I took this discussion off list, check your inbox :) mauirixxx
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of J T Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 12:02 PM To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] l4d Dedicated server notes I haven't used esx at all, just xen. Which I like a lot. Just wondering if its worth trying out. Thanks. On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 1:42 PM, Rick Payton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Previously used vmware server under windows, so I was used to vmware. My > buddy in California runs ESX on an 8 CPU IBM x445, and showed me how to > use it and create VM's and whatnot. So when the free esxi became > available, I checked it out, and stuck with it, since it came out a week > before our new server arrived here at work. > > And I really, really like it. I converted our other (identical) server > to ESXi and haven't looked back. > > mauirixxx > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of J T > Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 10:22 AM > To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] l4d Dedicated server notes > > Why not xen? > > On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 11:57 AM, Rick Payton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > Ahh silly me converting both my dual quad xeon 5405's w/ 8GB to ESX > > hosts :/ > > > > mauirixxx > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris > > Green > > Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 9:11 AM > > To: 'Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list' > > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] l4d Dedicated server notes > > > > Is anyone out there successfully running >40 servers on one box? > > Milton's data from our servers is that (at least on an 8-core xeon > > system with 8gb of ram), >40 should be workable. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Milton > > Ngan > > Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 12:41 AM > > To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list > > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] l4d Dedicated server notes > > > > Currently I am running the vanilla Lenny kernel. I have not done any > > tuning to it yet. If it looks like there is a need then we will. But > > right now we are happy with the performance we can get out of the > > system, there is no need to try and further optimize it. > > > > M. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Saint > K. > > Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 9:55 PM > > To: 'Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list' > > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] l4d Dedicated server notes > > > > Hi, > > > > Thanks for sharing the information. One more question for this, have > you > > made any specific changes to the kernel, or is it just a base install > > from > > Lenny? > > > > Cheers > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Milton > > Ngan > > Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 12:58 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [hlds_linux] l4d Dedicated server notes > > > > I have been working with Chris to get all of the dedicated servers up > > and > > running with the new features. > > > > What I have been using to host dedicated servers for L4D is: > > > > 2x 2.66 GHz Core 2 Quad (Yorkfield) or 2x 2.5GHz LV Core 2 Quad > > (Yorkfield) > > 8GB RAM > > Debian Lenny (2.6.26-1-amd64) > > > > On this configuration I have been able to run 40 instances of the L4D > > dedicated server supporting 120-140 players simultaneously. With Vs > > mode, > > this number will increase with no noticeable change in performance. > > > > The typical command line I am using to start up the servers in -fork > > mode > > looks like this: > > > > ./srcds_run \ > > -game left4dead \ > > -ip 1.1.1.1\ > > -netconport 9000+##\ > > -netconpassword password\ > > -steamport 27690+##\ > > +hostname My_L4D_Server_##\ > > +sv_tags reservable\ > > +exec server/##.cfg\ > > +map l4d_dem_hospital01_apartment\ > > -fork 40 > > > > I think what Chris forgot to mention was that the ## syntax can be > used > > in > > an expression. So here rather than just substituting the instance > number > > in, > > I am using it to add the value to an existing number. > > > > Someone asked about why -exec ##.cfg didn't work. I would suggest > using > > +exec ##.cfg instead. This is the format I am using and this appears > to > > function correctly. Also, make sure that your files are zero padded to > > two > > digits (i.e 01, 02, etc...). > > > > I also had to do a lot of shuffling around of port numbers to allow 40 > > server instances to run correctly. This is because many of the default > > port > > numbers are too close to one another to support more than about 5-10 > > servers. The ports you need to worry about are: > > > > -netconport > > -steamport > > +clientport > > +hostport > > +tv_port > > +matchmakingport > > +systemlinkport > > > > I control the first two from the command line since they are not > > convars, > > the rest I put into my config files. Just space the port nunbers apart > > so > > there is a gap larger than the number of dedicated servers you intend > to > > run > > on the same box. > > > > Milton > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > > > > -- > --------- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _______________________________________________ > 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 > -- --------- [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ 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
