Strange issue when server restarts

[Sp00neY]

Hi all,

 

I was just wondering if anyone else is having this issue, and if so

how you have managed to cure it.

 

Basically sometimes (randomly) when my server restarts it seems

to not connect to the database properly, and all buildables vanish,

but strangely the vehicles and gear stay.

 

Now when this happens, the server also spawns in a new set of

vehicles.

A server restart solves the problem with the bases, BUT the fresh

lot of vehicles stay, effectively doubling the number of vehicles on

the server.

 

While this sounds like not a huge issue, the number of vehicles

on my server starts to get out of control, and this kills server FPS.

 

Any help on this issue would be fantastic, as I am at a loss.

 

 

Sp00neY

[MGT]

Your server is restarting, not shutting down with the hive still active (database)

 

You can either change restart so it shuts down the arma2oaserver.exe process or update to Epoch 1.0.4.2a which has a check to see if the hive is still enabled.

[Sp00neY]

HI MGT,

 

Thanks for the quick reply.

 

I can assure you I am stopping the server (well killing the task anyway)

This is how I am stopping the server from my batch file.

taskkill /im arma2oaserver_napf.exe

arma2oaserver_napf.exe being the renamed exe for the server in question.

 

Also I am running 1.0.4.2a so I really am stuck at what could be the cause.

 

Is it better to use #shutdown from BEC rather than executing my batch file to restart

both BEC and the server ?

 

 

Sp00neY

[MGT]

Yes, I use #shutdown in BEC and don't have any issues, although I have BEC running as a Windows service.

[Sp00neY]

Ok i will give #shutdown a try.

 

The only reason i execute a batch file is I have every 3rd restart as a night time cycle.

BUT I am willing to drop that if it solves this problem :)

 

Thanks again for you input buddy !!

 

Sp00neY

[Sp00neY]

OK after trying the "#shutdown" command rather than killing the task via a batch file,

I am still having the same trouble.

 

Randomly the server does not seem to connect to the database properly, and all

buildables vanish.

 

This issue really has me stumped, and I cant seem to find a reason for it.

 

Any other ideas from anyone will be great.

 

 

Sp00neY