MDS Monitor - Download [Updated 19.2.2011]

[|ZUTI|]

Hi guys.

This is/was a little side project of mine for those of you that just need a simple little dedicated server controller. It works best with MDS since it supports mission loading based on the outcome of current mission. It supports basic statistics in database and also few commands for users. If you are interested in it...

Latest version: v1.3.1
- fixed connection problem to IL2 DS in some (well, most ) cases

Documentation
MDS Monitor manual

MDS Monitor files
MDS Monitor files

Feedback welcome.

Cheers.

[WTE-Newy]

Thanks for sharing this Zuti.

My Squadron has just started experimenting with this and found it works well.

One suggestion, would it be possible to allow the sharing of points for ground targets such as Ships, like you've done with aircraft points?

Newy

[|ZUTI|]

Uf, this one will be updated as soon as MDS 1.2 is released. With new logging system in place that WildWillie did, that would be possible, yes.

Cheers.

[WTE-Newy]

Thanks Zuti, now we really can't wait for 1.2 to come out.

[|ZUTI|]

Newy, you still interested in using MDS? I did an overhaul of it and should be quite functional. At least with my limited testing...

Let me know.
Cheers.

[WTE-Newy]

I sure am interested in testing the monitor.

I've decided to discontinue testing MDS1.2 at present because I've started building aircraft and time is short, however my squadron flies together twice a week and could test it then.
 On a side note, we had some trouble with FBDj a few weeks ago and had our server running solely with the MDS Monitor. The only problem we had was when all the aircraft on side were destroyed the mission didn't always role over.

Newy

[=JFC=PhilHL]

Same here, I also would like to test MDS Monitor for our squadron root servers!

Cheers
Phil

[|ZUTI|]

Ok, good to know. MDS itself hit a little snag with testing, leaking and such idiotic "problems" but MDS monitor should for the better part be OK with any version of MDS. Just kill sharing won't be working as it should be. But even that can be fixed for old MDS versions, so, I'll get you what you'll need.

Cheers.

[dender]

Hello!

I'll been trying this utility from two days but after some tests, monitor seems to no save data in the database.

Checking monitor screen, I've seen these message:" [30.08.2010 - 14:08:45] Eventlog file location does not point to file, logging from eventlog is disabled!"

Of course other parameters are working well, i chech connection database whith no problem.

How can I resolve these? In confs.ini in the dedicated game setup files or is a mds_monitor trouble?

Excuse-me for my bad english

[mugen]

Hi dender,
do you have a line like this in your confs.ini?

eventlog=eventlog.lst

It should be exactly like above.

I could reproduce youre error message by modifying the value of eventlog setting in confs.ini.
MDS Monitor seems to look for exactly this string "eventlog.lst". If it can't find it, it throws this error message you got.
(ie.  Eventlog file location does not point to file, logging from eventlog is disabled!)

File eventlog.lst has to exist in game root folder.
In Server Tab "Monitor eventlog" has to be checked

hope this helps 4 you

greez mugen

[dender]

Thx for the reply Mugen, this is wat I'm confused. In my confs.ini have a similar string but not the same, I paste for you:

[Console]
IP=21003
IPS=xxx.xx.xx.xx
LOG=1
LOGTIME=1
LOGFILE=logs.lst
HISTORY=128
HISTORYCMD=128
LOGKEEP=1

I need to add the line "eventlog=eventlog.lst"?

Problem solved doing these,I'm not sure that this is 100% correct but is working now
IP=21003
IPS=xx.xx.xx.xx
LOG=1
LOGTIME=1
LOGFILE=eventlog.lst
HISTORY=128
HISTORYCMD=128
LOGKEEP=1
eventlogs=eventlog.lst

THX Mugen

[mugen]

Hi dender,

this is my complete confs.ini:

[NET]
speed=100000
serverChannels=32
localPort=21000
SkinDownload=1
difficulty=33553919
serverName=DCG-MDS-Server
serverDescription=Moving Dogfight Server
checkServerTimeSpeed=1
checkClientTimeSpeed=1
checkTimeSpeedDifferense=0.04
checkTimeSpeedInterval=3
checkRuntime=2
socksHost=
[chat]
autoLogDetail=3
[MaxLag]
farMaxLagTime=5
nearMaxLagTime=0.5
cheaterWarningDelay=10
cheaterWarningNum=5
[Console]
IP=20001
IPS=192.168.42.14
LOG=1
LOGTIME=1
LOGFILE=console.log
HISTORY=128
HISTORYCMD=128
LOGKEEP=0
[game]
eventlog=eventlog.lst
eventlogkeep=0
TypeClouds=1
#EoF

The line "LOGFILE=" is for [console] logging and should point to a different file than "eventlog=" wich is a [game] param, IMO.

greez mugen

[|ZUTI|]

I'll just parse confs.ini file and get your log parameters from there Should be best for everybody.

Cheers.

[Logan]

I'll be testing this to for running a server.

[Logan]

I would like to use this as way to changes maps every hour or so. I have no idea about scripting. Could someone point me the in right way?