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Using the Clusterer Module for contact replication

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Summary In this, the second part of a three-part article about the Clusterer Module, I explain how I got on when testing a pair of OpenSIPS Registrar Proxies configured as a highly available cluster. The design, which uses Pacemaker to assign a floating IP to the currently active server, is described in some detail in … Read more


HA Scenarios and the OpenSIPS Clusterer Module

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Summary System reliability and avoidance of down-time are themes that recur time and again with Smartvox customers. In this article I will review some of options available to a system designer who wants to build a highly available OpenSIPS solution, paying particular attention to the new Clusterer module which is at the heart of a set … Read more


Using ClusterLabs Pacemaker with OpenSIPS

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Summary In this article we examine how Pacemaker and Corosync might be used to supercharge OpenSIPS and build a highly available clustered solution. The focus is entirely on High Availability rather than any form of load sharing. This means we are looking for a way to have more than one server contactable on the same IP … Read more


Clustering OpenSIPS for High Availability – Part 3

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In this, part 3, we examine how a virtual IP address can be switched between two Linux servers to provide an active/standby failover and how this impacts on OpenSIPS. Part 2 investigated the implications for far-end NAT traversal of clustering two OpenSIPS servers and concluded that the best solution is the use of a virtual IP address. … Read more


Clustering OpenSIPS for High Availability – Part 2

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In this, part 2, we investigate the implications of using more than one IP address on an OpenSIPS server and how this impacts on far-end NAT traversal. We will also see how the use of a virtual IP address can overcome these problems when clustering two OpenSIPS servers. Part 1 reviewed why we might want … Read more


Clustering OpenSIPS for High Availability – Part 1

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Why cluster OpenSIPS? Unlike Asterisk, a typical OpenSIPS server is able to handle a very large number of simultaneous SIP calls. It is generally very reliable and will keep running for many months, or even years, with little or no attention. As a consequence, it is the preferred choice for many VoIP service providers who … Read more