From ba6b7abe610ff7907f539f6bf7bc69cc561b884e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michiel van Baak Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2008 21:12:36 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] document var_metric so no bugreports will come in when it's actually a configuration issue. (issue #12151) Reported and patched by: caio1982 1.4 patch by me git-svn-id: https://origsvn.digium.com/svn/asterisk/branches/1.4@106178 65c4cc65-6c06-0410-ace0-fbb531ad65f3 --- doc/realtime.txt | 14 ++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/realtime.txt b/doc/realtime.txt index a6ce28f82e..cc90e5f71d 100644 --- a/doc/realtime.txt +++ b/doc/realtime.txt @@ -41,6 +41,20 @@ modules that read configurations, there's no difference between a static file in the file system, like extensions.conf, and a configuration loaded from a database. +You just have to always make sure the var_metric values are properly set and +ordered as you expect in your database server if you're using the static mode +with ARA (either sequentially or with the same var_metric value for everybody). + +If you have an option that depends on another one in a given configuration +file (i.e, 'musiconhold' depending on 'agent' from agents.conf) but their +var_metric are not sequential you'll probably get default values being assigned for +those options instead of the desired ones. You can still use the same +var_metric for all entries in your DB, just make sure the entries +are recorded in an order that does not break the option dependency. + +That doesn't happen when you use a static file in the file system. Although +this might be interpreted as a bug or limitation, it is not. + * Realtime SIP friends ---------------------- The SIP realtime objects are users and peers that are loaded in memory