-- [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] Anyone got a supercomputer I can buy? I'm looking in the $4-5k range.
:P I must agree, it's been the same, it keeps increasing, more-so on linux, but still it's bad on both types of machines. It's annoying when you can sell a certain amount of servers one day and then after an update you have to drop half of them onto another box. Grr. On 3/24/07, Whisper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > -- > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] > I'm sorry, everybodys CPU is getting crushed by SRCDS. > > We used to be able to run 40 player 100 tickrate CS SRCDS's on Opteron > 270's > (1 SRCDS per Core) with plugins on Windows 2000 & 2003 > > We are now running 20 player 66 tickrate CS SRCDS's on the same hardware > with only some Matties scripts and Metamod. > > You guys on Linux seem to be suffering even more than us Windows guys, but > never the less, everybody is hurting regardless of hardware/OS > combinations. > > Sorry > > On 3/24/07, Deacon - Digital Gaming eXtreme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Thanks Whisper. I used your server guide for my base configs and then > > tweak them a bit for my Core3 servers. I'm just having a hard time > > accepting that a dual opteron is getting crushed. > > > > Next question, does anyone have any suggestions for systems/OS? > > > > On a side note, I did use taskset to set CPU affinity. While the choke > > was still present the game did seem to run a bit nicer. I noticed that > > studder/rubber band lag was reduced. > > > > -D > > > > > > Whisper wrote: > > > -- > > > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] > > > DoD is a HLDS based game and tickrate 33 doesn't apply (At least I > hope > > it > > > doesn't apply in your case) > > > DoD:S is a Source based game and the default tickerate is 66. Most > CS:S > > > servers effectively default to 66 tickrate as well, since 33 tickrate > > has > > > proven to be a quite horrible end user experience. > > > > > > On 3/24/07, Deacon - Digital Gaming eXtreme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >> Thanks. So the next question is, how bad will the DOD and DODS > servers > > >> perform w/ tickrates of 33? > > >> > > >> -D > > >> > > >> Samuel Collinson wrote: > > >> > > >>> Increasing the kernel refreshrate will only put more load on your > > >>> server. You will need to either decrease the number of slots you are > > >>> serving or decrease the tick/ticrates for the servers. > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> Deacon - Digital Gaming eXtreme wrote: > > >>> > > >>>> I agree w/ that. The question is, is there a way to reduce CPU > usage > > >>>> w/o affecting game play? Would a 1000 Hz kernel help here or would > I > > >>>> only gain a small amount of CPU back? Compared to new processors > the > > >>>> Opti 246s aren't the best, but they are work horses that usually do > > the > > >>>> job. That being said, has anyone else run more then 3 32 slot > > DODS/DOD > > >>>> servers on the same machine and if so, did they lag? > > >>>> > > >>>> On my connection, DSL 6.0/768, I usually have less than 5 choke, > but > > w/ > > >>>> a good spike I see 25+. Also, players complain that their > scoreboard > > >>>> ping is over 200 when all servers are full. Overall I don't think > > the > > >>>> boxes are performing that bad seeing as their procs are both over > 90% > > >>>> used, but the end users have issues so I have to address them. > > >>>> > > >>>> -D > > >>>> > > >>>> Ian mu wrote: > > >>>> > > >>>>> -- > > >>>>> [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] > > >>>>> Looks to me from the cpu usage you're probably overloading them. > > >>>>> > > >>>>> On 3/23/07, Deacon - Digital Gaming eXtreme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>>> My servers lag. It doesn't get more simple than that. This has > > >>>>>> been an > > >>>>>> on-going issue w/ my systems for some time now and I'm turning to > > the > > >>>>>> community for assistance. > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> I'm running Fedora Core 3 (2.6.12-1.1381_FC3smp #1 SMP) with my > Hz > > >>>>>> > > >> set > > >> > > >>>>>> to 500 (or so it appears). > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> procs -----------memory---------- ---swap-- -----io---- > --system-- > > >>>>>> ----cpu---- > > >>>>>> r b swpd free buff cache si so bi bo in cs > > >>>>>> us sy > > >>>>>> id wa > > >>>>>> 1 0 112 160480 129556 842064 0 0 4 0 4 2 > > >>>>>> 50 4 > > >>>>>> 46 0 > > >>>>>> 2 0 112 160480 129556 842064 0 0 0 0 7704 > *557 > > >>>>>> > > >> *89 > > >> > > >>>>>> 7 5 0 > > >>>>>> 3 0 112 160480 129556 842064 0 0 0 0 7728 > *555* > > >>>>>> > > >> 90 > > >> > > >>>>>> 5 5 0 > > >>>>>> 3 0 112 160480 129556 842064 0 0 0 32 8008 > *501* > > >>>>>> > > >> 91 > > >> > > >>>>>> 6 3 0 > > >>>>>> 16 0 112 160604 129556 842324 0 0 0 0 7507 > > >>>>>> *479* 93 > > >>>>>> 6 2 0 > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> My servers are: > > >>>>>> Dual Opteron 246 > > >>>>>> 10K HDD > > >>>>>> 2 GB RAM > > >>>>>> 100 Mbps NIC > > >>>>>> Layered Tech and EZZI.net data centers. > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> The main server I'm worried about runs the following games: > > >>>>>> 2 x 32 DODS (Mani Admin Plugin v1.2BetaR,, MetaMod:Source v1.3d, > > >>>>>> Stripper v1.1a, Valve Anti-Cheat, SteamBans SouRCe v2.4) > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> 1 x 32 DOD (LogMod v0.8.0.0, ChickenMod v1.4, AMXMODX v1.75a, > > MetaMod > > >>>>>> v1.19p28, Valve Anti-Cheat, SteamBans SeRVer v3.4) > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> 1 x 20 Dystopia v1.1 (Valve Anti-Cheat) > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> For the servers I'm running: > > >>>>>> sys_ticrates/ticrate of 66 > > >>>>>> heapsize of 131072 (256*512). I've also used 262144 (512*512). > > >>>>>> fps_max 300 > > >>>>>> sv_maxrate 25000 > > >>>>>> sv_maxupdaterate 66 > > >>>>>> sv_minrate 500 > > >>>>>> sv_minupdaterate 10 > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> I'm looking at load average: 4.20, 4.20, 4.26 <--- wicked high > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> Cpu0 : 91.8% us, 2.3% sy, 0.0% ni, 2.0% id, 0.0% wa, 0.7%hi, > > >>>>>> 3.3%si > > >>>>>> Cpu1 : 93.8% us, 3.6% sy, 0.0% ni, 2.3% id, 0.0% wa, 0.0%hi, > > >>>>>> 0.3%si > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> 17992 USERNAME 15 0 261m 151m 14m S 55.7 7.5 6363:04 > > >>>>>> srcds_amd > > >>>>>> 25064 USERNAME 15 0 255m 143m 13m S 54.1 7.1 857:40.21 > > >>>>>> srcds_amd > > >>>>>> 1795 USERNAME 16 0 181m 104m 11m R 47.9 5.2 282: > > 33.47srcds_amd > > >>>>>> 9831 USERNAME 16 0 184m 172m 9328 R 34.4 8.5 186: > 12.78hlds_amd > > >>>>>> 9833 USERNAME 15 0 184m 172m 9328 S 0.3 8.5 0: > 23.55hlds_amd > > >>>>>> <-- I hate that this always appears > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> For server mgmt I'm using TCAdmin. > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> I see other servers running multiple games on the same machine, > but > > >>>>>> I'm > > >>>>>> curious if my HW is the problem or if it is a config issue. Any > > >>>>>> thoughts on what the issue might be? > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> Thanks, > > >>>>>> Deacon (Not Eric) > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> _______________________________________________ > > >>>>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > >>>>>> > > >> archives, > > >> > > >>>>>> please visit: > > >>>>>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>> -- > > >>>>> > > >>>>> _______________________________________________ > > >>>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > >>>>> archives, please visit: > > >>>>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>> _______________________________________________ > > >>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > archives, > > >>>> please visit: > > >>>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>> _______________________________________________ > > >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, > > >>> please visit: > > >>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, > > >> please visit: > > >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > >> > > >> > > > -- > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > please visit: > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > > -- > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > -- _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
