Panic Mode On (87) Server Problems?

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Grant (SSSF) Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13731 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304	Message 1496457 - Posted: 28 Mar 2014, 5:44:13 UTC - in response to Message 1496450. Has anyone heard any word on what is causing these recurring upload server issues? Grant Darwin NT ID: 1496457 ·

Jimbocous Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 1 Apr 13 Posts: 1853 Credit: 268,616,081 RAC: 1,349	Message 1496458 - Posted: 28 Mar 2014, 5:57:00 UTC - in response to Message 1496457. Last modified: 28 Mar 2014, 5:57:25 UTC Has anyone heard any word on what is causing these recurring upload server issues? It would be interesting to know if anyone is actively working to increase the stability of the systems versus just kicking them as required. I can't imagine anyone is too pleased at the amount of time they're having to spend just keeping the operation limping along... ID: 1496458 ·

Fred E. Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 22 Jul 99 Posts: 768 Credit: 24,140,697 RAC: 0	Message 1496461 - Posted: 28 Mar 2014, 6:06:14 UTC Has anyone heard any word on what is causing these recurring upload server issues? It would be interesting to know if anyone is actively working to increase the stability of the systems versus just kicking them as required. I can't imagine anyone is too pleased at the amount of time they're having to spend just keeping the operation limping along... Only thing I've seen is Matt's post of Jan 7th: Meanwhile we had a few crashes recently. As we now have faster network inside the colocation facility and larger disk arrays, we are hitting some linux i/o limits causing CPUs to randomly lock up (requiring hard power cycles). Anybody have any tips on this front? I'm messing with /sys/block/device/queue/scheduler to see if that helps. Of course, he's only half time now due to funding shortfalls. Think Eric has also mentioned cpu lockups, but no cause. Bruno seems to be getting the most. Another Fred Support SETI@home when you search the Web with GoodSearch or shop online with GoodShop. ID: 1496461 ·

David S Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 4 Oct 99 Posts: 18352 Credit: 27,761,924 RAC: 12	Message 1496616 - Posted: 28 Mar 2014, 13:49:34 UTC - in response to Message 1496311. Oh, let's hope the APs go elsewhere. My download is maxed out as I'm downloading my ESO copy, all 45+ GBs of it. Just survived a hiccup in the download. So please Seti, send the APs elsewhere. :) I suddenly find myself with 48 APs (not sure if any of those are old ones still pending). I recently changed my prefs from "run MB, accept other apps" to "run AP, accept other apps." Simple way to give myself a slight boost in RAC, at least until/unless they fix the credit system. David Sitting on my butt while others boldly go, Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri. ID: 1496616 ·

Jord Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 15184 Credit: 4,362,181 RAC: 3	Message 1496661 - Posted: 28 Mar 2014, 15:51:19 UTC - in response to Message 1496616. I suddenly find myself with 48 APs You're Welcome. :-) ID: 1496661 ·

kittyman Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004	Message 1496675 - Posted: 28 Mar 2014, 16:16:01 UTC - in response to Message 1496661. I suddenly find myself with 48 APs You're Welcome. :-) Oh, dude.........Like it was your carpet they pissed upon. LOL. Watch the movie. "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster ID: 1496675 ·

Julie Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34053 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18	Message 1496807 - Posted: 28 Mar 2014, 20:17:51 UTC Everyting running smoothly here, no probs. Could crank up the RAC of my I5 but have to wait until those ap's are done... rOZZ Music Pictures ID: 1496807 ·

Grant (SSSF) Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13731 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304	Message 1497391 - Posted: 30 Mar 2014, 5:29:28 UTC - in response to Message 1496661. According to the graphs, Results received in the last hour remain fairly steady, Awaiting validation is fairly steady, yet in my account the Pending validation continues to climb, significantly. Grant Darwin NT ID: 1497391 ·

Oz Send message Joined: 6 Jun 99 Posts: 233 Credit: 200,655,462 RAC: 212	Message 1497403 - Posted: 30 Mar 2014, 6:37:44 UTC - in response to Message 1497391. Last modified: 30 Mar 2014, 6:44:29 UTC It's probably a result of the wad of Astropulse work unit that were recently available. They take longer to run so fewer wingmen report quickly. My pending to valid ratio has risen as well. As long as AP units are only intermittently available this type of cycling behaviour will continue. What goes up must come down... Member of the 20 Year Club ID: 1497403 ·

Donald L. Johnson Send message Joined: 5 Aug 02 Posts: 8240 Credit: 14,654,533 RAC: 20	Message 1497475 - Posted: 30 Mar 2014, 15:11:53 UTC - in response to Message 1497403. It's probably a result of the wad of Astropulse work unit that were recently available. They take longer to run so fewer wingmen report quickly. My pending to valid ratio has risen as well. As long as AP units are only intermittently available this type of cycling behaviour will continue. What goes up must come down... Taking a quick look, ALL of Grant's pendings are v7s, nnd his wingmates are slower machines running stock or cuda apps with longer average processing times than Grant's Anonymous Platform apps. Just the luck of the draw, paired with slower crunchers. On one of my boxes, I have 3 (out of 4) pendings where the winger is a new-join who hasn't been back since day 2, so those will probably go to time-out and be reissued...... Donald Infernal Optimist / Submariner, retired ID: 1497475 ·

Cosmic_Ocean Send message Joined: 23 Dec 00 Posts: 3027 Credit: 13,516,867 RAC: 13	Message 1497642 - Posted: 30 Mar 2014, 23:47:48 UTC - in response to Message 1497475. Just the luck of the draw, paired with slower crunchers. On one of my boxes, I have 3 (out of 4) pendings where the winger is a new-join who hasn't been back since day 2, so those will probably go to time-out and be reissued...... sigh I always seem to end up with the slowest machines possible, or the "hit and run" machines that sign up, get a pile of tasks, and then never contact again. At least AP isn't so bad with a 25-day deadline, but MB and its 6-week deadline can make that a little more of an annoyance. Linux laptop: record uptime: 1511d 20h 19m (ended due to the power brick giving-up) ID: 1497642 ·

Oz Send message Joined: 6 Jun 99 Posts: 233 Credit: 200,655,462 RAC: 212	Message 1497671 - Posted: 31 Mar 2014, 0:34:43 UTC - in response to Message 1497642. yep, I know what you mean - I try to think of the pendings as future higher RAC, although I still have pendings from 2012... Member of the 20 Year Club ID: 1497671 ·

Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 34744 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489	Message 1497684 - Posted: 31 Mar 2014, 1:38:08 UTC - in response to Message 1497391. According to the graphs, Results received in the last hour remain fairly steady, Awaiting validation is fairly steady, yet in my account the Pending validation continues to climb, significantly. Grant, with your latest upgrade it's only to be expected that your pendings will go up (take a look at the pendings of my 2 main rigs). ;-) Cheers. ID: 1497684 ·

juan BFP Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 16 Mar 07 Posts: 9786 Credit: 572,710,851 RAC: 3,799	Message 1497685 - Posted: 31 Mar 2014, 1:40:47 UTC Validation pending (3478)... did i need to say anything else? ID: 1497685 ·

Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 34744 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489	Message 1497688 - Posted: 31 Mar 2014, 1:56:42 UTC - in response to Message 1497685. Validation pending (3478)... did i need to say anything else? Actually mine are down from what they usually are so I must be getting some faster wingmates for a change. Cheers. ID: 1497688 ·

arkayn Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 14 May 99 Posts: 4438 Credit: 55,006,323 RAC: 0	Message 1497698 - Posted: 31 Mar 2014, 2:20:01 UTC - in response to Message 1497685. Validation pending (3478)... did i need to say anything else? Validation pending (618), only one machine though. ID: 1497698 ·

juan BFP Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 16 Mar 07 Posts: 9786 Credit: 572,710,851 RAC: 3,799	Message 1497699 - Posted: 31 Mar 2014, 2:26:10 UTC Last modified: 31 Mar 2014, 2:35:03 UTC Yes but that is in the usual range <2x, mine is close to 3x the valid WU, sometime this roallercoaster must end. ID: 1497699 ·

Grant (SSSF) Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13731 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304	Message 1497768 - Posted: 31 Mar 2014, 7:14:59 UTC - in response to Message 1497684. According to the graphs, Results received in the last hour remain fairly steady, Awaiting validation is fairly steady, yet in my account the Pending validation continues to climb, significantly. Grant, with your latest upgrade it's only to be expected that your pendings will go up (take a look at the pendings of my 2 main rigs). ;-) I was expecting it, I'm just surprised they've gone up even more. They used to be around 500 or so, then it settled down around 750, now it's up to 830. Grant Darwin NT ID: 1497768 ·

Oz Send message Joined: 6 Jun 99 Posts: 233 Credit: 200,655,462 RAC: 212	Message 1497952 - Posted: 31 Mar 2014, 20:28:28 UTC there is massive activity on "bytes out" on the cricket graphs. I am fairly sure this actually measures traffic to the server but it's usually about 15 Mb/s, currently peaking >350 Mb/s. Last time it did that, there was a FDGB. Member of the 20 Year Club ID: 1497952 ·

Oz Send message Joined: 6 Jun 99 Posts: 233 Credit: 200,655,462 RAC: 212	Message 1497953 - Posted: 31 Mar 2014, 20:31:43 UTC except, apparently, on the 26th. Member of the 20 Year Club ID: 1497953 ·

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