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![]() Volunteer moderator Project administrator Project developer Project scientist ![]() Send message Joined: 1 Mar 99 Posts: 1442 Credit: 539,125 RAC: 1,866 ![]() ![]() |
The extended outages are not just server related but sanity related. It's nice to have several days a week where it doesn't matter what the systems are doing and we can get other work done. That said, I think if things are turning out well we can certainly reduce our regular outages. - 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 |
B-Man Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 11 Feb 01 Posts: 253 Credit: 147,366 RAC: 0 ![]() |
The extended outages are not just server related but sanity related. It's nice to have several days a week where it doesn't matter what the systems are doing and we can get other work done. That said, I think if things are turning out well we can certainly reduce our regular outages. But Matt sanity is so over rated. Take the time if needed I at least will still be here. May I suggest a 2 day outage instead of three if longer ones are still needed. Or have a three day outages every 2nd and 4th tuesday of the month? |
![]() ![]() Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 6443 Credit: 32,931,890 RAC: 68 ![]() |
Sanity is over rated. But stress is over rated too. ![]() Janice |
![]() Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 6 Apr 07 Posts: 7093 Credit: 146,429,593 RAC: 20,418 ![]() ![]() |
The extended outages are not just server related but sanity related. It's nice to have several days a week where it doesn't matter what the systems are doing and we can get other work done. That said, I think if things are turning out well we can certainly reduce our regular outages. How much and which kind of server/s is/are needed for to let run SETI@home and 'background work' 24/7? Maybe the 3rd new server could do this? Or a 4th or more new server/s is/are needed? ![]() ![]() |
![]() Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 6 Apr 07 Posts: 7093 Credit: 146,429,593 RAC: 20,418 ![]() ![]() |
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![]() ![]() Send message Joined: 16 May 99 Posts: 10363 Credit: 93,353,582 RAC: 30,551 ![]() ![]() |
Job Stress I can relate to. Its also something I hadnt thought of for seti. Before reading Matts response, I was thinking maybe we could donate for a dedicated nitpckr server so we wouldnt have to go thru anymore 3 day outages. I could deal with another 3 day outage as long as we didnt get ghosts. ![]() Old James |
![]() ![]() Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 6443 Credit: 32,931,890 RAC: 68 ![]() |
I can not imagine any kind of system admin without stress. Having worked in a 24/7 environment(for Sutaru) they would need absolute full redundancy, being able to switch back and forth ALL servers at the first glitch, full battery strings plus backup generator.. When they have the first extra million laying around they might be able to start thinking about it. In which case it would be some time after they find E.T. If they need 3 days, 3 days is reasonable. If they can cut it back to 2.5(off tuesday morning, on thursday night) that would be awesome. There is still some fine tuning between the last servers going in. And more work is ahead. ![]() Janice |
![]() ![]() ![]() Volunteer tester ![]() Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 22204 Credit: 35,560,851 RAC: 35,484 ![]() ![]() |
Job Stress I can relate to. Its also something I hadnt thought of for seti. Before reading Matts response, I was thinking maybe we could donate for a dedicated nitpckr server so we wouldnt have to go thru anymore 3 day outages. Resend is on, that should significantly help with the ghosts. ![]() ![]() |
![]() Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 6 Apr 07 Posts: 7093 Credit: 146,429,593 RAC: 20,418 ![]() ![]() |
I can not imagine any kind of system admin without stress. You worked for me? I guess - you meant SUBARU, or? ;-) ![]() ![]() |
![]() Volunteer tester ![]() Send message Joined: 15 Dec 99 Posts: 707 Credit: 108,785,585 RAC: 0 ![]() |
hehe I quite believe it. In the same way the Stress on YOU Guys lowers - in the same Way the Stress on US increases. :D Helli A loooong time ago: First Credits after SETI@home Restart |
Richard Haselgrove ![]() Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 4 Jul 99 Posts: 11892 Credit: 115,435,820 RAC: 68,953 ![]() ![]() |
We're back to shoveling out workunits as fast as we can. I mentioned in another thread that the gigabit link project is still alive. In fact, the whole lab is interested in getting gigabit connectivity to the rest of campus, which makes the whole battle a lot easier (we'll still have to buy our own bits and get the hardware to keep them separate). Still, it's slow going due to campus staff cutbacks and higher priorities. Now that, at least temporarily, the balance between server power and communications has swung towards the servers, would it be worth re-considering the compression of MB workunit files before transmission? Not much to be gained (and nothing at all for the incompressible AP files), but every little helps - and it would give Oscar something to do when he's bored ;-) |
kittyman ![]() Volunteer tester ![]() Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 49659 Credit: 904,173,876 RAC: 188,841 ![]() ![]() |
We're back to shoveling out workunits as fast as we can. I mentioned in another thread that the gigabit link project is still alive. In fact, the whole lab is interested in getting gigabit connectivity to the rest of campus, which makes the whole battle a lot easier (we'll still have to buy our own bits and get the hardware to keep them separate). Still, it's slow going due to campus staff cutbacks and higher priorities. ROFLMAO.... We wouldn't want Oscar to get bored, now would we? My body may be here, but my mind is in a galaxy far, far away. Have made friends here. Most were cats. ![]() |
Cheopis Send message Joined: 17 Sep 00 Posts: 156 Credit: 18,451,329 RAC: 1 ![]() |
We're back to shoveling out workunits as fast as we can. I mentioned in another thread that the gigabit link project is still alive. In fact, the whole lab is interested in getting gigabit connectivity to the rest of campus, which makes the whole battle a lot easier (we'll still have to buy our own bits and get the hardware to keep them separate). Still, it's slow going due to campus staff cutbacks and higher priorities. I don't know how compressable the data is, but it might well be worth the effort to save the bandwidth. I don't know if anyone has ever written a lossless compression algorithm for CUDA, but I'd think it might actually be a very good match, and might allow any of the modern servers in the closet that can add a video card to do a significant chunk of compression, while using a GPU rather than a CPU. Well worth considering after the hardware is sorted out and working efficiently again. |
kittyman ![]() Volunteer tester ![]() Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 49659 Credit: 904,173,876 RAC: 188,841 ![]() ![]() |
We're back to shoveling out workunits as fast as we can. I mentioned in another thread that the gigabit link project is still alive. In fact, the whole lab is interested in getting gigabit connectivity to the rest of campus, which makes the whole battle a lot easier (we'll still have to buy our own bits and get the hardware to keep them separate). Still, it's slow going due to campus staff cutbacks and higher priorities. Not sure exactly what the current situation is, but I questioned Eric before the new servers were ordered about the CPU power they were considering. He told me that the main bottleneck was with I/O, and that the CPUs would probably be loafing most of the time. So there may be a lotta CPU time itself available for such a scheme. My body may be here, but my mind is in a galaxy far, far away. Have made friends here. Most were cats. ![]() |
Richard Haselgrove ![]() Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 4 Jul 99 Posts: 11892 Credit: 115,435,820 RAC: 68,953 ![]() ![]() |
I don't know if anyone has ever written a lossless compression algorithm for CUDA, but I'd think it might actually be a very good match, and might allow any of the modern servers in the closet that can add a video card to do a significant chunk of compression, while using a GPU rather than a CPU. In general, and where space is available, that might be a useful facility. The trouble is that extreme-density 2U rackmount servers like Oscar and Carolyn (photos) have very little spare space, and cooling air is at a premium, too. The graphics (card? chip?) in such a server is usually a very minimal spec, to save power and space - all it needs to handle is basic engineering and management displays. You don't want to watch DVDs or play games in a server closet. |
OzzFan ![]() ![]() ![]() Volunteer tester ![]() Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15653 Credit: 62,904,843 RAC: 74,090 ![]() ![]() |
You don't want to watch DVDs or play games in a server closet. Then again, it might give them some entertainment with as much time as they've been spending in there lately! :) |
kittyman ![]() Volunteer tester ![]() Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 49659 Credit: 904,173,876 RAC: 188,841 ![]() ![]() |
Well.... The pipe is no longer maxxed out. Could the limits be raised now so some of us can do a bit of cache filling before the already announced 3 day outage coming up on Tuesday? Pleeeeeeeeez? My body may be here, but my mind is in a galaxy far, far away. Have made friends here. Most were cats. ![]() |
Richard Haselgrove ![]() Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 4 Jul 99 Posts: 11892 Credit: 115,435,820 RAC: 68,953 ![]() ![]() |
You don't want to watch DVDs or play games in a server closet. OK, your employer / Finance Director (the one who did the deal to buy the server) doesn't want you to be watching DVDs or playing games - ever! |
OzzFan ![]() ![]() ![]() Volunteer tester ![]() Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15653 Credit: 62,904,843 RAC: 74,090 ![]() ![]() |
You don't want to watch DVDs or play games in a server closet. Yeah, but they're stick-in-the-muds! ;) |
kittyman ![]() Volunteer tester ![]() Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 49659 Credit: 904,173,876 RAC: 188,841 ![]() ![]() |
Meanwhile, we are wasting bandwidth. Let's get them limits raised or lifted. My body may be here, but my mind is in a galaxy far, far away. Have made friends here. Most were cats. ![]() |
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