Might I run some of the pending downloads you have sent me.
Thanks
SunBadger*
Downloads of what??
Your computers are hidden so we can't see what has been allocated to you. If you need assistance, you should at least give a full description of what the problem is. It would certainly help if you supplied a link to the host that is having the problem.
If you are talking about GW tasks (S6LV1) to be crunched on a CPU, new tasks usually only require data files you already have from previous tasks - locality scheduling. If you are talking about BRP4 tasks (for GPU or CPU) each new task requires 8 x 2MB data files which can come from different servers and can *sometimes* be affected by server load.
Please realise that the success of the project in finding new pulsars in the BRP4 data has resulted in a large influx of new crunchers, many with quite powerful GPUs. This is putting quite a strain on the ability of the servers to supply data and process the completed results. There is considerable effort going on behind the scenes to improve efficiency and allocate extra resources to cope with the demand.
Having said all that, my own experience is that my hosts are able to get work whenever they request it. I have expected to see some delays or failures but so far I haven't really noticed anything other than occasional slow downloads and more recently, the backlog in validation of completed BRP4 work.
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Downloads of what??
Your computers are hidden so we can't see what has been allocated to you. If you need assistance, you should at least give a full description of what the problem is. It would certainly help if you supplied a link to the host that is having the problem.
If you are talking about GW tasks (S6LV1) to be crunched on a CPU, new tasks usually only require data files you already have from previous tasks - locality scheduling. If you are talking about BRP4 tasks (for GPU or CPU) each new task requires 8 x 2MB data files which can come from different servers and can *sometimes* be affected by server load.
Please realise that the success of the project in finding new pulsars in the BRP4 data has resulted in a large influx of new crunchers, many with quite powerful GPUs. This is putting quite a strain on the ability of the servers to supply data and process the completed results. There is considerable effort going on behind the scenes to improve efficiency and allocate extra resources to cope with the demand.
Having said all that, my own experience is that my hosts are able to get work whenever they request it. I have expected to see some delays or failures but so far I haven't really noticed anything other than occasional slow downloads and more recently, the backlog in validation of completed BRP4 work.
Cheers,
Gary.