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Send message Joined: 15 Jul 08 Posts: 383 Credit: 729,293,740 RAC: 0 |
It's possible the latter was due to my debt levels getting messed up. They looked off when I checked earlier today, so I zeroed them out in client_state.xml and am waiting to see what happens after the next outage. Here's the link. I'm using 6.12.22 on everything. The preferences have changed. set "While processor usage is less then" to 0 for behavior similar to earlier BOINC versions: http://boinc.berkeley.edu/download_all.php |
Send message Joined: 1 Sep 08 Posts: 204 Credit: 219,354,537 RAC: 0 |
I had always been asking for a smarter way of distributing the WUs (coupling allowed amount of WUs per host to its average turnaround time). However, the current state seems prety nice. The recent change in the ATI app (avoiding file I/O) seems to have made the server much more stable, so project downtimes seem greatly reduced. If I can get WUs reliably, I don't need a much larger cache. MrS Scanning for our furry friends since Jan 2002 |
Send message Joined: 6 Oct 09 Posts: 39 Credit: 78,881,405 RAC: 0 |
[Here's the link. I'm using 6.12.22 on everything. The preferences have changed. set "While processor usage is less then" to 0 for behavior similar to earlier BOINC versions: Thanks. I've got it installed on my main box and it seems to be behaving fairly well, although until MW glitches again and I run out of work I can't test the new features I care about. I'm going to hold off a bit on installing it elsewhere since my CPU only boxes don't have any trouble getting several days of work in normal circumstances. I noticed some UI changes, is there anywhere I can find a consolidated list of any other major changes since 6.10.x; or do I need to wade through the entire 6.11/12 thread in the boinc dev forum? |
Send message Joined: 2 Aug 08 Posts: 24 Credit: 374,699,888 RAC: 0 |
sorry, didn't read it well. Dont know about such a list Greetz to all |
Send message Joined: 15 Jul 08 Posts: 383 Credit: 729,293,740 RAC: 0 |
I noticed some UI changes, is there anywhere I can find a consolidated list of any other major changes since 6.10.x; or do I need to wade through the entire 6.11/12 thread in the boinc dev forum? Here's the only change log I know of and there are many changes: http://boinc.berkeley.edu/dev/forum_thread.php?id=5883 |
Send message Joined: 24 Feb 09 Posts: 620 Credit: 100,587,625 RAC: 0 |
There's a good thread here: http://www.gpugrid.net/forum_thread.php?id=2231#20874 He tacs on the end of it new updates as they come through, dont be distracted by the Title, They are all there, latest always at the bottom of the thread. Regards Zy |
Send message Joined: 30 Sep 09 Posts: 211 Credit: 36,977,315 RAC: 0 |
I've seen a way that some other BOINC projects use to reduce the load on their servers. Offer some workunits that include scripts that run the same application program multiple times, each with a different set of starting point files, but making sure that at least the largest input file is shared between all of the starting point sets. Do your workunits come in varieties sharing enough of the largest files that it's worth trying? Some with rather short runtimes for their application program use this as their only way of providing checkpoints. |
Send message Joined: 1 Sep 08 Posts: 204 Credit: 219,354,537 RAC: 0 |
As far as I understand MW is not using files at all for WU download (just a parameter set) and result upload ("just" a few numbers). Seems like this change really helped the server. MrS Scanning for our furry friends since Jan 2002 |
Send message Joined: 7 Jun 08 Posts: 464 Credit: 56,639,936 RAC: 0 |
Sorry If I gave you that impression last week. The Star and parameter sets for tasks are still sent as download files. They're just so small they're hard to catch most of the time on the transfer tab unless you're looking for them, especially the paramter set files. They do not use output upload files any longer. The task outcome is now incorporated into the [cdata] part of the scheduler request which is reporting the task in question. |
Send message Joined: 30 Sep 09 Posts: 211 Credit: 36,977,315 RAC: 0 |
For that situation, you might want to consider another method I've seen. Download the application program only once, then store a copy in a place where multiple workunits can use it, until either that copy is damaged, or another version is needed. One possible use is simply to copy the saved copy into each slot that uses it. |
Send message Joined: 1 Sep 08 Posts: 204 Credit: 219,354,537 RAC: 0 |
For that situation, you might want to consider another method I've seen. Download the application program only once, then store a copy in a place where multiple workunits can use it, until either that copy is damaged, or another version is needed. Sorry if I miss something, but isn't that how BOINC works by default? MrS Scanning for our furry friends since Jan 2002 |
Send message Joined: 30 Sep 09 Posts: 211 Credit: 36,977,315 RAC: 0 |
I've seen several posts saying that some BOINC sites have set it up that way and some haven't. Nothing clear on whether some of the newer versions of the BOINC server software make it so easy you're likely to do it without noticing, though. |
Send message Joined: 15 Jul 08 Posts: 383 Credit: 729,293,740 RAC: 0 |
As long as I can remember BOINC has copied the exe and WU to a separate slot for execution. You can see them as subdirectories (0,1,2,3,4,etc) under your data directory BOINC/slots. |
Send message Joined: 15 Jul 08 Posts: 12 Credit: 73,431,791 RAC: 0 |
Hi i only get 2 WU - 1/GPU (hd 5970), instead of the number you talked about. I set 10 days of work. |
Send message Joined: 30 Mar 09 Posts: 63 Credit: 621,582,726 RAC: 0 |
Hi Do you get this message; 14-5-2011 11:42:04 Milkyway@home Message from server: This computer has reached a limit on tasks in progress If not: you crunch faster than Boincmanager can fill up your cache! I still got my 12 tasks, so this must be the case for the whole community! |
Send message Joined: 15 Jul 08 Posts: 12 Credit: 73,431,791 RAC: 0 |
in fact some few weeks ago (maybe 5 o 6) yes, i had the message 'Milkyway@home Message from server: This computer has reached a limit on tasks in progress' but not now. the calculation takes 1min15/wu, in average. And i get only 2 wu instead 48 like before. |
Send message Joined: 2 Nov 10 Posts: 731 Credit: 131,536,342 RAC: 0 |
Hi Something is wrong. I have 2 HD 5870s and I get 24 WUs. |
Send message Joined: 24 Feb 09 Posts: 620 Credit: 100,587,625 RAC: 0 |
.... Something is wrong. I have 2 HD 5870s and I get 24 WUs. 24 is correct - the limit is 12 per GPU Regards Zy |
Send message Joined: 1 Sep 08 Posts: 204 Credit: 219,354,537 RAC: 0 |
Have you set MW as a backup project (ressource share = 0)? In this case it would be intentional in newer BOINC versions to only get 1 WU per computing ressource. MrS Scanning for our furry friends since Jan 2002 |
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