[Clusterusers] Switching to new keg

Wed Jun 24 13:27:41 EDT 2015

g*d*mn proprietary software! :)
On Wed, 2015-06-24 at 13:26 -0400, Wm. Josiah Erikson wrote:
> We're out of licenses (130 concurrent tasks). I've written Wendy to
> see about getting more.
>     -Josiah
> 
> 
> On 6/24/15 1:11 PM, Bassam Kurdali wrote:
> > now it has spooled onto ndrome 07 and eclass 6, but there are a
> > bunch more open machines and it spools very slowly, I think
> > something is wrong?
> > On Wed, 2015-06-24 at 13:02 -0400, Bassam Kurdali wrote:
> > > Ok, just tried linux || MacOSX and MacOSX || linux (with and
> > > without spaces)
> > > 
> > > the key shows up on the Service Key Expr on the the single tasks,
> > > but:
> > > 
> > > -only the first one shows up
> > > -so far, only perry's computer is rendering (with MacOSX as the
> > > tag)
> > > 
> > > blender launchrender is still on limit tags, I wonder if the
> > > nodes lost their blender rights somehow.
> > > 
> > > Cheers,
> > > Bassam
> > > 
> > > On Wed, 2015-06-24 at 11:52 -0400, Wm. Josiah Erikson wrote:
> > > >  Duh. I totally knew that. I think I even used to tell people
> > > > that. Thanks Tom!
> > > >     -Josiah
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > On 6/24/15 11:32 AM, Thomas Helmuth wrote:
> > > > > I looked up the service key syntax: https://renderman.pixar.c
> > > > > om/resources/18/tractor/scripting.html#srvkeys
> > > > > 
> > > > > It turns out, comma means to AND the service keys together.
> > > > > So, "linux,MacOSX" will only run on a node that is both linux
> > > > > and MaxOSX, which is obviously bad. You have to use
> > > > > "linux||MacOSX" to get linux OR MaxOSX.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Tom
> > > > > 
> > > > > On Wed, Jun 24, 2015 at 10:07 AM, Wm. Josiah Erikson <
> > > > > wjerikson at hampshire.edu> wrote:
> > > > > > It looks like any service keys specified when spooling
> > > > > > replace "slow". The job spooled right now shows up as
> > > > > > having "linux,MacOSX" on each task.
> > > > > >     -Josiah
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > On 6/24/15 3:38 AM, Chris Perry wrote:
> > > > > > >  
> > > > > > > How are you spooling, Bassam?
> > > > > > > If the "old way" (via website), then I think "slow" might
> > > > > > > be hardcoded into each remoteCmd declaration. Check not
> > > > > > > just the job but the various subtasks for the tags, they
> > > > > > > may show up there. I kind of remember noticing that when
> > > > > > > Owen and I were rewriting things this spring; check and
> > > > > > > see what you find. We can update this all when I get back
> > > > > > > (at the latest).
> > > > > > > - chris
> > > > > > >  
> > > > > > >  
> > > > > > > On 2015-06-23 23:17, Bassam Kurdali wrote:
> > > > > > > > Tried it again, still waiting.
> > > > > > > > Interestingly enough, I think the Tags are not getting
> > > > > > > > picked up; I
> > > > > > > > checked use custom tags and kept the case as indicated,
> > > > > > > > and there are
> > > > > > > > not Tags showing up in tractor - maybe it's the keg
> > > > > > > > update or maybe I'm
> > > > > > > > doing it wrong (tm)
> > > > > > > > On Tue, 2015-06-23 at 16:37 -0400, Wm. Josiah Erikson
> > > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > Make sure not to capitalize "Linux", too - I think it
> > > > > > > > > is case sensitive. -Josiah On 6/23/15 4:36 PM, Wm.
> > > > > > > > > Josiah Erikson wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > It's because I lied to you. It should be
> > > > > > > > > > "linux,MacOSX" for the service tags. -Josiah On
> > > > > > > > > > 6/23/15 3:42 PM, Bassam Kurdali wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > Hi, just spooled another shot, it's waiting to
> > > > > > > > > > > continue.. I know at least the mac nodes should
> > > > > > > > > > > be open. On Mon, 2015-06-22 at 23:41 -0400, Wm.
> > > > > > > > > > > Josiah Erikson wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > There was something about a file descriptor
> > > > > > > > > > > > limit in tractor -engine, so I restarted
> > > > > > > > > > > > tractor-engine, and it appears to have cleared
> > > > > > > > > > > > up. It was probably something having to do with
> > > > > > > > > > > > held open file handles with new/old NFS file
> > > > > > > > > > > > handles. You're also spooling all your jobs
> > > > > > > > > > > > with the default tag of "slow", which isn't
> > > > > > > > > > > > necessarily bad, but I think you could also do
> > > > > > > > > > > > "linux,OSX" or something and get all the nodes
> > > > > > > > > > > > at once. I think that's the syntax, but I could
> > > > > > > > > > > > be remembering wrong. I also have to email
> > > > > > > > > > > > Wendy about the fact that our license expires
> > > > > > > > > > > > in 10 days, and when I go to get a new one, it
> > > > > > > > > > > > still does.... -Josiah On 6/22/15 9:30 PM,
> > > > > > > > > > > > Bassam Kurdali wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > Hmm, all of sudden all my tasks are blocked
> > > > > > > > > > > > > even though there are nodes available - down
> > > > > > > > > > > > > to the last 4 frames (which are retried
> > > > > > > > > > > > > errors) and a collate. Tim spooled some tasks
> > > > > > > > > > > > > but the macs are open, any ideas? On Mon,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > 2015-06-22 at 20:16 -0400, Wm. Josiah Erikson
> > > > > > > > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Nice. Saw some pretty impressive bandwidth
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > usage there for a second: http://artemis.ha
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > mpshire.edu/mrtg/172.20.160.204_10110.html(
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > this is actually keg1's network connection 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > - gotta correct that on the map, or just
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > swap over to the old connection) -Josiah On
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > 6/22/15 7:29 PM, Bassam Kurdali wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I figured and I spooled and it seemed to
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > be working... hopefully jordan doesn't
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > restart his eternal render for a few
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > hours ;) On Mon, 2015-06-22 at 18:26 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -0400, Wm. Josiah Erikson wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It's done! -Josiah On 6/22/15 5:49 PM,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Bassam Kurdali wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > dats punk! is it done? On Mon, 2015
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -06-22 at 20:49 +0200, Chris Perry
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I can't wait. Thanks, Josiah! -
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > chris
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Jun 22, 2015, at 7:50 PM, Wm.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Josiah Erikson < 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > wjerikson at hampshire.edu> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Keg will be going down shortly,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and coming back up as a harder,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > faster, better, stronger version
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > shortly as well, I hope :) 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -Josiah
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 6/11/15 9:53 AM, Wm. Josiah
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Erikson wrote: Hi all, I'm
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > pretty sure there is 100%
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > overlap between people who care
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > about fly and people who care
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > about keg at this point (though
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > there are some people who care
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > about fly and not so much keg,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > like Lee and Tom - sorry), so
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm sending this to this list.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have a new 32TB 14+2 RAID6
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > with 24GB of RAM superfast (way
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > faster than gigabit) keg all
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ready to go! I would like to
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > bring it up on Monday, June
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 22nd. It would be ideal if
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > rendering was NOT happening at
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > that time, to make my rsyncing
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > life easier :) Any objections? 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -Josiah
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