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Number crunching :
Credits for t8=t4=t2=5.000 seriously?
(Message 807)
Posted 24 Apr 2020 by Zalster Post: Credit for long task are all fixed at the same value. You maybe overcommitting your CPU is you are using all the threads. You need to leave some overhead just in case. I set mine at 90% of all CPU. Homepage ---->computer preferences--->computing--->usage limits. Hopefully that will give better results. Z |
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Number crunching :
Suspicious near-instant results with NWChem long t4
(Message 758)
Posted 12 Apr 2020 by Zalster Post: If it happens again with more t4 works, I'll limit max_cpus, I assume it'll stop the server from sending me t4 tasks? We will have to see. This is first time I've seen a project with a set max cpus in the preferences page. It does seem to work. I've limited my machines to 90% of all cpus but you could set it to 75% so it only uses 3 out of 4 threads, or however you want to set it. Not sure how it would react to 90% of 4 threads. Would it round down to the nearest thread? Would be interesting to see how it responds. Good luck with the rest of your work units. |
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Number crunching :
Suspicious near-instant results with NWChem long t4
(Message 756)
Posted 12 Apr 2020 by Zalster Post: Two tasks supposedly terminated "successfully" after only a few seconds on one of my computers: 2276475 and 2278138. Both tasks were using the t4 version of NWChem long, and I suspect there's an error somewhere which wasn't detected properly. It's either the work units are faulty or it's a lack of resources. I noticed that both are 4 thread work units and that machine is only a 4 thread CPU. Unfortunately, the wingman of the first unit is hidden so no telling when it will get done (or what machine it might be until after it's processed) The second work unit we will have to see. Might have to wait for a 3rd wingman in both cases. For fzs600. All his computers and therefore, his work units are too. Edit... The other issue with hidden hosts, if you are paired with one for multiple work units and find their machine is faulty there is no way to contact them so they can look at their machine and figure out the issue. So their machines continue to fill the data base with faulty results. I'm unfortunate in having that happen for a lot of work units. So I'm forced to wait for a 3rd wingman to process the work units. |
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Number crunching :
2,5 days long and counting...
(Message 749)
Posted 10 Apr 2020 by Zalster Post: Could be. I had one similar that ran 15.5 hours on 8 threads. How many threads is it running on? I'm on linux so that helps a some. |
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Number crunching :
Supported CPU and OS types?
(Message 739)
Posted 8 Apr 2020 by Zalster Post: Sorry to hear that Buckeye. Wish I could help you out with the issues. Keith would the next person to ask but he won't run QuChem since it isn't whitelisted. |
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Short Tasks run for 14 hours and counting.
(Message 735)
Posted 8 Apr 2020 by Zalster Post: Plus that is a first gen Ryzen which has issues with memory accessing. I agree Virtual Box is also highly flawed. |
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Number crunching :
Short Tasks run for 14 hours and counting.
(Message 732)
Posted 8 Apr 2020 by Zalster Post: I have to wonder if it's your machine and not the long task. |
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Apologies to my wingmen
(Message 723)
Posted 7 Apr 2020 by Zalster Post: Sorry for so many invalid and errors on those work units. Had an unstable RAM issue before I caught it. About 16 WU in total. Should be fixed now. |
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credits for WUs?
(Message 713)
Posted 2 Apr 2020 by Zalster Post: For the current batches : Woo Hoo.. Liking those long WUs.. |
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Supported CPU and OS types?
(Message 699)
Posted 23 Mar 2020 by Zalster Post: no this file is located in shared directory that is in the slot directory. example :/var/lib/boinc-client/slots/1/shared Buckeye, Now that I have time to look. Depending on where you put your boinc folder. For me, it's on my desktop Desktop>BOINC>slots>1>shared then look and you will see OPT.out list in that last level. PM also Z |
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Number crunching :
Supported CPU and OS types?
(Message 691)
Posted 13 Mar 2020 by Zalster Post: Then I don't know. I need to be in front of the machine to look at where it might put it. Not able to do that till Next Friday. Sorry Buckeye. Z |
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Number crunching :
Supported CPU and OS types?
(Message 689)
Posted 12 Mar 2020 by Zalster Post: I don't know about the Windows client, but the Linux client I get this boinc PPA We are running a modified Boinc Manager. It's more stable with some upgrades from the standard PPA. I use it and don't have any issues with it. But I don't know why Buckeye is having problems. |
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Number crunching :
Supported CPU and OS types?
(Message 686)
Posted 12 Mar 2020 by Zalster Post: Download it, manually disconnect from the internet. Run the work unit. If it errors out, go look in the folder and see if it's there. Copy it and paste it somewhere, then reconnect and post the result here. I believe the slots empty as soon as boinc manager reconnects to the site so you want to do it before it reports. |
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Number crunching :
Supported CPU and OS types?
(Message 684)
Posted 12 Mar 2020 by Zalster Post: No, it should work correctly. It's just the location is different from what the admin gave you. It's should be in the BOINC folder, look to see if you have a slots folder, look in there for labeled folders for the different work units and copy the information inside of it. I'm away from my computers so I can't look to see what it looks like and won't be home until next friday. Sorry. |
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Number crunching :
Supported CPU and OS types?
(Message 681)
Posted 12 Mar 2020 by Zalster Post: I am at work but can do this tonight when I get home. Is that file located in the project folder? Buckeye you are running the AIO correct? Go to your boinc folder, look for the slots folder, open that and find one of the OPT.out files Z |
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News :
NWChem long no longer in beta soon
(Message 652)
Posted 3 Mar 2020 by Zalster Post: NWChem long queue is empty, no units to download. Hmm.. loved me those long work units...hahaha... Great to see those running on my computer. Some using 8 cores per work unit. Was nice to see that. Look forward to any new ones when they come out. Meanwhile, back to the short work units....Crunch crunch crunch........ Z |
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Number crunching :
Application 0.15 (t1) (beta test) Result Not Completing Successfully
(Message 577)
Posted 16 Feb 2020 by Zalster Post: Just got my first t8 Long to validate with credit. It ran for 73 hours. Been away, just checked too.. Only 2 have validated yet, rest are pending.. One ran 59 hours, the other 62 hours. Interesting to see how run. |
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News :
Credits and Gridcoin
(Message 473)
Posted 30 Jan 2020 by Zalster Post: Dear Crunchers, +1 I like fixed credit, thank you for that. I hate cheaters as well. I don't do gridcoin, so I'm ok not going that route. I'm more into trying to help solving complex problems. |
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News :
Updates and poll
(Message 436)
Posted 14 Jan 2020 by Zalster Post: I prefer the second one as well. My computer is solely devoted to this project and I don't check on it for several days to weeks other than the error rates here on the website. |
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Number crunching :
How to use all resources?
(Message 419)
Posted 12 Jan 2020 by Zalster Post: I recommend setting Max # CPUs = 1. Have you noticed an increase in your validation error rate if you use all threads (HyperThreads) vs only using actual cores? I've noticed an increase in validation errors recently since I started to crunch on the HT verus when I was only using the actual cores. However, I don't know if that is because of the switch I made vs the recent announcement of larger molecules. Zalster |
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