MSU+Open+Sim+Project+Documentation

Montclair State University Open Sim Project Documentation (OSPD)

This space is to be used, first, as a scratch pad for the OSPD team. Thoughts, questions, ideas, etc... should all be posted here. At some point, we will this page into a support documentation page so that anyone could step in and run the OSP.

- First, the MSU OpenSim region must be stable in standalone mode, before it can be accessed by the global OpenSim network grid.

- standalone mode is able to run off of one server like a LAN, the global grid requires six separate servers instances to handle each aspect of the OpenSim workload.

- we may have to find or modify an existing STABLE physics engine to be used for our sim, there may not be many stable physics engines to choose from.

- **currently (04/19/10)** going to recompile the database and start a OpenSim region this week.

- required programs include [|Visual Studio C# 2008], [|Hippo OpenSim Viewer].
 * FOR PC:**

required programs include [|XCODE Developers Code (installed)], Install OpenSim version 10.4 (stable, maybe 10.5 later) Install Mono 1.2.5 (only stable version for MAC)
 * FOR MAC:**

Mac Compilation = may have to make edits to the kernel? - download and compile: - libopenjpeg-libsl-2.1.2.0.dylib - libsecondlife.dll

- ReactionGrid seems the look and feel as SecondLife. If we can invent our own unique feel for our MSU OpenSim it would be way better.

- List of OpenSim grids to [|VISIT].

- necessary to ensure that the OpenSim world is stable before we make it available for public usage.
 * Running OpenSim in "Stand-Alone" mode:**

On PC: Program Files > OpenSim - **Copy** the original XML file "**OpenSim.Example**" and **save** in a neutral folder elsewhere. (This will ensure that if there are any mistake made to the file, the original can be swapped right back in without having to re-install.) - **Open** XML file "**OpenSim.Example**" and **copy** the entire text contents. (Try using DreamWeaver to view both these codes) - **Open** the CONFIG file "**OpenSim.exe**" and **paste** the entire contents of "**OpenSim.Example**" over the text. (select all of the text and paste over/ replace it) - **Close** it and run the "**OpenSim.32BitLaunch**" APPLICATION file (located in the same OpenSim folder)

Example: [293d6579-026d-4066-8031-ed07166efa46] //**also use random UUID generator website**// to plug-into Region.ini file.
 * Name** - MSUElite
 * Region UUID** - a random number, so hit ENTER [df3768c3-e5ee-4b15-8b16-6bde91d09348]
 * Region Location** - default is (1000, 1000) but any location from (65536, 65536) can be used for separated regions.
 * Internal IP** - 0.0.0.0 (default)
 * Internal Ports** - 9000 (default but each region must have a separate port)
 * Alternate Ports** - False