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![]() ![]() Send message Joined: 29 Sep 04 Posts: 279 Credit: 11,816,167 RAC: 1 ![]() ![]() |
I have 2 sixtracktests that I returned on 15th Aug. My wingman aborted them just as they were about to timeout on 29th Aug. With lots of sixtracktests in the queue, and the resends going to the back of that queue, they are still waiting to be resent. If there are similar delays in returns of split 10^7 jobs, it may take a looong time to get the full job results returned. CPDN, which runs for months, uses a "Trickle" system to upload intermediate data. Could something similar be implemented here for these so that the full job could be run to completion but the intermediate results could be used if necessary if the job is lost or to pinpoint any failure? I generally run 24/7 so my longest job at 4.6 days wasn't a problem for me. |
![]() ![]() Send message Joined: 24 Oct 04 Posts: 1052 Credit: 48,840,376 RAC: 1,618 ![]() ![]() |
(I haven't had time to check this entire thread) It looks like X86 does not like running the Test v502.05 (sse2) tasks but can run the SixTrack v502.05 and never got any of the v502.05 (avx) so no idea if that would run on a X86 so I switched the X86 back to regular Sixtracks and Theory VB tasks. |
![]() Send message Joined: 15 Jun 08 Posts: 2244 Credit: 199,058,553 RAC: 126,572 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
... and never got any of the v502.05 (avx) so no idea if that would run ... At least this can be explained. This is the only host on your list that is running x86_32 instead of x86_64: https://lhcathome.cern.ch/lhcathome/show_host_detail.php?hostid=10447575 It's CPU doesn't have AVX extensions: http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/K10/AMD-Phenom%20II%20X3%20720%20-%20HDX720WFK3DGI%20(HDX720WFGIBOX).html |
Send message Joined: 29 Feb 16 Posts: 157 Credit: 2,659,975 RAC: 0 ![]() ![]() |
Hi Ray, thanks for the suggestion. We are looking into something of this kind, i.e. we split the job in sub-steps, and we collect the partial results together with the checkpoint-restart files. The machinery in SixTrack is almost ready, for BOINC the process will be completely transparent; we are now in the process of modifying the software on the side of the scientists - it will come in few months, with a major code re-writing. Slowly but moving :) Happy crunching |
![]() ![]() Send message Joined: 29 Sep 04 Posts: 279 Credit: 11,816,167 RAC: 1 ![]() ![]() |
Those 2 x 10^7 tasks from 15 Aug have at last been resent and I've got couple of 10^6 _2 myself so we must have gotten to the end of the queue. |
Send message Joined: 14 Jan 10 Posts: 1178 Credit: 7,523,740 RAC: 5,910 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Those 2 x 10^7 tasks from 15 Aug have at last been resent .....I've got a *_4 resent of a 10^7-task from the initial replication of 2 one month ago from the 8th of August. https://lhcathome.cern.ch/lhcathome/workunit.php?wuid=120081701 Another 4 days of work. :) |
Send message Joined: 14 Jan 10 Posts: 1178 Credit: 7,523,740 RAC: 5,910 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
I've got a *_4 resent of a 10^7-task from the initial replication of 2 one month ago from the 8th of August.Finally finished ;) |
Send message Joined: 12 Jul 11 Posts: 857 Credit: 1,619,050 RAC: 0 |
Thanks, excellent feedback. Memory requirement could be reduced by tracking fewer particles in the task. Memory management in SixTrack is now dynamic. There must be something wrong with our memory estimate I think. In the first place we should avoid using all your memory and a potential deadlock........We shall see. Eric. |
![]() ![]() Send message Joined: 24 Oct 04 Posts: 1052 Credit: 48,840,376 RAC: 1,618 ![]() ![]() |
Thanks, excellent feedback. Memory requirement could be reduced No problems with mine Eric Ran about 1200 of them so far and have another 444 to run and have been easy to finish way before the deadline. Have them running X8 with 16GB ram and 24GB ram and X4 with 12GB ram and over no problems running X3 with 8GB ram on the old 3-core. No errors (good to see you here too Eric) -Samson |
Send message Joined: 18 Dec 15 Posts: 1599 Credit: 78,073,227 RAC: 72,726 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
I just downloaded a Sixtracktest task (for the first time), it runs perfectly, memory use is 40MB constantly. |
Send message Joined: 2 May 07 Posts: 1830 Credit: 139,973,052 RAC: 126,573 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
This is one of two - waiting to finishing sixtracktest: https://lhcathome.cern.ch/lhcathome/workunit.php?wuid=123954511 |
Send message Joined: 2 May 07 Posts: 1830 Credit: 139,973,052 RAC: 126,573 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
This is one of two - waiting to finishing sixtracktest: Is now finished, thank you. |
![]() ![]() Send message Joined: 29 Sep 04 Posts: 279 Credit: 11,816,167 RAC: 1 ![]() ![]() |
I can't get any of the 88,000 sixtracktest jobs advertised on the Server Status page. I tried disallowing all other apps but still "No tasks available for sixtracktest" Neither Windows nor Linux hosts getting any but 7 users shown as active returners so are these all Macs, with no other flavours available? |
Send message Joined: 29 Feb 16 Posts: 157 Credit: 2,659,975 RAC: 0 ![]() ![]() |
Hi Ray, thanks for pointing this out, good catch. Yes, all the tasks pin v5.02.07, which has only Mac exes. I am plugging in Win/Lin 64 bit exes, just to enlarge the parterre of volunteers and crunch this wave of tasks faster. You should be able to get tasks soon. Cheers, A. |
Send message Joined: 2 May 07 Posts: 1830 Credit: 139,973,052 RAC: 126,573 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Hi Alessio, There is a sixtracktest running with 0.5 CPU(?) in a Linux VM. Is this now possible? |
Send message Joined: 29 Feb 16 Posts: 157 Credit: 2,659,975 RAC: 0 ![]() ![]() |
that's interesting, though a-priori not excluded to me - but I have no experience with the VM set-up of the experiments (i.e. CMS, ATLAS) ...unless it is a VM interacting directly with the server - I have a windows one on my Ubuntu laptop... |
Send message Joined: 2 May 07 Posts: 1830 Credit: 139,973,052 RAC: 126,573 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Have watched it yesterday. It works also in sixtrack. Two tasks with always 0.5 CPU's parallel. No idea why it is active. It's a CentOS7 VM. https://lhcathome.cern.ch/lhcathome/results.php?hostid=10591881 |
Send message Joined: 14 Jan 10 Posts: 1178 Credit: 7,523,740 RAC: 5,910 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Two tasks with always 0.5 CPU's parallel.Number of processors 1 |
Send message Joined: 2 May 07 Posts: 1830 Credit: 139,973,052 RAC: 126,573 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Yes Crystal, It's a AMD A10 with two true CPU's. Can't make a screenshot, sorry. In Windows is a Atlas running under Boinc. The VM is for Cosmology and sixtrack or sixtracktest. |
Send message Joined: 19 Feb 08 Posts: 708 Credit: 4,336,250 RAC: 0 ![]() ![]() |
I too have an AM10-6700. It runs 4 tasks plus one GPU task. It is sold as 4 cores but the Windows Task Manager of Windows 8.1 says it has two cores an 4 logical processors.It runs also a SuSE Linux Tumbleweed Virtual Machine with kernel .5.3.12. I have enlisted it in Science United and it runs mostly Milkyway@home and Asteroids@home plus SETI@home tasks. Their credits are not given to me, this is the main disadvantage of running Science United tasks. Tullio |
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