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WE"RE DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

20/06/2009 and 21/06/2009

Worked with other group members to finish off the portfolio booklet

Fred, Robert and Catherine worked on the powerpoint as well as the booklet
Fred did some last edits.

YEAH

16/06/2009

Today in class our group started work on the power point for the project presentation. In terms of our severs they seem to working quite well although they can't run stronghold.
Our group also started work on the booklet.

Julien

Week 15

We put a graphic card on a windows 2008 machine so we can launch the game.
the game was working on windows 2008, but after configuring the clusters and launching the game, it wasn't working.
We changed some parameters on the clusters configuration but without any results.

Julien

Week 11 - 12 - 13
We had to re install all windows 2008 because the time before activation was finished.
we changed the location of the cluster, so every images run faster.
we had to re-configure all the clusters.

Julien

week 7 - 8 - 9 - 10
now that quake 3 was working using the clusters, we tried to use the stronghold game.
we got many issues, directx had to be updated but we still had problem with some parameters on the clusters.

Julien

week 4 - 5 -6
we decided to use more than 1 computer to run the virtual machines.
we used 3 local computers from the helpdesk room to run our virtual machines.
we install all operating system and configure the 2 clusters.
we tried to use our clusters with Quake3, we got some issues but it was working at the end.

Julien

week 3

I am assigned to work on the clusters with frederic and jarrad.
we started to install windows 2008 on virtual machine.
running 4 images on 1 computer.

Frederic - Networking - Team A

Week 15

Brett helped us on the client connection problem.

He changed some codes, so the game client could add a specific IP address to connect to as the server.

Still, nothing...

Frederic - Networking - Team A

Week 12 - 13

• Windows 2008 launch the Stronghold engine
• ... but not through the clusters

After many tests and research, to make the engine work on W2008, we had to :

• install a new graphic card (the onboard one, even with updated driver was not enough)
• update the driver
• and more importantly, update the DirectX10 on Windows 2008

After that, the game was running (as client or as dedicated server). A game client could connect to the dedicated and play.

But still, when the dedicated game server is put in the clusters, game client could not connect to the server (no server detected).

Gamers Wiki???

Has anyone had thier access removed form the Gamers Wiki? Reason being a s want to update some information what I need from thier site and am denied access???

I could access this site no problem a couple of weeks ago.

Just to make people aware that Images what were used in the presentation a few weeks ago will have to be used. I realy would have liked to get the updated images.

Cathyxx

Frederic - Networking - Team A

Week 09 - 10 - 11

• Clusters are operational
• Testing with the Stronghold engine, but doesd not work
• Testing with the Quake3 engine : work

That took a lot of testing, cause at first, we thought we did the installation of the clusters wrong. So we did it again, but it turned out Windows 2008 would not launch the Stronghold Engine. 

We swapped to Quake3 engine, and after some testings, the game server worked, and we could connect with a client, using the clusters.

So back to the Stronghold engine and trying to find a solution for it.

Frederic - Networking - Team A

Week 06 - 07 - 08

Change of plan. Instead of virtual machine, we'll be using real ones.

• 3 machines for our network : enough to create a DC, 2 clustser servers and 1 XP for the virtual disks.
• Creating and testing all this to make it work.

Frederic - Networking - Team A

Week 03 - 04 -05

• More research on the creation of clusters
• Tests on virtual machine, using Windows 2008
• Use of Starwind to create virtual iSCSI drives for the storage and quorum disk

Frederic - Networking - Team A

Week 01 - Week 02

• Repartition of tasks
• Creation of the wiki
• Research and implementation of information on the wiki

The End is finally near........

Hi Guys!!

The time is now upon us to put all our research and team work together!! I am currently reviewing the project document and inputting the web stuff.

Bye for now xxxx Cathy xxxx

Braining

15/06/09,

power braining to remember what we all did all this week.

Daryl

What I am up to.........

Hello fellow Team Members!!!

Just to keep you in the loop as to what I am doing today . Just created a Win2k3 image in which I am about to install MYSQL server so that we can uses PHP scripts and Mysql Database for Player login to the website. Robert and I have decided to keep the logon process simple by using First Name, Last Name, UserName and Password only.

We have also decided that we will place the MYSQL Server\Database on the Webserver.

Will Let you know when we have accomplished this.

Cath x

ReBlogForgot 12

25/05/09,

we finally got stronghold working with LAN on the servers.
testing the game, it worked well.
now to config the accounts.

Cpt. Lady

ReBlogForgot 11

18/05/09,

Clusters were having some LAN issues, for the stronghold was still having accessing issues.
we managed to get quake 3 arena to work rather well.

Cpt. Laser