Specifying device numbers in appinfo.xml to split load based on specific GPU cards

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Bard Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 6 Dec 02 Posts: 2 Credit: 5,126,393 RAC: 1	Message 1330356 - Posted: 23 Jan 2013, 13:07:00 UTC Is there a way to specify device numbers in appinfo.xml so I can change the number of work units per GPU based on the device number? I basically want to run <count>0.5</count> on my GTX 460 but only <count>1</count> on my GT620. Currenlty my GT 620 is over utilised if I run 2 WU's on this card. Thanks! ID: 1330356 ·
juan BFP Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 16 Mar 07 Posts: 9786 Credit: 572,710,851 RAC: 3,799	Message 1330357 - Posted: 23 Jan 2013, 13:13:35 UTC Last modified: 23 Jan 2013, 13:14:54 UTC No you can´t do this way, to do that you need to run 2 diferent instances of boinc in the same host and allow only one GPU to be avaiable on each one, then you could choice to run diferent number of WU on each GPU Look at Vypers site he explain how to do that. http://vyper.kafit.se/wp/index.php/2011/02/04/running-different-nvidia-architectures-most-optimal-at-setihome/ ID: 1330357 ·
Richard Haselgrove Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 4 Jul 99 Posts: 14650 Credit: 200,643,578 RAC: 874	Message 1330358 - Posted: 23 Jan 2013, 13:21:40 UTC - in response to Message 1330356.   Is there a way to specify device numbers in appinfo.xml so I can change the number of work units per GPU based on the device number? I basically want to run <count>0.5</count> on my GTX 460 but only <count>1</count> on my GT620. Currenlty my GT 620 is over utilised if I run 2 WU's on this card. Thanks! No. That's not part of the specification for anonymous platform You could run two different applications on the two cards - like sah_enhanced and astropulse - and set different counts for each application: you would need to use the <exclude_gpu> option in client configuration to keep the applications apart. But there are reports that there are work-fetch bugs in the current versions of BOINC when you try to do that - use with caution. Best advice has to be to use better-matched GPUs in any one host. ID: 1330358 ·
Bard Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 6 Dec 02 Posts: 2 Credit: 5,126,393 RAC: 1	Message 1330359 - Posted: 23 Jan 2013, 13:26:00 UTC - in response to Message 1330358.   Thanks for the information, just had the GT 620 going spare so thought I would put it to good use :) ID: 1330359 ·

 
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