GCafeManual

GCafeDisklessisanewfeaturefromversion2.0.0.0ofGCafe
Inversion2.0.0.0GCafeVersion3includes3so waretogether:
GCafe:GCafemanagesandupdatesthegameautoma cally.(Canbeinstalledinthe

machineroomwithorwithoutadrive
hard).
NetDisk:AconnectortotheGCafeservertomaptheservergamedrivetothe

virtualdrive
client.NetDiskcanbecalledGameServer
Diskless:Adesktopharddiskmanager.Theworksta onbootstheopera ngsystem

from
DisklessServercanthereforecallDisklessServerasBootromServer.
ToinstallGCafeDisklessmustinstallallthreeprograms.Caninstalleach

softwareoneachserverandconfigure
Theimagesfortheseprogramscombinewitheachother(viaIP)toforman

operationalentity
Isfortheworkstationbutitisbettertoinstallthesameservertosavemoneyand

management
Easier.
AlloftheseprogramsworkonMicroso 'sWindowspla orm.ForGCafeClient

Version
2.0.0.0installedfortheharddriveroomcanrunonWindowsXPorWindows7.For

thesystem
GCafeDisklessServershoulduseWindowsServertooptimizealltheresourcesofthe

Serversuchas8GBofRAM,
SSD...besides,WindowsServerwillbestablesothatGCafeDisklesssystemwillbe

stableandstable
higherefficiency.

PARTII:STEPSOFPREPARATIONPREPARATIONFORSERVER:Hardware:MainboardmustsupportSata3RAMasrequired,
minimum8GBTheCPUselectstherighttypeforthemotherboard,withoutthehighprocessingspeed.Networkcard:Dependingon
theneeds,atleast2networkcards.RequiresLAN1000GbSSD:MusthaveSSD(runningonSataport3)forCacheandWriteback.
HDD:JustoneHDDtoinstallOSforServerandGame.RecommendnewHDDstabilitypeak.So ware:ShoulduseWindowsServer
2008R2.(DonotuseWindows2008Server)WindowsServer2008R2withTRIMsupportmakesSSDworkbetter.Using32bitor
64bitWindowsServer2008R2isfine.Formatpar ons:HDD:DivideC:from15to30GBcontainingtheserveroperatingsystem.
ClusterashighaspossibleHDD:ChiaE:istheresttostoregame.Clustershouldformat64KtoworkstationMountfasterandload
fasterontheOS.SSD:DivideD:35GBminimumtocontainImage.Clustershouldbe64KformatforthereadertoreadAndload
Imagefaster.

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storagespace.(Sizeondisk)MACHINEPREPARATION:Hardware:MusthaveaharddiskdrivetoinstallOSanduploadImgaeto
Disklessserver.OncecreatedByImage,theworkstationdoesnotneedHDD.Recommended1000Gbnetworkcard.100Gbnetwork
cardloadedintoslowOSbutloadgameRelativelyfast.Workstationnetworkcardmusthavebootromtoboottheoperatingsystem
overthenetwork.MostoftheTheonboardnetworkcardalreadyhasbootrom.Needtoenablebootromoftheonboardnetwork
cardtoBoottheoperatingsystemoverthenetwork.Iftheonboardnetworkcarddoesnotqualifyfor1000Gb,thenadda1000Gb
removablenetworkcardNeedtochoosebootromtype.Noteifusingbootromfromthenetworkcardtodisablethecarddisable
Onboardnetwork.AlsonotethatsomeremovablenetworkcardshaveincompatiblebootromWithsomemainboards.Prioritizethe
Atherosnetworkcard.ExperienceshowsthatAtherosnetworkcardsloadTheoperatingsystemisveryfast.RealtekorIntelnew
networkcardsloadthekernelOnionsarerelativelyfastbutnotAtheros.OldMarvellorNvidianetworkcardsalmostneverwork
withGCafeDisklessormanuallyupdatethedrivertowork.

So ware:Workerscanuse32bitWindowsXP32bitorWindows7.Note:GCafeclientdoesnotinstallon64bitOS.Thepartition
containingtheOSisforcedtoNTFSformat.NETWORKPREPARATION:Switch:Itisrecommendedtouse1000Gbforallports
Networkcable:CAT5ecablecanbeused.GameroomwithmultiplemachinesshoulduseCAT6cable.IfrightCableCAT5e,thecables
betweenswitchesshoulduseCAT6cable.ThecablefromtheServertoSwitchshouldalsouseCAT6cable.Networkswitch:good
touse.ExperiencehasshownthatifyouuseapoorlyequippedcableCanoperate100Mb.Atthebeginningofthepressshouldalso
useagoodclicktype.ExperienceshowsIfthebadpresscandamagethehead,resultinginpoorcontactalsomakesthecableWorks
100Mb.Forthemachineroomhasmanymachineswhenthenetworkinfrastructureneedtoconnectthestarswitch.Thatmeans
theremustbeamainswitchdividedintosubswitches.Theservermustgointothemainswitch.JobThismakestheserverableto
balancetheloadinthenetworkwhiletheworkstationshavepathsNomorethan2switches.Choosethebesttypeofswitchto
ensurebetterswitching,tapeNoobstruction.

PARTIII:INSTALLINGWINDOWS2008SERVERR264BIT
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Youcandownloadthe64bitversionofWindows2008ServerR2ghostatthefollowinglink:
h p://download.gcafe.vn/2K8_R2_64.GHO
IftheserverusesthemainrunningIntelchipsetbeforetheghostneedstoactivate"AHCI"intheBIOS.
Afterinstallingorghosting,Windowsrequiressettingapasswordfortheuser.Passwordrequireddark
Musthaveanumber,aletterandaspecialcharacter.
NeedtosetVitualmemoryforWindows(Customizepagefile.sysandputonC)

ForWindows2008ServerR2supportedTRIM.TotestTRIMisenabledor
ItisnotpossibletoaccesstheCMD(selectAdministratorprivileges)usingthe"fsutilbehaviorquery"command
Disabledeletenotify"totest.Result:
DisableDeleteNotify=1(WindowsTRIMcommandsDISABLE)
DisableDeleteNotify=0(WindowsTRIMcommandsENABLE)
IfTRIMisdisabled,youcanuse"fsutilbehaviorsetdisabledeletenotify0"toenableon

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Setupspeedfor1000Gbnetworkcard

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SECTIONIV:BACKUPTHENAMEANDIPFORTHECARDSERVER
Fortheserversystemhasmanynetworkcards,theiden fica onofeachnetworkcardandprovincialIPse ngsfor
Everynetworkcardisamusttomakeiteasytomanageandtroubleshootlater.
ForServerhavetwonetworkcards:ShouldselecttheonboardnetworkcardasthemainnetworkcardDiskless.Networkcard
TherestforGCafeandNetDiskrunningtogether.
Forexample
Networkcard1:NamedDiskless.IP:192.168.1.200
Networkcard2:NametheGCafe_NetDisk.IP:192.168.1.201
ForServerhasthreenetworkcards:ShouldselecttheonboardnetworkcardasthemainnetworkcardDiskless.Thecard
TheothernetworkisassignedtoGCafeandNetDisk
Example:
Networkcard1:NamedDiskless.IP:192.168.1.200
Networkcard2:NametheGCafe.IP:192.168.1.201
NetworkCard3:NamedNetDisk.IP:192.168.1.202
ForServerhas4networkcards:ShouldselecttheonboardnetworkcardasthemainnetworkcardforDiskless.Thecard
RemainingnetworksareassignedtoGCafe,NetDiskandDiskless_02
Example:
Networkcard1:NameDiskless_01.IP:192.168.1.200

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Networkcard2:NametheGCafe.IP:192.168.1.201
NetworkCard3:NamedNetDisk.IP:192.168.1.202
Networkcard4:NameDiskless_02.IP:192.168.1.203
Thisdivisionisveryusefulforinstalling3programsofGCafeDiskless.Helpuspress
DeterminewhichIPisrunningforwhichservice,sothatwhensomethinggoeswrong,wecaneasilyidentifyandfixit
RestorebyreplacingandreassigningtheIPiscomplete.
Althoughnetworkcardshavebeenassignedandrunforeachservice,wes lltakeadvantageofallthecards
NetworkintheservertoloadDiskless.Thatis,eachnetworkcard,willrun2services:1service
Thekeyisfixedandasecondaryserviceisloadbalancedfordiskless.
Thefigurebelowshowstheselectionofnetworkcardsavailableontheserverforloadbalancingfordiskless.Doing
Loadbalancing,theworkstationinthenetworkwhenbootupwillbedividedloadforthenetworkcardtoreduce
Bandwidthcongestionfromtheserver.

PARTV:INSTALLATIONANDSETTINGUPTHESERVICES1.GETTINGTHEGCAFESERVER:BeforeinstallingGCafeServer,disablethe
DisklessandNetDiskadapterstoinstalltheprogramWillselectthedefaultIPisthenetworkcardisenabled.6

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RuntheinstallationfileGCafeServer.Selecttheprocedurebuttons"Next,Yes,Accept..."andentertheAccountin
TheinstallationprocessisthesameasthepreviousGCafeversion1.0.0.0.
Gototheinstalla onop onsasshownbelow,select"FullServerMode"

FullServerMode(Normalclients+DisklessClients):SetupthemachineroomandhaveaworkstationwithadriveHarddriveand
harddriveworkstation.Bydefault,thiswillberesetinthefollowingCGafe.Con nuetoremovetheop onsandselect"Finish"as
shownbelowtofinishinstallingGCafeServer.7

NETDISKSET:BeforeinstallingNetDisk,youneedto"StopService"ofGCafeanddisableDisklessandGCafe.

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RuntheNetDiskinstallationfile,selectthe"Yes,Next,Accept..."procedurebuttonsandselectFinishtofinish.PutNetDiskas
shownbelow.

A ersuccessfullyinstallingNetDiskcheckNetDiskstatus.FromtheDesktopselectthe"Disk"iconMonitor"torunNetDisk
Server








LookdownthelowerleftcorneroftheNetDiskServerifyouseethemessage"ServiceOK"isNetDiskServer
Isworkingwell.

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CONNECTINGGCAFEANDNETDISK
RunGCafeControlPanelandselect"GameDisk"

Select"Add"

IntheGameDiskaddresssection,clickthedownarrowtoselecttheIPoftheNetDiskadapter.IfnotToseetheIPoftheNetDisk
assigned,entertheIPoftheNetDiskcardandselect"E"asThehostoftheservergameandalso"E"isthegamedrivewillbe
mappedtotheworkstationfromthemachineword.

SetCache:Clickon"SetCache"asinthetopblue.InputTheamountofRAMrequiredtosetupthecacheforGameDiskandselect
theSSDpartitionforpartitioningCachecacheforGameDisk.(Seealsosection8onhowtosetthecacheforGameDisk.)

SelectagroupforGameDisk:AfteraddingtheGameDiskandthecacheconfigurationiscomplete.Continuetoselectthegroupto
WorkstationsinthisgroupreceivetheServer'svirtualdrive.

SetdefaultdownloadforGameDisk.Setupasinthepicturewhenthegamedownloadwillconfigureitself
IntotheGameDiskgroup.Notethatwhenthegameupdate,theclientmustrestarttoreceivethedata
Wasupdated.ForGameDisk,editinggamesorupdatingthegamemanuallydoesnotneedtorecreatetheindex.
However,ifyouusetwoservers,youneedtocreateindexestoGCafesyncthroughthesecondaryserverbyindex.

Checkconnec onofCGafeandNetDisk:A erconnec ngGCafetoIPofNetDisk,browsetoFile"BSSyncNode.ini"hasthepath

"C:\ProgramFiles(x86)\ GCafePro\BSSyncNode\BSSyncNode.ini",open
Upwillsee"ServIP="pointtothe NetDisk'sIP.Completeconnectionand
configurationforGCafeandNet Disk.RoomwhichmachinetousetheGame
Server,theconfigurationtothis partiscomplete.

INSTALLDISKLESSSERVER
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RuntheDisklessserverinstalla onfile,selectthe"YES,NEXT,Accept"procedurebuttons.Gotothepathoptions,fixforDiskless
installC.Disklesssupportinstallon64bitOSshouldbeinstalledbydefaultonProgramFiles.

Continuetoselect"Finish"asshownbelow


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SelecttheIPforDisklessasassigned.SelectthearchivepathImage(RecommendedD).Ifinstalledfor
Theserverroomonlyhas1server,onlyselectthe"mainserver".Ifinstalledforthesecondaryserverinthemachineroomthereare
2
Serverselect"secondaryserver".

SelectpartitionasWriteback:SelectdriveFasassigned


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Setupadminpassword.ThisisthepasswordtocloseoropenSuperforImagefromtheworkstation.password
Thisisimportant.Ifunfortunatelyplayersknowtocustomizetheimage,installthevirusintotheimage....!

Finishdisklessinstallation:SelectnetworkcardoptimizationtoDisklesstosettheoptimalparametersforthenetworkcardAvailable
onDisklessServer

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CheckDisklessstatusa erinstalla on:LooktothelowerrightcornerofDesktopifyouseetheicon
DisklessStatusshowsblueasDisklessisactive,mouseovertoviewstatus

Leftclickonthisicontoviewdetails


5.GETTINGTHEGCAFECLIENTRunthefileinstallGCafeClient.Selecttheprocedurebu ons"YES,NEXT,FINISH".Gotothe
installationoptionsforthemachineStationasshownbelow.ThispartistalkingaboutDisklessinstallationsoIwillchoose"Gcafe
DisklessSystemInstallation":IstochoosetheGCafeclientfortheharddiskworkstationtouseGCAGAuploadImagaontheserver.
NotesectionWeonlyinstallamachinewithHDDtouseGCafeuploadimageonDisklessServer.ThisimagewillbeusedForallnon
harddriveworkstations.


SelectFinishtofinish

SelectGCafeServerIP:ClickthedownarrowtotherighttoselecttheGCafeServerIP
nail.IfyoudonotseetheIPoftheGCafeServerassigned,entertheIPoftheGCafeServer.Chooseme


ConfirmtheserverIP:Select"OK"

FinishedinstallingGCafeClient

UPLOADIMAGEFROMGCAFECLIENTRun"GCafeProDisklessClientTool"asshowninthescreenshotbelow

Enteradminpasswordselect"OK"

EnternewimagenameTadministrativepasswordselect"OK"


NameareminderforImageandspecifythesizefortheImagetoupload.Shouldchoose10GB.Consignring"

AfternamingandsizeoptionsforImage.Select"StartUpload"

Confirmtheinforma onbeforeuploading.Note:WhenspecifyingthesizeforImageis10GBtheworkstation
ThedisklesswillhaveaCof10GB.Inthis10GBthereisrealdataoftheoperatingsystemandinstalledprograms
upthere.Asinthisexample.Csizeis10GB,dataisinCis5.3GB.Select"OK"toproceed
Upload

Uploadprocesswilltakeplaceasshownbelow.

A ertheuploadprocessiscompleteImageuploadsuccessfulmessageappears.SelectOKtoresetyou.Hereyoucanturnothe
machinetoremovetheharddrive.SothereisImageavailableforallworkstations.7.SETUPDISKLESSSERVERLoginDiskless
Server:RuntheDisklessSystemControlPaneltologon.

SetthecacheforImage:Select"ManageServer">RightclickonServernameselect"SettingsCache"

Enter2000MBandselectOK.AftersettingcacheforImage,thesystemwilltake2GBofRAMtooperate.


Createaworkstation:FromthemaininterfaceofDisklessclickthebutton"Createworkstation"

Continuetocompletetheinformationtocreatetheworkstation:
Scope:Isthenumberofmachinestocreate,andthenumberofmachinestocreate
IPheaderandIPend:SelecttheIPrangetosuitthemachineroom
SetImage:SelectImageforworkstations
Resolu on:Canbecustomizedaccordingtodemand.Ifintheresolu onlisttherearenodegreesparameters
Thedesiredresolutioncanbeenteredmanuallyeg(1155x700).

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MainServer:CanselectIPServerorloadbalancer.Gateway:SpecifyGatewayforworksta ons
DNS:EnterDNS.DNScanbecustomizedforworksta onswithoutchangingtheimage
SecondaryServer:Select"Disable"
Cache:Select"Selfadjust"


Select"Confirm"tocompletethecrea on.NEEDTORESETBACKTHESERVER.Atthispointtheworksta onscanloadOSfrom
bootrom.

GototheBIOSsetupsec onoftheworksta ontofindandenabletheROMoftheonboardnetworkcard.

Customizedforboo ngviaLAN

Whenthefirst methebootmachinewillseetheworksta onregisterasshownbelow.

Usethenaviga onkeys:up,downtoselecttheappropriatemachine.ClickEnter2 mestoselectandconfirm.Ifthelistof

workstationshasmanypagescanusethenavigationkeys:left,righttopage.

A erregisteringthemachinecorrespondingtotheIP,theserverwillautoma callysavetheMACoftheworksta on.Nexttime

theworkstationOpenuptheIPitselfandloadtheOSwiththeassignedimage.

Note:Ifthewronghandpickingthewrongmachinename,canbecorrectedbydeletingtheMACfortheworkstationfromthe
server.Machinesuffers
RemovingtheMACwhenbootingupwillshowtheregistrationtableasshownabove.
Forbeginners,thebootromcanreadandfollowtheorderfrombeginningtoend
SelfhealingGCafeDiskless.Assoonasyougetusedtoitmaynotbeinanyorder,however
Theprocessshouldbeadheredtotominimizetheoccurrenceoftheproblem.
8.ADDITIONALEXPLANATIONABOUTCACHE,WRITEBACKANDWAYSETUP
Forbootromorgameserversystemswehavetheconceptofcacheandwriteback.Thissec ononly
ExplainthemeaningoftheseconceptsinGCafeDiskless.
Cache:CanuseRAManduseSSDtoset.InthesetupGcafeconnectionNetDiskhas
SelecttheRAMtocacheandselecttheSSDtocache.Forexample,whensettingup5GBofRAMasacache
AndchooseF:tocacheGameDisk:Whentheclientaccessesthegamefromthevirtualdrive,theserverwillread
Thisgamedataonceandputupthecache.IftheRAMisfree,thenRAMwillbethesame
Whentherearemoregamesrequiredfromtheworkstation,theserverwill(readonegameatatime)andputup
SHADY.Untilthecachedataexceeds5GB,theserverwritesthecachetotheSSD.IftheSSDcontinues
Theserverwillautomaticallyclearthecacheofpreviousgames.Notewhenserveraccesses
ThecacheontheRAMwillbefasterontheSSD.Becausethegameissavedandaccessedontheserver'scache
Speedofaccessfromtheworkstationwillbemetintimetomakethegamefasterthan
RunonHDD.Forexample:WhentheserverbootsintotheOS,thefirstclientloadsthePunchgame,themachine

FinishedRachGia28/9/2012Thehostwillreadfromthegameharddisktoputoncacheanddistributedtotheworkstation.When
thereisanothermachineHitCountergameserverisnotreadfromtheHDDanymorebutwillreadfromthecachetodistributeto
WorkstationshouldloadspeedGameCounterofthesecondtimemachinewillbefasterthanthemachineaccessSoSliponDiskless
GCafewillloadfasterthanHDD.Writeback:canuseRAManduseSSDtosetup.Disklesshascachese ngsforImageAndchoose
SSDtodoWriteback.Forexample,setthecacheforImageto2GBandchooseWritebackasF.2GBThismeansthattheworkstation
isallowedtoretrievedatafromoutsidetoamaximumof2GB.IfthemachineIftheexternaldataretrievalstationexceeds2GB,the
programwillwritetheexcessdataWriteback.Whentheworkstationresetsorshutsdown,Writebackwillautomaticallydelete.It
canbesaidthatthecacheImageandWritebackaretemporarystorageforwhattheworkstationretrievesfromtheoutside.Note:If
WritebackfullthenworkstationwillnotloadImagefromGcafeDiskless.Setcacheandwriteback:Dependingontheamountof
RAMthatisconfiguredaccordingly.TemporarythereCanbesetbythefollowingformula:

TotalRAM2GB(System)2GB(Image)=RestforGameDisk.If8GBofRAM2GBofsystemleftover6GB.6GBcontinuestoset
2GBfortheremaining4GBThis4GBsetupforGameDisk.ForGCafeDisklesssystems,cacheandwritebackarethedecisive
factorsforRAMandmoreThebetter.Inadditiontodistributingcachestoworkstationsfaster,morenetworkcardsareneeded.
Networkinfrastructuremustmeetstandards.Fordisklessworksta ons,fastorslowOSloadingisnolongerdependentonthe
speedoftheHDDAsbefore,dependingontheavailablenetworkcard,dependingontheimageaccessspeedfromtheserver.
Shouldchoosethenewnetworkcardssupport1000MBforworkstationsandImageontheservershouldForstorageonSDD64Kb
clusterformat.