Missing WU

[birefringent]

My log file shows a successful upload on 21 Jul 08. My folding at home user page shows the last WU sent up was on the 19th. Also, while accessing my user page, the system returned an error message I've not seen before. It instructed me to inform the administrator. Did the work unit get there? Isn't the data file still in the /work directory? Can't it be resent?

Anthony

[ChelseaOilman]

See here: http://folding.typepad.com/news/2008/07 ... pdate.html

[bruce]

My log file shows a successful upload on 21 Jul 08. My folding at home user page shows the last WU sent up was on the 19th. . . . Did the work unit get there? Isn't the data file still in the /work directory? Can't it be resent?

Anthony

No, once the data has been sent, it isn't in you /work directory and it cannot be re-sent. If it was not actually uploaded (e.g.- if the server is down) the results WILL stay in the /work directory and will the upload will be automatically retried periodically.

Look in FAHlog.txt at the beginning of the WU and give us the four identifying numbers Project, Run, Clone, and Gen. Then look at the end of the WU for the message that says "Thank you...."

Also, look back at the last time that the client was restarted. Does it show the proper UserName and Team number?

[birefringent]

Bruce,
Thanks for the quick response.
The username and Team number are correct.
The relevant parts of the log are:

[06:51:14] + Processing work unit
[06:51:14] Core required: FahCore_82.exe
[06:51:14] Core found.
[06:51:14] Working on Unit 07 [July 19 06:51:14]
[06:51:14] + Working ...
[06:51:14]
[06:51:14] *------------------------------*
[06:51:14] Folding@Home PMD Core
[06:51:14] Version 1.03 (September 7, 2005)
[06:51:14]
[06:51:14] Preparing to commence simulation
[06:51:14] - Looking at optimizations...
[06:51:14] - Created dyn
[06:51:14] - Files status OK
[06:51:15] - Expanded 93205 -> 599777 (decompressed 643.5 percent)
[06:51:15]
[06:51:15] Project: 2170 (Run 36, Clone 178, Gen 8)
[06:51:15]
[06:51:15] Assembly optimizations on if available.
[06:51:15] Entering M.D.
[06:51:21] Protein: p2170_lambda_obc_300K
....
[15:54:40] Finished Work Unit:
[15:54:40] Leaving Run
[15:54:43] - Writing 747179 bytes of core data to disk...
[15:54:43] Done: 746667 -> 214953 (compressed to 28.7 percent)
[15:54:43] ... Done.
[15:54:43] - Shutting down core
[15:54:43]
[15:54:43] Folding@home Core Shutdown: FINISHED_UNIT
[15:54:46] CoreStatus = 64 (100)
[15:54:46] Sending work to server


[15:54:46] + Attempting to send results
[15:54:48] + Results successfully sent
[15:54:48] Thank you for your contribution to Folding@Home.
[15:54:48] + Number of Units Completed: 229

[15:54:52] - Preparing to get new work unit...
[15:54:52] + Attempting to get work packet
[15:54:52] - Connecting to assignment server
[15:54:53] - Successful: assigned to (171.65.103.160).
[15:54:53] + News From Folding@Home: Welcome to Folding@Home
[15:54:53] Loaded queue successfully.
[15:54:53] + Closed connections
[15:54:53]
[15:54:53] + Processing work unit
[15:54:53] Core required: FahCore_82.exe
[15:54:53] Core found.
[15:54:53] Working on Unit 08 [July 21 15:54:53]
[15:54:53] + Working ...
[15:54:53]
[15:54:53] *------------------------------*

The "Thank you..." implies a successful ACK. The code at this end thinks the WU was captured. The report code at the server shows no update.

Somewhat notable is that the total number of completed WU in the log is less than the total I've actually completed (the number reported on my user page). Its been that way since a few months after I started folding. Early on the console code was unstable. It stabilized on its own after a dozen or so WUs . Until then there were many re-installs.

I hope the unit made it through. And I hope I get my points.

Anthony

[ChelseaOilman]

Hi birefringent (team 1),
Your WU (P2170 R36 C178 G8) was added to the stats database on 2008-07-22 08:28:55 for 234 points of credit.

[bruce]

Somewhat notable is that the total number of completed WU in the log is less than the total I've actually completed (the number reported on my user page). Its been that way since a few months after I started folding. Early on the console code was unstable. It stabilized on its own after a dozen or so WUs . Until then there were many re-installs.

If you install the client on more than one computer, each client counts the number of WUs that it has competed independently of the others. The user page reports the total. When you re-install, the client often is configured as if it were a new install on another machine, restarting the local count from zero. Whatever you completed on an earlier install will still be included in the total.