August 2010 Past & Future Yoyo@home& Rechenkraft.net e.V.

August 2010August 2010

Past & FuturePast & Future

Yoyo@homeYoyo@home

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Rechenkraft.net e.V.Rechenkraft.net e.V.


A Volunteer Cruncher 1/3A Volunteer Cruncher 1/3 1996 Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search1996 Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search 1997 RC5-56, DES1997 RC5-56, DES 1999 RC5-64 (distributed.net)1999 RC5-64 (distributed.net)


A Volunteer Cruncher 2/3A Volunteer Cruncher 2/3

Lot of non Boinc projectsLot of non Boinc projects Lot of Boinc projectsLot of Boinc projects

12/2002 registered in the forum of Rechenkraft.net12/2002 registered in the forum of Rechenkraft.net

10/2004 founding of Rechenkraft.net e.V.10/2004 founding of Rechenkraft.net e.V.

RechenRechen - Computing- ComputingKraftKraft - Power- Power


Rechenkraft.net e.V.Rechenkraft.net e.V. Non profit organizationNon profit organization

• Support distributed computingSupport distributed computing• Promote it (Volunteers, Scientists)Promote it (Volunteers, Scientists)• Promote science, research and Promote science, research and

educationeducation• Setup project to grant scientists access Setup project to grant scientists access

to high performance bio-science to high performance bio-science softwaresoftware

www.Rechenkraft.net


A Volunteer Cruncher 3/3A Volunteer Cruncher 3/3

11/2005 Member of Rechenkraft.net e.V.11/2005 Member of Rechenkraft.net e.V. 06/2006 rebuild home page as wiki06/2006 rebuild home page as wiki A lot of wiki workA lot of wiki work

After 10 years of DC volunteerAfter 10 years of DC volunteer

yoyo@home startedyoyo@home started


Never planned as projectNever planned as project begin 2007 begin 2007

• how does the server side works how does the server side works • Boinc open sourceBoinc open source• subscribe boinc_* mailinglistssubscribe boinc_* mailinglists

03/04 2007 Boinc Server VM03/04 2007 Boinc Server VM Laptop WinXP, 1.6 GHz 500MB RAMLaptop WinXP, 1.6 GHz 500MB RAM

• UPPERcaseUPPERcase 06/2007 wrapper announced for legacy apps06/2007 wrapper announced for legacy apps 07/2007 distributed.net OGR app wrapped07/2007 distributed.net OGR app wrapped

1/31/3


project moved from VM -> small root serverproject moved from VM -> small root server 11/2007 evolution@home wrapped11/2007 evolution@home wrapped

• Rechenkraft.net has a long lasting relation to the author Laurence LoeweRechenkraft.net has a long lasting relation to the author Laurence Loewe 03/2008 Stephen Brooks Muon1 wrapped03/2008 Stephen Brooks Muon1 wrapped 12/2008 ECM wrapped12/2008 ECM wrapped

• Trial factorization for different projects (6 included)Trial factorization for different projects (6 included) 04/2010 Euler wrapped04/2010 Euler wrapped other projects, just contact me or our forumother projects, just contact me or our forum

2/32/3


Boinc Server BoincClient

BoincClient

BoincClient

BoincClient

3/33/3

ECM queUe

OGR queue

EVO queue

MUON queue

ElevenSmooth

Mersenne+2

NearRepdigit

OddPerfect

RepUnit

XYYXF

EULER queue

...Unsentresults


Experiences from the other side of a project, Experiences from the other side of a project, as project adminas project admin

+++ much unexpected help+++ much unexpected help• compiling on Win/Linux/Solaris/Mac/PS3,compiling on Win/Linux/Solaris/Mac/PS3,• translations, screensaver, graphicstranslations, screensaver, graphics• help from other projects, mailing list, #boinchelp from other projects, mailing list, #boinc

--- some user are very aggressive and blaming--- some user are very aggressive and blaming• specially about creditsspecially about credits


LearningsLearnings

credits are holy, NEVER remove them, be credits are holy, NEVER remove them, be carefully, don't abort running wuscarefully, don't abort running wus

be open, specially on problems of any kind be open, specially on problems of any kind (technical, monetary, time, ...)(technical, monetary, time, ...)

fast answer forum questionsfast answer forum questions provide frequent newsprovide frequent news don't talk about not available things, don't talk about not available things,

specially about time schedulesspecially about time schedules


About the FutureAbout the FutureRNA World:RNA World: open a job submission interface for open a job submission interface for

scientistsscientists scientific publicationsscientific publications wrap more bioscience applicationswrap more bioscience applicationsRechenkraft.net e.V.Rechenkraft.net e.V. get more member, active participants, get more member, active participants,

donations, monetary foundingsdonations, monetary foundingsyoyo@homeyoyo@home include more projects include more projects


Boinc wish listBoinc wish list

check pointing outside the applicationcheck pointing outside the application• E.g. using VM or saving the whole memory of E.g. using VM or saving the whole memory of

the applicationthe application runtime selection in Boincruntime selection in Boinc

• Don‘t get tasks longer than XDon‘t get tasks longer than X RSS Feed in ClientRSS Feed in Client Switch off GPU fetch for CPU only projectsSwitch off GPU fetch for CPU only projects Option to abort redundant results even if Option to abort redundant results even if

they are started.they are started.


Our URLsOur URLs

www.Rechenkraft.netwww.Rechenkraft.net

www.Rechenkraft.net/yoyowww.Rechenkraft.net/yoyo

www.RNAWorld.dewww.RNAWorld.de

AerospaceResearch.net/ConstellationAerospaceResearch.net/Constellation

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