Upcoming core changes (bigadv will switch from A3 to A5)

'Cuda340 · Feb 23, 2011

Just a heads-up: we are planning to migrate bigadv from running on Core A3 to running on Core A5 very shortly. Core A5 utilizes the same codebase as A3, but pegged to specific version snapshots. We have 64-bit Linux, Win32, and 64-bit OS/X versions of the core in testing; the initial release will likely be Win32 & Linux.

The new core will require a client upgrade; A5 will require version 6.34 or later. The Linux and Win32 versions of the 6.34 client will be released to the public very shortly. If you are running bigadv work units, please upgrade your clients. That will ease the transition as we start turning Core A5 bigadv projects on and turning Core A3 bigadv projects off.

Thanks and happy folding!

http://foldingforum.org/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=17696

GIXXERGUY6 · Feb 23, 2011

cuda340 said:
http://foldingforum.org/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=17696

Wonder what the PPD will be now?

ChasR · Feb 23, 2011

The same.

CJ145 · Feb 23, 2011

I just got an A5 core on my dual quad server, with the client I just downloaded from the folding site (FAH6.34-win32-SMP.exe) Will post TPF when it gets through a few of them.

torin3 · Feb 23, 2011

Can you do a drop in replacement, or does it need a full uninstall/reinstall?

ChasR · Feb 23, 2011

Drop in.

2600K @ 4.7 GHz
Project ID: 6901
Core: GRO-A5
Credit: 8955
Frames: 100

Name: HT-PC SMP
Path: \\Tmp-pc\fah\SMP\
Number of Frames Observed: 179

Min. Time / Frame : 00:24:37 - 50,425 PPD
Avg. Time / Frame : 00:24:45 - 50,018 PPD
Cur. Time / Frame : 00:24:45 - 49,995 PPD
R3F. Time / Frame : 00:24:45 - 49,995 PPD
All Time / Frame : 00:24:43 - 50,070 PPD
Eff. Time / Frame : 00:24:46 - 49,958 PPD

GIXXERGUY6 · Feb 23, 2011

Are they public yet?

EDIT: I see the 6.34 on the site.

Setting clients for -oneunit and waiting I guess.

'Cuda340 · Feb 23, 2011

High Performance Clients

Download from:

http://folding.stanford.edu/English/DownloadWinOther

harlam357 · Feb 23, 2011

Thanks for the heads up cuda!!! :beer:

GIXXERGUY6 · Feb 23, 2011

Already have it here and have 1 of the 3 machines set for oneunit.

CJ145 · Feb 23, 2011

Dual Xeon 5620's @ 2.4GHz, Seems low to me, I guess it's just a slow WU?

Code:

Project ID: 6901
 Core: GRO-A5
 Credit: 8955
 Frames: 100


 Name: SERVER 2 TEST
 Path: \\192.168.2.94\FAH\
 Number of Frames Observed: 10

 Min. Time / Frame : 00:36:18 - 28,160 PPD
 Avg. Time / Frame : 00:37:49 - 26,483 PPD
 Cur. Time / Frame : 00:36:25 - 27,729 PPD
 R3F. Time / Frame : 00:37:06 - 27,218 PPD
 All  Time / Frame : 00:38:03 - 26,539 PPD
 Eff. Time / Frame : 00:38:42 - 26,093 PPD

orion456 · Feb 24, 2011

The drop in is still 6.30. Is it not possible to just drop a new client in?

'Cuda340 · Feb 24, 2011

Yes. Alittle higher up on the page.

Windows XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 SMP2 client console version
6.34 (32-bit or 64-bit)

They'll get there...

We're still doing a bit of cosmetic cleanup on the page, but the links should work.

Edit: More Info

The bigadv changeover will be relatively rapid; we highly encourage donors who wish to run bigadv to upgrade their clients to 6.34 or later within the first few days of public release. We do not normally perform rapid switchovers for public-release clients, but bigadv is more of a "power user" configuration. After the switchover, pre-6.34 clients set to bigadv will roll over to normal A3 work units (and thus won't be spinning their wheels idly). We also have a number of non-bigadv A3 projects ready for public release that cannot go public until bigadv migrates for technical reasons.

So much for taking my time...... :sly:

They can be dropped into a working FAH installation; it's always safest to update between work units, although testers have successfully performed this update mid-work-unit.

freeagent · Feb 24, 2011

I dropped in the new client mid-stream, so far so good. Im running my 465 too, and according to some times posted earlier, Im roughly produceing what a 2600k would do at 4.6-4.7ghz, while driveing my 465 at the same time, wich is also running the new client

ill have to let it run while im at work to know for sure, as the machine would be folding without me useing it for other stuff

'Cuda340 · Feb 24, 2011

FYI.......Have successfully updated a few mid-work-unit. No problems to report. :thup:

'Cuda340 · Feb 25, 2011

Have updated most of my bigadv folders to client 6.34

Managed to catch a couple between work units. Obviously there was no problem there. The rest were done mid-work-unit, all but one without a hitch.

The one bigadv work unit i did loose was a P26XX, where as all the others were P6900 series.......

This is the one i lost. :rain:

Current Work Unit
-----------------
Name: Gromacs
Tag: P2686R4C18G74
Download time: February 22 06:34:00
Due time: February 28 06:34:00

Coincidence :shrug:

If your rig is running a P26XX series w/u, you might wonna wait till it's done.

Just tossing the bone out there........

thobel · Feb 25, 2011

I'm a little confused I only see a 6.30 drop in client? Where is the 6.34 drop in client?

PeddlerOfFlesh · Feb 25, 2011

I'm reading that there might be benefits to running a linux VM with the new core.

spitter3 · Feb 25, 2011

http://www.stanford.edu/group/pandegroup/folding/release/FAH6.34-win32-SMP.exe

win download

thobel said:
I'm a little confused I only see a 6.30 drop in client? Where is the 6.34 drop in client?

thobel · Feb 25, 2011

spitter3 said:
http://www.stanford.edu/group/pandegroup/folding/release/FAH6.34-win32-SMP.exe

win download

ok got it working however HFM.Net is showing it as Unknown Client Type it did however get a A5 Job.

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