https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/forums/wcg...ead,42310_offset,0#624450

Version 7.09 with additional work units will be sending out shortly. I have updated the announcement with details. These work units are again built manually and will not be sized, variations in runtime will exist.

Thanks,
-Uplinger

Application
Beta 7.09
Name
BETA_OPN1_TEST001_0193
State
Running
Received
24/04/2020 12:10:42 PM
Report deadline
28/04/2020 12:10:41 PM
Estimated computation size
33,991 GFLOPs
CPU time
00:03:00
CPU time since checkpoint
00:03:00
Elapsed time
00:03:01 ran for a total of 8.4 minutes
Estimated time remaining
01:15:48
Fraction done
30.000%
Virtual memory size
191.96 MB
Working set size
111.82 MB
Directory
slots/21
Process ID
7048
Progress rate
12.150% per minute
Executable
wcgrid_beta28_autodock_7.09_windows_x86_64 Windows 10 latest stable build

WinstonCooper,

This is a beta test. You need to go here: https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/ms/device/viewBetaProfiles.do

And make sure that beta is selected for all of your profiles. Once this is done, the agent will automatically try to get beta work when it is available.

We do not have many work units for testing at the moment, so it is random / good timing for getting Beta. I appreciate your interest in helping with COVID-19 and the other projects on World Community Grid.

Thanks,
-Uplinger

I got four more workunits, and had an opportunity to observe three.

Test001_1084. System: dual epyc 7301, 64 gb ram, running 64 concurrent BOINC threads, running Linux Mint. Estimated GFLOPs size of unit: 33,991.
Virtual Memory size: 178.85 MB; working set size: 113.95 MB
There seems to be 4 "steps" per 2% progress, for a total of 200 steps. It progresses in .001% increments, until it hits the next checkpoint, at which point it increases it to the next nearest 2% increment. Average time per step seems to be around 15 seconds. Looks like this one will run about 50 minutes.

TEST001_0418. System: Ryzen 7 1700, 16 gb ram, running 16 concurrent BOINC threads, running Linux Mint. Estimated GFLOPs size of unit: 33,991
Virtual Memory Size: 179.0 MB, Working Set Size: 114.25 MB
There are either 10 or 10.5 "steps" per 2% progress, for an averaged total of 525 steps. (One time, I saw it go from 22.009 to 22.010, and then about 30 seconds later, it went to 24%. But it looked like it went from 24.009% straight to 26%. I might have missed something though.) It progresses in .001% increments, until it hits the next checkpoint, at which point it increases it to the next nearest 2% increment. Average time per step seems to be around 55 seconds. Looks like this one will run a bit over 8.5 hrs.

TEST001_0342: System: System: Ryzen 7 1700, 16 gb ram, running 16 concurrent BOINC threads, running Linux Mint (a different, but identically configured, system as the other one). Estimated GFLOPs size of unit: 33,991
Virtual Memory Size: 182.5 MB, Working Set Size: 116.88 MB
There are 4 "steps" per 2% progress, for a total of 200 steps. It progresses in .001% increments, until it hits the next checkpoint, at which point it increases it to the next nearest 2% increment. Average time per step seems to be around 55 seconds. Looks like this one will run for about 3.33 hrs.

Observations: as usual, the GFLOPs estimate does not mean anything. The size of the unit will depend on the length of each "step" and how many "steps" are in that particular workunit, at least with current naming conventions. That will probably change once actual units are deployed, though.

The one unit I did not get to observe (on my dual epyc 7301 system) lasted only 1 minute 12 seconds, but did record all checkpoints. They all seem to be running fine.