologies IP Telecom TEL: +262 (0)262 55 03 98 - RCS 434 273 330 SAINT PIERRE ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- Asterisk-Users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [Asterisk-Users] Most stable Asterisk version
Same for me here, freebsd ports and same usage. Running from months on a Dell 1850(biXeon 4Gb ram) with no problems. Olivier Jean-Michel Hiver a écrit : shadowym a écrit : Hi there, I am getting ready to set up a production Asterisk system. It needs to be stable. Upgrading, patching, rebooting, troubleshooting etc. are pretty much NOT an option once this thing is deployed. Like any phone system, it is expected to just work. Try FreeBSD's Asterisk port. It has been working rock-solid for me so far. It's been a few weeks now with no issues (fingers crossed)... But I admit that it does _JUST_ softswitching (i.e. call routing, load balancing and database CDR collection) and hence has the smallest possible feature set (search google: voip-info asterisk slimming). Another option is to buy Digium's commercial edition of Asterisk, which is supposed to be just what you describe. Best Regards, Jean-Michel. ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- Asterisk-Users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
[Asterisk-Users] Most stable Asterisk version
Hi there, I am getting ready to set up a production Asterisk system. It needs to be stable. Upgrading, patching, rebooting, troubleshooting etc. are pretty much NOT an option once this thing is deployed. Like any phone system, it is expected to just work. Having said that, which is the best version and subversion of Asterisk to use? I was leaning towards 1.2 but it appears there are some major issues with it. At least with the most recent versions. Scary things like memory leaks and spontaneous crashing if the wrong and not exactly uncommon combination of events occur or the wrong and somewhat common features are used enough. I see that some of the commercial distributions are using 1.0.9 so I am thinking maybe that one. It has had some revisions to something like 1.0.11.1 or something like that so that is a tough call what to do there. I think there were some updates since 1.0 with BLF registration which is one thing I really would like to have working so another complicating factor I suppose. Anyone have any suggestions? What are some of the versions people are using that have impressive uptimes and just work? I don't think I need any of the new wiz bang stuff in 1.2. I just want something that works! I don't want to have to resort to scheduled nightly reboots either unless I don't have any other choice. ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- Asterisk-Users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
RE: [Asterisk-Users] Most stable Asterisk version
if you go with 1.0.X you can't go wrong, and there is plenty of stuff that it can do that will keep you busy. Problem is it is sooo tempting to use the new candy in 1.2.X or head. But for me, 1.0.X is the way to go as long as you can deal with echo cancellation problems (think Sangoma or go to asterisk-backports.org for a KB1 Zaptel that works on 1.0.9) In January, there was a date bug that caused 1.2.X systems to fail, and it comes with the turf. Digium et al is busy pumping out cool new stuff and they by no means have the time, staff, volunteers, or formal testing methodology to whump on the code that they produce if they want to ship sometime this decade. I'm not saying they are crap coders, or 1.2.X is a shoddy product, by no means, but there is no such thing as bug free software, just bug-tested and patched software, and that only comes if the producer has the resources to test it under every imaginable circumstance and or the enduser is willing to be a beta. When you use 1.2.9, you become the latter. -Original Message- From: shadowym [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 7:09 PM To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Most stable Asterisk version Hi there, I am getting ready to set up a production Asterisk system. It needs to be stable. Upgrading, patching, rebooting, troubleshooting etc. are pretty much NOT an option once this thing is deployed. Like any phone system, it is expected to just work. Having said that, which is the best version and subversion of Asterisk to use? I was leaning towards 1.2 but it appears there are some major issues with it. At least with the most recent versions. Scary things like memory leaks and spontaneous crashing if the wrong and not exactly uncommon combination of events occur or the wrong and somewhat common features are used enough. I see that some of the commercial distributions are using 1.0.9 so I am thinking maybe that one. It has had some revisions to something like 1.0.11.1 or something like that so that is a tough call what to do there. I think there were some updates since 1.0 with BLF registration which is one thing I really would like to have working so another complicating factor I suppose. Anyone have any suggestions? What are some of the versions people are using that have impressive uptimes and just work? I don't think I need any of the new wiz bang stuff in 1.2. I just want something that works! I don't want to have to resort to scheduled nightly reboots either unless I don't have any other choice. ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- Asterisk-Users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- Asterisk-Users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
