Can't get classic WUs: 171.64.65.62, 171.67.108.33

[djohnston]

171.64.65.62 seems to be offline. Would not accept work results. Restarted client until 171.64.65.111 assigned a new work unit. Finished work unit results still cannot be sent.

[John_Weatherman]

According to the server status page it's working ok but is busy. So I expect it just means keep on trying.

[brityank]

Also getting repetitive 503's for the past four hours - won't upload to WS or CS (no record there) or download. Other servers give an OK in the Browser; this one doesn't with either Port 8080 or 80.

[Teddy]

Yep stuffed here as well, changing machineid does nothing either, nor does advmethods switch.
Pretty disappointing as usual.
Teddy

[Baowoulf]

I wonder if this backup could be because of Windows Systray clients not being able to do ProtoMol WU's anymore. So more people doing more of the same type of WU's that all go back to fewer servers. One of my CPU clients that finished is also waiting for this server. Are all of your clients systray ones as well?

Until the CPU load gets back under 2 I'd say just wait it out. It's currently at 3.11 so it's really busy atm.

[djohnston]

Still having the same problem, with multiple clients now. I don't run Windows.

[JimboPalmer]

Both my clients are Windows 7 systray clients.

[Baowoulf]

Still having the same problem, with multiple clients now. I don't run Windows.

This server does Linux as well as Window clients in case your using a Linux one. Linux should still be able to do ProtoMol WU's.

[brityank]

I wonder if this backup could be because of Windows Systray clients not being able to do ProtoMol WU's anymore. So more people doing more of the same type of WU's that all go back to fewer servers. One of my CPU clients that finished is also waiting for this server. Are all of your clients systray ones as well?

Until the CPU load gets back under 2 I'd say just wait it out. It's currently at 3.11 so it's really busy atm.

I now have three of my four Folding@Home Client Version 6.23 clients hosed. Just scanning through the server stats CPU Load I don't see where it's ever gone below 2. Why don't the clients trip over to another server to get work instead of retrying the same one? Frustrating.

[Baowoulf]

I now have three of my four Folding@Home Client Version 6.23 clients hosed. Just scanning through the server stats CPU Load I don't see where it's ever gone below 2. Why don't the clients trip over to another server to get work instead of retrying the same one? Frustrating.

In the past when something like this happen usually it would switch to another server to see if it could at least get another WU and/or send current finished results. I've been waiting for my client to do that not sure why it hasn't yet. I know how you feel thou my other 2 clients are going to be finished soon. So I'm just waiting to see if they encounter the same problem when finished with their current WUs.

[Char_Ell]

My CPU client is also unable to upload results for Project 6526 or get a new work unit from 171.64.65.62

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[12:15:19] Project: 6526 (Run 12, Clone 30, Gen 0)
[12:15:19] - Read packet limit of 540015616... Set to 524286976.
[12:15:19] + Attempting to send results [October 30 12:15:19 UTC]
[12:15:19] - Couldn't send HTTP request to server
[12:15:19]   (Got status 503)
[12:15:19] + Could not connect to Work Server (results)
[12:15:19]     (171.64.65.62:8080)
[12:15:19] + Retrying using alternative port
[12:15:19] - Couldn't send HTTP request to server
[12:15:19]   (Got status 503)
[12:15:19] + Could not connect to Work Server (results)
[12:15:19]     (171.64.65.62:80)
[12:15:19] - Error: Could not transmit unit 00 (completed October 30) to work server.
[12:15:19] - Read packet limit of 540015616... Set to 524286976.
[12:15:19] + Attempting to send results [October 30 12:15:19 UTC]
[12:15:19] - Couldn't send HTTP request to server
[12:15:19]   (Got status 503)
[12:15:19] + Could not connect to Work Server (results)
[12:15:19]     (171.67.108.25:8080)
[12:15:19] + Retrying using alternative port
[12:15:19] - Couldn't send HTTP request to server
[12:15:19]   (Got status 503)
[12:15:19] + Could not connect to Work Server (results)
[12:15:19]     (171.67.108.25:80)
[12:15:19]   Could not transmit unit 00 to Collection server; keeping in queue.
[12:15:19] Project: 6526 (Run 12, Clone 30, Gen 0)
[12:15:19] - Read packet limit of 540015616... Set to 524286976.
[12:15:19] + Attempting to send results [October 30 12:15:19 UTC]
[12:15:19] - Couldn't send HTTP request to server
[12:15:19]   (Got status 503)
[12:15:19] + Could not connect to Work Server (results)
[12:15:19]     (171.64.65.62:8080)
[12:15:19] + Retrying using alternative port
[12:15:19] - Couldn't send HTTP request to server
[12:15:19]   (Got status 503)
[12:15:19] + Could not connect to Work Server (results)
[12:15:19]     (171.64.65.62:80)
[12:15:19] - Error: Could not transmit unit 00 (completed October 30) to work server.
[12:15:19] - Read packet limit of 540015616... Set to 524286976.
[12:15:19] + Attempting to send results [October 30 12:15:19 UTC]
[12:15:21] - Server does not have record of this unit. Will try again later.
[12:15:21]   Could not transmit unit 00 to Collection server; keeping in queue.
[12:37:07] + Attempting to get work packet
[12:37:07] - Connecting to assignment server
[12:37:07] - Successful: assigned to (171.64.65.62).
[12:37:07] + News From Folding@Home: Welcome to Folding@Home
[12:37:07] Loaded queue successfully.
[12:37:08] - Couldn't send HTTP request to server
[12:37:08]   (Got status 503)
[12:37:08] + Could not connect to Work Server
[12:37:08] - Attempt #16  to get work failed, and no other work to do.
Waiting before retry.[13:25:12] + Attempting to get work packet
[13:25:12] - Connecting to assignment server
[13:25:12] - Successful: assigned to (171.64.65.62).
[13:25:12] + News From Folding@Home: Welcome to Folding@Home
[13:25:13] Loaded queue successfully.
[13:25:13] - Couldn't send HTTP request to server
[13:25:13]   (Got status 503)
[13:25:13] + Could not connect to Work Server
[13:25:13] - Attempt #17  to get work failed, and no other work to do.
Waiting before retry.
[14:13:24] + Attempting to get work packet
[14:13:24] - Connecting to assignment server
[14:13:24] - Successful: assigned to (171.64.65.62).
[14:13:24] + News From Folding@Home: Welcome to Folding@Home
[14:13:24] Loaded queue successfully.
[14:13:24] - Couldn't send HTTP request to server
[14:13:24]   (Got status 503)
[14:13:24] + Could not connect to Work Server
[14:13:24] - Attempt #18  to get work failed, and no other work to do.
Waiting before retry.
[15:01:26] + Attempting to get work packet
[15:01:26] - Connecting to assignment server
[15:01:27] - Successful: assigned to (171.64.65.62).
[15:01:27] + News From Folding@Home: Welcome to Folding@Home
[15:01:27] Loaded queue successfully.
[15:01:27] - Couldn't send HTTP request to server
[15:01:27]   (Got status 503)
[15:01:27] + Could not connect to Work Server
[15:01:27] - Attempt #19  to get work failed, and no other work to do.
Waiting before retry.

19 attempts means the server has been having issues for several hours now. However since it's the weekend I'm not sure if Pande Group is around to look into this. Maybe Monday?

[Baowoulf]

If it's more than just an overloaded server we will probably have to wait until Monday, unless it becomes a major problem then someone might come in and try to fix the problem. As of right now I think it's just an overloaded server, it's not like the server has went down as far as I know.

[Fireball0236]

I just had 8 consecutive fails to get work from this server. I fixed it by restarting my client by hand, then it got assigned to a different server. You can try that. Or restart and add the -advmethods argument (or remove it, if you're using it), and hope for a different work server. 2 other clients had no problem getting work (straight from a different server) once they had finished their WUs.


~ Fireball0236

[Baowoulf]

Removing the -advmethods got me new WU's on my first two machines, but the finished WU's are still waiting to be sent back.

[DrBB1]

Same problem here. Not using -advmethods, so I suspect removing parameter just a co-inkidink.

In case it helps, I closed down the client and reopened a minute later, resulting in the following log entry. As others note, "Status 503" seems to be the key:

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# Windows CPU Systray Edition #################################################
###############################################################################

                       Folding@Home Client Version 6.23

                          http://folding.stanford.edu

###############################################################################
###############################################################################

Launch directory: C:\Users\Bruce\AppData\Roaming\Folding@home-x86
Arguments: -verbosity 9 

[19:06:23] - Ask before connecting: No
[19:06:23] - User name: DrBB1 (Team 39340)
[19:06:23] - User ID: B5E074A208A4BE8
[19:06:23] - Machine ID: 3
[19:06:23] 
[19:06:23] Loaded queue successfully.
[19:06:23] Deleting incompletely fetched item (4) from queue position #1
[19:06:23] - Warning: Could not delete all work unit files (1): Core file absent
[19:06:23] Initialization complete
[19:06:23] - Preparing to get new work unit...
[19:06:23] + Attempting to get work packet
[19:06:23] - Autosending finished units... [October 30 19:06:23 UTC]
[19:06:23] Trying to send all finished work units
[19:06:23] Project: 6505 (Run 11, Clone 272, Gen 17)
[19:06:23] - Will indicate memory of 3999 MB
[19:06:23] - Detect CPU. Vendor: GenuineIntel, Family: 6, Model: 7, Stepping: 6
[19:06:23] - Connecting to assignment server
[19:06:23] Connecting to http://assign.stanford.edu:8080/


[19:06:23] + Attempting to send results [October 30 19:06:23 UTC]
[19:06:23] - Reading file work/wuresults_09.dat from core
[19:06:23]   (Read 448765 bytes from disk)
[19:06:23] Connecting to http://171.64.65.62:8080/
[19:06:23] - Couldn't send HTTP request to server
[19:06:23]   (Got status 503)
[19:06:23] + Could not connect to Work Server (results)
[19:06:23]     (171.64.65.62:8080)
[19:06:23] + Retrying using alternative port
[19:06:23] Connecting to http://171.64.65.62:80/
[19:06:23] - Couldn't send HTTP request to server
[19:06:23]   (Got status 503)
[19:06:23] + Could not connect to Work Server (results)
[19:06:23]     (171.64.65.62:80)
[19:06:23] - Error: Could not transmit unit 09 (completed October 30) to work server.
[19:06:23] - 9 failed uploads of this unit.


[19:06:23] + Attempting to send results [October 30 19:06:23 UTC]
[19:06:23] - Reading file work/wuresults_09.dat from core
[19:06:23]   (Read 448765 bytes from disk)
[19:06:23] Connecting to http://171.67.108.25:8080/
[19:06:24] - Couldn't send HTTP request to server
[19:06:24]   (Got status 503)
[19:06:24] + Could not connect to Work Server (results)
[19:06:24]     (171.67.108.25:8080)
[19:06:24] + Retrying using alternative port
[19:06:24] Connecting to http://171.67.108.25:80/
[19:06:24] Posted data.
[19:06:24] Initial: 40AB; - Successful: assigned to (171.64.65.62).
[19:06:24] + News From Folding@Home: Welcome to Folding@Home
[19:06:24] Loaded queue successfully.
[19:06:24] Connecting to http://171.64.65.62:8080/
[19:06:24] - Couldn't send HTTP request to server
[19:06:24]   (Got status 503)
[19:06:24] + Could not connect to Work Server (results)
[19:06:24]     (171.67.108.25:80)
[19:06:24]   Could not transmit unit 09 to Collection server; keeping in queue.
[19:06:24] + Sent 0 of 1 completed units to the server
[19:06:24] - Autosend completed
[19:06:24] - Couldn't send HTTP request to server
[19:06:24]   (Got status 503)
[19:06:24] + Could not connect to Work Server
[19:06:24] - Attempt #1  to get work failed, and no other work to do.
Waiting before retry.
[19:06:39] + Attempting to get work packet
[19:06:39] - Will indicate memory of 3999 MB
[19:06:39] - Connecting to assignment server
[19:06:39] Connecting to http://assign.stanford.edu:8080/
[19:06:40] Posted data.
[19:06:40] Initial: 40AB; - Successful: assigned to (171.64.65.62).
[19:06:40] + News From Folding@Home: Welcome to Folding@Home
[19:06:40] Loaded queue successfully.
[19:06:40] Connecting to http://171.64.65.62:8080/
[19:06:40] - Couldn't send HTTP request to server
[19:06:40]   (Got status 503)
[19:06:40] + Could not connect to Work Server
[19:06:40] - Attempt #2  to get work failed, and no other work to do.
Waiting before retry.
[19:07:01] + Attempting to get work packet
[19:07:01] - Will indicate memory of 3999 MB
[19:07:01] - Connecting to assignment server
[19:07:01] Connecting to http://assign.stanford.edu:8080/
[19:07:02] Posted data.
[19:07:02] Initial: 40AB; - Successful: assigned to (171.64.65.62).
[19:07:02] + News From Folding@Home: Welcome to Folding@Home
[19:07:02] Loaded queue successfully.
[19:07:02] Connecting to http://171.64.65.62:8080/
[19:07:02] - Couldn't send HTTP request to server
[19:07:02]   (Got status 503)
[19:07:02] + Could not connect to Work Server
[19:07:02] - Attempt #3  to get work failed, and no other work to do.
Waiting before retry.