PSA: Don't buy any of OVH's 2016 Servers for WoW

[Ladd]

OVH usually uses their own specific Kernel for Linux systems such as Debian and Ubuntu. Unfortunately you're not able to compile any trinity/Mangoes based emulators with this Kernel.

Now usually you're able to install the "original" kernel on their servers, but their new 2016 models are incompatible. Call their support and ask if they have any 2015 model servers BEFORE you buy. It cost me $300~ to learn this information, along with 3 day of support calls, don't waste your money as well.

 

[Tommy]

Sometimes, we all have to learn things the hard way. \o/

 

[yvoms]

THis is why i prefer to use windows Huehuehue

 

[Kaev]

Can't you just compile the server in a vm and move it to your server?
(inb4 "windowsfag, you don't know how 2 linux!!")

 

[Hyperion]

Can't you just compile the server in a vm and move it to your server?
(inb4 "windowsfag, you don't know how 2 linux!!")

no

 

[Ladd]

I don't use Windows servers as they use more resources and the server load time is exponentially higher.

With 15~ custom C++ scripts and loads of Lua scripts my server goes from restart to live in 3 seconds.

On a windows server that would be 25 to 30 seconds from my experience.

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Not only that, I find it much easier to compile and such on Linux.

Regardless, don't buy the new OVH servers for a WoW server!

 

[Skrbx]

Hello Ladd,

What do you mean "not able to compile any trinity/Mangoes", you have errors, or what? I don't think they have changed something drastically in their servers kernels, so i think if you provide us some more info we'll be able to help you.

PS: Also, if you cna install something like docker, you can compile your core on it and run in on that bad-custom-kernel-Server you've bought.

 

[Ladd]

Hello Ladd,

What do you mean "not able to compile any trinity/Mangoes", you have errors, or what? I don't think they have changed something drastically in their servers kernels, so i think if you provide us some more info we'll be able to help you.

PS: Also, if you cna install something like docker, you can compile your core on it and run in on that bad-custom-kernel-Server you've bought.

I've already fixed the problem, but because of OVH's custom Kernels, you get compiler errors whenever you try to compile the server. You can see a lot of people have the problem on Kimisufi servers as well, which is OVH's budget branch.

 

[mavel]

I've already fixed the problem, but because of OVH's custom Kernels, you get compiler errors whenever you try to compile the server. You can see a lot of people have the problem on Kimisufi servers as well, which is OVH's budget branch.

What you are saying makes no sense.

Yes gcc can break when your custom Kernel is heavily customized and doesn't understand the linker references.

But again OVH has been running custom kernels since its start, and they never customized them on that level... I am running OVH for several years and everything is smooth.

You can always change the custom kernel in your linux environment to use the standard one that comes with your distribution.

Here is a guide: http://www.sysadminworld.com/2012/how-to-switch-to-the-standard-ubuntu-kernel-on-ovh/

 

[Skrbx]

Agree with [MENTION=2685]mavel[/MENTION] + you can always use docker and stop using old fashioned technologies.

 

[yvoms]

Can't you just compile the server in a vm and move it to your server?
(inb4 "windowsfag, you don't know how 2 linux!!")

windows... linux.. whats the difference, both work for me <3.
Why attempt to fix something thats working

 

[Hyperion]

You can install native kernels on OVH servers like marvel said.