Server giving only the wrong WU's to crunch

Message boards : Number crunching : Server giving only the wrong WU's to crunch

Author	Message
BWX Send message Joined: 31 May 03 Posts: 35 Credit: 57,741,659 RAC: 69,837	Message 1280500 - Posted: 6 Sep 2012, 6:28:31 UTC
	I have tons of CUDA WU's, but ran out of WU's for the CPU over a week ago. Even though BOINCMGR requests both CPU and GPU, I'm only getting GPU WU's. I think the opposite happened a while back when the pipes were clogged... Seems there should be more intelligence behind this... Any suggestions? ____________
	ID: 1280500 ·

Link Send message Joined: 18 Sep 03 Posts: 671 Credit: 1,182,336 RAC: 592	Message 1280503 - Posted: 6 Sep 2012, 6:52:36 UTC - in response to Message 1280500.
	Disable GPU work fetch for the venue of that computer in your SETI@Home preferences, now your BOINC client should request work only for CPU (from the 2nd request after that change), once you have enough work for your CPU, enable GPU work fetch again. ____________ .
	ID: 1280503 ·

Claggy Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 5 Jul 99 Posts: 3363 Credit: 25,949,305 RAC: 1,296	Message 1280568 - Posted: 6 Sep 2012, 12:31:53 UTC - in response to Message 1280500.
	The server's scheduler will fill the fastest device first, lower your cache settings until Boinc no longer asks for GPU work, Claggy
	ID: 1280568 ·

Fred J. Verster Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 21 Apr 04 Posts: 3232 Credit: 31,585,541 RAC: 1	Message 1280578 - Posted: 6 Sep 2012, 13:23:39 UTC - in response to Message 1280568.
	The server's scheduler will fill the fastest device first, lower your cache settings until Boinc no longer asks for GPU work, Claggy Or allow work from the 2 other projects like Einstein and Rosetta, in which you've partissipated before. This isn't a 'race' and SETI does have the most partissipants compaired to other projects, that'll garantee you'll never run out of CPU, also GPU work. My ATI GPU(s) system runs SETI & Einsteins Bibainy Pulsar Search, each on 'half' HD5870s GPUs. Both can be running on the same Single Precision GPUs. ____________ Knight Who Says Ni N!, OUT numbered.................
	ID: 1280578 ·

BWX Send message Joined: 31 May 03 Posts: 35 Credit: 57,741,659 RAC: 69,837	Message 1280920 - Posted: 7 Sep 2012, 8:02:07 UTC
	Thanks for all the help. Looks like I'm getting something through the clogs now. I suspect this condition has more to do with a policy of 'give-what-you-get'. If CPU WU's are being reported, deliver replacement CPU WU's. Same for GPU. Once I had run out of CPU WU's (due to a shortage?), I was in a vicious cycle. Just a theory... ____________
	ID: 1280920 ·

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