The only time I've seen that error with imagecfg, I was able to get around it by using the full path to the executable:
imagecfg -a 0x1 D:\tf2_2fort\orangebox\srcds.exe -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andreas Grimm Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 7:23 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [hlds] TF2 server Affinity issue, Memory leak & Performance stats I have tried imagecfg on my win2003 server ... Here my results: ------------------------ D:\tf2_2fort\orangebox>imagecfg -u srcds.exe srcds.exe contains no configuration information srcds.exe contains a Subsystem Version of 4.0 srcds.exe updated with the following configuration information: Image can only run in uni-processor mode on multi-processor systems Image can only run in uni-processor mode on multi-processor systems D:\tf2_2fort\orangebox>imagecfg -a 0x1 srcds.exe srcds.exe contains no configuration information srcds.exe contains a Subsystem Version of 4.0 Image can only run in uni-processor mode on multi-processor systems srcds.exe updated with the following configuration information: Process Affinity Mask: 00000001 IMAGECFG: Unable to update configuration information in image. ------------------------- Andreas > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Durand > Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 1:45 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [hlds] TF2 server Affinity issue, Memory leak & > Performance stats > > Has anyone else tried to set the affinity with imagecfg.exe? > I can do it with no problems. -Mike -----Original > Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > "[??R] The-/<iller" Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 4:02 > PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [hlds] TF2 > server Affinity issue, Memory leak & Performance stats Mike > Durand wrote: > You could have a separate install for each > server or you could copy srcds.exe to srcds-cpu1.exe, > srcds-cpu2.exe, etc. and set the affinity for each with > imagecfg.exe. > > > > I'm going to experiment more and see if > adding -threads 1 to the command line of a TF DS causes it to > behave like a CSS DS. In looking at the code there is a > chance that it may and that would be a better solution for > you than having to mess with the affinity. > > > > -Mike > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Steven Hartland > > Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 3:23 > PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: > [hlds] TF2 server Affinity issue, Memory leak & Performance > stats > > > > Unfortunately this wouldn't help at all as all > the servers would then be stuck on a different CPU as there > is only one srcds.exe > > > > I know its a big ask but is > there an ETA on fix for this as its crippling our capacity to > run TF2 servers :( > > > > Regards > > Steve > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Mike Durand" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: > <[email protected]> > > Sent: Wednesday, September > 19, 2007 9:46 PM > > Subject: RE: [hlds] TF2 server Affinity > issue, Memory leak & Performance stats > > > > > > Hi- > > > > > That's weird because I just did a test and imagecfg did > properly force srcds.exe to whatever CPU I chose. Here's my > result: > > > > D:\Dev\mdurand_main>imagecfg -a 0x2 > C:\srcds\orangebox\srcds.exe > > C:\srcds\orangebox\srcds.exe > contains no configuration information > > > C:\srcds\orangebox\srcds.exe contains a Subsystem Version of > 4.0 > > C:\srcds\orangebox\srcds.exe updated with the > following configuration information: > > Process Affinity > Mask: 00000002 > > > > Does anyone else get this failure when > running imagecfg.exe? > > > > Also, if you add the command > line option -threads 1 the dedicated server won't try to take > advantage of the other threads on the > > system so then each > server will stay segregated on whatever core you started them > on. > > > > C:\srcds\orangebox>srcds.exe -game tf -threads 1 > > > > > -Mike > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > "[??R] The-/<iller" > > Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 > 10:23 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: > [hlds] TF2 server Affinity issue, Memory leak & Performance > stats > > > > DLinkOZ wrote: > > >> Would a program such as > imagecfg not get around the affinity issue? I've >> > > >> > used I for quite some time to get my other Valve servers > (HL1/2) onto other >> > > >> cores/processors when they > wanted to all stick to the first they found. >> > > > > > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> > > >> From: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > >> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Steven Hartland >> > > >> Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 > 11:00 AM >> > > >> To: [email protected] >> > > >> > Subject: [hlds] TF2 server Affinity issue, Memory leak & > Performance stats >> > > > > >> This is a multi-part message > in MIME format. >> > > >> -- >> > > >> Affinity Issue >> > > > >> First off so people are aware the current server will only > work on the first >> > > >> core of any multi core machines. > I'm assuming this is >> > > >> due to the server threads > having affinity set on them but this obviously >> > > >> > causes major issues on multi CPU / Core machines. I've >> > > > >> dropped Valve a mail about this, so I hope they can make a > fix available >> > > >> quickly. >> > > > > >> In the mean > time those who are running servers on SMP machines should >> > > > >> significantly reduce the number of servers on their > machines >> > > >> to ensure that the first core is not > overloaded and hence seriously >> > > >> impacting gameplay. > >> > > > > > > >> Memory leak >> > > >> Seems the current > server has a bit of a memory leak which can be seen below. >> > > > > > >> Team Fortress 2 - Performance @ 2.66Ghz Core2 >> > > > > > >> As you can see memory ( the orange line ) is > constantly rising as play >> > > >> continues. This is not > the same on a server which doesn't >> > > >> have players so > its either a play based leak or a player join / leave based > >> > > >> leak. >> > > > > >> CPU Usage >> > > >> With > respect to performance TF2's current CPU usage is on the high > side with >> > > >> a 24 player TF2 using about the same as a > 32 player >> > > >> ET:QW server so it would be nice to see > if some optimisation can be done to >> > > >> bring this down > an so keep the cost down. >> > > > > >> Network performance > >> > > >> Network performance is good as usual with 105 > player slots peaking @ 5Mbps >> > > >> so each client using ~ > 47Kbps. >> > > > > >> Team Fortress 2 - Bandwidth peak = 105 > Player slots >> > > > > >> Regards >> > > >> Steve >> > > > > > > > >> > ================================================ >> > > >> > This e.mail is private and confidential between Multiplay > (UK) Ltd. and the >> > > >> person or entity to whom it is > addressed. 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