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Server Beta User Group

2010-03-17T14:01:03Z

Melfina Marshdevil: /* Open Items */

This is the meeting tracking and progress page for the weekly Server BETA QA Meeting, moderated by Oskar Linden. Please contact him on AGNI for more information. You can join the '''Second Life Beta''' group for updates.

'''The next meeting is Thursday, March 4th, 2010, 3PM SLT at {{SLurl|region=Morris|x=210|y=250|z=35|title=Morris}} on the preview grid, [[Preview_Grid | ADITI]].'''

= Agenda =

''Please enter items here for discussion at the next meeting.''

* Discuss resolution of previous open items.
* Updates
** I'm still pimping the email list
*** Sign up here: https://lists.secondlife.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/server-beta
** 1.38.0 is being tested.
*** Kelly Linden is here again answering questions
*** https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Release_Notes/Second_Life_Beta_Server/1.38
** Thou must not fail critical objects
*** https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Aditi/ThouMustNotFail
** Havok 7 testing is on the calendar ([https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2010-02-11 scheduled for] Server 1.40, that could mean May)
* Releases
* Any other business
** goes here

= Open Items =
* {{jira|SVC-4632}} - People getting past Estate and Land bans | Critical & 325 votes!
** Dante has commented on this issue and reopened it.
* {{jira|SVC-3044}} - [[DEBUG_CHANNEL|Debug channel]] and script error reporting needs a major rethink
** related to {{jira|vwr-199}} and {{jira|vwr-7062}}
** [15:17] Roberto Salubrius: can we get that standarized pleaaaaaaaaaaaseeeeeeeeee so we can listen to the debug channel whenever there's a problem PLEAAAAAAAAAASEEEEEEE
** [15:17] Roberto Salubrius: preeeeeeeetty pleaaseeeeee
* {{jira|svc-4196}} - "Avatar entering sim or rezzing object causes sim to freeze for up to 30 seconds - everything stops for everybody there"
** Babbage is working on it.
* Ability to edit the login page.
** Plans are in place for an update.
* Create a sims to add page for ADITI.
** Contact Oskar if you want your sim on ADITI
* wassup with {{jira|SVC-3895}}
* status on {{jira|SVC-3618}} - estate managers unable to freeze / eject
* status on {{jira|SVC-1253}} - users sitting on prims, which are set to phantom are not affected by damage. | 108 votes!
* status on {{jira|SVC-5404}} - Vehicles can no longer enter a region if no-object-entry flag is set
* What is going on with {{jira|SVC-421}} - Cannot delete contents from no-modify objects

= Minutes from Previous Meetings =
* 2010
** March
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2010-03-11 | 2010-03-11]]
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2010-03-04 | 2010-03-04]]
** February
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2010-02-25 | 2010-02-25]]
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2010-02-18 | 2010-02-18]]
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2010-02-11 | 2010-02-11]]
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2010-02-04 | 2010-02-04]]
** January
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2010-01-21 | 2010-01-21]]
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2010-01-14 | 2010-01-14]]
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2010-01-07 | 2010-01-07]]
* 2009
** December
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2009-12-17 | 2009-12-17]]
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2009-12-10 | 2009-12-10]]
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2009-12-04 | 2009-12-04]]
** November
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2009-11-26 | 2009-11-26]]
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2009-11-19 | 2009-11-19]]
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2009-11-12 | 2009-11-12]]
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2009-11-05 | 2009-11-05]]
** October
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2009-10-29 | 2009-10-29]]
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2009-10-22 | 2009-10-22]]
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2009-10-15 | 2009-10-15]]
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2009-10-08 | 2009-10-08]]
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2009-10-01 | 2009-10-01]]

[[Category:Beta Server Office Hours]]
[[Category:Issue Tracker]]
[[Category:Quality Assurance]]
[[Category:QA_Portal]]

Server Beta User Group

2010-03-17T13:57:21Z

Melfina Marshdevil: /* Open Items */

This is the meeting tracking and progress page for the weekly Server BETA QA Meeting, moderated by Oskar Linden. Please contact him on AGNI for more information. You can join the '''Second Life Beta''' group for updates.

'''The next meeting is Thursday, March 4th, 2010, 3PM SLT at {{SLurl|region=Morris|x=210|y=250|z=35|title=Morris}} on the preview grid, [[Preview_Grid | ADITI]].'''

= Agenda =

''Please enter items here for discussion at the next meeting.''

* Discuss resolution of previous open items.
* Updates
** I'm still pimping the email list
*** Sign up here: https://lists.secondlife.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/server-beta
** 1.38.0 is being tested.
*** Kelly Linden is here again answering questions
*** https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Release_Notes/Second_Life_Beta_Server/1.38
** Thou must not fail critical objects
*** https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Aditi/ThouMustNotFail
** Havok 7 testing is on the calendar ([https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2010-02-11 scheduled for] Server 1.40, that could mean May)
* Releases
* Any other business
** goes here

= Open Items =
* {{jira|SVC-4632}} - People getting past Estate and Land bans | Critical & 325 votes!
** Dante has commented on this issue and reopened it.
* {{jira|SVC-3044}} - [[DEBUG_CHANNEL|Debug channel]] and script error reporting needs a major rethink
** related to {{jira|vwr-199}} and {{jira|vwr-7062}}
** [15:17] Roberto Salubrius: can we get that standarized pleaaaaaaaaaaaseeeeeeeeee so we can listen to the debug channel whenever there's a problem PLEAAAAAAAAAASEEEEEEE
** [15:17] Roberto Salubrius: preeeeeeeetty pleaaseeeeee
* {{jira|svc-4196}} - "Avatar entering sim or rezzing object causes sim to freeze for up to 30 seconds - everything stops for everybody there"
** Babbage is working on it.
* Ability to edit the login page.
** Plans are in place for an update.
* Create a sims to add page for ADITI.
** Contact Oskar if you want your sim on ADITI
* wassup with {{jira|SVC-3895}}
* status on {{jira|SVC-3618}} - estate managers unable to freeze / eject
* status on {{jira|SVC-1253}} - users sitting on prims, which are set to phantom are not affected by damage. | 108 votes!
* status on {{jira|SVC-5404}} - Vehicles can no longer enter a region if no-object-entry flag is set
* What is going on with {{jira|SVC-3410}} - Cannot delete contents from no-modify objects

= Minutes from Previous Meetings =
* 2010
** March
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2010-03-11 | 2010-03-11]]
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2010-03-04 | 2010-03-04]]
** February
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2010-02-25 | 2010-02-25]]
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2010-02-18 | 2010-02-18]]
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2010-02-11 | 2010-02-11]]
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2010-02-04 | 2010-02-04]]
** January
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2010-01-21 | 2010-01-21]]
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2010-01-14 | 2010-01-14]]
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2010-01-07 | 2010-01-07]]
* 2009
** December
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2009-12-17 | 2009-12-17]]
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2009-12-10 | 2009-12-10]]
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2009-12-04 | 2009-12-04]]
** November
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2009-11-26 | 2009-11-26]]
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2009-11-19 | 2009-11-19]]
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2009-11-12 | 2009-11-12]]
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2009-11-05 | 2009-11-05]]
** October
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2009-10-29 | 2009-10-29]]
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2009-10-22 | 2009-10-22]]
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2009-10-15 | 2009-10-15]]
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2009-10-08 | 2009-10-08]]
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2009-10-01 | 2009-10-01]]

[[Category:Beta Server Office Hours]]
[[Category:Issue Tracker]]
[[Category:Quality Assurance]]
[[Category:QA_Portal]]

Preview Grid Common Questions

2010-03-08T03:10:19Z

Melfina Marshdevil: /* I can't log in; It's asking about checking my password for caps lock. What do I do? */

This article lists some frequently-asked questions that come up during beta tests of new Second Life server releases on the Preview Grid, before it becomes an official part of the Second Life Grid.

==I can't log in; It's asking about checking my password for caps lock. What do I do?==

Your account maybe too new or your password was changed recently. You will need to request a account transfer from Oskar Linden via Instant Message in Second Life.

==I've logged on but my clothes or skin dont look correct?==

When first logging into a viewer on the Preview Grid, it is usual to have only your inventory items copied from the main grid for items up to that date, but the Preview Grid or test grid snapshot/database may have been copied weeks or months ago. Before reporting a bug, try changing to another skin and set of clothes so that your avatar is correctly updated. You may also find that your attachments being worn are those from the date of the database copy-- and not the day you logged in.

==I have lots of Linden Dollars here. Can I spend it how I like?==

Yes the Preview grid is designed for testing and isn't connected to the main LIVE grid ,so no Linden Dollars you spend here will reflect on your balance on the main grid. It also means you cant transfer the L$ back to your main grid account or any objects you create/buy in the Preview Grid. It also means 3rd party websites cannot be used as well as network vendors.

==Can I buy Land in Preview Grid?==

Sorry, due to the automated system for land buying, it is currently not possible to buy land on the Preview grid. The transfer of land and other related functions will be tested internally by Linden Lab. We will endevour to provide enough free building space to test out various feature additions and bugfixes.

==I think I've found a bug but cant quite explain it, Can you help?==

Yes, Please do your best to fill out a [http://jira.secondlife.com Bug Report]. But if you have special objects or condition that you cant quite describe or want to pass on, you should contact a member of the Quality Assurance Team who will try to reproduce and help file a report.

==Will there be various tests provided that I can help test this new Preview Grid version?==

Yes we will try and put out some tests either before or just after the Preview Grid opens to the public. Apart from doing those tests its generally a good idea just to explore the new features for the new Project/Feature in beta and see if you find any other mistakes and bugs. This also goes for other areas of the Preview Grid viewer where bug fixes have taken place.

==I have an Idea for a new feature or can you tell me about upcoming features :)?==

While we try to discuss and provide info on the features in the upcoming server release, we're simply not allowed to discuss (or are unaware of) upcoming feature plans now matter how nicely you ask. Also we cant take new feature suggestions either inworld; the best place to get them seen by the development team is to create a Feature Request in the Public [[Issue_tracker]].

==Can I buy more Linden Dollars using the currency exchange?==

Sorry, but like land, this system will be tested by internal Linden staff. We will try and provide you with enough funds to do adequate testing of the features without needing any extra Linden Dollars on the Preview Grid. You may log in to another account of yours, or ask a friend for more Linden Dollars if you find yourself out.

==I'm a Private Estate owner. Is it possible to test using my Region on the Preview Grid?==

Yes this is possible but limited to demand. A region may only be made available for a few days to share out simulator resources. The contents and availability of the region will be limited to the day the database snapshot was taken.

==Are there other systems that wont work on the Preview Grid?==

Yes, Features such as XML-RPC, llEmail and Postcards-to-Email have been disabled, This is to prevent such features being used to transfer L$ or goods on the main grid using Preview Grid's Linden Dollars. As such, inworld ATMs as well as email network vendors will be non-functional. These functions will be tested by internal Linden staff.

==The region I was in went down and hasnt come back up. The grid is unavailable, what do I do?==

Sometimes regions will crash and may not come back up, due to the beta nature of the software, the region may not be repaired until the next working day. On other hands, we may have to disable to free up machines to test other features. So while we try and maintain a core area of the Preview Grid, any region is subject to change. This also goes for the availability of the Preview Grid itself, it may need to be taken down for testing or upgrades-- these are usually done at short notice, and as is the nature of beta testing, you may have to download quite a few versions of the viewer during the life of an ongoing beta test.

==Are the release notes and known issues accurate for each server build that's released on the Preview Grid?==

Wherever possible these will be accurate-- to a point. While we believe a bug has been resolved when we list the issue as "Fixed", it is possible that bug may manifest itself in a different way and has not actually been successfully fixed.

[[Category:QA Portal]]
[[Category:Quality Assurance]]

Preview Grid

2010-03-08T03:05:23Z

Melfina Marshdevil: /* How do I log in to Aditi? */

{{Help|Viewer=*|Misc=*}}
=Aditi, the Preview Grid=

In addition to Second Life, the main service that many thousands of Residents log into each day, there is a second [[Land#Grid|grid]] open to the public. This grid is known as the Preview Grid, or "Aditi" (in comparison with "[[Land#Agni|Agni]]", the name we give the production Second Life environment). Aditi is where we test server software that is under development, or that will be coming to Second Life soon. After being dedicated to pre-release testing of the Havok4 physics code for many months, we are again beginning to use it for true server beta tests. It will give all of you a chance to test at the server software we're planning to deploy to Agni in the near future.

==What We Do with the Preview Grid==

The Preview Grid is used for a number of different things. This means that there, much more frequently than in Second Life, you will find that as you move from one region to another, you will be moving to regions that are running a different version of the server software. To get the most of the Preview Grid, you need to know where you are.

===How do I know what version is running on the region I'm in?===

Some regions have a "channel name" imprinted into the ground over and over again. If the ground texture doesn't make it obvious, look at "About Second Life" in the help menu. There, you will see a wealth of information about your own system, as well as about the server software that the region you are in is running. The image below shows you where in the help dialog to find the channel the region you're in is running. (Just to the right of that is the version.)

[[Image:Helpversion.jpg]]

The most important information in the image here is "Second Life Server"; that's the channel that you're on. The version number is also important, but the biggest changes you will see are between different channels.

==Reporting Bugs or Problems==

This will vary depending on the channel of the region, and on the state of the release. If you find problems in the "Second Life Beta Server" channel before that version has been deployed to the main Second Life service, please use our Issue Tracker to check to see if that problem has already been reported, and to report it if not. When reporting a problem, please give as much information as possible: what region you were in, exactly what you did and what behavior you saw, when it happened, and the version of both your viewer software and of the server software running in the region where you saw the problem.

In general, you will use the same procedure for problems found on regions in other channels, but sometimes those channels are being used for a focused test by other developers.

==What is on the Preview Grid==

We will be using Aditi for beta testing of the next server version, but we will also be using it for early previews of software that isn't going to be on Second Life right away, and for some specific public testing of bug-fixes being worked on by some teams of developers.

The regions on Aditi are divided into different channels. There will always be two core channels:

* '''Second Life Production Server''' : this has the same version of the software as is running on the main Second Life hosts. This exists for purposes of comparison. Sometimes, it will have the *previous* release, right after a new server has been deployed to Second Life.

* '''Second Life Beta Server''' : this channel is designated for the version of the server we're planning on next deploying to Second Life in a rolling restart. Generally, after a new server version is deployed to Second Life, it will be at least a few days before the next beta version goes out to Aditi.

In addition, there will sometimes be other channels for specific tests and/or early betas of upcoming features.

==How do I log in to Aditi?==

You can use the same Second Life viewer you already use to log into Second Life! At the login screen, hit {{KeyCombo|ctrl=*|shift=*|G}}. At the bottom of the screen to the right of the "Quit" button, you will see a dropdown widget that allows you to select the grid that you want to log in to:
*[[Image:Whichgrid.jpg]]
*Select "Agni" to log into Second Life. Select "Aditi" to log into the Preview Grid. (A number of other grids are listed in this dropdown. These are internal development grids which are not available for public access.)

If your account is too new, you may not be able to login to grid without getting your account manually transferred. Also if your password has changed recently it may not be the same as the one stored on Aditi. For any Aditi login errors with your password contact Oskar Linden inworld on the normal (Agni) grid. Also be sure to join the Second Life Beta group for notices and help.

Once you do log into Aditi, you will have all of the inventory that you have at the time when you first log in. However, new items acquired in Second Life will not be available to your account in Aditi. In no event will you be able to transfer money or objects back from the Preview Grid for use in the production Second Life environment.

== Regions on Aditi ==

This is not an exhaustive list, but it does list the regions that are on Aditi and that we expect to stay on Aditi. Other regions may come and go. A "β" next to the region name indicates that this region is running in the Second Life Beta Server channel, see [[Aditi Notes]] for the most current information and [http://aditi.99k.org/ADITI/aditi_sims.php this page] for the status of selected regions. Other regions are in the Second Life Production Server channel.

* '''Aviation'''
** Abbotts β

* '''Core Mainland Area (down to the Named Sandboxes)'''
** Ahern
** Bonifacio β
** Dore
** Morris β
** Balance β
** Bethel β
** Brilliant
** Fame
** Fortuna
** Kapor β
** Lusk β
** Oak Grove β

* '''Mainland Adjacent Regions'''
** Blue
** Mauve
** Lime β
** Mocha β

* '''Help Regions'''
** Help Island β

* '''TSL Core'''
** TSL Volunteer Island
** Card β
** Pullman

* '''Combat Regions'''
** Combat (sandbox) - Red Team's HQ β
** Combat (sandbox) Rausch β
** Combat (sandbox) - Blue Team's HQ
** Sandbox - Weapons testing (no damag β
** TSL Weapons Testing Sandbox β

* '''Vehicle Regions'''
** Periwinkle
** Purple β

* '''General Sandbox Regions'''
** Sandbox Island
** Sandbox Island Extension β
** Sandbox Island (TG) β
** Sandbox Island 2 (TG)
** Sandbox Island 3 (TG) β
** Sandbox Island 4 (TG)
** Sandbox Newcomb β
** Sandbox Goguen β
** Sandbox Cordova β
** Sandbox Wanderton β

* '''Openspace Sims, mainland, contiguous'''
** Adriatic β
** Aegean
** Arafura
** Azov
** Baltic β
** Banda
** Beibu β
** Bering β
** Bohai
** Bohol β
** Bothnia β
** Carpentaria
** Celebes β
** Cortez β
** Flores
** Hudson
** Ionian
** Ligurian
** Marmara
** Mirtoon
** Okhotsk β
** Sargasso β
** Seto β
** Sidra
** Sulu β
** Tasman
** Tyrrhenian β
** Baffin (not openspace, in the middle of the rest)

= See Also =
* [[Preview Grid Common Questions]]
* [http://blog.secondlife.com/2008/10/23/help-us-beta-test-second-life-server-releases/ Blog Post about Beta Testing]
* [[Beta Server Office Hours]] are held ''on the preview grid'' at Morris (192, 251, 35). These are to discuss beta testing of the next upcoming release of Second Life; when there is not a release pending, we will discuss general SVC issues listed in the JIRA.
* The [http://forums.secondlife.com/forumdisplay.php?f=348 Server Deploy Forums] have forum discussions about rolling restarts, server release beta testing in general, and specific versions of the server that are about to be released.

[[Category:Issue Tracker]]
[[Category:Quality Assurance]]
[[Category:QA_Portal]]

Talk:Agni Pilot Regions

2010-03-08T02:57:34Z

Melfina Marshdevil:

== Discussions ==
* Hope you don't mind Dante, added some formatting to allow for more use if needed and to hopefully keep things easy to read. [[User:Gordon_Wendt|''GW'']] ([[User talk:Gordon_Wendt|T]]|[[Special:Contributions/Gordon Wendt|C]]) -- 06:05, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

== Addition and Removal Requests ==
Place requests for region addition/removal below. Thanks. [[User:Dante Linden|Dante Linden]] 23:54, 21 August 2009 (UTC)
----


Please add the following sim to the Pilot role:
Habitat SGE
* Blaksleeworld

===Awaiting Approval from Land Owner===
* Place Bristols Hope
*: ArvadaTom Aeon 04:54, 2 March 2010 (UTC)
** Owned by "Rich Grainger", needs approval.
* DCS, Toxia South Edge, Toxia
*: These should be included. [[User:Dimentox Travanti|Dimentox Travanti]]
** Owned by "Miss Wright", needs approval. Sign [[User:Miss Wright|Miss Wright]] 09:36, 3 March 2010 (UTC)
*Sim: Hitokai
*:Submitted by estate owner, Nadir Taov
*Sim: Artisan
*:Submitted by estate owner, Cold Spitteler

Server Beta User Group

2010-03-03T15:51:47Z

Melfina Marshdevil:

This is the meeting tracking and progress page for the weekly Server BETA QA Meeting, moderated by Oskar Linden. Please contact him on AGNI for more information. You can join the '''Second Life Beta''' group for updates.

'''The next meeting is Thursday, March 4th, 2010, 3PM SLT at {{SLurl|region=Morris|x=210|y=250|z=35|title=Morris}} on the preview grid, [[Preview_Grid | ADITI]].'''

= Agenda =

''Please enter items here for discussion at the next meeting.''

* Discuss resolution of previous open items.
* Updates
** We have an email list now!'
*** Sign up here: https://lists.secondlife.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/server-beta
** 1.36.4 is live now.
*** SVC-4632 - "People getting past Estate and Land bans"
**** https://jira.secondlife.com/browse/SVC-4632
*** SVC-5420 - "output to DEBUG_CHANNEL with llSay /me format has been changed and broke content."
**** https://jira.secondlife.com/browse/SVC-5420
** 1.38 has branched.
*** Guest speaker: Kelly Linden
** Thou must not fail critical objects
*** https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Aditi/ThouMustNotFail
** Updating the critical items to test page.
** Havok 7 testing is on the calendar ([https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2010-02-11 scheduled for] Server 1.40, that could mean May)
* Releases
** 1.36.4 should be live on AGNI by now.
** 1.38.0 is coming soon.
*** https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Release_Notes/Second_Life_Beta_Server/1.38
* Any other business
** goes here
** Discuss Land Proposal by Drew and Melfina
*** http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Beta_Grid/Land_Proposal

** office hours calender link is missing Beta Server OH
*** https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Office_Hours
*** the link at the top [http://svc.marvulous.co.uk/h2i/http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Office_Hours copy and paste this URL into a Google Calendar] does not contain Beta Server OH

= Open Items =
* {{jira|SVC-4632}} - People getting past Estate and Land bans | Critical & 325 votes!
** Dante has commented on this issue and reopened it.
* {{jira|SVC-3044}} - [[DEBUG_CHANNEL|Debug channel]] and script error reporting needs a major rethink
** related to {{jira|vwr-199}} and {{jira|vwr-7062}}
** [15:17] Roberto Salubrius: can we get that standarized pleaaaaaaaaaaaseeeeeeeeee so we can listen to the debug channel whenever there's a problem PLEAAAAAAAAAASEEEEEEE
** [15:17] Roberto Salubrius: preeeeeeeetty pleaaseeeeee
* {{jira|svc-4196}} - "Avatar entering sim or rezzing object causes sim to freeze for up to 30 seconds - everything stops for everybody there"
** Babbage is working on it.
* Ability to edit the login page.
** Plans are in place for an update.
* Create a sims to add page for ADITI.
** Contact Oskar if you want your sim on ADITI
* wassup with {{jira|SVC-3895}}
* status on {{jira|SVC-3618}} - estate managers unable to freeze / eject
* status on {{jira|SVC-1253}} - users sitting on prims, which are set to phantom are not affected by damage. | 108 votes!
* status on {{jira|SVC-5404}} - Vehicles can no longer enter a region if no-object-entry flag is set

= Minutes from Previous Meetings =
* 2010
** February
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2010-02-25 | 2010-02-25]]
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2010-02-18 | 2010-02-18]]
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2010-02-11 | 2010-02-11]]
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2010-02-04 | 2010-02-04]]
** January
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2010-01-21 | 2010-01-21]]
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2010-01-14 | 2010-01-14]]
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2010-01-07 | 2010-01-07]]
* 2009
** December
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2009-12-17 | 2009-12-17]]
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2009-12-10 | 2009-12-10]]
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2009-12-04 | 2009-12-04]]
** November
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2009-11-26 | 2009-11-26]]
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2009-11-19 | 2009-11-19]]
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2009-11-12 | 2009-11-12]]
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2009-11-05 | 2009-11-05]]
** October
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2009-10-29 | 2009-10-29]]
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2009-10-22 | 2009-10-22]]
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2009-10-15 | 2009-10-15]]
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2009-10-08 | 2009-10-08]]
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2009-10-01 | 2009-10-01]]

[[Category:Beta Server Office Hours]]
[[Category:Issue Tracker]]
[[Category:Quality Assurance]]
[[Category:QA_Portal]]

Beta Grid/Land Proposal

2010-03-02T02:06:44Z

Melfina Marshdevil: /* Proposal */

Per Beta Grid Office Hours (http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2010-02-25):

[15:39] Melfina Marshdevil: If I get a region on here I would keep it active with open land for anyone to use when needed basicly I'd sell the land for free and reclaim after its used
[15:39] Angela Talamasca: gonna start calling this Oskar's world. ^_~
[15:39] Oskar Linden: heh
[15:39] Melfina Marshdevil: if you wanna go thought with that :P
[15:39] Melfina Marshdevil: though*
[15:39] Oskar Linden: do you have a region here melfina?
[15:39] Charlene Trudeau: oh, if that's needed then every parcel around my sandbox can be sold off that way too, except Lares'
[15:39] Melfina Marshdevil: I want one :3
[15:39] Melfina Marshdevil: I asked :3
[15:39] Oskar Linden: ok. I'll see what I can do

====Proposal====
* Allow for a region(s) dedicated to allowing non-sim owning residents to own land for testing on the aditi grid
* Also to allow non-sim owning residents be granted temporary EM powers. This to be controlled by an assigned EO.

=====Goals=====
* Allow average (non-sim owning) residents to test on land they own or group own
* Ensure there is always some land available or a known time at which land will be turned over
* Spread management of said goals to trusted residents (EMs)

=====EM Responsibilities=====
* divide up the region in even parcels and set them for sale at low 1$L prices
* after each weekly beta grid OH abandon all land and re-set for sale at low 1$L prices parcel size TBD at OH
* assist in keeping sim fairly lag free

Beta Grid/Land Proposal

2010-03-02T02:05:29Z

Melfina Marshdevil:

Per Beta Grid Office Hours (http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2010-02-25):

[15:39] Melfina Marshdevil: If I get a region on here I would keep it active with open land for anyone to use when needed basicly I'd sell the land for free and reclaim after its used
[15:39] Angela Talamasca: gonna start calling this Oskar's world. ^_~
[15:39] Oskar Linden: heh
[15:39] Melfina Marshdevil: if you wanna go thought with that :P
[15:39] Melfina Marshdevil: though*
[15:39] Oskar Linden: do you have a region here melfina?
[15:39] Charlene Trudeau: oh, if that's needed then every parcel around my sandbox can be sold off that way too, except Lares'
[15:39] Melfina Marshdevil: I want one :3
[15:39] Melfina Marshdevil: I asked :3
[15:39] Oskar Linden: ok. I'll see what I can do

====Proposal====
* Allow for a region(s) dedicated to allowing non-sim owning residents to own land for testing on the aditi grid
* Also to allow non-sim owning residents be granted temporary EM powers.

=====Goals=====
* Allow average (non-sim owning) residents to test on land they own or group own
* Ensure there is always some land available or a known time at which land will be turned over
* Spread management of said goals to trusted residents (EMs)

=====EM Responsibilities=====
* divide up the region in even parcels and set them for sale at low 1$L prices
* after each weekly beta grid OH abandon all land and re-set for sale at low 1$L prices parcel size TBD at OH
* assist in keeping sim fairly lag free

Aditi/ThouMustNotFail

2010-02-25T23:59:53Z

Melfina Marshdevil: /* Vendors */

= Thou Must Not Fail =
== Synopsis ==
This is a list of the most critical resident created objects used in Second Life that need to always work.
== The Reasoning ==
Second Life is very complex. There are an infinite number of ways to do things in Second Life. These methods may be right or wrong. These methods may exploit bugs or logic holes. While testing upcoming server releases it just isn't possible to test everything resident created. QA will test changed features and make sure they work as expected. Oftentimes there are edge cases that fail without QA's knowledge. This list is a list of really important items that should always work. We will test these objects early on in the QA process and use it as a sort of canary in the coal mine test.
= Vendors =
* Hippo technologies products (hippo rent and hippo vend)
* XStreet SL Server Objects
* Metalife related vendors and servers objects.

= Land Management Tools =
* objects which ban/kick users
* automated parcel rental systems

= Physics =
* Posjump things
* Flight Feathers

Aditi/ThouMustNotFail

2010-02-25T23:58:14Z

Melfina Marshdevil: /* Vendors */

= Thou Must Not Fail =
== Synopsis ==
This is a list of the most critical resident created objects used in Second Life that need to always work.
== The Reasoning ==
Second Life is very complex. There are an infinite number of ways to do things in Second Life. These methods may be right or wrong. These methods may exploit bugs or logic holes. While testing upcoming server releases it just isn't possible to test everything resident created. QA will test changed features and make sure they work as expected. Oftentimes there are edge cases that fail without QA's knowledge. This list is a list of really important items that should always work. We will test these objects early on in the QA process and use it as a sort of canary in the coal mine test.
= Vendors =
* Hippo technologies products (hippo rent and hippo vend)
* XStreet SL Server Objects
* Metalife related vendeors and servers objects.

= Land Management Tools =
* objects which ban/kick users
* automated parcel rental systems

= Physics =
* Posjump things
* Flight Feathers

Server architecture

2010-02-16T01:43:58Z

Melfina Marshdevil: /* Other servers */

{{OSWikiLearnBox}}

This wiki is mainly focused on the viewer, since that is the portion of the system that is open source. However, because the viewer interacts with the Second Life servers in somewhat complicated ways, it is helpful to have an understanding of what components do what on the server side.

Much of what you'll need to understand is actually covered in the [[protocol|protocol documentation]]. In particular, take a look at [[Authentication Flow]], which outlines the process by which the viewer establishes connections with a number of components.

If you want to see what the architecture may look like in the future, or if you would like to help shape it, visit the [[Architecture Working Group]].

== Components ==
=== Login server ===
CGI script running on login.agni.lindenlab.com. Handles verification of user name and password. Determines the login region based on home vs. last location vs. URL specified location. Finds the simulator process running that region and verifies user is allowed to connect there. Alerts the simulator to expect a connection. Informs the viewer of where to connect.

=== Userserver ===
Historically, the user server handled login. Now it handles instant message sessions, particularly for groups.

=== Spaceserver ===
Handles routing of messages based on grid x,y locations. Simulator talks to Space Server to *register* and also find who the neighbors are.

=== Dataserver ===
Handles connections to the central database, log database, inventory database(s) and search database(s). Performs queries on behalf of the simulator process.

=== Simulator ===
The primary SL server process. Each simulator process simulates one 256x256 meter region. As the viewer moves through the world it is handled off from one simulator to another. It handles storing object state, land parcel state, and terrain height-map state. It performs visibility calculations on objects and land and transmits the data to the client. It transmits image data in a prioritized queue. Physics simulation is handled with the Havok physics library. Chat and instant messages are processed here.

Running at full tilt, a simulator will run at 45 frames/sec. If it can't keep up, it will attempt time dialation without reducing frame rate.

Simulators communicate with one another using a [[circuit]] via UDP. A "circuit" is a UDP network connection. Circuits are maintained between adjacent simulators.

==== Simulator vs. Viewer ====

It helps to understand the division of labor between the simulator and the viewer, since the split in Second Life is very different than most other virtual environments:

* Simulator's job:
** Runs physics engine
** Collision detection
** keeps track of where everything is
** Sends locations of stuff to viewer
** Sends updates to viewers only when needed (only when collision occurs or other changes in direction, velocity etc.)
* Viewer's job:
** Handle locations of objects
** Gets velocities and other physics information, and does simple physics to keep track of what is moving where
** No collision detection

=== Other servers ===

* Central Backbone
* Agent Database
** Agent DB keeps track of metadata<->item id (UUID) mapping
* Central DB (CDB)
** a list of who owns what, used for billing, etc
* Find DB (replica of Central DB used for search)
* Map server - renders overall map with OpenGL
* RPC server
** API for developers to manupulate Second Life without using the viewer
** Translates XMLRPC server into in-world requests
** Communicates with space server and CDB
* Region Conductor
** Looks for regions that should be running, but are down
** Start those regions on a sim host that has room for it
** Grid Restart Modes
*** Startup Mode: Regions are stuck on the current sim host
*** Normal Mode: Regions are sent to a random sim host

Talk:Agni Pilot Regions

2010-02-16T01:20:31Z

Melfina Marshdevil: /* Furever Region to be added */ new section

== Discussions ==
* Hope you don't mind Dante, added some formatting to allow for more use if needed and to hopefully keep things easy to read. [[User:Gordon_Wendt|''GW'']] ([[User talk:Gordon_Wendt|T]]|[[Special:Contributions/Gordon Wendt|C]]) -- 06:05, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

== Addition and Removal Requests ==
Place requests for region addition/removal below. Thanks. [[User:Dante Linden|Dante Linden]] 23:54, 21 August 2009 (UTC)
----


== Please consider... ==

I'd love to see SkyBeam region on the Pilot roll. Would be happy to have one or two other select regions on there through the estates. I was almost certain I'd requested once before about a year ago, perhaps a bit more, but seem to have dropped off the list. This region hosts a 1/4 region public sandbox and we have a lot of great scripters and builders who use the region and would be great for feedback. Thanks for at least considering!

== Furever Region to be added ==

This is a request from an Estate Manager on the behalf of my EO. We would like to be added to the pilot deployment lists to test new server deploys in our sandbox. Thank you!

User:Melfina Marshdevil

2010-02-05T00:28:07Z

Melfina Marshdevil: Created page with 'Hello Hello! I don't do much on the wiki but I change stuff when needed. IM me inworld if you wanna know more or talk to me.'

Hello Hello!

I don't do much on the wiki but I change stuff when needed.

IM me inworld if you wanna know more or talk to me.

Server Beta User Group

2010-02-04T22:03:47Z

Melfina Marshdevil: /* Agenda */

This is the meeting tracking and progress page for the weekly Server BETA QA Meeting, moderated by Oskar Linden. Please contact him on AGNI for more information. You can join the '''Second Life Beta''' group for updates.

'''The next meeting is Thursday, January 14th, 2010, 3PM SLT at {{SLurl|region=Morris|x=210|y=250|z=35|title=Morris}} on the preview grid, [[Preview_Grid | ADITI]].'''

= Agenda =

''Please enter items here for discussion at the next meeting.''

* Discuss resolution of previous open items.
* Updates
** All Linden Event last week.
** 1.36.0 is in final testing now.
*** bug list: https://jira.secondlife.com/secure/IssueNavigator.jspa?reset=true&&type=1&pid=10002&version=10568&sorter/field=issuekey&sorter/order=DESC
** 1.36 rolls to AGNI next week.
** Havok 7 testing is on the calendar
*** any takers on helping out early?
*** Melfina Marshdevil wishes to test!
* Releases
** https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Release_Notes/Second_Life_Beta_Server/1.36
* Any other business
** How do Parcel UUID's change llGetParcelDetails (PARCEL_DETAILS_ID) Can we test this really quick?

= Open Items =
* {{jira|SVC-4632}} - People getting past Estate and Land bans | Critical & 325 votes!
** Dante has commented on this issue and reopened it.
* {{jira|SVC-3044}} - [[DEBUG_CHANNEL|Debug channel]] and script error reporting needs a major rethink
** related to {{jira|vwr-199}} and {{jira|vwr-7062}}
** [15:17] Roberto Salubrius: can we get that standarized pleaaaaaaaaaaaseeeeeeeeee so we can listen to the debug channel whenever there's a problem PLEAAAAAAAAAASEEEEEEE
** [15:17] Roberto Salubrius: preeeeeeeetty pleaaseeeeee
* {{jira|svc-4196}} - "Avatar entering sim or rezzing object causes sim to freeze for up to 30 seconds - everything stops for everybody there"
** Babbage is working on it.
* Ability to edit the login page.
** Plans are in place for an update.
* Create a sims to add page for ADITI.
** Contact Oskar if you want your sim on ADITI
* wassup with {{jira|SVC-3895}}

= Minutes from Previous Meetings =
* 2010
** January
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2010-01-21 | 2010-01-21]]
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2010-01-14 | 2010-01-14]]
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2010-01-07 | 2010-01-07]]
* 2009
** December
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2009-12-17 | 2009-12-17]]
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2009-12-10 | 2009-12-10]]
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2009-12-04 | 2009-12-04]]
** November
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2009-11-26 | 2009-11-26]]
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2009-11-19 | 2009-11-19]]
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2009-11-12 | 2009-11-12]]
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2009-11-05 | 2009-11-05]]
** October
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2009-10-29 | 2009-10-29]]
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2009-10-22 | 2009-10-22]]
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2009-10-15 | 2009-10-15]]
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2009-10-08 | 2009-10-08]]
*** [[Beta_Server_Office_Hours/Minutes/2009-10-01 | 2009-10-01]]

[[Category:Beta Server Office Hours]]
[[Category:Issue Tracker]]
[[Category:Quality Assurance]]
[[Category:QA_Portal]]

Server Beta User Group

2010-02-04T22:01:54Z

Melfina Marshdevil: /* Agenda */