[cod] [coduo] 64-bit linux and cod/coduo servers, cod2

Geoff Goas gitman at gmail.com
Fri Sep 9 20:49:53 EDT 2005


i need another server for different global positioning, not because
i'm running out of resources

On 9/9/05, Dallas Crandall <dallas at crd-dwc.com> wrote:
> I have run up to 3 UO & 1 COD servers on the same Linux FC4 box. It is a
> Athalon 550 with 256 megs of mem. 
> I have not been able to do more then one server on any Windows server I
> manage. I am currently installing a BF-Linux server on the same box. It is
> not a power house but for 10 players, a server,  on a cable modem, it does
> OK. If you want to check it out, it is listed as Srv#1 For Sale Cheap and
> Srv#2 www.crd-dwc.com in the server list on COD.
>  
> When COD2 is released It will go on a new PC.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Mark J. DeFilippis 
> To: cod at icculus.org 
> Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 5:52 AM
> Subject: Re: [cod] [coduo] 64-bit linux and cod/coduo servers, cod2
> 
> 
> You are thinking you will need a separate server for COD2?
> I have heard almost nothing.  The quiet is deafening, I think is
> the cliche.
> 
> I currently have running on a P3.2Ghz, 1GB, 1 UO ALL weapons, 3 COD ( 1 is
> CoDaM)
> on a Dual P4 2.8Ghz, 4GB, NonReg BF2, 3UO, 2COD, 1 UT2004. All running RH
> 2.4 w/ 2.6SMP.
> 
> Even when the BF2 fills up w/ 32 people (Which Rarely happens, but does get
> to 10-12, and one popular UO is busy 24x7 (Omaha Beach), there is no lag
> and plenty of CPU left.
> 
> I am wondering if I will need another server, not so much for CPU, but
> memory.
> I wouldn't run it on the single Processor, but on the Dual, I suspect memory
> may be the issue. When all is up and running and a few servers are busy
> at one time, free mem gets as low as 300MB. Of course it is all cached,
> and can be freed up as needed, but not something you want to have happen
> on the server actively.  When busy, keeping memory pages available for
> addl players allocated, etc. is key to keeping it lag free. Of course
> there are the brief 70%+ CPU spikes, but for the most part, even when
> busy total CPU rarely exceeds 30%.
> 
> I was thinking something may go... COD, UO, or are folks thinking COD2
> will be so different, (or perhaps another BF2) and I would need another
> box?
> 
> If I got to add another P4, anyone know where to get single CPU P4's,
> 3.2GHz, 1GB
> under $100/mo?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Mark
> 
> At 01:32 AM 9/8/2005, you wrote:
> thanks
> 
> On 9/8/05, Brian Dessent <brian at dessent.net> wrote:
> > Geoff Goas wrote:
> > 
> > > an AMD 64 3200+. my question is this: are the linux binaries for cod
> > > and coduo compatible with a 64-bit operating system such as Centos 64?
> > > or should i request that a 32-bit OS be installed instead.
> > 
> > The linux binaries are 32 bit only, but that should be okay because most
> > every 64 bit linux distro is bi-arch and should be able to run them.
> > 
> > Brian
> > 
> 
> 
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Mark J. DeFilippis                    defilm at acm.org
>                                       defilm at ieee.org
> 
> 
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