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Thread: Server error: High load. Deferring request |
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knreed
Former World Community Grid Tech Joined: Nov 8, 2004 Post Count: 4504 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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The BOINC scheduler didn't have a way to handle situations where it was overloaded. This had the effect of really bogging down the server and preventing new work from being loaded in (because the feeder was slowed down).
As a result, we added a mechanism so that when the server load exceeds a certain threshold, then it sends a back off request to the client with that message. It is a temporary situation and your client will retry automatically. It is also on the server side and thus there is no action required on your part. |
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Dataman
Ace Cruncher Joined: Nov 16, 2004 Post Count: 4865 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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I found it odd. In more than a few years here I've never seen that error before. Odd you should bring this up DA. I saw this message once on two different machines while we were running the Beta test. As it went away the next time BOINC contacted WCG, I did not think anything of it. I never saw it before either.  EDIT: Thanks knreed.  [Edit 1 times, last edit by Dataman at Nov 8, 2013 2:37:22 PM] |
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Mamajuanauk
Master Cruncher United Kingdom Joined: Dec 15, 2012 Post Count: 1900 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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The BOINC scheduler didn't have a way to handle situations where it was overloaded. This had the effect of really bogging down the server and preventing new work from being loaded in (because the feeder was slowed down). Many thanks for the official update/reason...As a result, we added a mechanism so that when the server load exceeds a certain threshold, then it sends a back off request to the client with that message. It is a temporary situation and your client will retry automatically. It is also on the server side and thus there is no action required on your part.
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Former Member
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The BOINC scheduler didn't have a way to handle situations where it was overloaded. This had the effect of really bogging down the server and preventing new work from being loaded in (because the feeder was slowed down). As a result, we added a mechanism so that when the server load exceeds a certain threshold, then it sends a back off request to the client with that message. It is a temporary situation and your client will retry automatically. It is also on the server side and thus there is no action required on your part. Kevin, if you created this signal from server to client, a brand new one, why the alarmist "Server error:..."? Suggest you take that 'error' sting out and rename it to Server Warning:... or even better, a more neutral Server Message: High Load. Deferring request - No user action needed! There are more of these I'm sure that could do with some toning down, since they are of auto-recovery nature. |
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The Aspens
Advanced Cruncher New Mexico, USA Joined: Apr 15, 2005 Post Count: 54 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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Rob - good point. I'll change. We are doing.... something... right now on the prod environment. Once that is done and stable I'll make that change.
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gomeyer
Senior Cruncher USA Joined: Jul 11, 2008 Post Count: 161 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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. . . We are doing.... something... right now on the prod environment. . . . A hint ????  [Edit 1 times, last edit by gomeyer at Nov 8, 2013 4:29:20 PM] |
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knreed
Former World Community Grid Tech Joined: Nov 8, 2004 Post Count: 4504 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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FYI - The Aspens is my 'crunching account' and 'knreed' is my admin account. I just made two posts under the wrong account.
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knreed
Former World Community Grid Tech Joined: Nov 8, 2004 Post Count: 4504 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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This message will now show up as "Message from server: We are currently experiencing high load and are temporarily deferring your request. Your client will automatically try again later."
This should be significantly less alarmist. |
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Former Member
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Now, the receiver seems to be out of disk space. May take bit longer time to recover...
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TPCBF
Master Cruncher USA Joined: Jan 2, 2011 Post Count: 2173 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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Now, the receiver seems to be out of disk space. May take bit longer time to recover... Yup, getting "server out of disk space" error messages when uploading finished MCM tasks...  [Edit 2 times, last edit by TPCBF at Nov 13, 2013 3:36:39 AM] |
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