BOINC multiple projects/cpu

RobOC · 22 Feb 2006 at 16:34

It possible to have two projects actually running at the same time on boinc? I can't seem to get the settings right. I am running Einstein, but have also joined the BBC experiment, but set up the prefs to only allow 1 proc, in the hope that while BBC is running, the other proc will still run an einstein unit. Instead, while BBC is running, one proc goes unused until BOINC switches back to Einstein. Is there a way to get them running together?

(when I say procs, I mean HT if that makes any difference!)

gpuerrilla · 22 Feb 2006 at 18:48

This should be possible (I hope), I'l take a look on the boinc forums later if I get time.

MajorPart · 22 Feb 2006 at 19:20

The best idea is to set both projects to 2 cpu.. as although it may not be doing both projects at the same time all the time ie 1 cpu for BBC and the other working on Einstien..

Overall over time it will have equated to whatever you have set your resource shares to. so it really doesn't matter if it sometimes uses both for one project or uses two for seperate projects. It all evens out.

sparemips · 25 Feb 2006 at 22:26

The problem is, the "On multiprocessors, use at most" setting is under General, which applies to BOINC, rather than a particular project.

I would like a setting for projects to limit eg longer running ones to just 1 processor, as I don't seem to be getting the swapping around that I used to.

Maybe a function of running optimised clients.

MajorPart · 26 Feb 2006 at 03:13

You could change the length of time it spends on the particular project to a higher value..