Are WUs being queued in the background?

[morpheous_2812]

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18:53:37:  <team v='40051'/>
18:53:37:  <user v='morpheous_2812'/>
18:53:37:
18:53:37:  <!-- Folding Slots -->
18:53:37:  <slot id='0' type='SMP'/>
18:53:37:</config>
18:53:37:Trying to access database...
18:53:37:Successfully acquired database lock
18:53:37:Enabled folding slot 00: READY smp:6
18:53:37:Starting Unit 01
18:53:37:Running core: C:/Users/Alvin/AppData/Roaming/FAHClient/cores/www.stanford.edu/~pande/Win32/AMD64/Core_a4.fah/FahCore_a4.exe -dir 01 -suffix 01 -lifeline 4680 -version 701 -checkpoint 15 -np 6
18:53:37:Started core on PID 4844
18:53:37:FahCore 0xa4 started
18:53:37:Unit 01:
18:53:37:Unit 01:*------------------------------*
18:53:37:Unit 01:Folding@Home Gromacs GB Core
18:53:37:Unit 01:Version 2.27 (Dec. 15, 2010)
18:53:37:Unit 01:
18:53:37:Unit 01:Preparing to commence simulation
18:53:37:Unit 01:- Ensuring status. Please wait.
18:53:39:Server connection id=1 on 0.0.0.0:36330 from 127.0.0.1
18:53:47:Unit 01:- Looking at optimizations...
18:53:47:Unit 01:- Working with standard loops on this execution.
18:53:47:Unit 01:- Previous termination of core was improper.
18:53:47:Unit 01:- Going to use standard loops.
18:53:47:Unit 01:- Files status OK
18:53:47:Unit 01:- Expanded 894104 -> 1751180 (decompressed 195.8 percent)
18:53:47:Unit 01:Called DecompressByteArray: compressed_data_size=894104 data_size=1751180, decompressed_data_size=1751180 diff=0
18:53:47:Unit 01:- Digital signature verified
18:53:47:Unit 01:
18:53:47:Unit 01:Project: 7904 (Run 19, Clone 4, Gen 0)
18:53:47:Unit 01:
18:53:47:Unit 01:Entering M.D.
18:53:53:Unit 01:Using Gromacs checkpoints
18:53:53:Unit 01:Mapping NT from 6 to 6 
18:53:54:Unit 01:Resuming from checkpoint
18:53:54:Unit 01:Verified 01/wudata_01.log
18:53:57:Unit 01:Verified 01/wudata_01.trr
18:53:57:Unit 01:Verified 01/wudata_01.edr
18:53:57:Unit 01:Completed 559230 out of 1000000 steps  (55%)
18:54:26:Unit 01:Completed 560000 out of 1000000 steps  (56%)
19:02:56:Unit 01:Completed 570000 out of 1000000 steps  (57%)
19:10:16:Unit 01:Completed 580000 out of 1000000 steps  (58%)
19:16:31:Unit 01:Completed 590000 out of 1000000 steps  (59%)
19:23:00:Unit 01:Completed 600000 out of 1000000 steps  (60%)
19:29:32:Unit 01:Completed 610000 out of 1000000 steps  (61%)
19:36:13:Unit 01:Completed 620000 out of 1000000 steps  (62%)
19:43:18:Unit 01:Completed 630000 out of 1000000 steps  (63%)
19:51:02:Unit 01:Completed 640000 out of 1000000 steps  (64%)
19:58:46:Unit 01:Completed 650000 out of 1000000 steps  (65%)
20:06:41:Unit 01:Completed 660000 out of 1000000 steps  (66%)
20:14:35:Unit 01:Completed 670000 out of 1000000 steps  (67%)
20:21:40:Unit 01:Completed 680000 out of 1000000 steps  (68%)
20:28:35:Unit 01:Completed 690000 out of 1000000 steps  (69%)
20:36:36:Unit 01:Completed 700000 out of 1000000 steps  (70%)
20:44:31:Unit 01:Completed 710000 out of 1000000 steps  (71%)
20:55:29:Unit 01:Completed 720000 out of 1000000 steps  (72%)
21:05:55:Unit 01:Completed 730000 out of 1000000 steps  (73%)
21:10:43:Downloading project 7020 description
21:10:43:Connecting to fah-web.stanford.edu:80
21:10:45:Downloading project 7611 description
21:10:45:Connecting to fah-web.stanford.edu:80
21:10:46:Downloading project 7904 description
21:10:46:Connecting to fah-web.stanford.edu:80
21:19:36:Unit 01:Completed 740000 out of 1000000 steps  (74%)
21:34:55:Unit 01:Completed 750000 out of 1000000 steps  (75%)
21:51:46:Unit 01:Completed 760000 out of 1000000 steps  (76%)
22:06:50:Unit 01:Completed 770000 out of 1000000 steps  (77%)
22:20:44:Unit 01:Completed 780000 out of 1000000 steps  (78%)
22:34:30:Unit 01:Completed 790000 out of 1000000 steps  (79%)
22:47:33:Unit 01:Completed 800000 out of 1000000 steps  (80%)
23:11:58:Unit 01:Completed 810000 out of 1000000 steps  (81%)
23:29:49:Unit 01:Completed 820000 out of 1000000 steps  (82%)
23:43:00:Unit 01:Completed 830000 out of 1000000 steps  (83%)
23:54:52:Unit 01:Completed 840000 out of 1000000 steps  (84%)
00:07:37:Unit 01:Completed 850000 out of 1000000 steps  (85%)
00:20:08:Unit 01:Completed 860000 out of 1000000 steps  (86%)
00:36:34:Unit 01:Completed 870000 out of 1000000 steps  (87%)
00:56:50:Unit 01:Completed 880000 out of 1000000 steps  (88%)
01:11:13:Unit 01:Completed 890000 out of 1000000 steps  (89%)
01:18:31:Unit 01:Completed 900000 out of 1000000 steps  (90%)
01:25:24:Unit 01:Completed 910000 out of 1000000 steps  (91%)
01:32:06:Unit 01:Completed 920000 out of 1000000 steps  (92%)
01:38:49:Unit 01:Completed 930000 out of 1000000 steps  (93%)
01:48:14:Unit 01:Completed 940000 out of 1000000 steps  (94%)
01:56:15:Unit 01:Completed 950000 out of 1000000 steps  (95%)
02:03:41:Unit 01:Completed 960000 out of 1000000 steps  (96%)

I noticed that at 21:10:43, there were 3 project descriptions, 7020, 7611 and 7904 being downloaded.

Is there any significance, for example, are the 3 projects going to be downloaded and queued in the background, once my current WU finishes?

I will not be using the computer for a while, say about 1 to 2 days, so I would not want to have WUs queued in my system while my PC is shut down for a short period, as I understand any delay in sending back completed WUs is generally frowned upon.

I did not notice any such downloadings during my previous WUs, so any advice or guidance is greatly appreciated.

[bruce]

Version 7 does download a new WU before the current WU is completed. The default is <next-unit-percentage v="99" /> meaning that if you don't change anything, a new WU will be downloaded when the current WU passes 99%. If you set the slot(s) to Finish before it reaches that point, no new WU will be downloaded and the current WU will be completed an uploaded before sitting idle so you can shut your computer down with a clean conscience.

The messages that you're asking about are not telling you that a new project has been downloaded, only the description of the current projects.

[morpheous_2812]

Thanks for the quick reply. I needed to shut down the PC for a day or two, was worried that there will be WUs being kept in my system waiting to be folded.

Now I can switch my PC off, then switch the PC on when I am back and continue to fold. I set the slot to finish when the WU was on 96%, so I can safely shut down my PC.