New UK server just up, need help to stress test it

BlitzThoseBlitzThose Aberdeen, Scotland Join Date: 2010-04-11 Member: 71342Members, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Shadow
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Ello folks me and a buddy of mine have just booted up our new NS2 server for the first time and we need your help to stress test the sucker. If all goes well this may be the first of many servers from us.

Breachlan
178.32.190.13:27015
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  • playerplayer Join Date: 2010-09-12 Member: 73982Members
    Specs? Namely CPU-type.
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  • BlitzThoseBlitzThose Aberdeen, Scotland Join Date: 2010-04-11 Member: 71342Members, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Shadow
    i5 720
    16gb ram
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  • ScardyBobScardyBob ScardyBob Join Date: 2009-11-25 Member: 69528Forum Admins, Forum Moderators, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Shadow
    <!--quoteo(post=1939555:date=May 28 2012, 01:07 PM:name=player)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (player @ May 28 2012, 01:07 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1939555"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Specs? Namely CPU-type.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Also, whether you have OCd the cpu?

    For reference, the best performing NS2 servers (ns2servers.com, All-In, HBZ, Skulkrush, 156, Monash (formerly Aus Pure)) are running Intels OCd to the 4.0-4.5+GHz range to get decent performance on a 16 slot server. Also, 16GB is fairly overkill, since NS2 rarely uses over 1.5GB per server instance. The only other major consideration is whether you have sufficient upload speed (over 5Mbps is generally good), since that seems to be the other limiting factor (besides CPU clockspeed) that people run into.
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  • PKSkullPKSkull Join Date: 2012-05-28 Member: 152680Members
    edited May 2012
    <!--quoteo(post=1939565:date=May 28 2012, 09:52 PM:name=ScardyBob)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ScardyBob @ May 28 2012, 09:52 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1939565"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Also, whether you have OCd the cpu?

    For reference, the best performing NS2 servers (ns2servers.com, All-In, HBZ, Skulkrush, 156, Monash (formerly Aus Pure)) are running Intels OCd to the 4.0-4.5+GHz range to get decent performance on a 16 slot server. Also, 16GB is fairly overkill, since NS2 rarely uses over 1.5GB per server instance. The only other major consideration is whether you have sufficient upload speed (over 5Mbps is generally good), since that seems to be the other limiting factor (besides CPU clockspeed) that people run into.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    I'm the one running it, so I'll jump in here for the technical questions etc.

    Unfortunately we do not have physical access to the server, as it is rented from another provider (I'm just managing the software side), so we can't OC.
    Currently the box is only a temporary test as we've just migrated all our other services from it to a beefier box (however the clock speed on the CPU isn't any different).

    Also, I hope this upload speed is sufficient:
    <a href="http://www.speedtest.net" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.speedtest.net/result/1976814078.png" border="0" class="linked-image" /></a>
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  • WilsonWilson Join Date: 2010-07-26 Member: 72867Members
    2.66ghz, tickrate will be pretty poor tbh.
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  • PKSkullPKSkull Join Date: 2012-05-28 Member: 152680Members
    Yeah, it was kinda to be expected - thats why it's just a test run at the moment with nothing big on the line.
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  • NurEinMenschNurEinMensch Join Date: 2003-02-26 Member: 14056Members, Constellation
    They <i>have</i> to get the game to run good on a server like that or NS2 will remain a small niche product.
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  • PKSkullPKSkull Join Date: 2012-05-28 Member: 152680Members
    edited May 2012
    After seeing first hand how it performs on that hardware tonight it seems to be that the server application suffers from lack of multi threading. One core on the CPU was sat at around about 75% with ten players on, the other three were under ten percent. If they manage to implement multi threading into the sever application it has the potential to run so much better (Although speaking from experience I know how much of a hassle writing software to use multiple threads is). I'll be keeping an eye on the updates to see if the server side stats performing any better in future.

    (will just note that I had not ventured into ns2 hosting before, and I haven't really read much of the stuff on the forums here yet, so if there are any tweaks that are around chances are I haven't found them. Also the stuff I've said here is most likely common knowledge already, so take if it's not new then ignore me)
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  • ScardyBobScardyBob ScardyBob Join Date: 2009-11-25 Member: 69528Forum Admins, Forum Moderators, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Shadow
    At 2.66GHz, I wouldn't expect miracles. ATM, you'll either have to accept that server performance will suck at 16 players or drop your slots to 10 or less to get decent playability.

    Also, nice connection :) My upload speed concern is generally because some people have been trying to run servers on OCd gaming PCs from low speed residential or business connections.
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  • BlitzThoseBlitzThose Aberdeen, Scotland Join Date: 2010-04-11 Member: 71342Members, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Shadow
    New server, new ip address: 62.65.106.53:27030
    and more importantly new hardware : i7 3930k @4ghz 6gb ram

    the server is actually based in sweden but I was given a offer I could not refuse best bang for buck anywhere....
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  • _Necro__Necro_ Join Date: 2011-02-15 Member: 81895Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    Sounds good. How is the name of that server?
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  • JimWestJimWest Join Date: 2010-01-03 Member: 69865Members, Reinforced - Silver
    Should we DDos it or just play on it ^^ ?
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  • BlitzThoseBlitzThose Aberdeen, Scotland Join Date: 2010-04-11 Member: 71342Members, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Shadow
    <!--quoteo(post=1948892:date=Jul 4 2012, 03:17 PM:name=_Necro_)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (_Necro_ @ Jul 4 2012, 03:17 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1948892"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Sounds good. How is the name of that server?<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    BreachLAN.co.uk:: NS2 #1

    for some strange reason it will not show in the steam server browser but you can see it in game atleast
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  • oldassgamersoldassgamers Join Date: 2011-02-02 Member: 80033Members, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow
    edited July 2012
    <!--quoteo(post=1948904:date=Jul 4 2012, 03:03 PM:name=BlitzThose)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BlitzThose @ Jul 4 2012, 03:03 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1948904"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->BreachLAN.co.uk:: NS2 #1

    for some strange reason it will not show in the steam server browser but you can see it in game atleast<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Correction,
    You Couldn't see the server in the dev tracker <a href="http://www.play4dead.com/ns2/" target="_blank">http://www.play4dead.com/ns2/</a> .
    Reason why: its a very long delay before it appears. Look now and you'll find your server there.
    Server appears also in the in-game browser and in nanogrid server browser :)
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