server run, October 08-11 2010

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Jeff Cobb Volunteer moderator Project administrator Project developer Project scientist Send message Joined: 1 Mar 99 Posts: 108 Credit: 40,367 RAC: 0	Message 1041417 - Posted: 12 Oct 2010, 2:37:25 UTC
	I apologize for the low limits for this run. We really wanted to get through the run without mork locking up. This, plus we did not start coming off the 90Mbps max until today. There was apparently quite a backlog of demand. In addition, we are still tuning the scheduler on bane. We will get good compression with the boinc DB reorg tomorrow and I plan to bring the project up with the high limits the next run. ____________
	ID: 1041417 ·

Byron Leigh Hatch @ team Carl Sagan Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 5 Jul 99 Posts: 2340 Credit: 11,690,874 RAC: 372	Message 1041424 - Posted: 12 Oct 2010, 2:51:15 UTC - in response to Message 1041417.
	thank you Jeff, for the update Best Wishes Byron
	ID: 1041424 ·

Gary Charpentier Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 10316 Credit: 5,080,006 RAC: 5,990	Message 1041430 - Posted: 12 Oct 2010, 3:12:17 UTC
	Thanks for the info. Will Beta ever be brought back? ____________
	ID: 1041430 ·

gomeyer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 21 May 99 Posts: 488 Credit: 50,031,046 RAC: 0	Message 1041432 - Posted: 12 Oct 2010, 3:23:07 UTC - in response to Message 1041417. Last modified: 12 Oct 2010, 3:33:49 UTC
	. . . plus we did not start coming off the 90Mbps max until today. There was apparently quite a backlog of demand. In addition, we are still tuning the scheduler on bane . . . Well, there certainly was quite a backlog of demand, but I think the Cricket graphs may have been pegged for so long (at least in part) because of an unusually heavy flow of AP results going out. That seems to happen with AP's even when we are caught up. The graph flattened out when they ran out. Having lots of AP's is a good thing for keeping CPU's busy and I love them, but of course they do little to help NVidia GPU's. Just a thought . . . even a small increase in limits will help get those hungry GPU's through 3 days plus a catchup . . . just as long as that doesn't overly complicate what you're doing on the back end. Either way, thanks for the update. Even a short word from you or Matt goes a long way toward easing tensions for Type-A's, like me.
	ID: 1041432 ·

Helli Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Dec 99 Posts: 692 Credit: 66,769,317 RAC: 1,808	Message 1041442 - Posted: 12 Oct 2010, 3:52:33 UTC
	Nice.Thanks. So i get this week the Chance to save some Money, because i have to shut down every Rig on Thursday 4 PM UTC. Helli ____________
	ID: 1041442 ·

Blake Bonkofsky Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 29 Dec 99 Posts: 617 Credit: 46,332,781 RAC: 0	Message 1041499 - Posted: 12 Oct 2010, 8:58:51 UTC - in response to Message 1041442.
	Thanks for the updates! The lower limits are kind of a blessing in disguise for me at least, as I have some major host overhauling to do this week. Looks like my cache's will run out right about the time my new parts show up, giving me a chance to get it all reworked and ready for a fresh load on Friday. ____________
	ID: 1041499 ·

Jeff Cobb Volunteer moderator Project administrator Project developer Project scientist Send message Joined: 1 Mar 99 Posts: 108 Credit: 40,367 RAC: 0	Message 1041574 - Posted: 12 Oct 2010, 17:21:11 UTC
	When I looked at the cricket graph this morning, I thought, "oh no, mork is hung again". But nope, not this time. It was the UPS supporting our internal file server - the one with all of our home accounts on it. That UPS is now completely dead. We took it out of the loop and everything came up OK. We'll be starting the outage soon. ____________
	ID: 1041574 ·

msattler Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 34138 Credit: 343,630,010 RAC: 541,439	Message 1041578 - Posted: 12 Oct 2010, 17:27:10 UTC - in response to Message 1041574.
	When I looked at the cricket graph this morning, I thought, "oh no, mork is hung again". But nope, not this time. It was the UPS supporting our internal file server - the one with all of our home accounts on it. That UPS is now completely dead. We took it out of the loop and everything came up OK. We'll be starting the outage soon. 1 day or 3 days this week, Jeff? ____________ ****** "Ask not, what your kitty can do for you. Ask what you can do for your kitty." As it is kitten, so shall it be done.
	ID: 1041578 ·

DJStarfox Send message Joined: 23 May 01 Posts: 1040 Credit: 485,117 RAC: 71	Message 1041579 - Posted: 12 Oct 2010, 17:27:14 UTC - in response to Message 1041574. Last modified: 12 Oct 2010, 17:27:40 UTC
	When I looked at the cricket graph this morning, I thought, "oh no, mork is hung again". But nope, not this time. It was the UPS supporting our internal file server - the one with all of our home accounts on it. That UPS is now completely dead. We took it out of the loop and everything came up OK. We'll be starting the outage soon. Thanks for the update. But did that internal server failure cause the entire website to fail? Or something else?
	ID: 1041579 ·

Sten-Arne Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 1 Nov 08 Posts: 2688 Credit: 7,643,476 RAC: 23,389	Message 1041585 - Posted: 12 Oct 2010, 17:37:05 UTC - in response to Message 1041574.
	When I looked at the cricket graph this morning, I thought, "oh no, mork is hung again". But nope, not this time. It was the UPS supporting our internal file server - the one with all of our home accounts on it. That UPS is now completely dead. We took it out of the loop and everything came up OK. We'll be starting the outage soon. Before you start the outage, can you please export the stats so that we can all have a good laugh at what BoincStats says is our "best 5 days". ____________ /The grumpy old Swede. "I'm so old, that 98% of all trees in the forest, are younger than I am"
	ID: 1041585 ·

Julie Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 8401 Credit: 1,394,711 RAC: 4,654	Message 1041586 - Posted: 12 Oct 2010, 17:37:23 UTC
	Thanx for the update Jeff :) ____________
	ID: 1041586 ·

[seti.international] Philip J. Fry Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 6 Apr 07 Posts: 6567 Credit: 50,748,566 RAC: 20,241	Message 1041604 - Posted: 13 Oct 2010, 4:42:54 UTC
	Jeff, thanks for the news! ____________ >Das Deutsche Cafe. The German Cafe.<
	ID: 1041604 ·

Igogo Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 18 Dec 04 Posts: 36 Credit: 22,345,625 RAC: 34,921	Message 1041605 - Posted: 13 Oct 2010, 4:50:13 UTC - in response to Message 1041604.
	Sorry if I wrote in not right thread. What about SETI stats? http://ru.boincstats.com/stats/user_stats.php?pr=sah&st=0&co=Ukraine#6 - not updated more than 20 days. PLEASEEEEEE help.
	ID: 1041605 ·

[seti.international] Philip J. Fry Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 6 Apr 07 Posts: 6567 Credit: 50,748,566 RAC: 20,241	Message 1041608 - Posted: 13 Oct 2010, 4:56:41 UTC - in response to Message 1041605.
	Sorry if I wrote in not right thread. What about SETI stats? http://ru.boincstats.com/stats/user_stats.php?pr=sah&st=0&co=Ukraine#6 - not updated more than 20 days. PLEASEEEEEE help. Number crunching : 'World numbers not updating' ____________ >Das Deutsche Cafe. The German Cafe.<
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APCyberax Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 6 Jun 01 Posts: 29 Credit: 1,913,136 RAC: 1,457	Message 1041623 - Posted: 13 Oct 2010, 5:32:17 UTC - in response to Message 1041608.
	why is everyone obsessed with stats. this project is not about stats or a competition its about looking for a life changing signal ____________
	ID: 1041623 ·

[seti.international] Philip J. Fry Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 6 Apr 07 Posts: 6567 Credit: 50,748,566 RAC: 20,241	Message 1041649 - Posted: 13 Oct 2010, 7:14:06 UTC - in response to Message 1041623. Last modified: 13 Oct 2010, 7:14:49 UTC
	why is everyone obsessed with stats. this project is not about stats or a competition its about looking for a life changing signal Everyone like stats, or not? Why you have your stats picture in your signature? ;-) ____________ >Das Deutsche Cafe. The German Cafe.<
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APCyberax Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 6 Jun 01 Posts: 29 Credit: 1,913,136 RAC: 1,457	Message 1041673 - Posted: 13 Oct 2010, 9:24:04 UTC - in response to Message 1041649.
	becuase its there :) Don't care if there offline though as i will keep processing :P ____________
	ID: 1041673 ·

ssbn608 Send message Joined: 3 Sep 04 Posts: 3 Credit: 4,902 RAC: 0	Message 1041742 - Posted: 13 Oct 2010, 15:32:25 UTC
	Yeah, well, it's disheartening to watch my computer grind away on SETI calculations, and then never be able to upload the results; there are other projects that I could be working on (though none that I'm more interested in seeing succeed). So I've suspended SETI project calculations until the current problems seem resolved. That will help with the backlog when you start accepting uploads, and allow additional useful (as in, I can upload the results) calculations to be done for other projects. Do you see a fault in this reasoning? ____________
	ID: 1041742 ·

ssbn608 Send message Joined: 3 Sep 04 Posts: 3 Credit: 4,902 RAC: 0	Message 1041746 - Posted: 13 Oct 2010, 15:43:37 UTC - in response to Message 1041742.
	I mean, look at my stats. It's not like my computer is doing all that much anyway, but, to quote Mr. Scott, "I'm giving her all she's got". I just don't understand why even this minuscule contribution can't get through... ____________
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James Sotherden Volunteer moderator Send message Joined: 16 May 99 Posts: 6051 Credit: 14,687,575 RAC: 23,450	Message 1041748 - Posted: 13 Oct 2010, 15:44:59 UTC - in response to Message 1041742. Last modified: 13 Oct 2010, 15:45:48 UTC
	Yeah, well, it's disheartening to watch my computer grind away on SETI calculations, and then never be able to upload the results; there are other projects that I could be working on (though none that I'm more interested in seeing succeed). So I've suspended SETI project calculations until the current problems seem resolved. That will help with the backlog when you start accepting uploads, and allow additional useful (as in, I can upload the results) calculations to be done for other projects. Do you see a fault in this reasoning? Yes I do. We are all in the same boat. Nobody can upload results untill they end the outage. I keep crunching untill I run out of work, which is normaly around Thursday night. When they open the gates everyone tries to uplaod. I just let boinc handle that. However i have found a reebot might help unglog the uploads later in the day. Dont get discouraged, some of the power crunchers really have to sweat it out. Im taking a guess here but did you serve on the USS Ethan Allen? I have worked with a guy who was on a sub. ____________
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