> > On 11:29, Sat 13 May 06, Aaron Daniel wrote: > >> Unless I did something wrong when we did that originally, if the > voicemail > >> server's NFS share dropped out, the main call servers froze while > trying > >> to access the voicemail share. > > > > Hi, > > > > Possible, I dont know. > > I always make sure my nfs servers are 100% up by clustering > > them using HA and coda etc. > > NFS is not only handling the voicemail store, but also the > > data for a lot of other stuff so I never (cept for my mp3 > > and movies at home) deploy a single, standalone nfs server. > > > > There are some options on mounting nfs, maybe you can try > > soft. > > > > Here is my brainwave: > > make the complete directory structure for the voicemail > > boxes on the asterisk box. Mount the nfs on > > /var/spool/asterisk. > > That way, when the nfs goes down your system will still have > > the dir structure so asterisk will stay responsive. > > > > OR...... > > make your nfs server HA ;) > > > > Just curious, but using NFS like that, do you allow your main call servers > handle voicemail or do you have a specific voicemail box for that? My > boss's view on voicemail is that it's not mission critical for the phone > system, we're mainly concerned about the level of uncertainty. It's > better to have the phone system up and capable of dialing 911 with no > voicemail, than lose the voicemail and risk losing actual call volume, > plus the more HA the non-critical parts get, the more it costs. > > > -- > Aaron Daniel > Computer Systems Technician > Sam Houston State University > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > (936) 294-4198 >
Guys, Check Mantis issue 0004236 and issue 0004371. Both have patches for using IAX to send MWI across a cluster from a stand-alone VM server to registration servers. Also I have Digium working on adding this feature to stable code. I have used the NFS share with success, only remote mount /var/spool/asterisk/voicemail and if the NFS drops, you only loose the ability to check for new messages, asterisk continues to function fine on the registration servers. I do have a need for MWI over a remote TCP/IP server and NFS is too insecure, would really like the ability over an IAX channel. Good luck. JR _______________________________________________ --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