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Re: TS2000i bogged down



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Ya gotta love DB:

He better understands TS better than Omega, Signal better than
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>From: "DB" <dynastore@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Re: TS2000i bogged down
>Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2001 12:56:58 -0400
>
>There is nothing to do with Windows 2000 - it's the same at Win 95, 98, Me,
>NT and 2000.
>
>The bug is in "DBC Subserver" and "DBC Online Subserver" of Global Server
>and it's very simple: if the trade quote for the Futures symbol has
>TradeVolume different from zero, it causes Global Server to get all
>available CPU resources for some amount of time and this causes chart
>flicks, hour glass mouse cursor etc.
>Ex-Omega just hard-coded the old behavior of DBC Signal data feed - no 
>trade
>volume for the Futures.
>
>This is not the issue for any other kind of symbols, so you may add your 
>"ES
>U1" to Global Server as STOCK (with the same settings - CME as the 
>exchange,
>price scale, exchange settings etc) - and it will work correctly.
>
>
>DB
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "dhdavis" <dhdavis1@xxxxxxxx>
>To: "Bob Claycomb" <claycomb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Friday, August 17, 2001 12:46 PM
>Subject: Re: TS2000i bogged down
>
>
> > Hello John,
> > I am using TS2000i and eSignal and I am not having your problem. I use a
> > disk cache program(O&O 2000) so that might help. I also use Win2000 and
>that
> > might make a difference, I don't know what OS you are using. I switched 
>to
> > Win2000 the first of the year and it was one of the best moves I have
>made.
> >
> > Dana
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Bob Claycomb" <claycomb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Friday, August 17, 2001 11:47 AM
> > Subject: RE: TS2000i bogged down
> >
> >
> > > You didn't mention which data feed you are using, or when you started
> > having
> > > problems, but the description matches a TS2000i issue which started on
> > > August 16th for those using eSignal.  On that date eSignal updated 
>it's
> > data
> > > feed to include volume data on the e-mini contracts.  For some reason,
> > > TS2000i processes this additional data very inefficiently, forcing cpu
> > > utilization to 100 percent.  CPU utilization is driven to 100 percent,
> > even
> > > if collecting data on only one e-mini contract.  Of course, this slows
> > > everything else on the system to a crawl.
> > >
> > > I spoke to Omega on the phone yesterday, and they are aware of the
> > problem,
> > > but have no estimated date for resolution.  They claim to have had no
> > > knowledge of this major bug prior to yesterday, but that is not true.
> > This
> > > same issue came up around two years ago with the QFeed/DynaStore data
>feed
> > > combination.  Omega failed to fix the problem then, and Dynastore
> > responded
> > > by enhancing it's product to include an option for stripping the 
>volume
> > data
> > > from QFeed before feeding it to the GlobalServer.
> > >
> > > My concern is that Omega will be very slow in offering a fix in an
>attempt
> > > to force eSignal data users to migrate to the new TS platform.  As an
> > > alternative fix, eSignal could modify their feed or software to 
>exclude
> > the
> > > e-mini volume information for those customers using TS2000i.
> > >
> > > Bob Claycomb
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: John L. Perko [mailto:Kingbassbone@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > > Sent: Friday, August 17, 2001 8:39 AM
> > > To: omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: TS2000i bogged down
> > >
> > >
> > > Hello omega list,
> > >
> > > Does anyone have a clue as to what would cause my intraday charts to 
>act
> > as
> > > if it is running in mud? After every few ticks received on a chart, 
>the
> > > hourglass pops up for a second. Also, it takes a bit longer to change
> > pages
> > > than before...as well as scrolling back on a chart. I also keep 
>getting
>a
> > > message "Waiting on Server Data" when scrolling back.
> > >
> > > I did a complete reinstall of 2000i as well as a Defrag  but it hasn't
> > > improved anything. If anyone has any clues, I would greatly appreciate
>it.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > John Perko
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>