High Availability Asterisk and FreePBX on Microsoft Azure
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The document provides an overview of using Asterisk for Voice over IP (VoIP) services on Azure, highlighting its scalability, flexibility, and integration with various communication devices. It outlines key features, including high availability, easy deployment, and multi-location support while also detailing the setup process for creating a high availability (HA) environment using Azure's resources. The presentation concludes with tips for ensuring proper function and monitoring of the Asterisk setup.
![Field tips and tricks
• Enable Asterisk’s TCP 5060 Ports for Azure Cloud monitoring.
• Since Azure monitors HTTP or TCP ports only
• Enable a daemon service [demo] to monitor Asterisk
• In case Asterisk goes down, initiate failover/failback
• All other ports should then be “instructed” by the TCP 5060 via Azure,
• You might want to enable individual ports for SSH
• But you cannot use the same public facing port twice](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/haasteriskonazure-v2-141211020853-conversion-gate02/85/High-Availability-Asterisk-and-FreePBX-on-Microsoft-Azure-34-320.jpg)
High Availability Asterisk and FreePBX on Microsoft Azure
- 1. HA Asterisk on Azure Magic Azure! Sanjay|Anthony @astiostech.com Copyright 2014 © Astiostech Sdn Bhd. For informational purposes only. No warranties of any kind are made and you have to verify all information before relying on it. You can re-use this presentation as long as you read, agree, and follow the guidelines described in the “Comments” field in File/Properties.
- 2. Readme • Microsoft MVP in Enterprise Security • Over 10 years of experience with Open Source, Microsoft Technology and Security related speaking engagements • Very focused with over 8 years experience with Asterisk and Nagios • Built one of the first VaaS in Malaysia using cloud tech • Built various products and solutions on private labels and OSS
- 3. Introduction To Asterisk • Enterprise PBX functionalities • Integration with computers • Relatively large scalability • Connects to lots and lots of other communication devices • Human interaction (interactive) • Customizable for most needs
- 4. Introduction To Asterisk • Become a call center • Enable IP features (e.g. SIP to cost saving gateways) • Bridge using IP between remote offices (free calls) • Voicemail/VMtoEmail services • Integrate to CRM/Database/Software
- 5. Introduction To Asterisk • Multiparty voice and video conferencing • Bridge to Skype/Gtalk • Enable a digital receptionist / directory • Have a remote office / DR office setup • Call accounting/auditing/management • Text to speech • Connect anywhere, anytime • Call recording, and many more..
- 6. Introduction to Asterisk Google Talk H.323 IAX™ (Inter-Asterisk eXchange) Jingle/XMPP MGCP (Media Gateway Control Protocol SCCP (Cisco® Skinny®) SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) Skype UNIStim Caller ID on Call Waiting Calling Cards Conference Bridging Database Store / Retrieve Database Integration Dial by Name Direct Inward System Access Distinctive Ring Distributed Universal Number Discovery Do Not Disturb E911 ENUM AGI (Asterisk Gateway Interface) RESTFUL API Graphical Call Manager Outbound Call Spooling Predictive Dialer TCP/IP Management Interface TDMoE (Time Division Multiplex over Ethernet) Allows direct connection of Asterisk PBX Zero latency Uses commodity Ethernet hardware Voice-over IP Allows for integration of physically separate installations Uses commonly deployed data connections Allows a unified dialplan across multiple offices AT&T 4ESS EuroISDN PRI and BRI Lucent 5ESS National ISDN 1 National ISDN 2 NFAS Nortel DMS100 Q.SIG
- 7. Key Concepts Sanjay W
- 8. Asterisk on cloud – Voice as a Service • Features • Easy deployment • Scalability • Secure by implementation • No voice distortion / quality issues • Can be deployed across multi geo locations • Plug and play for customers/users • Number follows you anywhere you go • Enablers • Current telcos providing VoIP PSTN in and out • Many hundreds of international bulk voice providers to choose from • Multi route for resilience • Location independent • Low cost of ownership • Extremely high broadband penetration rate • Negligible latency
- 9. Asterisk on Azure – Why Azure? • Designed for Noobs (like me) • Not a MVP for Azure • Customer satisfaction • No complaints • Supported with multiple Open Source OS flavors • We personally prefer Debian and Ubuntu • Has its own HA/LB method (explained later) • Extremely Fast, Extremely Scalable • Geographically suitable for Malaysia • Singapore, Hong Kong
- 10. Asterisk on Azure – Why Azure? • Assume from here on, we are on the farther POP, Hong Kong • We deliberately did that for worst-case-scenarios • Latency is negligible (using SIP with uLaw, no compression, no encapsulation, no encryption) • Singapore was around 40ms-60ms • Hong Kong was around 70ms-80ms • ITU-T recommendation latency is 150ms for voice traffic (and 250ms roundtrip) • Low packet loss rate • Approximately 0.1%
- 11. Asterisk on Azure – Why Azure? • Easy management UX • Adding ports was slow, otherwise, everything else is fast • Build mobile solutions out from Azure • Connect to an AD ready Azure • For Authentication, Authorization on Asterisk • Unification of credentials, integration • Shared resources like disks can be helpful to share commonly used resources such as static configurations, etc.. • Easy Backup / Restore operations
- 12. Our Demo Azure Asterisk HA • Distributed computing within Azure • Two SIP servers • One DB server (could also be 2 if we had more time) • Can also add proxies – But we didn’t have time • Can also add firewalls – But we didn’t have time • We use pfSense firewall in XML cluster mode for hacker bashing • Comes with firewalls, IPS/IDS and lots of other networking goodies • Uses Azure Cloud HA for targeting • Typically we use another method (explained later) • Uses common and easy HA methods on Linux
- 13. Our Demo Azure Public Network Asterisk Master Asterisk Slave Asterisk HA Asterisk Configurator DB Azure Cloud HA Telco A Telco B
- 14. Alternative Design Azure Asterisk HA Public Network pfSense 1 Proxy Kamailio Proxy Kamailio Asterisk Master Asterisk Slave DB Slave Azure Cloud HA Telco A Telco B DB Master pfSense 1 Virtual DMZ
- 15. Our Demo Azure Asterisk HA Logical Illustration SIP USER PUBLIC LAYER AZURE CLOUD LAYER TCP PROBE WHICH ACTIVE SERVER RUNNING TCP 5060 WHICH ACTIVE SERVER RUNNING TCP 5060 ACTIIVE SERVER CONNECTS TO CONFIG DB
- 16. Components in Demo Azure Asterisk • Asterisk 1.8 or higher • FreePBX 2.11 or higher • MySQL 5 • PHP • Heartbeat • DRBD • Tiny script to monitor safe_asterisk • Azure depends on port TCP5060 • Asterisk opens port TCP5060 • So, its really good to monitor Asterisk
- 17. Setup Details Anthony Ho
- 18. Steps to build Asterisk HA on Azure Checklist • Setup 3 Virtual Machines (VM) in Azure. • Assigning the VMs with the same cloud service. • Creating the necessary End points. • Attaching an Empty Disk on each VM. • Installation of Astiostech’s Asterisk Business Telephony • Installation of Astiostech’s High Availability Package.
- 19. Steps to build Asterisk HA on Azure • Setup 3 Azure Ubuntu VM
- 20. Steps to build Asterisk HA on Azure • Use the same Cloud Service on the Second and third VM
- 21. Steps to build Asterisk HA on Azure • Create end points and check “CREATE A LOAD-BALANCED SET” to failover the necessary ports else leave it to run normally.
- 22. 10 Steps to build Asterisk HA on Azure • Create an empty disk on two of the Asterisk VMs and attach it once done.
- 23. Steps to build Asterisk HA on Azure • Installation of Astiostech’s Asterisk Business Telephony package. • MySQL database will be installed into the dedicated MySQL database server. ASTIOSTECH BTEL PBX FOP2 FreePBX MonAST APACHE * ASTERISK MYSQL LINUX OS
- 24. Steps to build Asterisk HA on Azure
- 25. Steps to build Asterisk HA on Azure
- 26. Steps to build Asterisk HA on Azure There are 2 major components in our HA package 1. Heartbeat • Heartbeat is a daemon that provides cluster infrastructure (communication and membership) services to its clients. 2. DRBD
- 27. Steps to build Asterisk HA on Azure DRBD refers to block devices designed as a building block to form high availability (HA) clusters. This is done by mirroring a whole block device via an assigned network. DRBD can be understood as network based raid-1.
- 28. Demo Overview SLAVE heartbeat Replication TM MASTER (ACTIVE) astiosmaster.cloudapp.net Ext: 1000 Ext: 1001 Anthony s Cell Phone
- 29. Demo calling from Master server • Ext.1000 Calling Ext.1001 • Outbound Calls – Ext.1000 calling an external number. • Inbound Calls - An external caller calling in to the Extension 1001. SLAVE heartbeat Replication TM MASTER (ACTIVE) astiosmaster.cloudapp.net Ext: 1000 Ext: 1001 Anthony s Cell Phone
- 30. Demo Failover (Master -> Slave)
- 31. Demo calling from Slave server • Asterisk PBX Fails over to the SLAVE server. • PBX Phone function will just work like normal. SLAVE (ACTIVE) heartbeat Replication TM MASTER astiosmaster.cloudapp.net Ext: 1000 Ext: 1001 Anthony s Cell Phone
- 32. Failback and quick test
- 34. Field tips and tricks • Enable Asterisk’s TCP 5060 Ports for Azure Cloud monitoring. • Since Azure monitors HTTP or TCP ports only • Enable a daemon service [demo] to monitor Asterisk • In case Asterisk goes down, initiate failover/failback • All other ports should then be “instructed” by the TCP 5060 via Azure, • You might want to enable individual ports for SSH • But you cannot use the same public facing port twice
- 35. Q&A & Thank You Copyright 2014 © Astiostech Sdn Bhd. For informational purposes only. No warranties of any kind are made and you have to verify all information before relying on it. You can re-use this presentation as long as you read, agree, and follow the guidelines described in the “Comments” field in File/Properties. Openness is the future of computing..