Colwyn
06-06-2006, 09:57 PM
Second Life: Don't worry, we can scale on CNET (http://news.com.com/2100-1043_3-6080186.html?part=rss&tag=6080186&subj=news)
Can the computer network of "Second Life," using an unusual configuration that dedicates each server to a sliver of virtual real estate, scale with growing demand?
"Second Life" currently runs on 2,579 servers that use the dual-core Opteron chip produced by AMD. Each server is responsible for an individual "sim," or 16 acres of virtual "Second Life" land. At peak usage that means that each server is handling about three users.
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There's little question that "Second Life" manages far fewer users per server than other virtual worlds. Sony Online Entertainment's "EverQuest II," which has more than 250,000 users, runs on about 1,100 dual-CPU, x86 (x86 is the processor architecture used by most AMD and Intel chips) servers spread across 37 clusters of 20 to 40 servers. Each of those handles around 116 users at peak usage, according to figures provided by SOE.
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"Can it scale indefinitely? Absolutely," Rosedale said. "It can scale to infinity. The underlying architecture of the Internet and of 'Second Life' is perfectly scalable."
Source: Blue's News (http://www.bluesnews.com/)
Can the computer network of "Second Life," using an unusual configuration that dedicates each server to a sliver of virtual real estate, scale with growing demand?
"Second Life" currently runs on 2,579 servers that use the dual-core Opteron chip produced by AMD. Each server is responsible for an individual "sim," or 16 acres of virtual "Second Life" land. At peak usage that means that each server is handling about three users.
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There's little question that "Second Life" manages far fewer users per server than other virtual worlds. Sony Online Entertainment's "EverQuest II," which has more than 250,000 users, runs on about 1,100 dual-CPU, x86 (x86 is the processor architecture used by most AMD and Intel chips) servers spread across 37 clusters of 20 to 40 servers. Each of those handles around 116 users at peak usage, according to figures provided by SOE.
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"Can it scale indefinitely? Absolutely," Rosedale said. "It can scale to infinity. The underlying architecture of the Internet and of 'Second Life' is perfectly scalable."
Source: Blue's News (http://www.bluesnews.com/)