I don't have exact numbers, but I've run srcds both natively and under ESXi on a PowerEdge server. Under both I was able to run multiple instances, no issues. I saw no difference in performance playing on the servers, but once again I don't have numbers to back it up.
On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 11:07 AM, Claudio Beretta <[email protected] > wrote: > HiI'd like to know your experiences with running srcds in a virtualized > environment. Searching mail-archive for past discussions about this subject > didn't provide a reliable conclusion to this topic. > From what i understand, only hypervisors such as ESXi, XEN (and maybe > Hyper-V) are suitable to be used for game servers because they should be > the > ones that introduce the lower overhead and response delay. > Having a minor performance loss is fine, as long as no noticeable jitter is > introduced or ping is increased.Has anyone had a chance to test these > products and compare srcds performance on the same machine when virtualized > and when running on the bare metal? > Provided that the machine can handle it, do you know if it is possible to > virtualize tickrate100, 1000fps CSS servers? Not that i want to do that, > but > if it can be done.. anything can be done :-) > > best regards, > Claudio > _______________________________________________ > 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
