Automation (Oct 21 2009)

Message boards : Technical News : Automation (Oct 21 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 941834 - Posted: 21 Oct 2009, 22:50:09 UTC
	The mysql replica was turned back on today, then turned back off - Bob noticed it was still misconfigured, so he's re-recreating it and will probably turn it back on soon (within the next 24 hours). Meanwhile, the software blanking pipeline is still warming up - actually some workunits from 2006 will go out (secretly) very soon. It's hard to tell how fast I can get this data up from HPSS and blanked. It all may be too slow to keep up with workunit demand, but we'll do what we can. It's hard to automate this stuff - I find the more I automate things the more time I spend cleaning up large, unexpected disasters. - 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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Gary Charpentier Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 10317 Credit: 5,080,740 RAC: 5,985	Message 941840 - Posted: 21 Oct 2009, 23:27:23 UTC - in response to Message 941834.
	Thanks for the update on the automated disasters. Too err is human, to really screw it up required a computer. :) ____________
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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 941859 - Posted: 22 Oct 2009, 0:17:26 UTC - in response to Message 941834.
	The mysql replica was turned back on today, then turned back off - Bob noticed it was still misconfigured, so he's re-recreating it and will probably turn it back on soon (within the next 24 hours). Meanwhile, the software blanking pipeline is still warming up - actually some workunits from 2006 will go out (secretly) very soon. It's hard to tell how fast I can get this data up from HPSS and blanked. It all may be too slow to keep up with workunit demand, but we'll do what we can. It's hard to automate this stuff - I find the more I automate things the more time I spend cleaning up large, unexpected disasters. - Matt If it is too slow on S@H servers, would it be a decent candidate for distributed work over BOINC? (of course, if you have to blank a whole tape at once, the answer would be no). ____________ BOINC WIKI
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Vid Vidmar* Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 136 Credit: 1,830,317 RAC: 0	Message 941935 - Posted: 22 Oct 2009, 7:26:07 UTC - in response to Message 941859.
	The mysql replica was turned back on today, then turned back off - Bob noticed it was still misconfigured, so he's re-recreating it and will probably turn it back on soon (within the next 24 hours). Meanwhile, the software blanking pipeline is still warming up - actually some workunits from 2006 will go out (secretly) very soon. It's hard to tell how fast I can get this data up from HPSS and blanked. It all may be too slow to keep up with workunit demand, but we'll do what we can. It's hard to automate this stuff - I find the more I automate things the more time I spend cleaning up large, unexpected disasters. - Matt If it is too slow on S@H servers, would it be a decent candidate for distributed work over BOINC? (of course, if you have to blank a whole tape at once, the answer would be no). Have you considered asking the Lunatics crew to optimize the blanker? BR, ____________
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