BOINC Pentathlon 2019

[Windows7ge]

14 minutes ago, porina said:

Tried to turn on LHC, wasn't expecting this...

How old is your BOINC install? That'd be about the only thing I can think of to cause that.

[porina]

Just now, Windows7ge said:

How old is your BOINC install? That'd be about the only thing I can think of to cause that.

It's not the boinc install, it was when I first joined the project. The system it is on was built around 2015 so presumably they changed project URLs since then. Anyway, got the running systems all going on LHC now. Their webpage says they'll focus on issuing sixtrack units for the pentathlon. I'll see how temps are tomorrow, could ramp up more now we're back on CPU projects. Still letting my house cool down from the GPUs...

[leadeater]

@porina @Windows7ge

It also appears LHC is down atm, ffs.

 

[porina]

Just now, leadeater said:

It also appears LHC is down atm, ffs.

Try again? I only just added a bunch of systems a moment ago.

[leadeater]

1 minute ago, porina said:

Try again? I only just added a bunch of systems a moment ago.

Tried like 10 times, just won't work grrrr.

[Windows7ge]

1 minute ago, porina said:

It's not the boinc install, it was when I first joined the project. The system it is on was built around 2015 so presumably they changed project URLs since then. Anyway, got the running systems all going on LHC now. Their webpage says they'll focus on issuing sixtrack units for the pentathlon. I'll see how temps are tomorrow, could ramp up more now we're back on CPU projects. Still letting my house cool down from the GPUs...

So we are suppose to be focusing on Sixtrack jobs. That's good.

 

2 minutes ago, leadeater said:

@porina @Windows7ge

It also appears LHC is down atm, ffs.

Haha I got all my LHC bunkering in yesterday. I don't need any more jobs >:)

[Egg-Roll]

6 hours ago, Windows7ge said:

A quick look at the Intel .PDF for that series board doesn't say that either interface is dedicated IPMI so either should get the job done. What OS did you put on it?

Got it. It turns out Ubuntu kept my old network settings (no one line update option apparently), but I got it all fixed.

New issue, no internet connection wtf...  Better yet, can ping google... But can't do jack all with BOINC.

 

Solved, 24 tasks not in progress

My normal power output is usually around 350 watts, just jumped 220 watts  In the name of science!

[porina]

Just now, leadeater said:

Tried like 10 times, just won't work grrrr.

Strange, my systems are still getting work. On that note, the units are a bit weird. Some complete in seconds, others are running for 20 minutes+ so far. They're not validating yet so I've no idea if they're good or not.

 

Also to test it out, I just added another system I wasn't going to run... attached no problem.

[leadeater]

Just now, Windows7ge said:

Haha I got all my LHC bunkering in yesterday. I don't need any more jobs >:)

I've got some too, just ran out and wanted some more now it's tell me to piss off lol.

[Windows7ge]

1 minute ago, porina said:

Strange, my systems are still getting work. On that note, the units are a bit weird. Some complete in seconds, others are running for 20 minutes+ so far. They're not validating yet so I've no idea if they're good or not.

 

Also to test it out, I just added another system I wasn't going to run... attached no problem.

I also noticed this. I have jobs varying from seconds to 15 mins, to half-hour, hour, 2, 3, 4 it's weird.

[leadeater]

2 minutes ago, porina said:

Also to test it out, I just added another system I wasn't going to run... attached no problem.

Maybe I'm blacklisted or something. Earlier this morning I noticed it was having trouble giving out enough jobs to my systems, I do have a lot on a single account.

[porina]

1 minute ago, Windows7ge said:

I also noticed this. I have jobs varying from seconds to 15 mins, to half-hour, hour, 2, 3, 4 it's weird.

Finally had a short one validated giving 0.05 credits. I'm rich!

[porina]

Just now, leadeater said:

Maybe I'm blacklisted or something. Earlier this morning I noticed it was having trouble giving out enough jobs to my systems, I do have a lot on a single account.

Depends on the boinc project settings. They may limit units per host, user or whatever. Especially if there are short units mixed in that could cause pain. I hate to imagine the load on their server if people bunker the tiny units.

[leadeater]

1 minute ago, porina said:

Depends on the boinc project settings. They may limit units per host, user or whatever. Especially if there are short units mixed in that could cause pain. I hate to imagine the load on their server if people bunker the tiny units.

This is for a second instance on the same server, normally it actually says you have too many but I get that we the project has actually been added and asking for more. I just resumed WCG on it, don't actually need the second instance anyway since it's just to bunker more and 40 mins isn't worth the hassle now.

[Windows7ge]

3 minutes ago, leadeater said:

I've got some too, just ran out and wanted some more now it's tell me to piss off lol.

I couldn't reconnect for more work or else I'd lose what I bunkered. Moved to running WCG in a VM. Though I suppose I could have done LHC just as easily.

 

2 minutes ago, leadeater said:

Maybe I'm blacklisted or something. Earlier this morning I noticed it was having trouble giving out enough jobs to my systems, I do have a lot on a single account.

If anything you'd think that'd make them happy. I don't see a reason to block someone who has access to so many resources.

 

3 minutes ago, porina said:

Finally had a short one validated giving 0.05 credits. I'm rich!

That just makes me happy to know that the couple second jobs aren't just some sort of broken file with no value. It's just a really tiny job.

[porina]

4 minutes ago, Windows7ge said:

If anything you'd think that'd make them happy. I don't see a reason to block someone who has access to so many resources.

Think about it from a work database viewpoint. I don't know how far you can bunker, but a large number of outstanding units is likely to cause some stress, if not on the server, then on whoever is running it! Projects with units in the hours are far less likely to encounter problems. If there's a large number of units that takes seconds, that could grow unit numbers fast.

4 minutes ago, Windows7ge said:

It's just a really tiny job.

I haven't looked into what the project is actually doing beyond simulating something or other. Maybe it can tell early on in the run if the results are going to be so far out of expectations it isn't worth going longer so quits. I hope credit is related to runtime or useful work done in some way...

[Egg-Roll]

Should i worry about this for my server? My AMD one is sitting at under 40C My quad core is sitting about 60C. And yes I have decent airflow, 2 2K fans and 2 80mm fans from arctic. (used arctics Silver 5 on the CPU's)

 

Edit: nvm I'm blind

 

Edit 2: 

Here you go @Gorgon

Spoiler

 

Edited May 15, 2019 by Egg-Roll
Added a pic of my server.

[Windows7ge]

Yeah you guys are going to see some serious variety in task time here:

Spoiler

Or my systems just borked. Both are possibilities.

 

4 minutes ago, porina said:

Think about it from a work database viewpoint. I don't know how far you can bunker, but a large number of outstanding units is likely to cause some stress, if not on the server, then on whoever is running it! Projects with units in the hours are far less likely to encounter problems. If there's a large number of units that takes seconds, that could grow unit numbers fast.

I haven't looked into what the project is actually doing beyond simulating something or other. Maybe it can tell early on in the run if the results are going to be so far out of expectations it isn't worth going longer so quits. I hope credit is related to runtime or useful work done in some way...

The way I see it they aught to be able to handle a guy with a few dozen servers all on one account. Usually when handling this much data Databases will operate the front-end with solid-state for rapid ingest and the back-end with mechanical storage. Of course maybe that's not how LHC@Home does it in which case maybe they need to throttle everybody.

 

Ya hear that leadeater? Maybe you'll have to cheat. Make a second account and split the load across the two. I have to assume where you work has more than one public IP so that should help confuse their servers so they don't block the second account.

[leadeater]

Time to let rip?

[Gorgon]

Well this is a stupid competition IMHO. Just finishing Einstein on my GPUs and over 1/2 the WUs submitted are still "pending" and haven't been validated yet. Most of those have been submitted for at least 24 hours so their double validation is obviously broken in general or specifically due to the volume from the competition and people bunkering.

[GOTSpectrum]

3 minutes ago, leadeater said:

Time to let rip?

Yes

[leadeater]

15 minutes ago, Ben Quigley said:

Yes

Think I've let everything lose, hopefully it all shows up in the first hourly update 

[Windows7ge]

16 minutes ago, Ben Quigley said:

Yes

I dropped. They're out.

[leadeater]

2 minutes ago, Windows7ge said:

I dropped. They're out.

[Windows7ge]

2 minutes ago, leadeater said:

Luckily the BOINC software was designed intelligently enough to compensate for that so we don't have to worry.

 

Unless you meant LHC's servers in which case, we're screwed if they lose the cache.