Re: [hlds] VMware Advise

2009-02-12 Thread Chad Austin
I managed to get it set up under ESXI and while running an application on another VM that previously severly degraded the game servers, there is no longer any negative affect. The servers run great. Karl Weckstrom wrote: > [Snip] > > PS: Karl, I actually found your instructions on setting up ESX

Re: [hlds] VMware Advise

2009-02-12 Thread Karl Weckstrom
[Snip] PS: Karl, I actually found your instructions on setting up ESXi with FreeNAS and iSCSI last week when I tackled that very subject here at work - it was a very interesting read. I really think you can expand on it that though, if you ever get time :P [/Snip] Mauirixxx, Sorry, I missed th

Re: [hlds] VMware Advise

2009-02-09 Thread Rick Payton
n expand on it that though, if you ever get time :P -Original Message- From: hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com [mailto:hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] On Behalf Of Karl Weckstrom Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 10:34 AM To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list Subject:

Re: [hlds] VMware Advise

2009-02-09 Thread Karl Weckstrom
alvesoftware.com [mailto:hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] On Behalf Of Steven Hartland Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 2:14 PM To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list Subject: Re: [hlds] VMware Advise My must say I haven't tried SRC itself but have tried others and they lag badly due, which

Re: [hlds] VMware Advise

2009-02-09 Thread Steven Hartland
Monday, February 09, 2009 6:12 PM Subject: Re: [hlds] VMware Advise > I'm well aware of the doc. I had to know it backwards and forwards for the > VCDX. > > Trading apps care because of timed trade executions that have to happen at > very specific times/intervals or when trigg

Re: [hlds] VMware Advise

2009-02-09 Thread Karl Weckstrom
009 8:33 AM To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list Subject: Re: [hlds] VMware Advise Any why would trading apps care if time went backwards they are not running world simulations they are simply doing processing, its done when its done. Forget NTP has nothing to do with this. You might wa

Re: [hlds] VMware Advise

2009-02-09 Thread Steven Hartland
m/pdf/vmware_timekeeping.pdf Regards Steve - Original Message - From: "Karl Weckstrom" To: "Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list" Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 1:13 PM Subject: Re: [hlds] VMware Advise > Right, like the sub-millisecond trading ap

Re: [hlds] VMware Advise

2009-02-09 Thread Karl Weckstrom
oun...@list.valvesoftware.com [hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] On Behalf Of Steven Hartland [kill...@multiplay.co.uk] Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 5:05 AM To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list Subject: Re: [hlds] VMware Advise lol @ NTP that's no good for accurate timing

Re: [hlds] VMware Advise

2009-02-09 Thread Steven Hartland
lol @ NTP that's no good for accurate timing require on a frame by frame basis. Try running any code which will report time going backwards errors and you will see it happening, doesn't even have to be under load. Regards Steve - Original Message - From: "Karl Weckstrom" > Th

Re: [hlds] VMware Advise

2009-02-08 Thread Chad Austin
ary Stanley > Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2009 6:05 AM > To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list; Half-Life dedicated Win32 > server mailing list > Subject: Re: [hlds] VMware Advise > > At 06:32 PM 2/7/2009, Chad Austin wrote: > >> Does anyone have expe

Re: [hlds] VMware Advise

2009-02-08 Thread Karl Weckstrom
mailing list Subject: Re: [hlds] VMware Advise At 06:32 PM 2/7/2009, Chad Austin wrote: >Does anyone have experience using VMware with source engine game >servers? I have heard it has timing issues and would not be acceptable >for scrim servers due to lag spikes, is this true? > >-

Re: [hlds] VMware Advise

2009-02-08 Thread Chad Austin
I was going to run the Servers on the host operating system, alongside the VMs. I just have some stuff I want to run that is not that cpu intensive, but still manages to use the disk, and network enough that it locks up the computer. I want to put those in VMs, the game servers being in VM's wo

Re: [hlds] VMware Advise

2009-02-08 Thread Gary Stanley
At 06:21 AM 2/8/2009, Steven Hartland wrote: >The timing under VM's is not reliable enough for games. Basically time >can and DOES go backwards as the hardware timer is also virtualised. > >This is much less apparent in single core VM's but in multi core VM's >its a major problem. The newer VM's a

Re: [hlds] VMware Advise

2009-02-08 Thread Steven Hartland
-- From: "Chad Austin" To: "Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list" Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2009 11:32 PM Subject: [hlds] VMware Advise > Does anyone have experience using VMware with source engine game > servers? I have heard it has timing issues and wou

Re: [hlds] VMware Advise

2009-02-08 Thread Gary Stanley
At 06:32 PM 2/7/2009, Chad Austin wrote: >Does anyone have experience using VMware with source engine game >servers? I have heard it has timing issues and would not be acceptable >for scrim servers due to lag spikes, is this true? > >-Chad Don't. Clocks inside of a VM don't sync up, and you'll see

Re: [hlds] VMware Advise

2009-02-07 Thread Chris_be
gt;> [mailto:hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] On Behalf Of Matthew Gottlieb >> Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2009 5:37 PM >> To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list >> Subject: Re: [hlds] VMware Advise >> >> I have a lot of VM EXP.

Re: [hlds] VMware Advise

2009-02-07 Thread [ЯтR] The-/
; > -Original Message- > From: hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com > [mailto:hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] On Behalf Of Chad Austin > Sent: Sunday, 8 February 2009 4:20 PM > To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list > Subject: Re: [hlds] VMware Advise > >

Re: [hlds] VMware Advise

2009-02-07 Thread Chris_be
8 February 2009 4:20 PM To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list Subject: Re: [hlds] VMware Advise I am trying it our now on VMware server, so worst case, I can run the servers on the host operating system, I will let you know what I find. DLinkOZ wrote: > I'm trying this right no

Re: [hlds] VMware Advise

2009-02-07 Thread Chad Austin
M > To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list > Subject: Re: [hlds] VMware Advise > > I have a lot of VM EXP. However, I have never run a server under a VM. I > would be interested to see what really happens. > > On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 5:32 PM, Chad Austin wrote: &

Re: [hlds] VMware Advise

2009-02-07 Thread DLinkOZ
:hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] On Behalf Of Matthew Gottlieb Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2009 5:37 PM To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list Subject: Re: [hlds] VMware Advise I have a lot of VM EXP. However, I have never run a server under a VM. I would be interested to see what really ha

Re: [hlds] VMware Advise

2009-02-07 Thread Matthew Gottlieb
I have a lot of VM EXP. However, I have never run a server under a VM. I would be interested to see what really happens. On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 5:32 PM, Chad Austin wrote: > Does anyone have experience using VMware with source engine game > servers? I have heard it has timing issues and would

[hlds] VMware Advise

2009-02-07 Thread Chad Austin
Does anyone have experience using VMware with source engine game servers? I have heard it has timing issues and would not be acceptable for scrim servers due to lag spikes, is this true? -Chad ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view th