[cod] Semi off topic: COD rentals

[Chris Adams]

Most GSPs use the fs_homepath and fs_basepath wherever possible afaik.
For games like BF1942 and HL though, symlinking or another similar
method is necessary. We have a central game cache with the files for all
the games that we support on our master server which is then deployed
out to slave boxes, and updates pushed across when necessary by the
system. Servers for CoD for example then just run off the central game
cache with fs_homepath, fs_basepath and fs_userpath.

> Are people using some sort of "virtual linux" installs to run multiple
servers on one box with seperate IP addresses?

No just one linux installation with different ports for the different
servers. Sometimes we chuck another few IPs on a box so that more people
can get the default ports. This is easily done by adding a virtual
interface in the network configuration (man ifconfig)

Hope that cleared a few things up :)

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-----Original Message-----
From: Nathan P. [mailto:natedog550 at hotmail.com] 
Sent: 24 September 2004 22:28
To: cod at icculus.org
Subject: RE: [cod] Semi off topic: COD rentals

I saw peeps doing exactly what you do there also.  But I found this site
where a guy was talking about symlinks:
http://gameadmins.com/modules.php?name=Sections&op=viewarticle&artid=27

Thought I'd give it a try and it works nice.

One thing I'm wondering is I keep seeing where peeps are limiting their
clients disk space.  Do you think they're using Disk Quotas for that?

--
NateDog


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Glanzer [mailto:glanzer at glanzer-net.com]
> Sent: Friday, September 24, 2004 4:20 PM
> To: cod at icculus.org
> Subject: Re: [cod] Semi off topic: COD rentals
> 
> Hmmm, never thought of using symlinks for the separate instances.
> 
> I use multiple startup command scripts that specify the IP and port on
the
> command line along with a value for "fs_homepath" (+set fs_homepath
> /mypath/codlinux) so that all the logs (server and pb logs) are kept
> separate for each instance.
> 
> --Glanzer
> (Moderator of http://www.codboards.com)
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Nathan P." <natedog550 at hotmail.com>
> To: <cod at icculus.org>
> Sent: Friday, September 24, 2004 5:08 PM
> Subject: RE: [cod] Semi off topic: COD rentals
> 
> 
> > I just had that question recently also.  I did some research on the
> internet
> > and a lot of peeps are doing symlinks.  I tried it with MOH:AA and
it
> works
> > beautifully, not sure if that's the "right" way to do it but it's
pretty
> > cool cause' you have one base install and symlinks in the other
client
> > folders.
> >
> > --
> > NateDog