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Message 29895 - Posted: 13 May 2013 | 12:12:04 UTC

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I have submitted some small workunits on folding. If they work fine, I will submit more, they are in the short queue.

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Message 29899 - Posted: 13 May 2013 | 14:39:23 UTC - in response to Message 29895.

Not a very encouraging start, I'm afraid:

http://www.gpugrid.net/workunit.php?wuid=4446163

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Message 29906 - Posted: 13 May 2013 | 18:03:55 UTC

Same here:
http://www.gpugrid.net/workunit.php?wuid=4446165
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Message 29924 - Posted: 14 May 2013 | 10:55:34 UTC

Just errored another of these. I can't see any sign of successful running for WUs 4446163 - 4446196 inclusive: most have that Too many errors (may have bug) already.

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Message 29928 - Posted: 14 May 2013 | 13:58:50 UTC - in response to Message 29924.

Sorry guys my fault at the time of submission. That's why I have run just a few.

There is a new group out now called VIL1. I have cancelled the old ones, but 7 are still around.

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Message 29931 - Posted: 14 May 2013 | 15:04:20 UTC
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Got a long one called SDOERR in the queue. What about these?

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Message 29932 - Posted: 14 May 2013 | 15:15:24 UTC
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These are mine. We require some more simulations for one of our previously simulated systems (2HDQ, ligand binding) to get more accurate calculations.
We only sent a small batch and as with VIL if everything goes fine we will send more.

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Message 29933 - Posted: 14 May 2013 | 15:34:30 UTC - in response to Message 29932.

These are mine. We require some more simulations for one of our previously simulated systems (2HDQ, ligand binding) to get more accurate calculations.
We only sent a small batch and as with VIL if everything goes fine we will send more.

Great, will let you know, processing it now :D

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Message 29939 - Posted: 14 May 2013 | 16:05:26 UTC - in response to Message 29928.

Sorry guys my fault at the time of submission. That's why I have run just a few.

There is a new group out now called VIL1. I have cancelled the old ones, but 7 are still around.

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Got one of the new ones on host 43404. It's running, but slow: 10% after 46 minutes implies it's on course for 7 hours 30 minutes plus - that's more than twice the time of a typical NATHAN_RPS1

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Message 29945 - Posted: 14 May 2013 | 20:36:14 UTC - in response to Message 29933.

These are mine. We require some more simulations for one of our previously simulated systems (2HDQ, ligand binding) to get more accurate calculations.
We only sent a small batch and as with VIL if everything goes fine we will send more.

Great, will let you know, processing it now :D


Update: running fine, using a full cpu core and gpu core, just as a Nathan unit. Expecting something like 8 hrs on a GTX690 core.

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Message 29947 - Posted: 14 May 2013 | 22:59:14 UTC

Home run with I3R1-GIANNI_VIL1-0-3-RND0291

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Message 29951 - Posted: 15 May 2013 | 1:05:18 UTC

Perfect unit Stefan:
http://www.gpugrid.net/result.php?resultid=6861703
8 1/2 hour, 135k creds, full hardware utilization, just perfect.

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Message 29953 - Posted: 15 May 2013 | 7:48:43 UTC - in response to Message 29951.

Well, I don't deserve the credit since it was Paola who originally set up the simulations and not me :D I am simply re-sending them.
But it's great to hear they are working so fine, so thanks anyways and enjoy crunching them!

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Message 29955 - Posted: 15 May 2013 | 10:16:36 UTC

I'm running 2 right now, both on GTX680's (just started) and the GPU's are at 97% while the memory controllers are polling 37%. That's the highest I've ever seen on any of my video cards, it will be interesting to see how close she managed to get the CPU and GPU run times. I think NATHAN has that one in the bag right now.

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Message 29964 - Posted: 15 May 2013 | 16:07:28 UTC

I finished my first SDOERR, it took 7 hours 12 minutes on a GTX680. The uploads are pretty big, 135MB for this one, I remember the last time they were this big, we had a "<max_nbytes>" issue.

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Message 29968 - Posted: 15 May 2013 | 17:08:54 UTC - in response to Message 29895.
Last modified: 15 May 2013 | 17:49:00 UTC

Hi,
I have submitted some small workunits on folding. If they work fine, I will submit more, they are in the short queue.

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I’m running a Short queue GIANNI_VIL1 WU’s now on my GTX650TiBoost:
With 5 CPU threads in use by CPU WU’s the GPU use was 86%.
With all CPU WU’s suspended it rose to 90%. Similarly GPU power was 91%.
This is lower than the Nathan WU’s (97% power/96% GPU use without CPU WU's running).
The WU only uses 146MB GDDR. The 650TiBoost is still using a OC of 1215MHz/3110MHz.
Memory Controller at 20 to 21%
The GIANNI_VIL1 WU reached 5% in 19min 3sec, suggesting that run time would be ~22860sec (6h 35min). That’s about the same as one of Nate’s WU’s. For a mid-range GPU 6 to 7h seems about right for short WU's.
Unfortunately the WU, and a string of others all crashed. I've reset the GPU to stock, but it's getting pulled anyway.

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SDOERR_2HDQc 135MB. Are these using the old compression method?
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Message 29973 - Posted: 15 May 2013 | 19:48:24 UTC - in response to Message 29968.

Yes, apparently since we used the old simulation files they were configured to produce the old file type. I apologize. Tomorrow morning I will probably cancel the rest and resend them with the new smaller filetype.

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Message 29974 - Posted: 15 May 2013 | 20:12:42 UTC
Last modified: 15 May 2013 | 20:14:33 UTC

My recent tasks (660 Ti):

GIANNI_VIL1, Run time=22,607, Credit=31,050
NATHAN, Run time=19,590, Credit=70,800

So a task taking longer (though called *short*) in fact takes longer than *long* and half credit? Or is there maybe something wrong with those VIL tasks causing them to run so long? Unfortunately I haven't checked GPU usage while processing it. Will do the next time..

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Message 29977 - Posted: 15 May 2013 | 21:22:47 UTC - in response to Message 29933.
Last modified: 15 May 2013 | 21:27:00 UTC

These are mine. We require some more simulations for one of our previously simulated systems (2HDQ, ligand binding) to get more accurate calculations.
We only sent a small batch and as with VIL if everything goes fine we will send more.

Great, will let you know, processing it now :D

I have one that's 3 hours in and another in cache. Will let you know. GPU @97%, memory @43% with 6 CPU (yoyo muon) tasks running along side.
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Message 29981 - Posted: 15 May 2013 | 21:54:22 UTC

I also got a 2HDQ task on my old rusty trusty GTX480, that is probably going to take 11-12 hours to compete :D.
But I don't mind, I'm not using that computer anyway.

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Message 29991 - Posted: 16 May 2013 | 6:35:37 UTC
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Very good throuhput 98-99% gpu load 31% memory load even with enabled cpu tasks. 135k credits for 11,3 hours on 570 cards. Great units :)
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Message 29992 - Posted: 16 May 2013 | 7:31:51 UTC
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I12R14-GIANNI_VIL1-0-3-RND0846_1
GeForce 660 Ti, Win7 x64
GPU Usage: 70% (!)
GPU Power: 77%
Disabling all CPU tasks raises GPU Usage to 74%, that's still very low.
2.65% completed after 10 minutes
That gives ~6.5hr runtime. Quite much for a short task with such low credit...

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Message 29997 - Posted: 16 May 2013 | 10:11:13 UTC - in response to Message 29973.

Yes, apparently since we used the old simulation files they were configured to produce the old file type. I apologize. Tomorrow morning I will probably cancel the rest and resend them with the new smaller file type.


To cancel units, which we have already started crunching and been crunching for hours, which were otherwise good, is not right and is just a wasting our time. You should have let those units already crunching finish, and correct this problem on all future units.




http://www.gpugrid.net/workunit.php?wuid=4463666

http://www.gpugrid.net/workunit.php?wuid=4463657

http://www.gpugrid.net/workunit.php?wuid=4463672


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Message 30000 - Posted: 16 May 2013 | 11:50:05 UTC

100% agree..
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Message 30001 - Posted: 16 May 2013 | 12:09:23 UTC - in response to Message 30000.

100% agree too. It was actually unintentional and won't be repeated.

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Message 30002 - Posted: 16 May 2013 | 12:29:11 UTC - in response to Message 30001.
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I think you can selectively server abort tasks that have not started.
If a task isn't going to be used for research purposes, there is no point running it. So a server abort of running tasks makes sense, so long as they are marked as valid and credit assigned in full or according to run time.

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GPU Usage: 70% (!)
GPU Power: 77%
Disabling all CPU tasks raises GPU Usage to 74%, that's still very low.
2.65% completed after 10 minutes
That gives ~6.5hr runtime. Quite much for a short task with such low credit...


I'm presently running two GIANNI_VIL1 WU's on a 660 and a 660Ti (W7):
With 5 CPU WU's also running my GPU usage is ~84% and 81%
With 2 CPU WU's also running my GPU usage is ~87% and 84%
With no CPU WU's running my GPU usage is ~90% and 87%

Memory Controller loads are 31% and 25% and GDDR memory usage is 160MB and 225MB.

Under my setup the GIANNI_VIL1 WU's are 22% faster on the GTX660Ti than the GTX660 (that was with 5CPU WU's running).
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Message 30004 - Posted: 16 May 2013 | 13:04:50 UTC - in response to Message 30001.

100% agree too. It was actually unintentional and won't be repeated.

Very bad form to cancel WUs that have started:

http://www.gpugrid.net/workunit.php?wuid=4453202

http://www.gpugrid.net/workunit.php?wuid=4453531

Over 23 hours wasted :-(

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Message 30012 - Posted: 16 May 2013 | 15:25:42 UTC - in response to Message 30004.
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Guys, let me step in. Cancelling WUs was supposed to be conservative (unsent only). If there is a bug - sorry about that, it never surfaced before. I'm having a look.

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Message 30013 - Posted: 16 May 2013 | 15:28:50 UTC - in response to Message 29997.

Yes, apparently since we used the old simulation files they were configured to produce the old file type. I apologize. Tomorrow morning I will probably cancel the rest and resend them with the new smaller file type.


To cancel units, which we have already started crunching and been crunching for hours, which were otherwise good, is not right and is just a wasting our time. You should have let those units already crunching finish, and correct this problem on all future units.




http://www.gpugrid.net/workunit.php?wuid=4463666

http://www.gpugrid.net/workunit.php?wuid=4463657

http://www.gpugrid.net/workunit.php?wuid=4463672



Agreed. One unit finished fine in 8 hours. The other was progressing and was cancelled after 5 hours. Not happy.

http://www.gpugrid.net/workunit.php?wuid=4453678

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Message 30016 - Posted: 16 May 2013 | 17:13:15 UTC

These things happen in IT as long as lessons are learned it's no biggie - Much better to cancel WUs which can't be used for science than letting hundreds of unsuspecting volunteers globally use thousands of kWh just to allow for credits.

I do however think communication could have been handled better - I would have expected an official thread for this issue with an apology from the senior project manager - In my opinion it has been handled very unprofessionally tarnishing volunteer confidence in the project.

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Message 30043 - Posted: 17 May 2013 | 11:24:33 UTC

We are here to help the science. BOINC was made to use computing capacity of not used computers for an amount of time. During dinner or something.
Seems to me that we are all "demanding work" from the scientists to be happy crunchers.
If WU's have errors, bugs or no (longer) use for the scientific goal than to me it is absolutely logic to cancel them as soon as possible.

Should be fair for the "credit hunters" to give credits for the run time though.
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Message 30055 - Posted: 17 May 2013 | 16:19:01 UTC

He did say he was going to cancel them in this thread where we were talking about upload size. There wasn't a bug, it was the upload size he was fixing and he unintentionally cancelled sent work units while canceling the wu's in the server. Everybody makes mistakes and he apologized for it.

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