OpenSimulator - User contributions [en]

User:Ideia Boa

2011-10-17T02:47:24Z

Ideia Boa:

Ideia Boa aka João Cantinho Lopes 
I'm a portuguese normal guy, that wants to live the future now. 
[http://www.worldsimterra.com WorldSimTerra Portal - Portal about Virtual Worlds and WorldSimTerra-Grid] 
[http://www.worldsimterra.com WorldSimTerra Grid - the Grid that speaks portuguese too] 
[http://wiki.worldsimterra.com WorldSimTerra Wiki - the Wiki for WorldSimTerra] 
Testing and more testing! Trying to get into OpenSim code for now. Updating the original wiki and translating the OpenSim Wiki into Portuguese and reporting on OpenSim

User:Ideia Boa

2011-10-17T02:46:33Z

Ideia Boa:

Ideia Boa aka João Cantinho Lopes
I'm a portuguese normal guy, that wants to live the future now.
[http://www.worldsimterra.com WorldSimTerra Portal - Portal about Virtual Worlds and WorldSimTerra-Grid] 
[http://www.worldsimterra.com WorldSimTerra Grid - the Grid that speaks portuguese too] 
[http://wiki.worldsimterra.com WorldSimTerra Wiki - the Wiki for WorldSimTerra] 
Testing and more testing! Trying to get into OpenSim code for now. Updating the original wiki and translating the OpenSim Wiki into Portuguese and reporting on OpenSim

Grid List/OSGrid

2010-11-07T17:27:22Z

Ideia Boa: New Grids must be placed in the last place of the Grid list

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| Name:
| OSGrid
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| Website:
| http://osgrid.org/ (1)
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| Login URI:
| -loginuri http://login.osgrid.org/ -loginpage http://osgrid.org/splash/ -helperuri http://helper.osgrid.org/ (2)
|-
| Wiki/Forum:
| [[OSGridRegionRegistration|Wiki Page about OSGrid]] [http://forums.osgrid.org/ OSGrid forum]
|-
| Approx # Regions
| 4500
|-
| Approx # Users
| 50,000
|-
| Logins/day
| 5351
|}

OSGrid has been in continuous operation since July 22 2007. Currently the oldest and Largest Active OpenSim grid.

There is no charge to connect sims to the grid in any quantity.

We only provide the basic infrastructure and your group can build their own community.

Homestead land is free.

There are "HyperGrid" regions on OSGrid and more are encouraged.

There are freebie areas on the plazas with objects for all.

Talk to us on FreeNode.net on the IRC channel #osgrid or #opensim.

Sims are all owned by individuals, companies, universities [except the community plazas, which are owned by all].

We are providing testing of OpenSim deployment and have a robust community.

The -loginpage argument is used to see the OSGrid page of regions and news when logging in.

The -helperuri (with the trailing slash) enables the prototype currency module.

Automated Upgrade WIN

2010-10-24T20:00:14Z

Ideia Boa: change download adress of osgrid files

= AUTOMATED UPGRADE Processor for Windows Platforms =

Many of us want to upgrade / update our opensim servers. It's an amazingly tedious task to do so and it's really easy to forget a file here or there and go through it all every time. Well, being an automator I got fed up and write this up and have tested it and works like I charm. I can run this and in under 2 minutes, 9 OpenSim Instances are completed and ready to switch over to a new rev. It prepares everything and is ready for you to review changes in the INI files (which are constant) but all the hard work is done for you.

'''!! IT DOES NOT START UP NEW INSTANCES !!'''

I am also using a more robust Pre-Starter for opensim which can be found at [[Smart Prestart WIN]] as this works in conjunction with the rest of the tools.

'''DESCRIPTION:'''

*Upgrades OpenSim Instances from SOURCE Website.
*Creates a bin_NEW with the upgraded version and leave original bin intact to allow for review
*and mods prior to startup. (INI's change so should be reviewed prior to initializing)

'''INSTALLATION:''' Save this script into a convenient folder, I suggest installing it in '''C:\OS_upgrader''' 

'''DEPENDENCIES: Robocopy''' Enhanced Copy tool from Microsoft

'''Wget for Windows'''     DOWNLOAD wget for Windows utility and unzip to '''C:\OS_upgrader '''     (OLDER but tested & works up to Windows_2008_server-R1 64bit)     Available @ [http://pages.interlog.com/~tcharron/wgetwin.html http://pages.interlog.com/~tcharron/wgetwin.html]     [http://www.interlog.com/~tcharron/wgetwin-1_5_3_1-binary.zip http://www.interlog.com/~tcharron/wgetwin-1_5_3_1-binary.zip]

'''7-zip Free Windows zip archiver '''    DOWNLOAD - the gui version for your daily use     DOWNLOAD - the commandline version, (used by this system)     available @ [http://www.7-zip.org/ http://www.7-zip.org/]     [http://www.7-zip.org/download.html http://www.7-zip.org/download.html]     install commandline 7-zip into '''C:\OS_upgrader'''

 '''COMPLETING UPGRADE''' - Once this process is finished, you will have a '''bin_NEW '''located in your '''c:\opensim\instanceA '''directory.  Where instanceA = the ONE directory beneath '''c:\opensim\instanceA\bin''' - Review the original '''OpenSim.ini '''with the '''OpenSim.ini.UPG '''and adjust according to ANY NEW CHANGES located in the .UPG - What is the .UPG ? I have the file rename all the new INI files to have an extension of .UPG in order to preserve them for comparison against the existing INI files. ALL INI files from the upgrade get renamed and preserved in this manner. - Once statisfied that all is in order. Shutdown your instance, '''rename the ORIGINAL \bin directory to bin_OLD '''(in case you have to roll back) - '''Rename \bin_NEW to \bin '''and run the startup. (see below for advanced start up process.)

- '''OPTIONAL''' you can use a LOCAL REPOSITORY for your own BINARY which must be packaged into a ZIP file. (see === PROCESS UPDATE === Section in the Batch File)
<blockquote>@echo OFF :: :: FILENAME: Upgrade_OS.bat :: AUTHOR: WhiteStar Magic @ OSGrid :: DATE: October 24,2010</blockquote><blockquote>:: REVISION: 0.4 (changing paths due to changes in OpenSim 07x & OSG Deployment of same) :: :: DESCRIPTION: :: :: Upgrades OpenSim Instances from SOURCE Website. :: Creates a bin_NEW with the upgraded version and leave original bin intact to allow for review :: and mods prior to startup. (INI's change so should be reviewed prior to initializing) :: COMMANDLINE REFERENCE (BATCHFILES) http://technet.microsoft.com/en-ca/library/bb490890.aspx :: :: INSTALLATION: :: save this script into a convenient folder :: if you have OpenSim Instances, for example C:\OpenSim\instanceA & C:\OpenSim\instanceB :: I suggest installing it in c:\OS_upgrader :: :: DEPENDENCIES: :: Robocopy Enhanced Copy tool from Microsoft :: :: Wget for Windows :: DOWNLOAD wget for Windows utility and unzip to C:\OS_upgrader :: (OLDER but tested & works up to Windows_2008_server-R1 64bit) :: available @ http://pages.interlog.com/~tcharron/wgetwin.html :: http://www.interlog.com/~tcharron/wgetwin-1_5_3_1-binary.zip :: :: 7-zip Free Windows zip archiver :: DOWNLOAD - the gui version for your daily use :: - the commandline version, (used by this system) :: available @ http://www.7-zip.org/ :: http://www.7-zip.org/download.html :: install commandline 7-zip into C:\OS_upgrader :: :: :: RUNNING: :: :: Run with the following command Upgrade_OS.bat :: ( easier to make a shortcut on your desktop to it ) :: can be installed in another directory, Adjust the script accordingly :: :: ========================================== :: === GENERAL VARIABLES THAT MUST BE SET === :: ========================================== :: :: check http://download.osgrid.org/?dir=&sort_by=mod&sort_as=asc :: for latest ZIP Binary from OSGrid :: :: shows ONLY LATEST Zip File available :: http://download.osgrid.org/autowin :: :: :: where to store your upgrade repository set OS_UPD_REPO=C:\OPENSIM\Upgrader :: :: SOURCE PATH to get the WEB Binary ZIP OR Local Files :: This path can be directed to another server or LOCALIZED Binary Repository :: IF LOCAL place the path to the bin folder below IE: C:\MY_COMPILED\bin :: set OS_SRC=http://download.osgrid.org/autowin</blockquote><blockquote>:: set OS_SRC=C:\MY_COMPILED\bin :: :: For OSGrid Latest Posted Binaries, Use this line below :: set OS_SRC=http://download.osgrid.org :: :: ================================== :: === PERFORM THE UPGRADE\UPDATE === :: ================================== :: IF WEB REPO (from website) COMMENT OUT "REM call :GET_update_LCL" statement :: IF LOCAL REPO (non web) COMMENT OUT "REM call :GET_update_WEB" statement :: call :GET_update_WEB :: call :GET_update_LCL :: :: ========================= :: --- Upgrade Instances --- :: ========================= :: :: you must set the OS_Instance next for EACH INSTANCE :: carefully look at the syntax :: it is the path to the root of the instance to be updated :: :: This will backup MySql Databases PRIOR to Upgrade :: IF the DBUSER = XXX it will not do so :: INSTANCEa shows an EXAMPLE for backing up the MySql opensim DB :: ? Why this way ? Several People run different DB's for each instance ::SYNTAX: :: OS_INSTANCE OS_InstanceName DBUSER DBPW DBNAME :: ::call :DO_update C:\opensim\INSTANCEa INSTANCEa root PASSWORD opensim ::call :DO_update C:\opensim\INSTANCEb INSTANCEb XXX ::call :DO_update C:\opensim\INSTANCEc INSTANCEc XXX ::call :DO_update C:\opensim\INSTANCEd INSTANCEe XXX ::call :DO_update C:\opensim\INSTANCEe INSTANCEf XXX ::call :DO_update C:\opensim\INSTANCEg INSTANCEh XXX ::call :DO_update C:\opensim\INSTANCEh INSTANCEi XXX :: call :DO_update C:\OPENSIM\SA SA DBUSER DBpassword opensim_sa call :DO_update C:\OPENSIM\OSG OSG DBUSER DBpassword opensim_osg :: :: goto:END :: :: ====================== :: === GET UPDATE LCL === :: ====================== :GET_update_LCL :: COPIES files from your LOCAL REPO C:\MY_COMPILES\BIN for distribution :: if not exist %OS_UPD_REPO%\*.* md %OS_UPD_REPO% :: robocopy %OS_SRC% %OS_UPD_REPO%\bin *.* /MIR :: goto:eof :: :: ====================== :: === GET UPDATE WEB === :: ====================== :GET_update_WEB :: change to the UPDATE REPOSITORY, get the source ZIP file from the web if not exist %OS_UPD_REPO%\*.* md %OS_UPD_REPO% :: ::get the latest current rev ZIP line from Website and write to file cur_rev wget -O%OS_UPD_REPO%\cur_revision.txt %OS_SRC% :: ::get the new / latest zip file as received above wget -nc -i%OS_UPD_REPO%\cur_revision.txt -P%OS_UPD_REPO% :: :: unpack & prep if exist %OS_UPD_REPO%\bin\*.* rmdir /S /Q %OS_UPD_REPO%\bin :: 7za x %OS_UPD_REPO%\*.zip -o%OS_UPD_REPO% -aoa :: if not exist %OS_UPD_REPO%\src_archive\*.* mkdir %OS_UPD_REPO%\src_archive move /Y %OS_UPD_REPO%\*.zip %OS_UPD_REPO%\src_archive :: ECHO "GET_UPDATE_WEB COMPLETED" goto:eof :: :: ======================== :: === PROCESS Upgrades === :: ======================== :DO_update :: set OS_Instance=%1 set DBUSER=%3 set DBPW=%4 set DBNAME=%5 :: :: change dir to OpenSim Instance & delete previous if exist & CREATE bin_NEW for latest version cd %OS_Instance% :: :: generate DB Backup after making sure the directory exists if not exist %OS_Instance%\BACKups\*.* md %OS_Instance% if not exist %OS_Instance%\BACKups\DBsql\*.* md %OS_Instance%\BACKups\DBsql if DBUSER NEQ XXX mysqldump --opt -u%DBUSER% -p%DBPW% %DBNAME% > %OS_Instance%\BACKups\DBsql\%DBNAME%_PRE_upgrade.sql :: if exist %OS_Instance%\bin_NEW\*.* rmdir /S /Q %OS_Instance%\bin_NEW :: :: transfer new upgrade into the new instance robocopy %OS_UPD_REPO%\bin %OS_Instance%\bin_NEW *.* /S :: :: rename the Upgrade ini files in the config-include directory copy /Y %OS_Instance%\bin_NEW\config-include\*.ini %OS_Instance%\bin_NEW\config-include\*.ini.UPG :: copy the original ini files from previous version copy /Y %OS_Instance%\bin\config-include\*.ini %OS_Instance%\bin_NEW\config-include :: :: Transfer the appropriate files over to ready it for operation :: copy /Y %OS_Instance%\bin\Regions\*.* %OS_Instance%\bin_NEW\Regions copy /Y %OS_Instance%\bin\estate_settings.xml %OS_Instance%\bin_NEW\estate_settings.xml copy /Y %OS_Instance%\bin\*.db %OS_Instance%\bin_NEW :: copy /Y %OS_Instance%\bin_NEW\OpenSim.ini %OS_Instance%\bin_NEW\OpenSim.ini.UPG copy /Y %OS_Instance%\bin\OpenSim.ini %OS_Instance%\bin_NEW\OpenSim.ini :: echo "WHEN READY, RENAME \bin to \bin_OLD & RENAME \bin_NEW to \bin" goto:eof :: :: :END </blockquote>
'''SWITCH OpenSim POST UPGRADE'''

Here is yet another BatchFile which will automatically flip the instances after an upgrade.  It preserves the previous '''bin''' directory structure by renaming them to '''bin_OLD '''and then renaming '''bin_NEW '''to '''bin.'''

This works in Conjunction with the UPGRADE & REVERT batch files in this chapter.

Simply drop this batch file into your '''c:\OS_upgrader '''directory along with the '''Upgrade_OS.bat''' &''' REVERT_OS.bat'''  

Edit the Batch File and change the PATHS & INSTANCE NAMES
<blockquote>@echo OFF :: :: FILENAME: SWITCH_OS.bat :: AUTHOR: WhiteStar Magic @ OSGrid :: DATE: September.16.2009 :: REVISION: 0.2 :: :: DESCRIPTION: :: :: Upgrades OpenSim Instances from SOURCE Website. :: Creates a bin_NEW with the upgraded version and leave original bin intact to allow for review :: and mods prior to startup. (INI's change so should be reviewed prior to initializing) :: :: INSTALLATION: :: save this script into a convenient folder :: if you have OpenSim Instances, for example O:\OSgrid\instanceA & O:\OSgrid\instanceB :: I suggest installing it in c:\OS_upgrader :: :: RUNNING: :: :: Run with the following command SWITCH_OS.bat :: ( easier to make a shortcut on your desktop to it ) :: can be installed in another directory, Adjust the script accordingly :: :: ================================== :: === PERFORM THE UPGRADE\UPDATE === :: ================================== :: :: you must set the OS_Instance next for EACH INSTANCE :: carefully look at the syntax :: it is the path to the root of the instance to be updated :: call :DO_switch C:\OPENSIM\INSTANCEa call :DO_switch C:\OPENSIM\INSTANCEb call :DO_switch C:\OPENSIM\INSTANCEc call :DO_switch C:\OPENSIM\INSTANCEd call :DO_switch C:\OPENSIM\INSTANCEe :: :: goto:END :: :: ========================= :: === SWITCH TO Upgrade === :: ========================= @echo ON :DO_switch :: set OS_Instance=%1 :: :: change dir to OpenSim Instance & RENAME bin to bin_OLD & RENAME bin_NEW to bin cd %OS_Instance% :: if exist %OS_Instance%\bin_OLD rmdir /S /Q %OS_Instance%\bin_OLD :: rename bin bin_OLD :: rename bin_NEW bin :: goto:eof :: :: :END </blockquote>
 '''UPGRADE REVERSION'''

As we all know, things happen and sometimes an upgrade, well, isn't meant to be. So with that in mind here is a quick reversion process if you used the above UPGRADE system. '''This will ONLY WORK IF YOU DID NOT DELETE C:\opensim\Instance?\bin_OLD'''

'''SPECIAL NOTE''' - '''This process depends on the fact that you renamed your previous old \bin folder to bin_OLD '''- '''That the INSTANCE(s) IS/ARE SHUTDOWN !!!!!!!!!!!'''
<blockquote> @echo OFF :: :: FILENAME: REVERT_OS.bat :: AUTHOR: WhiteStar Magic @ OSGrid :: DATE: September.02.2009 :: REVISION: 0.1 (initial release) :: :: DESCRIPTION: :: :: REVERTS OpenSim Instances which have been upgraded (just in case). :: :: INSTALLATION: :: Install this in same folder as the Auto Upgrader C:\OS_upgrader :: :: RUNNING: :: :: Run with the following command REVERT_OS.bat :: ( easier to make a shortcut on your desktop to it ) :: can be installed in another directory, Adjust the script accordingly :: :: ========================================== :: === GENERAL VARIABLES THAT MUST BE SET === :: ========================================== :: :: ======================== :: --- REVERT Instances --- :: ======================== :: :: you must set the OS_Instance next for EACH INSTANCE :: carefully look at the syntax :: it is the path to the root of the instance to be updated :: call :DO_revert C:\opensim\INSTANCEa call :DO_revert C:\opensim\INSTANCEb call :DO_revert C:\opensim\INSTANCEc call :DO_revert C:\opensim\INSTANCEd call :DO_revert C:\opensim\INSTANCEe call :DO_revert C:\opensim\INSTANCEf call :DO_revert C:\opensim\INSTANCEg call :DO_revert C:\opensim\INSTANCEh :: goto:END :: :: ========================= :: === PROCESS REVERSION === :: ========================= :DO_revert :: set OS_Instance=%1 :: :: change dir to OpenSim Instance cd %OS_Instance% :: :: rename the DIRECTORIES rename %OS_Instance%\bin %OS_Instance%\bin_REVERTED rename %OS_Instance%\bin_OLD %OS_Instance%\bin :: goto:eof :: :: :END </blockquote>
----

'''BACK-LINKS'''

== Windows ==

[[Smart Prestart WIN]] [[Backing Up WIN]] [[Automated_Upgrade_WIN]]

== Linux ==

[[Smart Prestart LINUX]] [[Backing Up LINUX]] [[Automated Upgrade LINUX]]

LSL Status/Functions/V

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This page lists all the LSL functions starting with an V
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|- style="font-size:12pt"
| width="20%" align="center" valign="bottom" | Function
| width="10%" align="center" valign="bottom" | Implemented
| width="10%" align="center" valign="bottom" | Developer
| width="10%" align="center" valign="bottom" | Tester
| width="20%" align="center" valign="bottom" | Comments
| width="15%" align="center" valign="bottom" | DNE status
| width="15%" align="center" valign="bottom" | XEngine status

|- style="font-size:8pt"
|style="background-color:#99CC00" height="13" valign="bottom" | [http://www.lslwiki.net/lslwiki/wakka.php?wakka=llVecNorm llVecNorm ]
| align="center" valign="bottom" | Yes
| align="center" valign="bottom" |
| align="center" valign="bottom" | [[CharlieO]]
| align="center" valign="bottom" | (2688)
| align="center" valign="bottom" |
| align="center" valign="bottom" | Yes

|- style="font-size:8pt"
| style="background-color:#FFFF99" height="13" valign="bottom" | [http://www.lslwiki.net/lslwiki/wakka.php?wakka=llVolumeDetect llVolumeDetect ]
| align="center" valign="bottom" | Yes
| align="center" valign="bottom" | Gerhard
| align="center" valign="bottom" |
| align="center" valign="bottom" | Implementation needs ODE to work, other physics engine only have a stub for this. Persitance of this feature (survive region restart) only implemented for SQLite. Semantics are slightly different to SL (switching off phantom via GUI also resets VolDet-status to off)
| align="center" valign="bottom" |
| align="center" valign="bottom" | Yes

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Main Page

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=== What is OpenSimulator? ===
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OpenSimulator is an open source multi-platform, multi-user 3D application server. It can be used to create a virtual environment (or world) which can be accessed through a variety of clients, on multiple protocols. OpenSimulator allows virtual world developers to customize their worlds using the technologies they feel work best - we've designed the framework to be easily extensible. OpenSimulator is written in C#, running both on Windows over the .NET framework and on *ix machines over the [http://www.mono-project.com/ Mono] framework. The source code is released under a [[BSD License]], a commercially friendly license to embed OpenSimulator in products.

Out of the box, OpenSimulator can be used to simulate virtual environments similar to Second Life™, given that it supports the core of [http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Protocol SL's messaging protocol]. As such, these virtual worlds can be accessed with the regular [http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Alternate_viewers SL viewers]. However, OpenSimulator is neither a clone of Second Life's server nor does it aim at becoming such a clone. On the contrary, OpenSimulator lacks support for many of the game-specific features of Second Life (on purpose), while pursuing innovative directions towards becoming the bare bones, but extensible, server of the 3D Web.

OpenSimulator is getting more stable as it approaches release 1.0, but we still consider it alpha software; so should you.

=== Features ===

* Supports online, multi-user 3D environments as small as 1 simulator or as large as thousands of simulators.
* Supports 3D virtual spaces of variable size within one single instance.
* Supports multiple clients and protocols - access the same world at the same time via multiple protocols.
* Supports realtime Physics Simulation, with multiple engine options including ODE.
* Supports clients that create 3D content in real time.
* Supports inworld scripting using a number of different languages, including LSL/OSSL, C#, JScript and VB.NET
* Provides unlimited ability to customize virtual world applications through the use of [[Getting Started with Region Modules|scene plugin modules]].

For a more extensive list, see the [[Feature Matrix]].

=== Running an OpenSimulator-Based World ===

*[[Download|Getting OpenSimulator]]
*[[Build Instructions|Building OpenSimulator]]
*[[Configuration|Configuring OpenSimulator]]
*[[Running|Running OpenSimulator]] '''(Windows / Linux Scripts for Management & Operations)'''
*[[Console Commands]]
*[[FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions in Running OpenSimulator]]
*[[Technical Reference|Technical Reference Pages]]

=== Participating in the OpenSimulator Community ===
OpenSimulator is an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source open source] project, and is powered by the community members that devote time and energy to the effort. There are many ways to participate and contribute to the community:
* Participate via [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Relay_Chat IRC] - [irc://irc.freenode.net/opensim #opensim] (for users), [irc://irc.freenode.net/opensim-dev #opensim-dev] (for developers) and [irc://irc.freenode.net/opensim-scripts #opensim-scripts]
* Participate via the mailing lists - [https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-users opensim-users] (for users) and [https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-dev opensim-dev] (for developers).
* [[WikiStructure|Contribute to this wiki]], making the OpenSimulator documentation even better.
* Report [[bugs]], submit [[Submitting_code_to_OpenSim|patches]] or submit content contributions via our [http://opensimulator.org/mantis/ mantis bug tracker]
* Create an OpenSimulator related project hosted on the [http://forge.opensimulator.org Forge] or [http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Related_Software elsewhere] on the web. In the forge there are over a dozen registered projects, and it's a great way to further extend the OpenSimulator community.
* Participate to open content creation for OpenSimulator. More details at [[Artist Home]].
* Blog about OpenSimulator, and let us know about that blog on [irc://irc.freenode.net/opensim #opensim] so it can be added to [http://planet.opensim.us Planet OpenSim]
* Participate in one of the weekly [[Office Hours]] for OpenSimulator. We currently have weekly office hours for development, wiki work, and testing.
* Secure project infrastructure by [[Donations|donating]] to the [[Donations|OpenSim Project Infrastructure Fund]].

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Main Page

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Main Page

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Talk:Artist Home

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Configuration

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==OpenSim simulator configuration file==
The region simulator configuration is managed using a file called [[OpenSim.ini]]. This file is used regardless of whether the sim is running in standalone or grid mode. This file references some additional configuration information from the config-include/ directory. Information about the various settings is contained in the OpenSim.ini file itself (or OpenSim.ini.example for reference).

Please note, that the name OpenSim.ini can be changed via [[OpenSim.exe Command Line Options|command line arguments]].

It is also possible to distribute the inifile settings over two files. This is useful if you want to run several OpenSim processes where most of your settings are identical except for a few. The master file is read first, then the inifile is read. Settings given in the inifile overrule settings given in the master file. The master file has the same format and the same keywords as the inifile, so the same documentation applies.

==Database==
Opensim's supports the following database-engines. Information about setting these up can be found in the OpenSim.ini.example file and the other various example files in bin/config-include.

* SQLite (default - a lightweight database that comes bundled with OpenSim and can be used without requiring any extra configuration. It is mostly intended to get you up and running quickly, not for production use. A few features here (such as attachment persistence) have not yet been fully implemented.
* MySQL (fully supported). This is the recommended database for any use beyond experimentation or small standalone applications.
* MSSQL (partially supported - some recent OpenSim features may not yet be implemented). See [[MSSQL-config]] for configuration information.

==Standalone vs. Grid==
We recommend that you first get OpenSim running in standalone mode before you attempt to connect it to a grid or run your own grid. OpenSim will start up in standalone mode out-of-the-box.

An OpenSim configuration consists of regions (run by region simulators) and backend data services (such as user, assets and inventory management).

A system running in '''standalone mode''' runs both the region simulator and all the data services in a single process when you run OpenSim.exe. In this mode you can run as many regions as you like but only on a single machine.

[[image:Opensim-standalone.png|frame|center|OpenSim running in standalone mode. Both simulator and services run in the same process (OpenSim.exe).]]

In '''grid mode''', the data services are not part of the region server process. Instead, they are run in a separate executable called Robust.exe. A Robust shell can run all the services or they can be split amongst any number of Robust instances. This allows them to be run on entirely separate machines if necessary. In this mode, the OpenSim.exe acts solely as the region server, serving one or more regions that communicate with the separate data services. At this point you can run multiple OpenSim.exe region simulators on different machines.

[[image:Opensim-grid-simple.png|frame|center|OpenSim running in grid mode. In this case, all the services are being run within a Robust.exe process. Multiple copies of OpenSim.exe (usually running on different machines) all use the same set of common services.]]

Running in grid mode is more complicated than running in standalone mode. It requires an understanding of UUID, X,Y location, server handshake passwords, estates and estate owners, and a couple of other settings. These require more care and patience to set up. We strongly recommend that you don't attempt this unless you are extremely patient and very technically proficient.

= Running OpenSim in Standalone mode =
If you download a binary distribution of OpenSim then running in standalone mode is relatively straightforward since it's configured this way by default. If you build OpenSim from the source distribution or from the git repository then you will need to

# Copy the bin/OpenSim.ini.example file to bin/OpenSim.ini
# Copy the bin/config-include/StandaloneCommon.ini.example file to bin/config-include/StandaloneCommon.ini

Running OpenSim is a matter of launching OpenSim.exe.

On a Windows command prompt, at OpenSim's bin directory execute
OpenSim.exe
Or if using the default ODE physics plugin under 64 bit Windows
OpenSim.32BitLaunch.exe
This is necessary because ODE cannot yet be compiled for 64 bit mode under Windows.
If you're using Linux then run
mono OpenSim.exe
This can be done under both 32 and 64 bit modes with the ODE physics engine.

== Running OpenSim for the first time ==

If you're running OpenSim for the first time then when you start it up it will ask you several questions at the console. These will set up a single region for you. The configuration will be placed at bin/Regions/Regions.ini which you can then go and edit later on.

Many of the questions have defaults. Here are some explanations of the questions asked.

* '''New region name''' - the name for your region. Don't leave this blank!
* '''Region UUID''' - the unique ID of your region. In pretty much all cases you will want to accept the randomly generated default in the square brackets. The only time when you wouldn't is if you were trying to set up a configuration to point to pre-existing region data. But in this case you are probably better off editing the Regions.ini file directly anyway
* '''Region Location''' - this is the location of the region on the grid. In standalone mode you can safely leave these as the default (1000,1000). If you were to set up additional regions later on in Regions.ini then they would need different grid co-ordinates (e.g. 1000,1001). OpenSim regions can be placed anywhere on a 65536 by 65536 grid.
* '''Internal IP address''' - This should always be 0.0.0.0 (0.0.0.0 means "listen for connections on any interface", basically a wildcard) if you want to access this server from the internet or another server on your internal network, this should be the IP address assigned to the OpenSim Server. You should also set up the server to Use a Static IP address, and not DHCP
* '''Internal port''' - This is the IP port for all incoming client connections. The name is a bit misleading since it will be used externally (by a Second Life viewer, for instance) as well as internally. You can make this any port you want, but it is safe to leave at the default 9000. Each region on your server must have a unique port.
* '''Allow alternate ports''' - This is currently experimental. Please leave it at the default of False.
* '''External host name''' - If you leave this at the default 'SYSTEMIP' then this will become the LAN network address of the machine (e.g. 192.168.1.2). This is fine if you are connecting only from within your LAN. If you want to connect to it from a client on the internet, this should be the External IP Address of your router. Fully Qualified Domain Names (FQDNs) should also work.

The following details are also asked in OpenSim 0.6.9 and earlier.

* '''Master Avatar UUID''' - This is a legacy OpenSim feature and can be left at the default of 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000. Later on, you may want to change this to your own avatar's UUID in Regions.ini if you have problems editing terrain.
* '''Master Avatar first name''' - This is an alternative way of specifying the master avatar by avatar name rather than UUID. If you press enter here then both this field and the last name field will be left blank. Accepting the blank default is fine - this can always be changed later in Regions.ini
* '''Master Avatar last name''' - The last name of the master avatar.
* '''Master Avatar sandbox password''' - The password of the master avatar.

In OpenSim 0.7 and later, OpenSim asks you questions to set up an estate and an estate manager instead of a region master avatar. The questions are similar but you will not be asked for a UUID.

Don't forget the account details you use to set up the master avatar (in 0.6.9) or the estate manager (in 0.7 and later). Only this user will initially be able to configure the in-world settings for your region.

See [[Configuring_Regions]] for more information about the Regions.ini file that these questions generate.

If you want to create a user other than the estate manager, then type

create user

in the server console. This will ask you a series of questions for creating a user (such as first name, last name and password).

== Connecting to OpenSim ==

To connect to your new sim with your user, start up a Second Life viewer with the following command line switches:

'''Client on same machine as OpenSim:'''
-loginuri http://127.0.0.1:9000

'''Client on same LAN as OpenSim:'''
-loginuri http://lan_ip:9000

'''Client on different machine or internet:'''
-loginuri http://external_ip:9000

Then enter the user name and password you set up in the previous step and your new user should login.

Be aware of [http://osgrid.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=400&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a loopback] problems when Running viewer & server(s) on the same machine (LAN) by using the "external" configuration. ('''You might notice endless waiting for region handshake'''.) See also [[Troubleshooting|troubleshoot hints]]. If you're having Connectivity problems. [[Network_Settings|Be sure to read the Network Configuration Page]]. This is important if you see Region handshake issues

= Running OpenSim in Grid mode =
{|
| style="background:LavenderBlush; color:black" |
[[Image:Exclamation.png|left]]
NOTE: 0.7 is the first OpenSim release that fully migrates all services to the ROBUST server shell. OpenSim.Grid.UserServer.exe and MessageServer.exe from OpenSim 0.6.9 are no longer necessary. Please see the [[0.7_Release|0.7 release notes]] for more details.
|}

Running OpenSim in grid mode is considerably more complicated than running a standalone instance. Instead of running everything in the same process, backend data services (asset, inventory, etc.) are run in a process separate from OpenSim.exe. This allows multiple instances of OpenSim.exe to use the same asset and inventory data.

== Step 1: Set up a ROBUST service instance ==

1. In the bin directory, copy Robust.ini.example to Robust.ini. Robust.ini.example is configured to run all the services in a single ROBUST instance.

2. Configure Robust.ini to use a MySQL database. Only MySQL is supported for running grid services. In Robust.ini find the [DatabaseService] section and change the ConnectionString so that it connects to your database.

3. Start up Robust.exe. If you don't see any errors (in red) on the console then you should be good to go.

== Step 2: Configure an OpenSim.exe to use the ROBUST services ==

In standalone mode, both bin/OpenSim.ini and bin/config-include/StandaloneCommon.ini needed to be configured. The first file (OpenSim.ini) configures the region simulator itself. The second file (StandaloneCommon.ini) configures the data services. In standalone mode, all these are run in the same process on the same machine - hence it is common to use the same database for both region simulator data and the service data.

In grid mode, you still need to configure OpenSim.ini in order to control the region simulator (OpenSim.exe). Chiefly, you still need a database in order to store local simulator data (size and shape of objects on the region, information about items in objects, etc.).

However, since the services are now being run in a separate ROBUST instance, the region simulator has to be told to use connectors that communicate with remote services at known URLs.

The steps for both these operations are as follows.

1. Copy bin/OpenSim.ini.example to OpenSim.ini

2. Find the "storage_plugin" settings under the [Startup] section and enter your database connection details. As with standalone, you can run regions using local SQLite database or local MySQL databases.

3. Find the [Architecture] section in OpenSim.ini. Make sure that the "Include-Grid" setting is the only one that is active (all the others need to be commented out with a semi-colon).

4. Go to bin/config-include and copy GridCommon.ini.example to GridCommon.ini.

5. Open GridCommon.ini in a text editor. You will see lots of URL entries, each of which have dummy defaults of http://myassetserver.com:8003, http://myinventoryserver.com:8003, etc. You will need to change each of these to point towards the address of your ROBUST instance. For instance, if you're running ROBUST on a machine with a local IP address of 192.168.1.2, you will need to change AssetServerURI to the setting

AssetServerURI = "http://192.168.1.2:8003"

By default, the ROBUST services configured in Robust.ini will be listening on port 8003, so you don't need to change these numbers.

6. Run OpenSim.exe. If you're running OpenSim.exe for the first time you will get the same questions about setting up the region that occur on a first-run in standalone mode. Please see the standalone section for instructions on how to answer these.

If everything is set up correctly, when starting up OpenSim.exe you shouldn't see any errors. You should also see the ROBUST console display log lines saying that the region has registered with the grid service.

7. Login with a client. Your client startup line will look something like

-loginuri http://192.168.1.2:8002

The loginuri needs to be the address of the login service. In standalone mode, this was the same address as the region simulator. However, in grid mode this is the ROBUST hosted grid service login URL rather than the address of any of your simulators. In this case, 192.168.1.2 is the address of the ROBUST instance. The port of 8002 is the traditional one for the grid login service.

8. With any luck, you will now successful login. The login will generate log lines on both the ROBUST console and on the region simulator console that the client ends up logging into. If you have any difficulties, please see the notes in the standalone section. More OpenSim.exe instances can be added to your grid in exactly the same way as the first.

==Legacy instructions for configuring the grid services in OpenSim 0.6.9 ==
{|
| style="background:LavenderBlush; color:black" |
[[Image:Exclamation.png|left]]
NOTE: As of July 2009, the grid servers are in the process of being redesigned.
Some services are now run in a common 'ROBUST' (Basic Universal Server Technology) server shell
while others are still run as separate legacy servers.

'''More Details on ROBUST are Here -->'''[[ROBUST|'''ROBUST''']]''' <--  including Conversion From UGAIM To UGRM (0.6.6 -> 0.6.7) and UGRM to URM (0.6.7 -> 0.6.8)'''
|}

 
...

Some services are now run in a common 'ROBUST' (Basic Universal Server Technology) server shell
while others are still run as separate legacy servers.

As of OpenSim 0.6.8, R.O.B.U.S.T. has connectors for the asset (A), grid (G) and inventory (I) functionality. The legacy servers are still required for user (U) and messaging (M) functionality. The steps below will get you up and running. We'll assume that your current directory is bin/ within the OpenSim distribution.

<ol>
<li>'''Configure the user server'''</li>
<ul>
<li>Start OpenSim.Grid.UserServer.exe</li>
<li>You will be asked a number of configuration questions. If the grid servers are all on one machine, most defaults are safe to use. The configuration is stored in the UserServer_Config.xml file which can be changed afterwards if necessary.</li>
<li>The user server will then load and display its prompt:</li>
User#
</ul>

<li>'''Configure R.O.B.U.S.T.'''</li>
<ul>
<li>Copy OpenSim.Server.ini.example to OpenSim.Server.ini. Don't forget to change ConnectionString for your database settings. (on version 0.6.6 copy OpenSim.Services.ini.example to OpenSim.Services.ini - then use OpenSim.Services instead OpenSim.Server)
</li>
Linux
bin$ cp OpenSim.Server.ini.example OpenSim.Server.ini
Windows
C:\OpenSim\bin> copy OpenSim.Server.ini.example OpenSim.Server.ini
<li>Start OpenSim.Server.exe</li>
<li>The server will start up it's asset, inventory and grid components and display the R.O.B.U.S.T prompt:</li>
R.O.B.U.S.T.#
<li>For more information on the R.O.B.U.S.T. configuration file and more information if you are migrating from an earlier release of OpenSim, refer to [[R.O.B.U.S.T.]]</li>
</ul>

<li>'''Configure the messaging server'''</li>
<ul>
<li>Start OpenSim.Grid.MessagingServer.exe</li>
<li>Answer the configuration questions. Again, if all servers are run on the same machine, it's safe to press enter for all questions. The configuration is stored in MessagingServer_Config.xml.</li>
<li>The server will start and present you with its prompt:</li>
Messaging#
</ul>

</ol>

For information on running the legacy servers, particularly if you're using an older version of before 0.6.7 that doesn't contain the ROBUST framework, see [[LegacyServers]]

=== Summary of commands for running grid service executables ===

'''Windows'''
cd bin
OpenSim.Grid.UserServer.exe
OpenSim.Server.exe
OpenSim.Grid.MessagingServer.exe

'''Linux / Mac OS X'''
cd bin
mono OpenSim.Grid.UserServer.exe
mono OpenSim.Server.exe
mono OpenSim.Grid.MessagingServer.exe

==Configuring regions==

When first run, a new OpenSim installation will ask you a series of questions to set up one region. If you want to change these settings or set up multiple regions, please see [[Configuring_Regions]]

==Configuring and Starting the region simulator==
<ol>
<li>Find the [Architecture] section, comment out the line that says</li>
Include-Standalone = "config-include/Standalone.ini"
and uncomment the line saying
Include-Grid = "config-include/Grid.ini

<li>save OpenSim.ini, and go into the config-include directory.</li>
<li>copy the following files</li>
GridCommon.ini.example to GridCommon.ini
CenomeCache.ini.example to CenomeCache.ini
FlotsamCache.ini.example to FlotsamCache.ini

<li>Open all these files (Grid.ini, GridCommon.ini, CenomeCache.ini and FlotsamCache.ini) and edit to suit your needs</li>

<li>You should now be ready to start up your sim. The mode that OpenSim.exe starts in is normally controlled by a setting in your OpenSim.ini. It defaults to standalone mode if that setting is not specified or the file is not found. If you wish, you can force opensim to start in gridmode on the command line as follows:</li>
OpenSim.exe -gridmode=true
or if using the ODE physics plugin under 64 bit Windows
OpenSim.32BitLaunch.exe
or:
mono OpenSim.exe -gridmode=true
if you're using Mono under Linux or Mac OSX.

With any luck, everything will come up without fatal errors.

If you have problems using the OpenDynamicsEngine on *nix, try setting your stack reserve level higher than the default with the following command;
<tt>ulimit -s 262144</tt> Or, run the opensim-ode.sh to start up OpenSimulator.

<li>Go to the UserServer console, and type 'create user' to create a new avatar. It will prompt you for the name and password, and the X and Y of the sim that should be his home location. Use 1000 and 1000, or wherever you told your sim to live when you brought it up in standalone mode. At the console of any of these servers, you should be able to type 'help' to get a list of commands.</li>

<li>You should now be able to connect to your new grid with your secondlife client. You need to tell your client to point at the UserServer rather than directly at the sim, though:</li>
secondlife -loginuri http://127.0.0.1:8002/
8002 is the default port for the UserServer, and that IP address should be changed to the server you are running the UserServer on, if they are not all on the same box. Happy OpenSimming! 
''Note: if you are using Windows Vista, remember to start servers as Admin. If not it will prompt you an error in console like "Error - Access denied"''
</ol>

=Attaching your sim to someone else's grid=
To set up the region server (i.e., <tt>OpenSim.exe</tt>) to connect to an external grid, you should edit the <tt>GridCommon.ini</tt> file in the <tt>bin/config-include</tt> directory. You will need to set the URIs to those given to you by the grid operator.

The other file you may have to change is in your <tt>bin/Regions</tt> directory. This is where your individual region config files are. If you only have one region, it will by default be called <tt>Regions.ini</tt> (in OpenSim 0.6.6 and earlier this was called <tt>regions.xml</tt>).

This can be edited with any text editor. The grid owner may tell you what X and Y location you can place your sim at (you can't have multiple sims at the same location on the grid). If so, the fields you will need to change in this file are <tt>sim_location_x</tt> and <tt>sim_location_y</tt>. And the <tt>external_host_name</tt> should be set to the hostname or IP address of your simulation server (i.e., the machine that is running <tt>OpenSim.exe</tt>).
A list of public grids that you can attach your sim to is at [[OpenSim: Grids]]

=Further notes=

==Running OpenSim 0.6.7 and onwards in 64 bit Windows==
[[Image:Exclamation.png|left]]
As of OpenSim 0.6.7, the default physics engine for OpenSim was changed to the ODE engine. This is because ODE is by far the most advanced physics engine plugin currently in OpenSim. Unfortunately, it has the drawback in that it's library is not compilable under 64bit in Windows. Therefore, 64 bit Windows users may need to run

OpenSim.32BitLaunch.exe

instead of

OpenSim.exe

To launch their region simulator.

An alternative is to use the basicphysics engine instead or one of the other alternative physics engines bundled with OpenSim, though all these are far less functional than the ODE plugin.

==Note About Mono==
If you're using mono, you should increase the value of the mono environment variable MONO_THREADS_PER_CPU from its default of 5 to some number that works for your sim. The exact number depends on many factors including: the number of CPUs in your machine, what else you use that machine for, how many regions you have in your sim, how many of them are adjacent, how many scripts you have, and how many avatars you expect to serve at the same time. As a reference, Wright Plaza in OSGrid, which is running as a single region on a sim and routinely hosts meetings with 20 avatars, uses the value 125.

If this number is too low, the operation of your sim will start to break in all sorts of different ways. A common symptom is the freezing of all activity upon login of a new avatar. Other symptoms are a lot more subtle.

For example: $ export MONO_THREADS_PER_CPU=125

== Legacy Configuration Information ==
These are some pages containing some legacy configuration information of unknown accuracy.

[[OpenSim 0.6.6 legacy configuration information]]

== Additional Configuration Tasks (for advanced users) ==

===OpenSim.exe command line options===
OpenSim.exe has command line options which allow you to perform actions such as reading configuratio nfiles from a different directory. See [[OpenSim.exe Command Line Options]] for more details.

===Script engine===
OpenSim supports multiple script engines. See [[ScriptEngines]] for details. If you don't know what this means then the default script engine will be fine.

===Permissions Configuration===
OpenSim has a quite elaborate set of permissions. See [[OpenSim:Permissions(Server)]] for details. By default, permissions are not active on region simulators.

=== Logging ===
By default, OpenSim logs information to a file called OpenSim.log in the bin directory. See [[Logging]] for details on how to further configure this if required.

=== Configuration of region modules ===
* [[IRCBridgeModule]]
* [[Freeswitch_Module]]
* [[Offline Messaging]]

=== Configuration of Metaverse Exchange Protocol (MXP) ===
* [[Metaverse Exchange Protocol]]

=== Configuration of Web Server and Pages===
OpenSim contains a web server that can serve up a variety of pages. Some which come from external files and some are generated internally.
* [[External Files]]
* [[Internally Generated]]

=References=

* [http://dist.opensimulator.org/wiki/opensim-standalone.odg OpenOffice draw file for OpenSim standalone diagram]
* [http://dist.opensimulator.org/wiki/opensim-grid-simple.odg OpenOffice draw file for OpenSim grid diagram]

[[Category:Configuration]]

Backup-db

2010-08-21T08:47:47Z

Ideia Boa: Undo revision 18641 by Andrea (Talk) SPAM

* Databases
** [[Backup-SQLite|SQLite Backup instructions]]
** [[Backup-MySQL|MySQL Backup instructions]]
** [[Backup-PostgreSQL|PostgreSQL Backup instructions]]
** [[Backup-MSSQL|MS SQL Backup instructions]]

Talk:OpenSim Archives

2010-08-13T16:25:54Z

Ideia Boa:

This one section:

OAR file from "Lusitania Tester" for all

OAR-File.tar.gz- Every week (on Sunday after 21:00 UTC) a OAR file from "Lusitania Tester" of WorldSimTerra-Grid is available for use of building and rezz of different avatars. All the avatars of all the grids are invited to place their free buildings and rezz to share with the OpenSim community. To get the OAR file, the member of the OpenSim community will make the registration on the site, after logging in, the downloads are available on the "Avatar Toolbox" tab (this tab is only available after you login to the site)

I logged into the web page of the particular world the link leads to (after creating an account). O found no "Avatar Toolbox" tab. I tried inworld but found no indication that there was some kind of a box or someting inworld. I didn't want to just delete this paragraph in the hopes that maybe I just did something wrong. If any one else can confirm that this OAR file is no longer being offered then please delete this section.

OAR file from "Lusitania Tester" was removed from wiki page, sorry.

OpenSim Archives

2010-08-13T16:24:10Z

Ideia Boa:

{{Template:Quicklinks}}
 

[[Technical Reference | Technical Reference]] -> [[Technical Reference/terms | Terms]] -> [[OAR_Format | OAR Format]] -> [[OpenSim_Archives | How do I use the OAR Function?]]

=How do I use the OpenSim Archive Function?=

==Introduction==

The OpenSim Archive (OAR) function has existed since OpenSim 0.5.9. Basically, it does a similar job to load-xml2/save-xml2 in that it saves prims so that they can be later reloaded. However, OpenSim archives (OAR) go a step further in that they can save all the necessary asset data so that you may fully restore the terrain, the textures of objects and their inventories when loaded onto a completely different system using a different asset database.

== Usage ==

From the region console, one can type

save oar [<filename>]

to save an OpenSim archive. If no filename is given, then the name region.oar is used in the current directory

'''EXAMPLES:'''
save oar
save oar my.oar
save oar c:/mybackups/filename.oar
save oar oars/11nov.oar

To load an archive, type

load oar [--merge] [<location>]

at the console. The location can be a filesystem path (as for "save oar") or an HTTP address to load an oar directly over the web. If no location is given, then the server looks for a file called region.oar in the current directory.

'''EXAMPLES:'''
load oar
load oar my.oar
load oar --merge oars/3rd-party.oar
load oar http://path.to/oarfile.oar

By default, loading an archive will delete all the existing objects in the regions and replace them with the archive contents. It's like being in the Matrix (when they swap environments), except much slower (all the scene objects are slowly deleted before the new environment is loaded :-)

If the --merge option is specified, then the oar will be merged with the existing region objects rather than replace them. The existing terrain, region settings and parcels will be left in place.

When an archive is loaded, owners will be restored if the relevant uuids can be found in the OpenSim installation's user database. Otherwise, prim ownership will default to the master avatar for the region.

I recommend that you use filenames with the extension '''.oar'''. The filename extension of the download links on this page is '''.tar.gz''' which illustrates that the '''.oar''' format is actually a zipped tar file.

==Example OARs==

[http://www.secondlifelab.it/downloads/cyberlandia.tar.gz cyberlandia.tar.gz] - cyberlandia landscape designed by the architect Simone Riccardi aka turboy. Contemporary architecture surrounded with a natural/synthetic context [http://www.flickr.com/photos/8905571@N05/3182585775/ image_1] [http://www.flickr.com/photos/8905571@N05/3171070049/ image_2] (work under [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/ Creative Commons by attribution]).

===OpenVCE 3D Assets OAR===

The [http://openvce.net OpenVCE.net] virtual worlds assets described at http://openvce.net/vwassets provided by Clever Zebra and the OpenVCE.net team at AIAI in the University of Edinburgh are available as an OAR (Opensim Archive) file.

http://openvce.net/resources/downloads/

Get file "opensim-openvce.oar" from there (right click on the file in the above directory in your browser, and select download is the easiest way to obtain the materials). A "full" set of the buildings with a large 400 seat amphitheatre intended to be placed on the corner of 4 sims is also available via "opensim-openvce-full.oar". Images of the buildings in place in Opensim are at:
[http://openvce.net/resources/downloads/opensim-openvce-1.jpg Image 1],
[http://openvce.net/resources/downloads/opensim-openvce-2.jpg Image 2]

===Others===
Please feel free to place links to other environments here, though unfortunately you'll have to host them on some other site.

Do not forget to also check out this page [http://www.opensimworlds.com/index.php?part=worlds http://www.opensimworlds.com/index.php?part=worlds]

==Further Information==

* [http://justincc.org/blog/category/oars/ http://justincc.org/blog/category/oars/] - various OAR related articles from justincc, including background information and possible future development.

==Use cases==

Possible current uses are

1. To migrate data from an SQLite region database to one based on MySQL

2. To distribute entire regions to other people.

==Current limitations==

* Performance is not very good, especially with large archives. This will be addressed in the future

==File Formats==

[[OAR Format|OAR File Formats]]

==FAQ==

1. What is this .tar.gz format you are using for the internal OAR format? Why not zip?

.tar.gz is a standard unix way of zipping up files into a single larger compressed file for distribution. Windows users should be able to open these files using freeware programs such as [http://www.7-zip.org/ 7-zip].

I'm using .tar.gz because all the zip (and tar) libraries for .net are licensed either under the GPL (with exception) or under the MSPL. Unfortunately, not all members of the OpenSim development team are comfortable with the MSPL, so these libaries are not currently an option. It is also significantly easier to write code to create and read tar archives than zip archives.

Also, if you're only ever loading and saving oars (rather than pulling them apart and putting them back together), then you don't need to worry about the internal format at all :)

2. Can you load and save multiple regions to an archive?

Not yet.

3. Can you load and save parts of a region to an archive?

Not yet.

==Bugs==

* Due to a possible bug in the Mono 1.2.4 libraries, this feature may cause a debug dump when used (the problem appears to be in writing out a compressed stream). Mono 1.2.6 is okay. Since Mono 1.2.4 is fairly old now, this bug will not be addressed.

==Current Status==

Operational. Bug reports are appreciated [[User:Justincc|Justincc]] 14:53, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

Though we will strive to maintain compatibilty for old archives with newer OpenSimulator versions, please don't rely on these archives as the only backup for regions.

= See Also =

* [[Status|Main Status Page]]
* [[Technical_Reference|Technical Reference Page]]
* [[OAR_Format| What is OAR Format?]]
* [[OpenSim_Archives|How to use OpenSim Archives (OAR)]]
* [[OAR Format 0.1 | OAR Format 0.1]]
* [[OAR Format 0.2 | OAR Format 0.2]]
* [http://www.rexxed.com/category/sim/ Free oar files from rexxed.com]

[[Category:Users]]
[[Category:Support]]
[[Category:Tech Reference]]
[[Category:Help]]
[[Category:Configuration]]
[[Category:Getting_Started]]
[[Category:Development]]

OsNpcMoveTo

2010-07-31T11:06:25Z

Ideia Boa: Undo revision 18286 by Waexu66 (Talk) SPAM

'''Function Syntax:''' osNpcMoveTo(key npc, vector position); '''Returns:''' NULL

Example Required !

Ideia Boa: Undo revision 14670 by Logicamp (Talk)

__NOTOC__
{{Template:Quicklinks}}

[[Technical Reference | Technical Reference]] -> [[Grid_List| Grid List]]

=What is the Grid List?=

==About==
At the moment there are a number of sims which we try to keep up 24x7, minus the upgrade times, etc. Remember - there are no guarantees at the moment on the backups of the inventories, landscape, etc. So, treat this as you would treat the beta grid at most. In order to login with opensim-links, you will need to install [http://lab.newworldgrid.com/index.php/OpenSim_Launcher OpenSim Launcher] or add a [[Browser_Protocol_Handler|protocol handler]] to your browser. Otherwise you could simply create a custom [[Connecting|shortcut]] with the right parameters to your Second Life browser.

==Public grids==
<big>IMPORTANT NOTE:</big>The OpenSimulator Project is an Application Platform that can be used by anyone. It is not responsible for any grid listed on this page, nor for any grid's content or activities within them. Grid List Policy: Please only list your grid if your software is based on OpenSimulator.org SVN software code, all other grids will be removed and also please provide a link on your grid website back to this project website, remember link recognition is a two-way street.
 
If you own a grid and are interested in joining a grid association see this page:
[[Grid Associations]]
 
Public grids require you to create an account on their website, which you can then use to log into the grid.
 These grids are listed in the order of their appearance, anyone found inserting a grid up higher in the list will have their entry removed, please add your entry to the very bottom of the list, this is not negotiable.
 The gridlist entries in the main list should just contain the gridname and the plain numbers as defined by the column headers. Please use [[Grid_Lst/Template|this]] template for the subpages to keep the information in a comparable manner. Thanks a lot.
 
Public Grid List Sorted [[Grid_List/Sorted/Alphabetically|Alphabetically]], [[Grid_List/Sorted/ByRegions|By # of Regions]], [http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=rHNVZVIc1-GdXzqx2Ac4NDQ&gid=4 By # of Users], [http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=rHNVZVIc1-GdXzqx2Ac4NDQ&gid=6 By Unique 30 days], [[Grid_List/Sorted/ByHistory|By History]]

 

{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="center"
!Name
!Approx # Regions
!Approx # Users
!Unique last 30days
|-
|[[Grid_List/Deepgrid|Deepgrid]]
| 
| 
| 
|-
|[[Grid_List/OSGrid|OSGrid]]
|2200
|21000
|3900
|-
|[[Grid List/Francogrid|Francogrid]]
|~170
|~1304
| 
|-
|[[Grid_List/EU-Grid|EU-Grid]]
|~10
|~350
| 
|-
|[[Grid List/Le Monde de Darwin|Le Monde de Darwin]]
|73
|83
|36
|-
|[[Grid List/GiantGrid|GiantGrid]]
|169
|261
|157
|-
|[[Grid List/The New World Grid|The New World Grid]]
|~262
|~2089
|~389
|-
|[[Grid List/3rd Rock Grid|3rd Rock Grid]]
| 
| 
| 
|-
|[[Grid List/Uvatar|Uvatar.com]]
| 
| 
| 
|-
|[[Grid List/WorldSimTerra|WorldSimTerra]]
|~98
|~880
|~520
|-
|[[Grid List/Cyberlandia|Cyberlandia]]
|185
|~1600
|~269
|-
|[[Grid List/Metropolis|Metropolis]]
|48
|~400
|~50
|-
|[[Grid List/Emerald Network|Emerald Network]]
|9
|~56
| 
|-
|[[Grid List/Avatar Hangout|Avatar Hangout]]
|413
|3912
|1680
|-
|[[Grid_List/Your Alternative Life | Your Alternative Life ]]
|~51
|~622
|~433
|-
|[[Grid List/AUGrid|AUGrid]]
| 
| 
| 
|-
|[[Grid List/German Grid|German Grid]]
|12
|106
| 
|-
|[[Grid List/DGP Grid|DGP Grid]]
| 
| 
| 
|-
|[[Grid List/LifeSim|LifeSim]]
| 
| 
| 
|-
|[[Grid List/Fantasy World Estates|Fantasy World Estates]]
| 
| 
| 
|-
|[[Grid List/RMH Design Estate|RMH Design Estate]]
| 
| 
| 
|-
|[[Grid List/Open-Neuland|OpenSimulator-Club Open-Neuland (formerly ProfiGrid)]]
|36
|118
|66
|-
|[[Grid List/Wilder-Westen|OpenSimulator-Club Wilder-Westen (formerly HomeGrid)]]
|4
|45
|24
|-
|[[Grid List/United Grid|United Grid (CLOSED)]]
| 
| 
| 
|-
|[[Grid List/Social Network Italia|Social Network Italia]]
|24
|500
|100
|-
|[[Grid_List/Low Grid|Nedergrid]]
|3
|17
| 
|-
|[[Grid_List/ReactionGrid|ReactionGrid]]
|158
|2017
|271
|-
|[[Grid List/K-grid|K-grid]]
| 
| 
| 
|-
|[[Grid List/Legend City Online|Legend City Online]]
|164
|4412
|600
|-
|[[Grid List/pseudospace|pseudospace]]
|37
|137
|41
|-
|[[Grid List/Yourgrid.de|YourGrid]]
|68
|~110
|33
|-
|[[Grid List/Myopengrid.com|Myopengrid]]
| 
| 
| 
|-
|[[Grid List/PhoenixSim|PhoenixSim]]
|5
|18
|14
|-
|[[Grid List/Virtual_Sims|VirtualSims.Net]]
|10
|73
| 
|-
|[[Grid List/Collateral World|Collateral World '''(CLOSED)''']]
|4
|1
|1
|-
|[[Grid List/Grid4Us|Grid4Us]]
|34
|200
|55
|-
|[[Grid_List/Metapocalypse|Metapocalypse]]
|2
|6
|6
|-
|[[Grid_List/FreshGrid|FreshGrid(casino games)]]
| 
| 
| 
|-
|[[Grid_List/OpenKansai|OpenKansai]]
|9
|120
|100
|-
|[[Grid_List/Schweiz|Schweiz]]
|5
|50
|10
|-
|[[Grid_List/Pleasure Planet|Pleasure Planet Adults only]]
|16
|70
|29
|-
|[[Grid_List/DreamlandGrid | Dreamland Grid]]
|16
|5
|2
|-
|[[Grid_List/NeXtLife | NeXtLife Grid]]
|15
|7
|7
|-
|[[Grid_List/Openvue | Openvue (on Virtual AIAI Grid)]]
|12
|20
|10
|-
|[[Grid_List/ScienceSim | ScienceSim]]
|25
|30
|15
|-
|[[Grid_List/Unica | unica]]
|16
|60
|10
|-
|[[Grid_List/The Gor Grid | The Gor Grid - Your Gorean Life]]
|84
|1003
|203
|-
|[[Grid_List/Cuon Grid | Cuon Grid - Linux and ERP]]
|11
|50
|30
|-
|[[Grid List/Lisat|ArtGridOnLine]]
|12
|48
|15
|-
|[[Grid List/OpenWorld|OpenWorld]]
|17
|140
|55
|-
|[[Grid List/Lisat|Lost In Space And Time]]
| 
| 
| 
|-
|-
|[[Grid List/Segarra Private Grid |Segarra Private Grid]]
| 
| 
| 
|-
|[[Grid List/Playneko| Playneko | Just another virtual world]]
|2
|36
|19
|-
||[[Grid List/Xumeo|Xumeo]]
|*
|*
|*
|-
|[[Grid_List/3Dmalls|3dmalls.net]]
|~17
|~350
| 
|-
|[[Grid_List/NexTECH Life|NexTECH Life]]
| 
| 
| 
|-
|[[Grid_List/Joopla|Joopla.net]]
| 
| 
| 
|-
|[[Grid_List/VirtualFrance|VirtualFrance]]
|4
|15
|12
|-
|[[Grid_List/AnSky|AnSky]]
|11
|39
| 
|-
|[[Grid_List/DSGrid|www.dsgrid.eu]]
|8
|34
|28
|-
|[[Grid_List/Meanduland|www.meanduland.com]]
|25
|23
|6
|-
|[[Grid List/v-Business|v-Business]]
|10
|~70
|~40
|-
|[[Grid List/Twisted Sky|Twisted Sky]]
|16
|4
|3
|-
|[[Grid List/TertiaryGrid|Tertiary grid]]
|14
|2
| 
|-
|[[Grid List/Logicamp|Logicamp]]
|3
|5
|10
|}

[[Image:Unique_users_last_30_days.png]]
(Chart generated 21 May 2009)

This is a list of Grids that been inactive for a few days and or have claimed to be inactive by the owner. Please also take extra care to write down there last position.

{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="center"
!Place
!Inactive Grids
!Approx # Regions
!Approx # Users
!Unique last 30days
|-
|}

To make OpenSim grids and locations known to a wider audience, they may be listed at http://www.yosims.com/.

== Office Hour ==

Each week on Tuesday, OSGrid hosts an official Office Hour where the OpenSim developers meet and discuss the weeks software development activities. This is a good place to get to know what is going on with OpenSim.

{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="center"
!Grid
!Region
!Time
|-
|OSGrid
|Wright Plaza
|Tuesday 1900UTC
|-
|EU-Grid
|EU-Grid Central Hub
|Sat 15:00 to 19:00 MET
|-
|AUGrid / Asia Pacific Office Hours
|Norgan Plaza
|Friday's 11am~2pm AEST (GMT/UTC + 10)
|-
|Cyberlandia Grid Italiana
|Cyberlandia, Central Hub
|Mercoledi and Venerdi 22:00 to 23:00 (GMT/UTC + 1)
|-
|WorldSim Terra
|Lusitania Center
|Saturdays 19:00 to 20:00 (GMT/UTC)
|-
|Avatar Hangout - Residents
|Community Center
|Saturdays 2pm to 4pm (InGame Time)
|-
|Avatar Hangout - Estate Owners
|Estate Info
|Sunday 2pm to 4pm (InGame Time)
|-
|Grid4Us
|Grid4Us Marina
|Saturdays 20:00 to 22:00 (UTC+1/MET)
|-
|LISAT
| 
|Saturday midnight "UTC" Wednesday 1400(2pm)UTC "Universal.Time.Coordinated"
|-
|}

== Grid Test Hours ==

Several grids provide valuable testing information for the project, each run a special 'test' hour to test capabilities of the platform. These are run at the same time every week. It may also be a good chance to meet people who can answer questions you may have.

{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="center"
!Grid
!Region
!Time
|-
|OSGrid
|Wright Plaza
|Sat 1900UTC
|-
|Apex Grid
|Spaceport 2
|Sat 1800 UTC
|-
|FrancoGrid
|Orion
|Everydays 2100GMT+1
|-
|New World Grid
|Welcome
|Generally Mondays and Thursdays 2200 UTC+2 [http://lab.newworldgrid.com/index.php/Office_hours Next Office Hour]
|-
|AUGrid
|Norgan Plaza
|Generally Tuesdays 11am~1pm and/or 2~5pm AEST (GMT/UTC+10) [http://augrid.org/forum/index.php?topic=9.0]
|-
|WorldSim Terra
|Lusitania Center
|Generally Sundays 19:00 to 22.00(GMT/UTC) [http://www.worldsimterra.com/index.php?option=com_agora&task=viewtopic&id=223 Next Test Hours]
|-
|VirtualFrance
|versailles
|Generally Mondays and Thursdays 2100GMT+1 [http://www.virtualfrance.0rg.fr]
|-
|ReactionGrid
|Tarzan
|Saturdays 6pm Eastern/11pm UK (10pm UTC) - Movie Night load test [http://www.reactiongrid.com/Default/EventsList/RetroMovieNight.aspx Movie Night on ReactionGrid]
|-
|}

== Standalone sims ==

Standalone sims have "generic" logins being from "Testa User" .. "Testz User", with password "test".
<table border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="center">
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Login URI</th>
<th>Maintainer/Site</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Ruth (Zion)</td>
<td>opensim://ruth.petitbe.be:9000/</td>
<td>Dalien Talbot (dalien on IRC, or via blog - http://daltonic.blogspot.com/)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>CyberSpacia</td>
<td>opensim://cyberspacia.net:9000/</td>
<td>Spun Pty Ltd (mailto:the.grid@cyberspacia.net)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>janoz</td>
<td>opensim://77.250.27.219:9000/</td>
<td> (mailto:info@janoz.nl)</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>Opengrid</td>
<td>opensim://opengrid.fr:9000/</td>
<td>Test grid for http://www.opensimulator.fr - 24/7 available</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Phrearch</td>
<td>opensim://os-networks.net:9000/</td>
<td>Phrearch: http://os-networks.net</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Timecatcher Haven Lands( Not online 24/7)</td>
<td>opensim://timecatcher.ath.cx:9000/</td>
<td>Timecatcher: (mailto:anon26841397@hotmail.co.uk)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Europeansim (NOW 24/7 ish:-) </td>
<td>opensim://86.2.85.164:8002/ </td>
<td>Edenrealm Sim(mailto:zoon@edenrealm.co.uk) BritGrid SVN 10058 - 26 regions - Hypergrid? - Av creation - http://www.europeansim.thruhere.net Blog http://www.edenrealm.co.uk/europeansim</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>OpenSIM.de / M34-Sim1 (24/7)</td>
<td>opensim://opensim.mydyn.de:9090</td>
<td>German Standalone-Sim for testing with german (deutsch) speaking Live-Support and OpenSIM-Wiki at http://www.opensim.de . No Test User, only personal Accounts. Register before login at http://www.opensim.de</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>OpenSIM.de / M34-Sim2 (24/7)</td>
<td>opensim://grid.mydyn.de:9190</td>
<td>Many Freebies, Copyland, Sandbox, Testing Area (Trunk Versions). No Test User, only personal Accounts. Register before login at http://www.opensim.de</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Viradu</td>
<td> We have just migrated to OSGrid.org 1/7/2009 </td>
<td>A Science Fiction Themed Virtual World, by Michael McAnally (mailto:mwmcanally@gmail.com) - 12 regions NOTE: Please read Blog for connect instructions ---> http://viradu.com for more info. This world is now open for settlement.</td>
</tr>
</table>

= See Also =

* [[:Category:Getting_Started|Getting Started]]
* [[Status|Main Status Page]]
* [[Technical_Reference|Technical Reference Page]]
* [[Grid_List/Sorted/Alphabetically|Grid List (Sorted Alphabetically)]]
* [[Grid_List/Sorted/ByRegions|Grid List (Sorted By # of Regions)]]
* [http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=rHNVZVIc1-GdXzqx2Ac4NDQ&gid=4 Grid List (Sorted By # of Users)]
* [http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=rHNVZVIc1-GdXzqx2Ac4NDQ&gid=6 Grid List (Sorted By Unique 30 days)]
* [[Grid_List/Sorted/ByHistory|Grid List (Sorted By History)]]
* [[Grid_Associations|Grid Associations]]
* [http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Public_Hypergrid_Nodes HyperGrid-Nodes]

[[Category:Users]]
[[Category:Support]]
[[Category:Tech Reference]]
[[Category:Help]]
[[Category:Configuration]]
[[Category:Getting_Started]]
[[Category:Development]]