You should also consider running vmstat 1, will give you some really good info. Make sure the system doesn't start swapping, which I highly doubt it will.
On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 8:52 AM, Ronny Schedel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > So you have a magic box ;-) > > > And yet it _is_ lag free and smooth... > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > >> Of Ronny Schedel > >> Sent: 26 November 2008 16:28 > >> To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list > >> Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] -fork configuration tip > >> > >> > >> You have only 4 cores, with a load of 8 your server is > >> overloaded. CPU usage does not matter these days, any new > >> multicore CPU can handle Source servers. > >> If you want lag free and smooth servers, your load average > >> should not exceed your amount of cores. > >> > >> > >> > Our load average goes up to about 8. Given that we're running 12 > >> > instances on a quad-core, this doesn't bother me, and certainly > >> > performance is fine... > >> > I've seen the blood spatter effect too, but I don't think that's > >> > specifically performance related, it's just a glitch ;) > >> > > >> >> -----Original Message----- > >> >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >> Sent: 26 November 2008 15:50 > >> >> To: hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com > >> >> Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] -fork configuration tip > >> >> > >> >> I've got a similar box to yours; dual Xeon running at 2.4 or > >> >> 2.5 GHz and 2 GB of RAM. I'm running 4 L4D servers at the moment, > >> >> although only 3 are open to the public. The last one is > >> limited to a > >> >> Steam group. > >> >> > >> >> I've found that my load averages can peak above 4 when two > >> or more of > >> >> the servers are running Versus mode. My guess is that the memory > >> >> speed and/or the speed of the system bus is probably impacting the > >> >> ability to move data through. This box is about 5 or 6 > >> years old at > >> >> this point. > >> >> > >> >> Oddly enough, loads that high don't seem to affect gameplay > >> >> significantly. > >> >> I've seen wierd effects, though. For example, I once saw > >> and heard > >> >> the flying blood splatter from a Hunter attack about 5 > >> seconds after > >> >> we killed him. It's also not uncommon for me to occasionally see > >> >> several second delays in weapon ammo updates after reloading. > >> >> > >> >> At this point, I'm seriously considering converting one of > >> the public > >> >> servers back to Steam group until Valve sorts out how to give some > >> >> more control back to server owners. That would give me 2 > >> public and > >> >> 2 semi-private. > >> >> > >> >> Frankly, I'd much rather be running no more than one versus server > >> >> anyhow as our Steam group already has a dedicated box for versus > >> >> play. > >> >> > >> >> There are 3 of us supplying hardware at the moment in our Steam > >> >> group. The other two guys are running just single > >> instances, giving > >> >> us 6 servers in total. Both of theirs are set up to be public, > >> >> though. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > Message: 4 > >> >> > Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:39:28 +0000 > >> >> > From: "Neil Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> >> > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] -fork configuration tip > >> >> > To: "Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list" > >> >> > <hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com> > >> >> > Message-ID: > >> >> > > >> >> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> >> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > >> >> > > >> >> > How many servers can be run ? I have -fork 4 atm running on > >> >> ram: 2GB, CPU: > >> >> > dual Xeon 2.66GHz and all seems to be well. > >> >> > > >> >> > Just wondering how many I could take it too without > >> >> affecting performance. > >> >> > > >> >> > thanks > >> >> > Neil > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> _______________________________________________ > >> >> 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
