Serki (Mar 30 2009)

Message boards : Technical News : Serki (Mar 30 2009)

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Matt Lebofsky Volunteer moderator Project administrator Project developer Project scientist Send message Joined: 1 Mar 99 Posts: 1375 Credit: 74,079 RAC: 0	Message 880872 - Posted: 30 Mar 2009, 21:58:54 UTC
	Monday, Monday. There was little done on the science database/pulse table problem over the weekend - we hit a couple snags so we tabled it until we were all here in the lab today. It looks like we're doing the big move successfully now (taking the 500 million pulses from the old table and inserting them into a new, better formatted table with more extent space). I was hoping that we'd be able to do some trickery to get assimilation flowing again simultaneously, but it looks like that isn't in the cards. With the assimilator queue clogged we can't delete anything, which means we ran out of room to create new workunits, or at least enough to keep up with demand. Hang in there, folks. Work is on the way. - Matt ____________ -- BOINC/SETI@home network/web/science/development person -- "Any idiot can have a good idea. What is hard is to do it." - Jeanne-Claude
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Sten-Arne Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 1 Nov 08 Posts: 2688 Credit: 7,716,242 RAC: 24,178	Message 880879 - Posted: 30 Mar 2009, 22:05:41 UTC - in response to Message 880872.
	Monday, Monday. There was little done on the science database/pulse table problem over the weekend - we hit a couple snags so we tabled it until we were all here in the lab today. It looks like we're doing the big move successfully now (taking the 500 million pulses from the old table and inserting them into a new, better formatted table with more extent space). I was hoping that we'd be able to do some trickery to get assimilation flowing again simultaneously, but it looks like that isn't in the cards. With the assimilator queue clogged we can't delete anything, which means we ran out of room to create new workunits, or at least enough to keep up with demand. Hang in there, folks. Work is on the way. - Matt Thanks for the update. You're all doing a great job. No sweat here, I'm sure most will hang on until all is up and running again.
	ID: 880879 ·

QuietDad Send message Joined: 2 Oct 99 Posts: 66 Credit: 2,677,053 RAC: 6,675	Message 880887 - Posted: 30 Mar 2009, 23:04:40 UTC Last modified: 30 Mar 2009, 23:05:10 UTC
	As a 30 year IT veteran, I can appreciate the effort on these "Gad damn, aren't we done yet?" nightmares. Have a drink of your choice on me. P.S. message theme of the month is old time Apple II game programers... ____________
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P. J. Crabtree Send message Joined: 17 Jan 07 Posts: 17 Credit: 671,224 RAC: 897	Message 880923 - Posted: 31 Mar 2009, 6:07:57 UTC
	Kick back-relax-have a homebrew! ____________
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RottenMutt Send message Joined: 15 Mar 01 Posts: 929 Credit: 182,754,651 RAC: 200,106	Message 880925 - Posted: 31 Mar 2009, 6:12:53 UTC
	hell just take the rest of the month off ____________
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Dr. C.E.T.I. Send message Joined: 29 Feb 00 Posts: 15969 Credit: 625,669 RAC: 239	Message 880963 - Posted: 31 Mar 2009, 10:49:30 UTC
	. . . 'Patience' - a neccessity @ SETI Thank You forthe Updates Matt - nice owrk by All @ Berkeley . . . ____________ BOINC Wiki . . . Science Status Page . . .
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Bob Mahoney Design Send message Joined: 4 Apr 04 Posts: 178 Credit: 9,205,632 RAC: 0	Message 881017 - Posted: 31 Mar 2009, 15:26:57 UTC - in response to Message 880887.
	As a 30 year IT veteran, I can appreciate the effort on these "Gad damn, aren't we done yet?" nightmares. Have a drink of your choice on me. Well put, QuietDad. My sympathies to the SETI@home crew - it is like having a good friend in the hospital - all we can do is wish them a speedy recovery from the agony. Bob ____________ Opinion stated as fact? Who, me?
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John McLeod VII Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 22343 Credit: 439,209 RAC: 396	Message 881085 - Posted: 1 Apr 2009, 1:03:41 UTC - in response to Message 880925.
	hell just take the rest of the month off Generous, aren't you. ____________ BOINC WIKI
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