Panic Mode On (78) Server Problems?

If I remember correct - the last time it was max. 50 WUs/CPU-thread and 400 WUs/GPU in BOINC.

So my Intel Core2 Duo E7600 with NVIDIA GeForce GTX260 should get (50 x 2) + 400 = 500 WUs - maybe also this time.

I don't know how it's this time .. (no admin announced it) ..

I've just had a note back from Eric:

I've stopped the splitters and doubled the httpd timeout...

I think we're going to need to at least temporarily go back
to restricting workunits in progress on a per host basis and per RPC
basis, regardless of what complaints we get about people being unable
to keep their hosts busy.

Oh dear. I think they've turned on too much, too quickly. I've just created 18 new ghosts.

Oh dear. I think they've turned on too much, too quickly. I've just created 18 new ghosts.

Oh dear. I think they've turned on too much, too quickly. I've just created 18 new ghosts.

Oh dear. I think they've turned on too much, too quickly. I've just created 18 new ghosts.

Still doing the ghost thing? Getting timeouts? +1 on the too much too quick comment.

I've said this before, but the runaway hosts and large number of "Results" in the field last weekend were because Scheduler was assigning new work to hosts that had ghosts that needed to be resent. I don't recall it doing that in the past. Must have been a recent change, so maybe they can find it (but scheduler code is probably a tangled web by now). Go back to "ghosts first" and you don't need steps like these limits.

Another newbie question.
Is there a way to easily see how many ghost tasks I have?

Myself it is mainly downloads that I am having trouble with now get 10 waiting to download mainly http errors so hopefully it will sort itself out IN the end had to hit the retry button and they just downloaded very quickly
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I am using Boinc Tasks and really like it. Unless I am missing something, I still have to go to the web site to get the total in progress count..

I'm now down to 204 CPU tasks now vs. the 300 that we think is the limit for 6 cores, but I'm still getting the limits message. That's true whether the work request is CPU only or CPU+GPU. Is anyone else experiencing this?
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I'm now down to 204 CPU tasks now vs. the 300 that we think is the limit for 6 cores, but I'm still getting the limits message.

I'm now down to 204 CPU tasks now vs. the 300 that we think is the limit for 6 cores, but I'm still getting the limits message.

I assume that the limit is based on the number of tasks as reported on the account page, so including "ghosts".
Chances are that you still get the "limit reached" message when you are completely out of work...

Another newbie question.
Is there a way to easily see how many ghost tasks I have?

Easiest way is BOINC Tasks. It will give you task counts and the sum of estimated completion times for each device on the Projects tab, and a split by application /status on the Tasks tab. Compare the cpu + gpu counts to the website counts to determine how many ghosts you have. This is how I can tell at a glance that I'm below the CPU limit. It enables you to monitor and control all of your computers from one host using the IP addresses. Test drive it on one of your hosts - think you'll like the improved user interface.

There are also some commands to count the tasks in BOINC Mgr, but I've forgotten them. Anyone?

I'm now down to 204 CPU tasks now vs. the 300 that we think is the limit for 6 cores, but I'm still getting the limits message.

I assume that the limit is based on the number of tasks as reported on the account page, so including "ghosts".
Chances are that you still get the "limit reached" message when you are completely out of work...

I don't have any ghosts, results pending report, or downloads in progress. Both BoincTasks and the website's task page show 1661 tasks in progress. But I agree if someone has ghosts, the enforcement of the limit would be based on what Scheduler thinks you should have, whether downloaded or not.

One blessing is that ghosts don't count towards the 'tasks in progress' quota limit.