Posts by David Berg

1) Message boards : Number crunching : Batch 1015 Discussion/problems (Message 70841) Posted 7 days ago by David Berg Post: Thank you, Glenn. I've tended to allow the computer to run steadily while CPDN projects are active. I will change my paradigm to begin rebooting at the end of every day, quiescing the CPDN tasks before doing so and then activating them afterward. Following is my profile; I welcome suggestions to improve it. Thank you. When computer is in use 'In use' means mouse/keyboard input in last 5 minutes Suspend all computing No Suspend GPU computing No Use at most 75 % of the CPUs Use at most 50 % of CPU time Suspend when non-BOINC CPU usage is above 50 % Use at most 50 % of memory When computer is not in use Use at most Requires BOINC 7.20.3+ 75 % of the CPUs Use at most Requires BOINC 7.20.3+ 75 % of CPU time Suspend when non-BOINC CPU usage is above Requires BOINC 7.20.3+ 75 % Use at most 75 % of memory Suspend when no mouse/keyboard input in last --- minutes General Suspend when computer is on battery N/A Switch between tasks every 60 minutes Request tasks to checkpoint at most every 60 seconds Leave non-GPU tasks in memory while suspended Yes Store at least --- days of work Store up to an additional 0.25 days of work Compute only between --- Disk Use no more than 250 GB Leave at least 0.001 GB free Use no more than 50 % of total Page/swap file: use at most 75 % Network Limit download rate to --- KB/second Limit upload rate to --- KB/second Limit usage to --- MB every --- days Transfer files only between --- Skip data verification for image files Confirm before connecting to Internet Disconnect when done
2) Message boards : Number crunching : Batch 1015 Discussion/problems (Message 70837) Posted 8 days ago by David Berg Post: I had a Batch 1015 task abort overnight. Only other CPDN tasks would have been running at the time. Everything else was quiesced. Name wah2_eas25_a3id_201912_24_1015_012281245_0 Workunit 12281245 Created 15 Apr 2024, 10:43:22 UTC Sent 15 Apr 2024, 14:43:43 UTC Report deadline 24 Jul 2024, 14:43:43 UTC Received 17 Apr 2024, 8:27:45 UTC Server state Over Outcome Computation error Client state Compute error Exit status 0 (0x00000000) Computer ID 1367467 Run time 1 days 5 hours 52 min 58 sec CPU time 1 days 5 hours 52 min 58 sec Validate state Invalid Credit 1,678.16 Device peak FLOPS 3.48 GFLOPS Application version Weather At Home 2 (wah2) (region independent) v8.29 windows_intelx86 Another Batch 1015 task is still running ... as is a Batch 1005 task that started mysteriously last week running version 8.24.
3) Message boards : Number crunching : New Work Announcements 2024 (Message 70357) Posted 12 Feb 2024 by David Berg Post: Thank you. I went ahead and did that. I also updated "Suspend when non-BOINC use exceeds ..." to 50%."
4) Message boards : Number crunching : New Work Announcements 2024 (Message 70355) Posted 12 Feb 2024 by David Berg Post: Following are my Preferences. I am naive about how these preferences affect my processing of cpdn tasks. I am very open to suggestions to improve my configuration. My computer is no longer actively involved in much other work, so cpdn can rise to the top of my priority computing. Please advise changes/enhancements that you suggest I implement. When computer is in use 'In use' means mouse/keyboard input in last 3 minutes Suspend all computing Suspend GPU computing Use at most 75 % of the CPUs Use at most 50 % of CPU time Suspend when non-BOINC CPU usage is above 30 % Use at most 38 % of memory When computer is not in use Use at most Requires BOINC 7.20.3+ 75 % of the CPUs Use at most Requires BOINC 7.20.3+ 50 % of CPU time Suspend when non-BOINC CPU usage is above Requires BOINC 7.20.3+ 30 % Use at most 75 % of memory Suspend when no mouse/keyboard input in last --- minutes General Suspend when computer is on battery Switch between tasks every 60 minutes Request tasks to checkpoint at most every 60 seconds Leave non-GPU tasks in memory while suspended Store at least --- days of work Store up to an additional 0.25 days of work Compute only between --- Disk Use no more than 100 GB Leave at least 0.001 GB free Use no more than 50 % of total Page/swap file: use at most 75 % Network Limit download rate to --- KB/second Limit upload rate to --- KB/second Limit usage to --- MB every --- days Transfer files only between --- Skip data verification for image files Confirm before connecting to Internet Disconnect when done
5) Message boards : Number crunching : New Work Announcements 2024 (Message 70353) Posted 12 Feb 2024 by David Berg Post: Thank you, Glenn. That option was not checked. I updated it now.
6) Message boards : Number crunching : New Work Announcements 2024 (Message 70352) Posted 12 Feb 2024 by David Berg Post: Thank you. I didn't know about this page. I see now how to navigate to it. I see many "Error[s] while computing." Are those errors manifested by my system over which I have some control, or errors within the model or data?
7) Message boards : Number crunching : New Work Announcements 2024 (Message 70348) Posted 12 Feb 2024 by David Berg Post: I received two new tasks for EAS Batch 1006, running 8.29, this morning. One of the two NZ Batch 1005 tasks (running 8.24) I had running disappeared overnight. The other is still running. Not sure what happened to it or where to look to find out.
8) Message boards : Number crunching : EAS batches 1001-4 (Message 70311) Posted 5 Feb 2024 by David Berg Post: The deed is done. 2@1002 are terminated. 1@1001 remains.
9) Message boards : Number crunching : EAS batches 1001-4 (Message 70296) Posted 2 Feb 2024 by David Berg Post: Just to confirm, before I terminate something I shouldn't ... ... I should terminate: wah2_eas25_n20y_201412_24_1002_012238640 and wah2_eas25_n2y1_201612_24_1002_012239831 but not terminate: wah2_eas25_h03v_200912_24_1001_012230105. Correct? Thanks.
10) Message boards : Number crunching : Weather at Home still running? Can't send back files. (Message 68433) Posted 24 Feb 2023 by David Berg Post: I have seen no wah tasks come across to my system. Could something be blocking them? Thx.
11) Message boards : News : New study going out to volunteer's machines (Message 68306) Posted 13 Feb 2023 by David Berg Post: Thank you, Andy. I have not seen any new tasks in the last several months. Posted information suggests they have all been LINUX tasks and I run only Windows 10. Are these new Storms tasks executable in Windows? I don't see the configuration element 'Leave non-GPU tasks in memory while suspended'. Please tell me where to find it. Thank you! - David Berg
12) Message boards : Number crunching : Waiting to contact project servers (Message 64890) Posted 21 Dec 2021 by David Berg Post: Thank you, Geo. That solved the problem. (I thought BOINC checked for and installed updates automatically.)
13) Message boards : Number crunching : Waiting to contact project servers (Message 64889) Posted 21 Dec 2021 by David Berg Post: Thank you, Les.
14) Message boards : Number crunching : Waiting to contact project servers (Message 64886) Posted 20 Dec 2021 by David Berg Post: For some time, now, my BOINC instance has posted the message "Waiting to contact project servers." In that time, I have seen no new activity. What am I missing? Thanks ... and Happy Holidays. - David
15) Message boards : Number crunching : No new work since mid December (Message 55489) Posted 14 Jan 2017 by David Berg Post: I've received no new work since sometime mid-December, yet I see lots of tasks ready to run.
16) Questions and Answers : Windows : Downloading work ... forever (Message 55233) Posted 28 Nov 2016 by David Berg Post: Thank you, Les.
17) Questions and Answers : Windows : Downloading work ... forever (Message 55229) Posted 28 Nov 2016 by David Berg Post: BOINC Manager has been "Downloading work from the server" for several days. I see occasional updates to files in the BOINC directory, but I don't see work being performed. Suggestions? Thank you. Running Windows 10 (have been since July with no problems).
18) Message boards : climateprediction.net Science : Download Server Issue (Message 52327) Posted 24 Jul 2015 by David Berg Post: I was just about to report that no work has been sent to my computer when it showed up and began executing. Thank you.