[Aaug] In the dark

[Jeff Roberts]

There are a hundred ways to skin this cat.  As far as I know asterisk
wont do this itself but since it runs on linux you've got a million
tools to use to make your own system.  You could set up something to
monitor the asterisk log files and watch for a lost registration or
whatever and take action if it sees the right string in the log file.
You could also set a cron job up to place a test call every so often and
take action if the call failed.  That is just scratching the surface I'm
sure.

Jeff Roberts
Adams Companies
Director of Information Systems
Direct: 205-397-9280
Fax: 205-397-9282
Cell: 205-566-1778
jeff.roberts at adamsbrothers.com


-----Original Message-----
From: aaug-bounces at atlaug.com [mailto:aaug-bounces at atlaug.com] On Behalf
Of cfowler
Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 9:02 AM
To: aaug at atlaug.com
Subject: [Aaug] In the dark

My biggest problem with my PBX is that I'm in the dark when it comes to
access.  

For example.  This morning I added an ATA to the system.  I then tried
to dial my extension and wait for it to go to cell-phone.  Well I got
MOH then my voicemail in *.  No attempt to go to cell.  Looking at
syslog I see "Auto-congesting call due to slow response".  In this case
I've lost my trunk to the outside world.  I did not know this.  

To lose the trunk is like someone digging up a T1 line outside the
office.  Now if UDP is connectionless this means I will only know of
trunk failure when I try to make a call.  Maybe I can get * to monitor
my trunk and create an alarm when it fails?  Maybe it can just monitor
the trunk.  I can create my on alarm.


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