Thread 'Large memory config usage? 512GB or larger?'

Message boards : Questions and problems : Large memory config usage? 512GB or larger?
Message board moderation

To post messages, you must log in.

AuthorMessage
Slacker

Send message
Joined: 23 Sep 11
Posts: 1
United States
Message 40310 - Posted: 23 Sep 2011, 3:12:57 UTC

Kinda new to BOINC so I have some basic questions. (I checked the forum posts, but did not see my subject). My system has 512GB of ram (gigabytes not megabytes) and 16 CPU cores, but my selection to use at least 75% of the system memory seems to have no effect on the actual usage. It still only uses about 5GB no matter what Does having a large memory config offer any significant benefits? Also, I have two NVidia Tesla M2075 cards, is there anything special to access both GPUs or just use the checkbox to use the GPU?
Thanks in advance...[/i]
ID: 40310 · Report as offensive
Ivan Lezhnjov IV
Avatar

Send message
Joined: 30 Sep 11
Posts: 2
Ukraine
Message 40482 - Posted: 30 Sep 2011, 10:55:33 UTC

Does it mean BOINC, i.e. the project(s) running, will use all of the 512GB at times? I wonder whether there are that much resource demanding projects! I'm pretty new so don't laugh if it's a silly question lol
ID: 40482 · Report as offensive
SekeRob2

Send message
Joined: 6 Jul 10
Posts: 585
Italy
Message 40486 - Posted: 30 Sep 2011, 11:36:00 UTC - in response to Message 40482.  

Looked at the OP before and wondered myself what the expectation was. Very serious hardware, but BOINC will not use more than the max of what each science needs. At the very least it sounds like 24/7 hardware, so unless this is business hardware where one can not go and fiddle as were it a private toy, I'd surely be setting up a RAMDisk to eliminate the disk I/O for the most part. That would be a machine to dedicate to the Clean Energy Project, Phase II over at WCG. The models go to near 2GB at times (RAM+VM), each.

-- SekeRob
ID: 40486 · Report as offensive

Message boards : Questions and problems : Large memory config usage? 512GB or larger?

Copyright © 2025 University of California.
Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.