Multiple client - active processor

[dod]

Quick question.
If you have a machine with say 2 clients and both have returned WU's in the last few days how many active processors should be shown at stanford.

Presumably it's two?

[SiGmA_X]

I'd think it's two.

[dod]

Thanks Sigma, that's what I'd think too but I can't confirm it. Cant see anything on the Stanford forums apart from threads on configuring multiple clients.

The reason I'm asking is that the AOA-UK stats are showing 5 processors this week. I've got more clients than that myself which returned WU's this week. BUT I've only got 3 machines which returned WU's.

So if its clients theres something wrong, if its computers its probably okay. I'm just trying to understand this in case I've got a problem with my returns.

[Allan]

It should definately be two... as Stanford should see it as two entirely different instances of Folding.

[dod]

Thanks Allan

Assuming this is correct it means I'm losing WU's from 3 clients, possibly more if the other guys are still folding. I can track the two at work by the time the last unit was sent in to Stanford so its on my home machines somewhere. I think I'll let the current units finish and reinstall from scratch.

[SiGmA_X]

Perhaps you are loosing WU's? I was having a problem with that a few weeks ago..

In fact, I was doing a 18pt'er (Two, accually.. DUAL!) and one instance of F@H lost the WU at 57frames and claimed instability..

[Daniel ~]

I do know that if you reinstall your OS and start a new client it sees you as having an extra machine in that week.

[dod]

Originally posted by SiGmA_X
Perhaps you are loosing WU's? I was having a problem with that a few weeks ago..

In fact, I was doing a 18pt'er (Two, accually.. DUAL!) and one instance of F@H lost the WU at 57frames and claimed instability..

I wondered about that as well Sigma but I've checked the logs and they have all completed fine. The OC is down a bit anyway because of the heat here.

Originally posted by Daniel ~
I do know that if you reinstall your OS and start a new client it sees you as having an extra machine in that week.

I can see the logic in that with a new id etc. Unfortunately it doesn't apply here.

The only thing I did see is that two clients had aoa-uk instead of AOA-UK. I've changed them but I didn't think the names were case sensitive.

[SiGmA_X]

They are. Check Stanford for aoa-uk now.. I bet there is one

[JetMech]

From my experience I am running 6 boxen with at times 4 instances each and have had as high as 24 processors showing. Right now I'm down to 16. Gromacs finish so fast.