What do you run for your master server?

[Derek]

I would like you hear what all you providers run for your master tcadmin server? Thanks Derek

[JasonF]

Quad Core 2.4 Ghz Kentsfield, 4 GB RAM, 500 GB SATA HDD, 250 GB 2nd SATA HDD, 100 mbit uplink

[VicToMeyeZR]

Q6600 8GM RAM, 250GB SATA2 100MBit uplink. Thinking of upgrading to a 2x Quad

[wondorae]

Dell Poweredge R300

Quad Core, 2.66GHz

4gb ram

300GB, SAS 15K RPM hard drive

running win server 2003 64bit version

100mbituplink

[jbiloh]

Q6600. Anything more is a waste.

[DougK94]

When TCAdmin was released as a beta, I installed my TCAdmin master on an Opteron 170 with 2 GB ram and 2/ 250GB drives. (one drive contains just game files) and it has served m needs fine as well as my customers.

[nosit1]

2x E8540 (Quad Core x2)

8GB of RAM

2x 160GB HD

1x 750GB HD

Windows Server 2003 x64 Enterprise

[Dan M]

Intel Q6600 2.4

4GB Memory

2X 250GB HD

Windows Server 2003 Enterprise

[ECF]

The software itself does not need that much to run on. However, if you are polling stats such as RAM, CPU etc... than you may need to upsize your machine to handle the load.

[DougK94]

Also the number of remotes and the number of game servers on each will make a big difference.

[Sigma7]

Intel Q9300

8GB Ram

750GB HDD

Windows 2003 x64 Edition

[Lane]

Are you guys hosting game servers or something on your master server that you are finding you need dual processors and/or 8GB?

 

If not, then I can't imagine why you would be using such monster boxes, talk about complete overkill.

[kaosx]

I was wondering the same thing is it just the master server and use remote servers as your hosting for game server or are you actually running servers of the master server

 

would be nice to know

 

@ EndlessGaming how many you fitting on that box ? if you are running servers of that box

Intel Q6600 2.4

4GB Memory

2X 250GB HD

Windows Server 2003 Enterprise

[nosit1]

We run servers off our master box.

[Dan M]

We run several gameservers off that box, mostly public servers.

[Tazz]

Intel Quad2Core Q6600

8GB Ram

750GB HDD

Windows Server 2003

KVM Over IP Access

[VicToMeyeZR]

Are you guys hosting game servers or something on your master server that you are finding you need dual processors and/or 8GB?

 

If not, then I can't imagine why you would be using such monster boxes, talk about complete overkill.

 

Yes, some of us can't afford to have a box just for the Master without putting GS on it... Thats the reason for 8GB ram for us. We have about 220 Slots on it.

 

Of course when we can afford it, the master will move to its own box, and that one will become a remote.

[wondorae]

we run a couple of game servers of our master box. just dead money if not

[Derek]

Do you also run your website on the box and does a control panel like plesk cause any problems?

[Guest louise]

I Would keep things seperate like that, but that my own personal preference

 

Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 Edition (5.2, Build 3790) Service Pack 2

Intel® Xeon® CPU X5365 @ 3.00GHz (8 CPUs)

8190MB RAM

1x 140GB HDD

1x 1TB HDD

[Derek]

Yea, I came to the conlusion it would be best to keep them seperated. Although some of you guys running Dual CPU's and 8 Core Boxes is overkill.

[Defcon|Rich]

Yea, I came to the conlusion it would be best to keep them seperated. Although some of you guys running Dual CPU's and 8 Core Boxes is overkill.

 

I think most use their master for other things which is fine if your server specs are in line, The problem arises when you run a low spec master and want to host games/websites/ftp/ etc, etc..

 

Both our master servers run only tcadmin with a constant load ranging between 50-60%. Transfer usually exceeds 1.5TBs per month on each. This month with the new games out we project around 2TB..

 

One server is a Core2Quad 4gb Ram. The other is a Dual Clovertown 4GB Ram.

 

[Derek]

I think most use their master for other things which is fine if your server specs are in line, The problem arises when you run a low spec master and want to host games/websites/ftp/ etc, etc..

 

Both our master servers run only tcadmin with a constant load ranging between 50-60%. Transfer usually exceeds 1.5TBs per month on each. This month with the new games out we project around 2TB..

 

One server is a Core2Quad 4gb Ram. The other is a Dual Clovertown 4GB Ram.

 

Fair Enough, I think I will be going with a E8400 , 4GB , 2x 250GB HDD.

 

Also what kind of drive setup's you run Rich ?

[Defcon|Rich]

(1) 250gb (1) 500gb #1

(2) 250gb drives on #2

 

Game installs go on the secondary drive and new games get setup on the primary so patches can be created quickly.

[Goran]

Yep I'm also using q6600 with 8gb ram, 500GB HDD, anyway how many servers did you installed on master? or slots?