Monitor Asterisk with Logwatch
How can I be notified when Asterisk reports issues in its logs, e.g. if a connection is lagged? One way is to include the Asterisk logs in the logs that …
Linksys SPA942 Busy Lamp Field with PiaF
A client has an old PBX in a Flash 1.3 installation running Asterisk 1.4.21.2. I’ve upgraded their Linksys SPA942 phones to the latest firmware, version 6.1.5(a). Can we get Busy …
Get Asterisk to Use the G.729a Codec
I’m using Asterisk 1.8.5 under FreePBX 2.8.1.4. My endpoints (Polycom IP430 phone, SPA3102 ATA) and my ITSP all support the G.729a codec. I wanted to test audio quality using this …
PowerEdge 1500SC: Bogus Memory and Linux Errors
Sometimes the trickiest errors are the ones you should ignore. I’m running PBX in a Flash, based on CentOS 5.2, on a Dell PowerEdge 1500SC. Back in February, I got …
Linux Daily Delete Job with Logwatch
I have PBX in a Flash set up to create a daily backup and FTP the file to a Windows server. But how do I get rid of the old …
PBX in a Flash as a Virtual Machine, Take 2: Hyper-V
Back in November 2008, I blogged about Setting Up PBX in a Flash, Part 1: Configuring a Virtual Machine. That article discussed running PBX in a Flash (PiaF) under Microsoft …
Monitoring CentOS Linux with Kaseya
I’m doing a trial of Kaseya 2008 hosted by the good folks at Virtual Administrator. I want to monitor my PBX in a Flash (PiaF) server, which runs under CentOS …
Using an APC UPS with PBX in a Flash
Today a client had a power outage. Although the PBX in a Flash (PiaF) server was on an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS), the outage lasted long enough that the PiaF …
Keeping Asterisk Traffic Inside the VPN
No DTMF I’m setting up a new PBX in a Flash (PiaF) machine running Asterisk 1.4.21.2. I’m testing it by calling in with SJPhone across a VPN (the PiaF machine …
Moving PBX in a Flash from a Virtual to a Physical Machine
After running PBX in a Flash (PiaF) in a virtual machine for a few days, I had a couple issues: The system would generate an occasional message “TSC appears to …