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Here is my feedback so far: I am running an Arma3 Server (1.56.135357v5) with Exile-Mod on Ubuntu 14.04 hosted on a i7-3770 CPU @ 3.40GHz with 16 GB RAM. Startparameters Server: ./arma3server.perf -cpuCount=7 -exThreads=7 -maxMem=2047 -loadMissionToMemory -noBenchmark -nologs -port=2302 -config=config.cfg -mod=@exile -servermod=@exileserver;@infiSTAR_Exile;@FuMS Startparameters HC: ./arma3servero -cpuCount=1 -client -nosound -connect=127.0.0.1 -port=2302 -mod=@exile -profiles=fumslogs (arma3servero is the stock arma3server executable since the perfromance build does not work stable as HC). basic.cfg // // Exile Mod basic.cfg Settings // // This file has been tuned for a box running only one Arma 3 server on a // 1 GBit/s pipe with 100 slots // // See https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/basic.cfg // /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // Default Options /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// language = "English"; adapter = -1; 3D_Performance = 1.000000; Resolution_W = 800; Resolution_H = 600; Resolution_Bpp = 32; /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // Bandwidth Tuning // // Be sure to adjust this to your server settings! // This example is for 100MBit/s pipe /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // 50MB * 1024 * 1024 = 104857600 MinBandwidth = 52428800; // Do NOT set this too high or your Arma server will simulate ego-ddos // 100MB * 1024 * 1024 = 629145600 MaxBandwidth = 104857600; /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // Network Tuning // // Usually something we developers set. Only change these if you really know // what you are doing. Do something wrong here and your sever will burn in hell // and cause massive desych. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// MaxMsgSend = 256; MaxSizeGuaranteed = 512; MaxSizeNonguaranteed = 256; MinErrorToSend = 0.004; MinErrorToSendNear = 0.03; MaxCustomFileSize = 0; NIC is a 1 GB full duplex. Packet loss is under 2 % This is a typical load when no user connected: 1 [||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 33.6%] 5 [||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 38.4%] 2 [||||||||||||||||||| 16.4%] 6 [|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||99.3%] 3 [|||||||||||||||||| 16.2%] 7 [|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||98.7%] 4 [|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 27.3%] 8 [|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 63.8%] Mem[|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||10256/15771MB] Tasks: 14, 58 thr; 4 running Swp[ 0/0MB] Load average: 4.95 4.82 4.66 Uptime: 19 days, 05:50:44 PID USER PRI NI VIRT RES SHR S CPU% MEM% TIME+ Command 1 root 20 0 52164 14600 4164 S 0.0 0.1 3:15.06 /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/supervisord 29500 exile 20 0 1829M 1529M 30648 R 117. 9.7 1h45:02 `- ./arma3servero -cpuCount=1 -client -nosound -connect=127.0.0.1 -port=2302 -mod=@exile -profiles=fumslogs 29528 exile 20 0 1829M 1529M 30648 S 0.0 9.7 0:03.60 | `- ./arma3servero -cpuCount=1 -client -nosound -connect=127.0.0.1 -port=2302 -mod=@exile -profiles=fumslogs 29527 exile 20 0 1829M 1529M 30648 S 3.3 9.7 1:16.07 | `- ./arma3servero -cpuCount=1 -client -nosound -connect=127.0.0.1 -port=2302 -mod=@exile -profiles=fumslogs 29526 exile 20 0 1829M 1529M 30648 R 16.0 9.7 12:10.15 | `- ./arma3servero -cpuCount=1 -client -nosound -connect=127.0.0.1 -port=2302 -mod=@exile -profiles=fumslogs 29502 exile 20 0 1829M 1529M 30648 S 0.0 9.7 0:00.67 | `- ./arma3servero -cpuCount=1 -client -nosound -connect=127.0.0.1 -port=2302 -mod=@exile -profiles=fumslogs 29456 exile 20 0 2461M 2037M 49416 R 111. 12.9 2h11:04 `- ./arma3server.perf -cpuCount=7 -exThreads=7 -maxMem=2047 -loadMissionToMemory -noBenchmark -nologs -port=2302 -config=config.cfg -mod=@exile -servermod=@exileserver;@infiS 29545 exile 20 0 2461M 2037M 49416 S 0.0 12.9 0:00.35 | `- ./arma3server.perf -cpuCount=7 -exThreads=7 -maxMem=2047 -loadMissionToMemory -noBenchmark -nologs -port=2302 -config=config.cfg -mod=@exile -servermod=@exileserver;@in 29544 exile 20 0 2461M 2037M 49416 S 0.0 12.9 0:00.38 | `- ./arma3server.perf -cpuCount=7 -exThreads=7 -maxMem=2047 -loadMissionToMemory -noBenchmark -nologs -port=2302 -config=config.cfg -mod=@exile -servermod=@exileserver;@in 29543 exile 20 0 2461M 2037M 49416 S 0.0 12.9 0:00.35 | `- ./arma3server.perf -cpuCount=7 -exThreads=7 -maxMem=2047 -loadMissionToMemory -noBenchmark -nologs -port=2302 -config=config.cfg -mod=@exile -servermod=@exileserver;@in 29538 exile 20 0 2461M 2037M 49416 S 0.0 12.9 0:00.00 | `- ./arma3server.perf -cpuCount=7 -exThreads=7 -maxMem=2047 -loadMissionToMemory -noBenchmark -nologs -port=2302 -config=config.cfg -mod=@exile -servermod=@exileserver;@in 29537 exile 20 0 2461M 2037M 49416 S 0.0 12.9 0:00.00 | `- ./arma3server.perf -cpuCount=7 -exThreads=7 -maxMem=2047 -loadMissionToMemory -noBenchmark -nologs -port=2302 -config=config.cfg -mod=@exile -servermod=@exileserver;@in 29536 exile 20 0 2461M 2037M 49416 S 0.0 12.9 0:00.03 | `- ./arma3server.perf -cpuCount=7 -exThreads=7 -maxMem=2047 -loadMissionToMemory -noBenchmark -nologs -port=2302 -config=config.cfg -mod=@exile -servermod=@exileserver;@in 29535 exile 20 0 2461M 2037M 49416 S 0.0 12.9 0:00.03 | `- ./arma3server.perf -cpuCount=7 -exThreads=7 -maxMem=2047 -loadMissionToMemory -noBenchmark -nologs -port=2302 -config=config.cfg -mod=@exile -servermod=@exileserver;@in 29534 exile 20 0 2461M 2037M 49416 S 0.0 12.9 0:00.03 | `- ./arma3server.perf -cpuCount=7 -exThreads=7 -maxMem=2047 -loadMissionToMemory -noBenchmark -nologs -port=2302 -config=config.cfg -mod=@exile -servermod=@exileserver;@in 29533 exile 20 0 2461M 2037M 49416 S 0.0 12.9 0:00.02 | `- ./arma3server.perf -cpuCount=7 -exThreads=7 -maxMem=2047 -loadMissionToMemory -noBenchmark -nologs -port=2302 -config=config.cfg -mod=@exile -servermod=@exileserver;@in 29532 exile 20 0 2461M 2037M 49416 S 0.0 12.9 0:00.02 | `- ./arma3server.perf -cpuCount=7 -exThreads=7 -maxMem=2047 -loadMissionToMemory -noBenchmark -nologs -port=2302 -config=config.cfg -mod=@exile -servermod=@exileserver;@in 29531 exile 20 0 2461M 2037M 49416 S 0.0 12.9 0:00.02 | `- ./arma3server.perf -cpuCount=7 -exThreads=7 -maxMem=2047 -loadMissionToMemory -noBenchmark -nologs -port=2302 -config=config.cfg -mod=@exile -servermod=@exileserver;@in 29510 exile 20 0 2461M 2037M 49416 S 0.0 12.9 0:00.41 | `- ./arma3server.perf -cpuCount=7 -exThreads=7 -maxMem=2047 -loadMissionToMemory -noBenchmark -nologs -port=2302 -config=config.cfg -mod=@exile -servermod=@exileserver;@in 29495 exile 20 0 2461M 2037M 49416 S 25.3 12.9 38:34.55 | `- ./arma3server.perf -cpuCount=7 -exThreads=7 -maxMem=2047 -loadMissionToMemory -noBenchmark -nologs -port=2302 -config=config.cfg -mod=@exile -servermod=@exileserver;@in 29494 exile 20 0 2461M 2037M 49416 S 0.0 12.9 0:00.00 | `- ./arma3server.perf -cpuCount=7 -exThreads=7 -maxMem=2047 -loadMissionToMemory -noBenchmark -nologs -port=2302 -config=config.cfg -mod=@exile -servermod=@exileserver;@in 29490 exile 20 0 2461M 2037M 49416 S 0.7 12.9 0:07.75 | `- ./arma3server.perf -cpuCount=7 -exThreads=7 -maxMem=2047 -loadMissionToMemory -noBenchmark -nologs -port=2302 -config=config.cfg -mod=@exile -servermod=@exileserver;@in 29489 exile 20 0 2461M 2037M 49416 S 0.0 12.9 0:03.58 | `- ./arma3server.perf -cpuCount=7 -exThreads=7 -maxMem=2047 -loadMissionToMemory -noBenchmark -nologs -port=2302 -config=config.cfg -mod=@exile -servermod=@exileserver;@in 29488 exile 20 0 2461M 2037M 49416 S 4.0 12.9 2:07.54 | `- ./arma3server.perf -cpuCount=7 -exThreads=7 -maxMem=2047 -loadMissionToMemory -noBenchmark -nologs -port=2302 -config=config.cfg -mod=@exile -servermod=@exileserver;@in 29487 exile 20 0 2461M 2037M 49416 S 0.0 12.9 0:16.66 | `- ./arma3server.perf -cpuCount=7 -exThreads=7 -maxMem=2047 -loadMissionToMemory -noBenchmark -nologs -port=2302 -config=config.cfg -mod=@exile -servermod=@exileserver;@in 29486 exile 20 0 2461M 2037M 49416 S 6.0 12.9 3:47.59 | `- ./arma3server.perf -cpuCount=7 -exThreads=7 -maxMem=2047 -loadMissionToMemory -noBenchmark -nologs -port=2302 -config=config.cfg -mod=@exile -servermod=@exileserver;@in 29474 exile 20 0 2461M 2037M 49416 S 0.0 12.9 0:48.02 | `- ./arma3server.perf -cpuCount=7 -exThreads=7 -maxMem=2047 -loadMissionToMemory -noBenchmark -nologs -port=2302 -config=config.cfg -mod=@exile -servermod=@exileserver;@in 29473 exile 20 0 2461M 2037M 49416 S 0.0 12.9 0:49.07 | `- ./arma3server.perf -cpuCount=7 -exThreads=7 -maxMem=2047 -loadMissionToMemory -noBenchmark -nologs -port=2302 -config=config.cfg -mod=@exile -servermod=@exileserver;@in 29472 exile 20 0 2461M 2037M 49416 S 0.0 12.9 0:48.42 | `- ./arma3server.perf -cpuCount=7 -exThreads=7 -maxMem=2047 -loadMissionToMemory -noBenchmark -nologs -port=2302 -config=config.cfg -mod=@exile -servermod=@exileserver;@in 29471 exile 20 0 2461M 2037M 49416 S 0.0 12.9 0:48.35 | `- ./arma3server.perf -cpuCount=7 -exThreads=7 -maxMem=2047 -loadMissionToMemory -noBenchmark -nologs -port=2302 -config=config.cfg -mod=@exile -servermod=@exileserver;@in 29470 exile 20 0 2461M 2037M 49416 S 0.0 12.9 0:48.57 | `- ./arma3server.perf -cpuCount=7 -exThreads=7 -maxMem=2047 -loadMissionToMemory -noBenchmark -nologs -port=2302 -config=config.cfg -mod=@exile -servermod=@exileserver;@in 29469 exile 20 0 2461M 2037M 49416 S 0.0 12.9 0:48.25 | `- ./arma3server.perf -cpuCount=7 -exThreads=7 -maxMem=2047 -loadMissionToMemory -noBenchmark -nologs -port=2302 -config=config.cfg -mod=@exile -servermod=@exileserver;@in 29458 exile 20 0 2461M 2037M 49416 S 0.0 12.9 0:00.76 | `- ./arma3server.perf -cpuCount=7 -exThreads=7 -maxMem=2047 -loadMissionToMemory -noBenchmark -nologs -port=2302 -config=config.cfg -mod=@exile -servermod=@exileserver;@in 27074 exile 20 0 5028 2688 2532 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.00 `- ./armaservermonitor -s 18 root 20 0 24980 6616 2652 S 0.0 0.0 0:09.46 `- /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/pidproxy /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid /usr/sbin/mysqld 25 mysql 20 0 2766M 626M 7656 S 0.0 4.0 10:55.97 | `- /usr/sbin/mysqld 25881 mysql 20 0 2766M 626M 7656 S 0.0 4.0 0:06.02 | `- /usr/sbin/mysqld 25823 mysql 20 0 2766M 626M 7656 S 0.0 4.0 0:07.87 | `- /usr/sbin/mysqld 765 mysql 20 0 2766M 626M 7656 S 0.0 4.0 0:12.08 | `- /usr/sbin/mysqld 764 mysql 20 0 2766M 626M 7656 S 0.0 4.0 0:11.55 | `- /usr/sbin/mysqld 205 mysql 20 0 2766M 626M 7656 S 0.0 4.0 0:13.87 | `- /usr/sbin/mysqld 204 mysql 20 0 2766M 626M 7656 S 0.0 4.0 0:12.82 | `- /usr/sbin/mysqld 203 mysql 20 0 2766M 626M 7656 S 0.0 4.0 0:11.88 | `- /usr/sbin/mysqld 104 mysql 20 0 2766M 626M 7656 S 0.0 4.0 0:12.51 | `- /usr/sbin/mysqld 46 mysql 20 0 2766M 626M 7656 S 0.0 4.0 0:00.00 | `- /usr/sbin/mysqld 45 mysql 20 0 2766M 626M 7656 S 0.0 4.0 0:05.36 | `- /usr/sbin/mysqld 44 mysql 20 0 2766M 626M 7656 S 0.0 4.0 0:02.67 | `- /usr/sbin/mysqld 43 mysql 20 0 2766M 626M 7656 S 0.0 4.0 0:00.00 | `- /usr/sbin/mysqld 42 mysql 20 0 2766M 626M 7656 S 0.0 4.0 0:38.89 | `- /usr/sbin/mysqld 41 mysql 20 0 2766M 626M 7656 S 0.0 4.0 0:02.10 | `- /usr/sbin/mysqld 40 mysql 20 0 2766M 626M 7656 S 0.0 4.0 0:34.41 | `- /usr/sbin/mysqld 39 mysql 20 0 2766M 626M 7656 S 0.0 4.0 0:05.13 | `- /usr/sbin/mysqld 38 mysql 20 0 2766M 626M 7656 S 0.0 4.0 0:48.03 | `- /usr/sbin/mysqld 37 mysql 20 0 2766M 626M 7656 S 0.0 4.0 0:24.35 | `- /usr/sbin/mysqld 35 mysql 20 0 2766M 626M 7656 S 0.0 4.0 0:41.73 | `- /usr/sbin/mysqld 34 mysql 20 0 2766M 626M 7656 S 0.0 4.0 0:39.77 | `- /usr/sbin/mysqld 33 mysql 20 0 2766M 626M 7656 S 0.0 4.0 0:40.03 | `- /usr/sbin/mysqld 32 mysql 20 0 2766M 626M 7656 D 0.0 4.0 0:45.14 | `- /usr/sbin/mysqld 31 mysql 20 0 2766M 626M 7656 S 0.0 4.0 0:38.89 | `- /usr/sbin/mysqld 30 mysql 20 0 2766M 626M 7656 S 0.0 4.0 0:38.99 | `- /usr/sbin/mysqld F1Help F2Setup F3SearchF4FilterF5Tree F6SortByF7Nice -F8Nice +F9Kill F10Quit The FPS and CPS inDEcreases rapidly when players are coming on. Finally with between 10 and 15 players I notice constant FPS/CPS between 7 and 11. What I am wondering about is that only 2 threads in the server process arma3server.perf are working while all others are bored. I have never seen the CPU load gone over 50%. Usually it is somewhere bewteen 16 and 34 %. So to me it looks like that arma3server (stock and perfromance build) is not scaling enough. There is no energy save in place and the CPU is running unthrotteled. EDIT: Yes, all cores are in use, even if the above does not reflect it. I doublechecked with top -p <arma3server pid>, pressing 'f' and selecting 'P' for last CPU and 'nTH' for amount of threads used: top - 13:52:08 up 19 days, 6:03, 1 user, load average: 4.40, 4.71, 4.69 Tasks: 1 total, 1 running, 0 sleeping, 0 stopped, 0 zombie %Cpu(s): 25.2 us, 0.6 sy, 0.0 ni, 43.9 id, 0.2 wa, 0.0 hi, 0.0 si, 0.0 st KiB Mem: 16150112 total, 15619308 used, 530804 free, 201776 buffers KiB Swap: 0 total, 0 used, 0 free. 4935188 cached Mem PID USER PR NI VIRT RES SHR S %CPU %MEM TIME+ COMMAND nTH P 29456 exile 20 0 2520904 1.992g 49416 R 158.4 12.9 149:07.27 arma3server.per 27 7 Regards Blacksheep

Try ./arma3server ".... -mod=@allinarmaterrainpack;@Esseker;@Exile;@Ryanzombies;@L_Climb;@JSRS2.2 ...." instead (keep the doublequotes and put all parameters within that quotes)

@dwarden: Thanks, but the latest performance build was already in place since 7th April. My conclusions: 1.) Running the latest performance build as server AND client A] Server with cpuCount=7 and client cpuCount=1 -> Sig check failing after initial hc connect B] Server with cpuCount=6 and client cpuCount=2 -> Sig check failing after initial hc connect 2.) Running the latest performance build as server and the common build as client A] Server with cpuCount=7 and client cpuCount=1 -> HC's connects and runs for a while (up to 150 minutes) until failing sig check. A3AIX HC can reconnect when HC's are restarted, FuMS not B] Server with cpuCount=6 and client cpuCount=2 -> Sig check failing after initial hc connect Let me know if I can collect some data for you. Menwhile I will be patient and wait for the version which as the option to disable sig checks for HCs. But I am willing to test it on my own risk as soon you have a prototype ;) I have a testing environment which can be rebuild in seconds using snapshot technology. [Edit & Update] After a complete server restart it seems that the HC's does not disconnects anymore with option "2. A]". Will monitor this for the next arma3server restarts and report back at 4 PM CEST [Edit & Update 2] Nope, just a wet dream... HC's are still disconnecting: 12:00:11 Dedicated host created. 12:00:14 BattlEye Server: Initialized (v1.210) 12:00:14 Host identity created. 12:00:14 Game Port: 2302, Steam Query Port: 2303 Arma 3 Console version 1.56 : port 2302 12:00:14 Mission Exile.Altis read from bank. 12:00:14 Roles assigned. 12:00:14 Reading mission ... 12:00:22 Mission read. ... 12:00:32 headlessclient uses modified data file 12:00:32 BattlEye Server: Player #0 headlessclient (127.0.0.1:2316) connected 12:00:32 Player headlessclient connecting. 12:00:33 Player headlessclient connected (id=HC27986). 12:00:33 BattlEye Server: Verified GUID () of player #0 headlessclient 12:00:33 BattlEye Server: Player #0 headlessclient - Owner GUID: 8539e01499f87083b3a25eb30041261c 12:02:03 headlessclient uses modified data file 12:02:03 BattlEye Server: Player #1 headlessclient (2) (127.0.0.1:2328) connected 12:02:03 Player headlessclient (2) connecting. 12:02:04 Player headlessclient (2) connected (id=HC28032). 12:02:04 BattlEye Server: Verified GUID () of player #1 headlessclient (2) 12:02:04 BattlEye Server: Player #1 headlessclient (2) - Owner GUID: 8539e01499f87083b3a25eb30041261c ... 14:30:52 Player headlessclient: Signature check timed out 14:30:53 Player headlessclient disconnected. 14:30:53 BattlEye Server: Player #0 headlessclient disconnected 14:32:27 Player headlessclient (2): Signature check timed out 14:32:27 Player headlessclient (2) disconnected. 14:32:27 BattlEye Server: Player #1 headlessclient (2) disconnected

@dwarden: Is there any chance to get a prototype of a headless client for the stable branch which allows to disable the sig check for HC's? It is a little bit frustrating that the missions (e.g. FuMS) working for 1-2 hours only until the the hc failing the sig check. While the HC for A3XAI can reconnect the HC for FuMS waits infinite for a server token after a restart in the middle of the game. I am assuming that the server token is never send again when the HC was already connected successfully. I have no clue how much work it is but this could really improve the stability of the HCs. Just a kind feature request... I am willing to test this and provide feedback / data if needed...

Thank you for this clear feedback. IMHO disabling sig check for HCs would be a good workaround while disabling sig checks in general is not that good idea (for those who think about or already did it). Just for the records: core file size (blocks, -c) unlimited data seg size (kbytes, -d) unlimited scheduling priority (-e) 0 file size (blocks, -f) unlimited pending signals (-i) 63010 max locked memory (kbytes, -l) 64 max memory size (kbytes, -m) unlimited open files (-n) 1048576 pipe size (512 bytes, -p) 8 POSIX message queues (bytes, -q) 819200 real-time priority (-r) 0 stack size (kbytes, -s) 8192 cpu time (seconds, -t) unlimited max user processes (-u) 1048576 virtual memory (kbytes, -v) unlimited file locks (-x) unlimited Running (well) in a docker container on top of Ubuntu 14.04 while the host is running debian 8. By the way: If you feel bored I can send you some cores from a debian 8 server where arma3server crashes frequently :-D (just kidding, I don't have really a need for this since meanwhile all is running fine within docker).

From my observations your issues are moire related to the signature of the HC than to the HC itself. Check your key directory if there is a key for your HC. If not, check the HC distribution for life_hc. Regards Blacksheep

I was able to overcome the "signature check failing" on linux by starting the hc with ./arma3server -cpuCount=1 -client -nosound -connect=127.0.0.1 -port=2302 -mod=@exile;@A3XAI_HC -profiles=hclogs This way I am observing now that the HC disconnects with a signature check failure after 150 minutes "only". Basically the -cpuCount=1 did the trick. I could not see any difference using the perfromance or standard build of arma3server. @Dwarden: Is this topic actively under investigation? Meanwhile I see that several postings handling this issue. My workaround is now to restart the HC every 150 minutes via cron job. Regards, Blacksheep