On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 09:56:42 -0700, m0gely <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Tim Driggers wrote: > > > - OS: Try something other than FBSD. I see better performance running > > my servers natively on linux, instead of running them through an > > emulator on fbsd. > > It's not emulation. Do your research. And in documented cases FreeBSD > has run some Linux apps faster than Linux could. Game servers even.
My apologies for not saying Linux binary compatibility. I have run servers both ways, as mentioned above. I am also aware of many people who claim that FreeBSD has a higher performance when running a dedicated game server than linux does, but I obviously didnt do my research as you say. Can you give me some site examples with performance numbers that back the claim up? Maybe with your input I will be convinced to switch back to fbsd. > > > - Logs/MapChanges/etc: writing a ton of logs to the local drive is > > another slow point (goes back to number 1 about the speed and > > stability of your hdd). I currently write my logs to a SAN to take > > load off the local disk. Map changes will introduce lag unless you > > have a very fast drive. > > This is crap. If you have 4 servers running w/ lots of slots open on > one machine with log detail set to 3, you might get 4M of logs written > total in about 1/2 hour? If your disk can't handle that then get > something made in the last 10 years. This is basically what i said (re: speed and stability of hdd). Thank you Captain Redundancy. Other reasons to use a SAN (or mounted log drive) include massive statistical analysis without lag. I notice you didnt agree that map changes on one server introduce lag on another server. Way to point out what's wrong without pointing out what's right. I appreciate your alternative point of view. td _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
