Hi Kevin,
You probably posted as same time as me above.
3 points I disagree with you:
1. Clean Energy project system requirements do NOT state the high disk transfer.
It just mention the large disk space needed (2Gb).
(so nothing to see with the up to 2.9Gb/hr I found)
Ref: When selecting projects in "My Projects"
(https://secure.worldcommunitygrid.org/ms/viewMyProjects.do)
there is a link near Clean Energy project stating "Please review the system
requirements before opting to participate in this project"
I stored this link in system_requirements.txt
I don't see the disk transfer in it.
2. Boinc should control (1) your project and (2) where the data are saved
See my <3> in previous message.
3. I never had 3 workunits running in parallel.
I don't know why above shows like that (3 "in progress" = another bug ?, or
because I aborted units ?), but I only have one dual core, so max 2 units runs
in parallel.
But you are right, I don't remember having seen 2 workunits from Clean Energy
project running at same time.
I do agree that further discussions specific to WCG should happen on WCG Forum.
Thanks,
Franck
System Requirements
What are the recommended minimum system specifications?
How much data will I download and upload while participating with World
Community Grid?
How do I know if my computer is running the 64-bit research application?
What are the recommended minimum system specifications?
In order to participate in World Community Grid, you will need to have at least
the following:
The ability to display graphics (if you wish to see the graphics)
An Internet connection
In addition, each research project has its own requirement for memory and disk
space. These are as follows:
Research Project Memory Available Disk Space Operating
Systems
Computing for Clean Water 400 MB 100 MB Windows1,5, Mac, Linux3,5
The Clean Energy Project - Phase 2 1,024 MB 2,048 MB
Windows1, Mac, Linux3,4
Discovering Dengue Drugs - Together - Phase 2 1,024 MB 250 MB
Windows1, Mac, Linux3
Help Cure Muscular Dystrophy - Phase 2 64 MB 50 MB Windows1, Mac2, Linux3
Help Fight Childhood Cancer 250 MB 100 MB Windows1, Mac, Linux3
Help Conquer Cancer 250 MB 50 MB Windows1, Mac, Linux3
Human Proteome Folding - Phase 2 250 MB 100 MB Windows1, Mac2, Linux3
FightAIDS@Home 250 MB 100 MB Windows1, Mac, Linux3
1. World Community Grid supports the following Windows platforms: Windows XP,
Vista, 7, Server 2003, Server 2008
2. For these projects, only Mac computers using Intel processors are supported
3. Only Linux on x86 and x86-64 is supported
4. Users who choose to run this project are encouraged to set the 'Leave
applications in memory while suspended' option in their device profile
5. 64-bit application available
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How much data will I download and upload while participating with World
Community Grid?
The amount of data that you transfer depends upon how your processing
preferences are set to run, how powerful your computer is and how often your
computer is on. It also varies based upon which research projects you run on
your computer. An average computer contributing to World Community Grid returns
about 2 results per day.
Each of the research projects at World Community Grid uses a different
application, input files and output files. As a result, the size used for each
of these varies by project. This is outlined on the chart below. Please note
that the data is compressed during transfer and is decompressed after it has
been downloaded. As a result it will occupy more space on disk than the numbers
shown below.
Research Project One-Time Download Per Workunit Download Per
Workunit Upload
Computing for Clean Water 10 MB 0.001 MB 0.5 MB
The Clean Energy Project - Phase 2 200 MB 0.1 MB 20 - 80 MB
Discovering Dengue Drugs - Together - Phase 2 10 MB 1-20 MB 1 MB
Help Cure Muscular Dystrophy - Phase 2 0.7 MB 0.1 MB 0.2 MB
Help Fight Childhood Cancer 1.0 MB 0.1 MB 0.1 MB
Help Conquer Cancer 1.0 MB 0.1 MB 0.1 MB
Human Proteome Folding - Phase 2 12.0 MB 1.5 MB 0.1 MB
FightAIDS@Home 1.5 MB 0.1 MB 0.1 MB
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How do I know if my computer is running the 64-bit research application?
On a Windows machine, you can use the Windows task manager to view the process
name. 64-bit research applications will end with "windows_intelx86_64", while
32-bit applications will end with "windows_intelx86"
On a Linux machine, you can find the PID of the research application (which
will start with the name "wcg") and then execute the command "file -L
/proc//exe"
There is no 64-bit research application for Mac machines at this time.
