Open beta release of the GPU3 client/core
We have a new GPU core (core 15) going into an open beta test for NVIDIA clients. This core requires a new client (see below) as well as the latest…
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Update on WU shortage
We've been working on the WU shortage issue and have some positive items to report. First, we have greatly improved the AS logic so it uses more information about the…
Read morelow on jobs for Pentium 2/Pentium 3 CPUs — and a discussion for why that happens and how you can help
We're low on jobs for machines w/o SSE capabilities. We are working to fix this. By the way, I often get asked "how come FAH can get low on jobs?"…
Read moreVSP08 (and related interfaces) are down — we are on it
One machine (vsp08) and its interfaces (vsp08a, vsp08b, vsp08c) is down. Our sysadmins have been notified. Their response is slower on the weekends, so this may have to wait until…
Read moreOne physical server (and several virtual interfaces) down for maintenance
We needed to take one physical server down, but that takes down several interfaces, including vsp07, vsp07v, vsp07b, vsp17, vsp17v, vsp22, vsp22v The machine is fscking now, so it may take a few hours for it…
Read morePrepping for the GPU3 rolling: new client and NVIDIA FAH GPU clients will (in the future) need CUDA 2.2 or later
As we've discussed in previous posts, due to its great computational abilities, our GPU client has had a great scientific impact so far. In our most recent FAH paper (also see…
Read moreProgress on WU shortages
We had some WU shortages over the weekend, but for the most part handled the biggest demands. However, we still have shortages for certain types of WUs, especially for pre-v6…
Read moreSupport for GTX 4xx hardware
We have been working behind the scenes to optimize the Folding@home GPU client for the new NVIDIA GTX 4xx hardware. So far, it's been going well with us hitting some…
Read moreWe're working on vspg5v2. It will likely be down for a day or so.
Read moreATI GPU server going off line for maintenance today, may be some WU shortages
We will likely be taking an ATI GPU server (vspg2v2) down today for maintenance. We are working to get more jobs on its sister server (vspg3v2) to avoid WU shortages,…
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