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Message 1101382 - Posted: 28 Apr 2011, 15:01:12 UTC

Unfortunately i'm on low bandwith internet connection, only 64 kbit/s. In the download queue there are many wu far away from the deadline but there are also wu that are close to it. Boincmanager seems just to work fifo...
Is there a way to get a particular download order to avoid wu deadline ?
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Message 1101391 - Posted: 28 Apr 2011, 15:40:08 UTC

Best advice is to just let BOINC manage the queue. If BOINC thinks there's deadline trouble, it will switch automatically from FIFO to EDF (Earliest Deadline First).

It's best not to try to force EDF all the time because this can seriously mess with BOINC's scheduler in trying to balance resource shares across multiple projects over an extended period of time.
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Message 1101484 - Posted: 28 Apr 2011, 22:26:25 UTC

You should set "Connect Every X" to match the interval that you allow between connections. BOINC will attempt to ensure that every task is completed this far in advance of the report deadline so that it can be reported no later than the last connection before the report deadline.

This setting will also attempt to ensure that you have at least that much work on hand.


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Message 1101485 - Posted: 28 Apr 2011, 22:26:46 UTC

Let's see whats gona happen, there are 50 packets left closed to the deadline out of 4000 in the wu download queue. Are there any messages when Boinc goes to EDF Mode ?
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Message 1101486 - Posted: 28 Apr 2011, 22:28:08 UTC - in response to Message 1101485.  

Let's see whats gona happen, there are 50 packets left closed to the deadline out of 4000 in the wu download queue. Are there any messages when Boinc goes to EDF Mode ?

The manager indicates "High Priority" for each task that is running that way.


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Message 1102543 - Posted: 1 May 2011, 19:55:14 UTC - in response to Message 1101485.  

Let's see whats gona happen, there are 50 packets left closed to the deadline out of 4000 in the wu download queue. Are there any messages when Boinc goes to EDF Mode ?

You try to feed an Elephant using a (64 kbit/s) teaspoon ;)

Can't you get faster Internet?

I think you use WU cache of ~7 days.
Set the WU cache as 7+0 ("Connect every 7 days", "Additional 0 days"),
not 0+7


 


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Message 1103427 - Posted: 5 May 2011, 2:51:19 UTC - in response to Message 1102543.  

You try to feed an Elephant using a (64 kbit/s) teaspoon ;)

Can't you get faster Internet?

I think you use WU cache of ~7 days.
Set the WU cache as 7+0 ("Connect every 7 days", "Additional 0 days"),
not 0+7



And the Elephant gets angry about that... ;-)
There are many short GPU WU's comming down the line right now...

I changed to connect every 10 days and Additonal 0 days and we will see what happens.

I'm thinking about faster Internet. It will almost triple the connection costs, because we ware far away from the next connection point, more than 8 km.
At this moment, the only way for a faster connection is to go by sattelite, and this is not a real flat rate.

The WU's close to the deadline finished in time, but the next deadline will be there. I guess there must be some more intelligence in Boinc to download the WU's witch are closed to the deadline first.


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Message 1103448 - Posted: 5 May 2011, 4:20:05 UTC - in response to Message 1103427.  

You try to feed an Elephant using a (64 kbit/s) teaspoon ;)

Can't you get faster Internet?

I think you use WU cache of ~7 days.
Set the WU cache as 7+0 ("Connect every 7 days", "Additional 0 days"),
not 0+7



And the Elephant gets angry about that... ;-)
There are many short GPU WU's comming down the line right now...

I changed to connect every 10 days and Additonal 0 days and we will see what happens.

I'm thinking about faster Internet. It will almost triple the connection costs, because we ware far away from the next connection point, more than 8 km.
At this moment, the only way for a faster connection is to go by sattelite, and this is not a real flat rate.

The WU's close to the deadline finished in time, but the next deadline will be there. I guess there must be some more intelligence in Boinc to download the WU's witch are closed to the deadline first.


Set "Connect Every X days" to approximately reflect how frequently you allow BOINC to use the internet (a small amount larger is better than a small amount smaller than reality). Add a few "Extra days" to add a bit of work as a pad.

Example: If you allow connections every 3 days, set your connect every X to 3 and add 3 or 4 extra days.


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Message 1104074 - Posted: 7 May 2011, 13:07:49 UTC - in response to Message 1103448.  


I think TOM is connected all the time but to very slow Internet connection (comparative to the speed the computer processes tasks).

I think in this case it is better to put all the days to the first number ("Connect every 10 days").

This will ensure:
1) You will not receive tasks with deadline of less than 10 days away (so even if tasks stay in download state for days they will not miss the deadline)
2) BOINC will try to get tasks for 10 days WU cache
3) BOINC will try to finish the tasks 10 days before the deadline (using "High priority" mode when needed) (so you will have 10 days for upload and report over the very slow Internet connection)


 


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Message 1104195 - Posted: 7 May 2011, 17:54:23 UTC - in response to Message 1104074.  


I think TOM is connected all the time but to very slow Internet connection (comparative to the speed the computer processes tasks).

I think in this case it is better to put all the days to the first number ("Connect every 10 days").

This will ensure:
1) You will not receive tasks with deadline of less than 10 days away (so even if tasks stay in download state for days they will not miss the deadline)
2) BOINC will try to get tasks for 10 days WU cache
3) BOINC will try to finish the tasks 10 days before the deadline (using "High priority" mode when needed) (so you will have 10 days for upload and report over the very slow Internet connection)


I fail to understand you reasoning on this one. OK, he might want to put part of it into "Connect every X", but not all of it.


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Message 1104213 - Posted: 7 May 2011, 19:37:55 UTC - in response to Message 1104195.  


I think TOM is connected all the time but to very slow Internet connection (comparative to the speed the computer processes tasks).

I think in this case it is better to put all the days to the first number ("Connect every 10 days").

This will ensure:
1) You will not receive tasks with deadline of less than 10 days away (so even if tasks stay in download state for days they will not miss the deadline)
2) BOINC will try to get tasks for 10 days WU cache
3) BOINC will try to finish the tasks 10 days before the deadline (using "High priority" mode when needed) (so you will have 10 days for upload and report over the very slow Internet connection)


I fail to understand you reasoning on this one. OK, he might want to put part of it into "Connect every X", but not all of it.


Agreed. 2 or 3 days should suffice.
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Message 1104402 - Posted: 8 May 2011, 14:56:23 UTC - in response to Message 1104195.  
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I think TOM is connected all the time but to very slow Internet connection (comparative to the speed the computer processes tasks).

I think in this case it is better to put all the days to the first number ("Connect every 10 days").

This will ensure:
1) You will not receive tasks with deadline of less than 10 days away (so even if tasks stay in download state for days they will not miss the deadline)
2) BOINC will try to get tasks for 10 days WU cache
3) BOINC will try to finish the tasks 10 days before the deadline (using "High priority" mode when needed) (so you will have 10 days for upload and report over the very slow Internet connection)


I fail to understand you reasoning on this one. OK, he might want to put part of it into "Connect every X", but not all of it.

You both don't say why you think it is bad to put all the WU cache days to the first number ("Connect every X days").
What problems do you expect?

If it is "High priority" mode from time to time this is even desired in this situation (fast computer on slow Internet).

"Maintain enough work for an additional X days" did not exist in first BOINC versions and "Connect every" was routinely used for bigger WU cache.


Again: what are the disadvantages you see in using 10+0 days WU cache instead of 0+10 or 5+5?
(Advantages are in "This will ensure: 1) and 3)" quoted above)


But - maybe lower total WU cache (e.g. 5+0 days) will ease the things
as fewer tasks will be in download queue (not 4000 as it is now).


 


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Message 1104446 - Posted: 8 May 2011, 18:23:41 UTC - in response to Message 1104402.  


I think TOM is connected all the time but to very slow Internet connection (comparative to the speed the computer processes tasks).

I think in this case it is better to put all the days to the first number ("Connect every 10 days").

This will ensure:
1) You will not receive tasks with deadline of less than 10 days away (so even if tasks stay in download state for days they will not miss the deadline)
2) BOINC will try to get tasks for 10 days WU cache
3) BOINC will try to finish the tasks 10 days before the deadline (using "High priority" mode when needed) (so you will have 10 days for upload and report over the very slow Internet connection)


I fail to understand you reasoning on this one. OK, he might want to put part of it into "Connect every X", but not all of it.

You both don't say why you think it is bad to put all the WU cache days to the first number ("Connect every X days").
What problems do you expect?

If it is "High priority" mode from time to time this is even desired in this situation (fast computer on slow Internet).

"Maintain enough work for an additional X days" did not exist in first BOINC versions and "Connect every" was routinely used for bigger WU cache.


Again: what are the disadvantages you see in using 10+0 days WU cache instead of 0+10 or 5+5?
(Advantages are in "This will ensure: 1) and 3)" quoted above)


But - maybe lower total WU cache (e.g. 5+0 days) will ease the things
as fewer tasks will be in download queue (not 4000 as it is now).



Potential overload and starvation of long tasks. If the computer always runs in EDF, and is always able to download work, then the following will occur eventually. A long deadline task will be starved of CPU time until it is too late to start the task and complete it by the deadline. BOINC also works harder to ensure that the disconnected interval is filled - even if it means fetching work that will guarantee that all work on the system is reported late or fetching work from projects that have an ever increasingly negative LTD. Using extra days is a hint that the user would like some extra work, but BOINC will not actually fetch work if the situation is already very bad.


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