[Opensim-dev] New Opensim features and minimum hosting hardware requirements

[Melanie]

Scripting runs in a thread with a BelowNormal priority setting, so 
it only takes up what capacity is left after the sim has run it's 
cycles. Therefore, increased load only means that script performance 
worsens.

Limiting script or even scripting may be an option for some grids, 
but not for those that strive to be like SL, as in SL, practically 
every item is heavily scripted and regions sport up to 9000 scripts 
in certain cases.

However, 45000 prims is not reachable with the current server. It 
may be possible to achieve more than 15000, but i do find that 
things are somewhat suboptimal when approaching 12000 prims. So, I 
believe many of these operators will see themselves go back to a 
15000 or even lower prim limit.

Melanie


Dahlia Trimble wrote:
> While reading through the messages I receive about new Mantis entries
> related to scripting and attachments, it occurred to me that the processing
> needs for a region should go up as these new features are implemented. I've
> noticed several of the sites out there offering regions on their grids have
> fairly startup and monthly fees, which I assume may be partially based on
> the cost of running a simulator with 0.5.8 Opensim code. Some cost
> assumtions that may not support this could be:
> 
> * How many scripts are continuously running in a region
> 
> * How many scripts an avatar is allowed to have in attachments and how often
> they do expensive operations such as channel 0 listens, sensor scans, and
> high frequency high load timer events such as those found in many animation
> overriders
> 
> * How many prims are in a region and how complex they are. It seems many
> grid operators are offering 45,000 prim limits but my testing indicates that
> may be an impossible number, especially when full meshing is used to support
> physics.
> 
> There are probably other factors that escape me now, but these are the ones
> which I currently find salient.
> 
> While I've enjoyed being able to host several OSGrid regions on minimal
> hardware up until now, I may have to ration what new features are available
> in my regions or consider upgrading to more capable hardware. I have the
> feeling others will also, and I suspect that the prices some of the grid
> operators are offering will need to rise unless they can successfully ration
> features as well.
> 
> Comments? Suggestions?
> 
> 
> 
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