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Message 2023286 - Posted: 16 Dec 2019, 1:53:13 UTC - in response to Message 2023284.  

The system has a quad cpu and the gpu is running 3 tasks at one time. Hope that helps. It may have been giving me an extra shot of GPU work, since I didn't have any CPU work running.
Good news though, my last batch of tasks as a few CPU tasks in it. I guess the problem is solved and you were correct.

Thanks a bunch for your time and efforts. Much appreciated.

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Message 2023287 - Posted: 16 Dec 2019, 1:55:26 UTC - in response to Message 2023286.  

I have about 350 tasks right now.
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Message 2023288 - Posted: 16 Dec 2019, 2:00:54 UTC - in response to Message 2023287.  

I have about 350 tasks right now.

If this is the same machine, looks like you have a good bunch of ghosts:
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Message 2023289 - Posted: 16 Dec 2019, 2:01:43 UTC - in response to Message 2023287.  

I have about 350 tasks right now.

Nope you have 845 now. Lots of ghosts.
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Message 2023291 - Posted: 16 Dec 2019, 2:22:39 UTC - in response to Message 2023289.  

What's to be done about the ghosts?
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Message 2023292 - Posted: 16 Dec 2019, 2:45:32 UTC - in response to Message 2023291.  

What's to be done about the ghosts?


This.
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Message 2023295 - Posted: 16 Dec 2019, 3:42:59 UTC

Read through and execute the procedure.
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Message 2023302 - Posted: 16 Dec 2019, 5:42:08 UTC - in response to Message 2023277.  
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Your CPU requests were likely in "back off request mode" and that can be for as long as 4 odd days.

There was a simple way to check and rectify that with the ancient BOINC version that I use to use, but I can't seem find out how to do that yet with the much newer version that I'm using now.
If you have the Manager running, highlight Seti in the projects tab and then select Properties. That shows you the backoff timeouts for both the cpu and gpu.
Ok, I was looking at my 2500K rig at the time and all it showed was "Scheduling priority -0.05 to - 0.09" and that's with the 3 days +0.1 settings, but since my "-nobs" experiment on it I didn't get me the full 200 CPU tasks (even though the ARR was 2.7-2.9 days) and then I actually checked my 3570K which does get the whole 200 task allocation showed what I was use to under the ancient version that I was use to (both CPU and GPU are shown no matter what cache settings were set with the ancient version) so I changed the 2500K cache settings to 4 days + 0.1 and now I get both priority settings on it.

So I take it that as soon as you close that window and hit the Update button still resets the back off time like the older versions did?

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Message 2023304 - Posted: 16 Dec 2019, 6:19:37 UTC - in response to Message 2023302.  

So I take it that as soon as you close that window and hit the Update button still resets the back off time like the older versions did?
Yep.
Hitting update resets all the backoffs.
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Message 2023305 - Posted: 16 Dec 2019, 6:22:58 UTC

Well there you go, an old dog can learn new tricks. LOL

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Message 2023465 - Posted: 17 Dec 2019, 10:17:52 UTC

Clients reporting server has no tasks available, and site seems to be reacting slowly.
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Message 2023468 - Posted: 17 Dec 2019, 10:39:28 UTC

17-Dec-19 13:36:30 | SETI@home | Sending scheduler request: Requested by user.
17-Dec-19 13:36:30 | SETI@home | Reporting 65 completed tasks
17-Dec-19 13:36:30 | SETI@home | Requesting new tasks for CPU and NVIDIA GPU
17-Dec-19 13:36:52 | SETI@home | Scheduler request failed: Couldn't connect to server
17-Dec-19 13:36:53 | | Project communication failed: attempting access to reference site
17-Dec-19 13:36:57 | | Internet access OK - project servers may be temporarily down.
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Message 2023470 - Posted: 17 Dec 2019, 10:47:09 UTC

Web site & forums grinding to a halt, no output from the splitters, no response from the Scheduler.
We're going down!
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Message 2023471 - Posted: 17 Dec 2019, 10:56:40 UTC - in response to Message 2023470.  

Web site & forums grinding to a halt, no output from the splitters, no response from the Scheduler.
We're going down!

Hi Grant,

Look at it this way: It couldn't happen on a more appropriate day than today, Tuesday maintenance day. :)

My only concern is will my cache run dry before the end of maintenance? :/

Have a great day! :)

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Message 2023473 - Posted: 17 Dec 2019, 11:27:33 UTC

It feels like it's limping back into life. Started to accept reports of completed work (slowly), but can't find any new work. I suspect a database crash - I hope no damage was done.
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Message 2023474 - Posted: 17 Dec 2019, 11:39:07 UTC - in response to Message 2023471.  

My current concern is will my cache run dry before the START of maintenance?
Good grief
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Message 2023478 - Posted: 17 Dec 2019, 12:22:02 UTC - in response to Message 2023465.  

Clients reporting server has no tasks available, and site seems to be reacting slowly.


. . I am in the same boat as Kiran, not able to report work and cache is shrinking ... and with the outage just hours away ...

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Message 2023479 - Posted: 17 Dec 2019, 12:23:55 UTC - in response to Message 2023474.  

My current concern is will my cache run dry before the START of maintenance?
Good grief


. . Yep, that is the same here too ...

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Message 2023480 - Posted: 17 Dec 2019, 12:24:56 UTC - in response to Message 2023474.  

My current concern is will my cache run dry before the START of maintenance?
Good grief


That is why so many run the "Spoofed" client before they upped the limits. Basically spoofing the gpu count would usually let you crunch GPU tasks while the Set@Home server was playing "hooky". The catch, of course, is if your system hickups you can generate a massive list of "ghost tasks" which take "forever" to clean up afterward.

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Message 2023482 - Posted: 17 Dec 2019, 12:30:39 UTC - in response to Message 2023480.  

My current concern is will my cache run dry before the START of maintenance?
Good grief


That is why so many run the "Spoofed" client before they upped the limits.
True, but since the per/processor limits got relaxed that really became pretty redundant, at least at first blush, given the fact that the per-day cache limits became effective again, at least here. If the average outage is 3 hrs and you can truly cache 16 hrs worth, it's no big deal. But a pre-outage outage and the subsequent small reduction on GPU limits have apparently made it an issue again. So it goes. Need sleep . . .
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