Oscar Building (Nov 30 2010)

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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 1052095 - Posted: 30 Nov 2010, 23:10:57 UTC
	As planned, we are now recreating the master science database on oscar using the cleaned-up backup dump from thumper. This should take about a day. We were worried about the slow disk i/o when we started this process - isn't this new machine supposed to be faster? Well, I dug into the RAID config on oscar a bit and tweaked a few parameters which quickly sped up the disk i/o to roughly 900% better than this morning. While this is going on Jeff and I tackled the closet some more - today's job was more power cable organization but mostly worked on rewiring all the ethernet cables so they were more orderly. Perhaps you noticed various servers going down at random as we unplugged/replugged systems one by one. Here's where we're at now: - 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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Claggy Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 5 Jul 99 Posts: 3370 Credit: 25,970,221 RAC: 2,525	Message 1052096 - Posted: 30 Nov 2010, 23:16:26 UTC - in response to Message 1052095. Last modified: 30 Nov 2010, 23:16:58 UTC
	Thanks for the update Matt, Claggy
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Ozmoses Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jun 03 Posts: 14 Credit: 18,901,883 RAC: 10,017	Message 1052100 - Posted: 1 Dec 2010, 0:23:18 UTC
	Looking good. When will we start getting WU's to process? ____________
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Dave Stegner Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 20 Oct 04 Posts: 322 Credit: 35,411,704 RAC: 451	Message 1052103 - Posted: 1 Dec 2010, 0:39:09 UTC
	Thank you for the update. Keep up the great work!! ____________ Dave
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Swibby Bear Send message Joined: 1 Aug 01 Posts: 236 Credit: 6,589,441 RAC: 3,377	Message 1052104 - Posted: 1 Dec 2010, 0:42:41 UTC - in response to Message 1052100.
	Looking good. When will we start getting WU's to process? In yesterday's post, Matt said "early next week". Continue to have patience.
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bill Send message Joined: 16 Jun 99 Posts: 569 Credit: 13,996,055 RAC: 24,917	Message 1052118 - Posted: 1 Dec 2010, 2:06:56 UTC - in response to Message 1052095.
	Excellent, it's beginning to look squared away.
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Tony Baczynski Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 14 Jul 99 Posts: 12 Credit: 1,007,550 RAC: 0	Message 1052127 - Posted: 1 Dec 2010, 2:56:02 UTC
	900%! That's quite an improvement.
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Speedy Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 26 Jun 04 Posts: 579 Credit: 3,501,488 RAC: 8,829	Message 1052153 - Posted: 1 Dec 2010, 5:12:17 UTC - in response to Message 1052095. Last modified: 1 Dec 2010, 5:13:12 UTC
	You guys are doing a great job with new servers. I agree 900% is a huge speed increase. I have a question regarding the picture below. Is above image on monitor the rate that the recreating the master science database on oscar using the cleaned-up backup dump from thumper? keep up the great work. ____________ Live in NZ y not join Smile City?
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Cameron Send message Joined: 27 Nov 02 Posts: 57 Credit: 767,382 RAC: 1,377	Message 1052154 - Posted: 1 Dec 2010, 5:25:06 UTC
	Sounds like things are starting to hum along quite happily in the closet. If your going to do some NTPCking to see how nicely Oscar co-operates over the next couple of days, how about an update to the SETI@Home Data Distribution History Table as well (Please). It's been over two years so far. http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/data_density.html
	ID: 1052154 ·

Swibby Bear Send message Joined: 1 Aug 01 Posts: 236 Credit: 6,589,441 RAC: 3,377	Message 1052162 - Posted: 1 Dec 2010, 6:23:53 UTC
	..... and since we are begging, will you be able to unlock the tasks list even before and until WUs are unleashed, please?
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Mentor397 Send message Joined: 16 May 99 Posts: 15 Credit: 4,441,219 RAC: 1,838	Message 1052177 - Posted: 1 Dec 2010, 8:09:38 UTC
	Take as long as you need to. You're doing a great job. I keep getting more CUDAs to work on, so even if you can't get it done before the new year, I've got WUs to keep me busy. - Jim ____________
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Igogo Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 18 Dec 04 Posts: 39 Credit: 22,485,934 RAC: 33,451	Message 1052184 - Posted: 1 Dec 2010, 10:30:48 UTC - in response to Message 1052177.
	I have CPU WU. Ja-ja-ja :)
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Additude Send message Joined: 21 Aug 99 Posts: 7 Credit: 17,665,560 RAC: 887	Message 1052187 - Posted: 1 Dec 2010, 10:49:46 UTC
	Thanks for all your hard work and attention to detail. Your doing a great job! Wes ____________ We are all Alien. It just depends on which planet you are standing on.
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Fred J. Verster Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 21 Apr 04 Posts: 3232 Credit: 31,585,541 RAC: 1	Message 1052188 - Posted: 1 Dec 2010, 11:04:10 UTC - in response to Message 1052184.
	I'm sure, everyone is waiting for new work, including me, but they need the time to do it right! And some things can't be hurried, if you want to do it right and safe :) Keep up the good work, Jeff, Matt and Eric, in no particular order! ____________ Knight Who Says Ni N!, OUT numbered.................
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Thaddeus Walk Send message Joined: 20 Oct 10 Posts: 1 Credit: 118,593 RAC: 0	Message 1052218 - Posted: 1 Dec 2010, 14:11:26 UTC
	Keep up the good work guys!
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[seti.international] Philip J. Fry Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 6 Apr 07 Posts: 6576 Credit: 50,846,395 RAC: 20,735	Message 1052229 - Posted: 1 Dec 2010, 15:26:33 UTC - in response to Message 1052095.
	Matt, thanks for the news! ____________ >Das Deutsche Cafe. The German Cafe.<
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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 1052271 - Posted: 1 Dec 2010, 18:29:13 UTC - in response to Message 1052162.
	..... and since we are begging, will you be able to unlock the tasks list even before and until WUs are unleashed, please? Oh yeah that. Sorry about the delay there - I just turned them on again. - 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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Richard Haselgrove Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 4 Jul 99 Posts: 7467 Credit: 39,785,536 RAC: 32,908	Message 1052308 - Posted: 1 Dec 2010, 20:56:08 UTC - in response to Message 1052271.
	..... and since we are begging, will you be able to unlock the tasks list even before and until WUs are unleashed, please? Oh yeah that. Sorry about the delay there - I just turned them on again. - Matt Now we can see the tasks supposedly "in progress" (and given that I don't have any actually to run), the remaining ghosts seem to fall into three batches: 1) Issued 4/5 November, due 20-23 December 2) Issued 22-23 October, due 7-11 December 3) Issued 16 October, due 1-3 December Batch (3) have been working themselves out today, and should all be gone by Friday. So, would it be possible to risk a burst of full-on "resend lost results" over the weekend, to clear out the remaining two batches of ghosts before starting the splitters as planned next week?
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Gundolf Jahn Send message Joined: 19 Sep 00 Posts: 3078 Credit: 341,914 RAC: 96	Message 1052313 - Posted: 1 Dec 2010, 21:06:10 UTC - in response to Message 1052308.
	I got one on 23 Nov 2010 11:58:19 UTC due 31 Dec 2010 2:11:41 UTC. Gruß, Gundolf
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perryjay Send message Joined: 20 Aug 02 Posts: 3359 Credit: 9,687,352 RAC: 10,445	Message 1052328 - Posted: 1 Dec 2010, 21:45:35 UTC - in response to Message 1052313.
	I've got 31 ghosts all from 23Nov. and timing out between the 7th and the 18th of this month. Should I do a detach/attach to clear them now or just wait them out? ____________ PROUD MEMBER OF Team Starfire World BOINC
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