[Opensim-dev] asset_database = "local" or "grid"?

[Stefan Andersson]

I believe the general concensus was to support all three (four?) asset server configs (internal, local, grid, hg(?))  but refactor the code paths.
 
While I do understand the confusion, I have already shown how we could re-arrange the services so that we get a uniform set of interfaces - ideally, the config option should turn from specifying a mode to specifying a module and its config.
 
Best regards,Stefan AnderssonTribal Media AB> Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2009 22:29:18 +0000> From: melanie at t-data.com> To: opensim-dev at lists.berlios.de> Subject: Re: [Opensim-dev] asset_database = "local" or "grid"?> > Hi,> > funny you would suggest that. That is one of the code paths I > suggested removing a long time ago, and was booed and rejected.> > Melanie> > > Justin Clark-Casey wrote:> > Chris Hart wrote:> >> Setting asset_database to "local" will store your assets in a .db sqlite> >> database on your file system, and not in MySQL at all. If you run in> >> grid mode, you should always set this to "grid" to avoid confusion> >> unless you are connecting to someone else's grid and want your assets to> >> be stored locally and not on their asset server. > >> > >> I have to say I made that same mistake when first starting out with> >> opensim and had to migrate all my assets over to my database server.> >> Several others have made the same mistake and I've had to help them to> >> migrate their assets too - is the local storage model really that widely> >> used? Should it actually be the default? For standalone I'm guessing it> >> is ignored(?), but in grid mode I've found it just causes pain and> >> confusion.> > > > Chris is right - I find the asset_database switch annoying because it catches me out on occasion.> > > > The problem with using local assets on a grid is one of grid asset blakanization - people coming to your region can't > > see your assets (because their requests go to the grid asset service rather than your local asset store) and when you go > > to other people's regions you can't rez objects you created on your local region.> > > > But it strikes me that now, if you wanted to retain your regions assets locally, you could set up your region as a > > hypergrid enabled region, as Hypergrid regions use the local asset store (there is conceptually no global).> > > > In view of this, I'd like to completely remove the asset_database option. This would mean that in standalone and > > hypergrid modes, the db used would always be local and in grid mode the grid asset service would always be used.> > > > Are there any objections to this?> > > >> > >> Chris / Strawberry Fride> >> > >> -----Original Message-----> >> From: opensim-dev-bounces at lists.berlios.de> >> [mailto:opensim-dev-bounces at lists.berlios.de] On Behalf Of Ai Austin> >> Sent: 01 February 2009 17:12> >> To: opensim-dev at lists.berlios.de> >> Subject: [Opensim-dev] asset_database = "local" or "grid"?> >> > >> I have MySQL running on the same system that the UGAIM servers are > >> running on at the moment, though we want to separate some of them out...> >> > >> I am wondering if I set asset_database = "grid" rather than > >> asset_database = "local" is there any performance penalty... or will > >> it run identically if the assets are in fact local anyway?> >> > >> _______________________________________________> >> Opensim-dev mailing list> >> Opensim-dev at lists.berlios.de> >> https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-dev> >> > >> No virus found in this incoming message.> >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > >> Version: 8.0.233 / Virus Database: 270.10.16/1926 - Release Date:> >> 01/30/09 17:31:00> >> _______________________________________________> >> Opensim-dev mailing list> >> Opensim-dev at lists.berlios.de> >> https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-dev> >> > > > > > _______________________________________________> Opensim-dev mailing list> Opensim-dev at lists.berlios.de> https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-dev
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