Database Hardware Upgrade

[lackattack]

Unfortunately the recent database software upgrade didn't make enough difference and there have still been slow page loading times. So we've taken the next step and increased the RAM memory on the database server from 12GB to 32GB. This should definitely make things run faster for a long time to come!

Also on the performance front, we've replace the xml code behind the Age Of Merchants map with a more efficient version. In particular that could make a difference when using community scripts while playing games on that map.

[Dako]

Thanks again! The update was really smooth.

[samuelc812]

Nice update lack

~Sam

[superkeener]

I can already notice a difference, thanks!

[Smalahovet]

Well, i dont know if its the upgrade or what, but when i try to start some speedgames, they just dissapered.

Can someone help me?

[grifftron]

Well i am using a slow connection here in a small city in the northern part of Thailand and its for sure a tons quicker then it was!
Thanks Lack!

-griff

[AndyDufresne]

Seems swell so far! Bananas to the server.


--Andy

[Streaker]

Well i am using a slow connection here in a small city in the northern part of Thailand and its for sure a tons quicker then it was!
Thanks Lack!

-griff

Did you look for them in 'Join speed games' or did you look under 'Awaiting players'?

[edwinissweet]

thank you.

[bedub1]

32gigs of ram! Yay! If the sql database configuration is all setup properly, then the database should use all the ram and run wonderfully.

[AndyDufresne]

Lack will be doing some additional streamlining of old game XMLs as well. I know he's got some other projects in the work for this year as well that should drastically decrease poor performance.


--Andy

[rdsrds2120]

Well I'm happy, I hated timing out and having to wait 10 seconds . Kudos,

---rdsrds2120

[natty dread]

It was great taking turns this morning and being able to assault more than once every minute. Thanks lack!

ps. whoa, that server RAM is almost as big as my hard drive...

[iamkoolerthanu]

Well i am using a slow connection here in a small city in the northern part of Thailand and its for sure a tons quicker then it was!
Thanks Lack!

-griff

Did you look for them in 'Join speed games' or did you look under 'Awaiting players'?

I think you meant to quote him:

Well, i dont know if its the upgrade or what, but when i try to start some speedgames, they just dissapered.

Can someone help me?

By the way, great job lack!

[Halmir]

It's great to see this happening and I fully applaud it, it's made a big difference to my gaming experience.

The thing I would say is that perhaps your performance monitoring needs looking at, as this was an issue for quite a few weeks? I'd have thought with my limited technical knowledge (I'm a Project Manager, not a tech) that there are apps that can do this for you and warn when overloads are approaching.