Running 4 Instances of DCS with SRS on MS Server 2016

[SwampBottom]

I have recently acquired a pretty high powered Dell server running MS server 2016 that I just setup on the server racks at my office. I am planning on setting it up to run 4 Instances of DCS (2 DCS World & 2 DCS Open Beta) with SRS Radio. I will have a remote desktop solution running so I can manage the server remotely when I'm not at the office. I would like to use the WebGui to view and manage the servers. So here are my questions

How to properly setup the 2 different instances of the DCS World and DCS Beta servers?

Do I need multiple installations of each? If not then how to setup the multiple instances per version. I have read allot of different information here in the forums but most pertains to old game version from 2016-2019. So how do you run several instances of the current versions?

I have looked at all the .lua files in both servers and have not found the place to specify the webgui port #. Where is this at and/or where do I add this information?

Does the DCS Updater Utility sill work for current versions of DCS World and Open Beta? Is this still a useful tool to use?

I want to be able to have SRS Radio for all 4 instances. What is the best way to accomplish this goal?

I really want to do this right guys. Just before Christmas I discovered DCS and am hooked and completely obsessed with this simulation. Cannot wait for the F-4 Phantom to be released. I want to run these servers long term which means I want them running as flawless as I can. Can you help me out here?

Server Specs: Dell PowerEdge R720 Server with 2 x 64 E5-2690 8 core processors at 2.9GHz, 16-Cores total, 96GB memory, 4x 2TB HDD Mirrored, Perc H710P Mini 1GB, DVD-RW

Edited March 3, 2022 by SwampBottom

[HC_Official]

you only need one install of dedicated server

you use the -w switch to set which folder to use

eg

DCS.exe  --norender --server -w DCS.openbeta_ca

so on first run this will create a new folder named DCS.openbeta_ca in saved games and create some default config stuff in there

you will need to edit   DCS.openbeta_ca/Config/serverSettings.lua

for your set-up

You will also need an autoexec.cfg file as well (in same folder) and you will need to edit this as well ( I attached an example one)

SRS, you will need seperate installations with edit config files to use different ports

 

autoexec.cfg