We are using CruiseControl with a StarTeam server and having problems with the StarTeam server crashing. We are wondering if we are hitting the server too hard. Across 3 CruiseControl machines and a total of about 30 projects, we are logging into StarTeam and checking for modifications every minute or so. Most of our projects have ~20,000 files in them. Does anyone have experience with the performance limitations in this type of a scenario with StarTeam?
I’m also interested in performance metrics for CruiseControl with other version control systems — such as TFS, Perforce, SVN, etc… Do they have scalability issues when using CruiseControl and a large number of projects with lots of files?
I’ve some experience with using Star Team for continous integration – though using TeamCity, not CruiseControl. In our case, the regular connections from TeamCity to StarTeam barely register as a blip on our performance monitoring.
Have you looked at the StarTeam log files on your server? – usually located in the root directory of your code vault or hive. I’ve usually found the logs sufficient to troubleshoot any issues.