The present work units have an 8-hour time limit. So to ensure that I don't receive more work units than that, I am shortening the buffer to 0.1 + 0.15 days = 6 hours max.

Maybe nanoHUB has a built-in limit? I have not seen it yet.

That only works if you run 24/7.

If like me you don't, the short deadline will keep beeing a problem.

Lets say I shutdown at 20:00 hrs and start backup at 09:00, if I then receive new work at 19:59 they will have gone past the deadline before I can even have a look at them.

A longer deadline is the only option that will work for everybody.

A longer deadline is the only option that will work for everybody.

Except perhaps the researchers. They may need a shorter time limit.

A longer deadline is the only option that will work for everybody.

Except perhaps the researchers. They may need a shorter time limit.

Thru, but then they should make somekind of statement of that on the frontpage.

Thru, but then they should make somekind of statement of that on the frontpage.

I am all in favor of more communications when they have peculiar requirements. (They are still in the learning phase.)
At the moment, I have a couple of WUs that appear to be stuck, or maybe it is just a problem with the progress report. That will be interesting.

We extended the time limit to 24 hours.

Still too short and causes all WU's to run at high priority, preempting other work. If they all run as high priority regardless of deadline, that's fine, but a 24 hour deadline is still very short. Deadlines should be at least 3-4 days. I saw in another post that the admins were thinking about changing the deadline from 24 to 48 hours, which would certainly be an improvement.

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I keep the default buffer of 0.1 + 0.5 days, and have no problem with a 24 hour limit. It is entirely possible that some of this work is for student projects, and they may need the faster turnaround.

Not all projects are for all crunchers.

I keep the default buffer of 0.1 + 0.5 days, and have no problem with a 24 hour limit. It is entirely possible that some of this work is for student projects, and they may need the faster turnaround.

Not all projects are for all crunchers.

that would be okay, if the admins would communicate this.

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that would be okay, if the admins would communicate this.

Yes, I agree. We really don't know what is going on, and how our machines are being used. They need to tell us.

Time limit has been increased to 48 hours.

Time limit has been increased to 48 hours.

The project is playing nicer with other projects now. Thank you! I appreciate projects that listen to the crunchers and communicate with them. It means a lot to most of us! Thanks again!

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