[Opensim-users] revised terms...

[Paul Fishwick]

Here is a suggested rewrite. Hopefully, I have
not confused matters:

1. Logical Space (map) is defined as follows:

   1.1 A Grid contains one or more Regions,
         where each region is managed by
         a different Region Server. A Grid map
         is indexed by Grid coordinates.
         [Example: OSGrid]
   1.2 A Sim contains one or more Regions,
         where each region is managed by
          the same Region Server. A Sim map is
          indexed by Sim coordinates.
   1.3 A Region is 65,536 sq. meters, and
         contains one or more Parcels
      

2. Physical space (architecture) is defined as follows:

    2.1 StandAlone Mode is one computer running
          one Sim (one instance of OpenSim).
    2.2 Grid Mode is one or more computers in the
          following configurations:
          2.2.1  Region Server: Region servers  are
                    defined by an instance of OpenSim, and
                    they are clients of the Grid Server.
                    [Example: a region that connects to OSGrid]
          2.2.2  Grid Server: Grid servers (UGAIM) connect
                    the Region Servers together to form a Grid.
                    [Example: OSGrid servers]
     2.3  Hypergrid Mode is a hyperlinked configuration
            involving Sims and Grids


 

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John Hopkin wrote:
> Paul Fishwick wrote:
>
>   
>> A Region is the same thing as a Sim (65,536 sq. meters)
>>     
>
> Rightly or wrongly, I've been making a distinction between those two
> terms since using Opensim, although they're pretty much equivalent in
> SL:
>
> - A Region is a 64K area
> - A Sim is an instance of OpenSim.exe
>
> A single Sim can host several Regions; Linden tend to run each Region
> in a separate Sim, so they can be split in hardware terms, but I
> prefer to run my four Regions with just one Sim, and this is normal
> for Opensim.
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