PCI over Ethernet?
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@JaredBusch said in PCI over Ethernet?:
@anthonyh said in PCI over Ethernet?:
@JaredBusch said in PCI over Ethernet?:
@anthonyh First, you need to ignore anyone telling you to switch your PBX. There is nothing wrong with PBX in a Flash. In fact it is a better solution than FreePBX from the point of view that PBX in a Flash uses 100% standard repos. FreePBX uses custom repos.
Functionally they are identical.
On to your problem. Let me ask you this question.
The custom IVR thing uses the PCI card for what exactly? It sounds like they are FXO ports from your description in the first post. because you stated you connected them to an ATA which are typically an FXS device.
Does the software only work via these FXO cards?
They are multi-port FXO cards, yes (I couldn't remember the term!). I do not know exactly how the software interfaces with them. I'm not sure if they are proprietary hardware paired with their software, or if they are off-the-shelf cards that were simply recommended by the software vendor. This system was set up before my time, and has been solid enough that in the 2+ years I've been here I have not even needed to log into the box (though I have logged in so that 1) I knew I could get in if I needed to, and 2) to check it out so I at least kinda-knew what I was working with, lol).
Well even if you get your PCI pass through on XS, you will not have HA because the card is tied to the compute node it is installed in.
I would definitely spend time investigating the software options the vendor has. If there is an option to remove the FXO cards from the picture, you will gain everything you want.
We are going to check with the vendor for sure.
Another thought I had was possible FXO emulation. I wonder if there is a such animal? We could then emulate the FXO interfaces on the server in question and have said emulator simply connect to our PBX via SIP and it all be software and then be nice and portable.
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Is your PIAF a VM on your XS platform? is it HA?
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@Dashrender said in PCI over Ethernet?:
Is your PIAF a VM on your XS platform? is it HA?
It's a VM in our HA pool.
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@anthonyh Just use Veeam Endpoint with the server on