| "; require_once($c); echo " |
".tr(HELP_HEADING2)."
-".sprintf(tr(HELP_P2_1), "
- ", "", "
- ", "", "
- ", "", "
- ")."
+
-
+
- ".tr(HELP_P2_ITEM1)." +
- ".tr(HELP_P2_ITEM2)." +
- ".tr(HELP_P2_ITEM3)." +
- ".tr(HELP_P2_ITEM4)." +
- ".tr(HELP_P2_ITEM5)."
".tr(HELP_HEADING3)."
diff --git a/doc/homogeneous_redundancy.php b/doc/homogeneous_redundancy.php index f1a4b12772..fa03a90d29 100644 --- a/doc/homogeneous_redundancy.php +++ b/doc/homogeneous_redundancy.php @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ One approach is to eliminate numerical discrepancies. Some notes on how to do this for Fortran programs are given in a paper, Massive Tracking on Heterogeneous Platforms and in an earlier text document, -both courtesy of Eric McIntosh, +both courtesy of Eric McIntosh from CERN.
Homogeneous redundancy
diff --git a/doc/links.php b/doc/links.php index 1e3b1fff46..263d28276a 100644 --- a/doc/links.php +++ b/doc/links.php @@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ language("French", array( site("http://boinc-quebec.org", "boinc-quebec.org") )); language("German", array( + site("http://www.swissteam.net/", "SwissTeam.net"), site("http://www.unitedmacs.com/", "United Macs"), site("http://www.rechenkraft.net/", "Rechenkraft"), site("http://www.seti-leipzig.de/", "SETI-Leipzig"), diff --git a/doc/logo.php b/doc/logo.php index 4c28673fce..64b27ccba2 100644 --- a/doc/logo.php +++ b/doc/logo.php @@ -107,37 +107,104 @@ foreach($logos as $logo) { "; } + +$banners = array( + array( + "Anthony Hern", + array( + array( + "logos/Knightrider_TV_1.gif", + "logos/Knightrider_TV_1.gif", + 90, + ), + array( + "logos/Knightrider_TV_1n.gif", + "logos/Knightrider_TV_1n.gif", + 90, + ), + array( + "logos/Knightrider_TV_1tp.gif", + "logos/Knightrider_TV_1tp.gif", + 90, + ), + array("
"), + array( + "images/hern_logo3.gif" + ), + array( + "images/hern_logo4.gif" + ), + ), + ), + array("(unknown)", + array( + array("images/boincheading.jpg"), + array("images/boincprojectheading.jpg"), + ), + ), + array("Jared Hatfield", + array( + array( + "images/hatfield.png", + "images/hatfield_120.png", + ), + ), + ), + array("Myster65", + array( + array("logos/myster1.jpg"), + array("logos/myster2.jpg"), + array("
"), + array("logos/myster3.jpg"), + array("logos/myster4.jpg"), + array("
"), + array("logos/myster5.jpg"), + array("logos/myster6.jpg"), + ), + ), +); + +echo " + +Banners for BOINC projects
++"; + +shuffle($banners); + +foreach ($banners as $b) { + $name = $b[0]; + echo "
-$name "; + $imgs = $b[1]; + foreach ($imgs as $i) { + $large = $i[0]; + $small = $i[1]; + $size = $i[2]; + if ($small) { + if ($size) { + echo " "; + } else { + echo "
") { + echo $large; + } else { + echo ""; + } + } + } + echo "
Banners for BOINC projects
-
diff --git a/doc/multi_host.php b/doc/multi_host.php index 98580d2ee1..743355b430 100644 --- a/doc/multi_host.php +++ b/doc/multi_host.php @@ -2,31 +2,61 @@ require_once("docutil.php"); -page_head("Multiple server hosts"); +page_head("Increasing server capacity"); echo" +The BOINC server software is designed so that a project +with tens of thousands of volunteers can run on a single server computer. +However, the capacity of this computer may eventually be exceeded. +Symptoms of server overload include: +Artist Images - -Tony Hern -- 
-
-
-- -Anthony Hern -- 
-
-
-(unknown) -- -
-
-Jared Hatfield -- 
-
+
- dropped connections +
- slow web site access +
- daemons fall behind +
- database queries take minutes or hours to complete. +
Run MySQL on a separate host
When you initially create a BOINC project using make_project, everything runs on a single host: -web server, scheduling server, daemons, tasks, database server, -file upload handler. +MySQL database server, +web server, scheduling server, daemons, tasks, +and file upload handler.-You can increase the capacity of your server by spreading -these tasks across different hosts. -The following rules apply: +Of these tasks, the MySQL server does the most work +(typically as much as all the others combined). +So, if you need to increase the capacity of your server +the first step is to move the MySQL server to a separate host +(preferably a fast computer with lots of memory). +Specify this host in the +project configuration file. + +
Run server daemons and tasks on multiple hosts
++If you need more server capacity, +you can move some of the server daemons +and tasks to separate hosts. +(Start by moving the one that's doing the most work). +
+When you move daemons and tasks to other hosts, +those hosts must satisfy the following rules:
-
-
- The hosts should share a common network file system, -and path of the project directory, on any host, -should map to the same place. -(Exception: the database server can run anywhere). -
- The project admin account -should exist on all hosts, -and that user should be able to use 'ssh' to run +must exist on all hosts, +and a user must be able to use 'ssh' to run commands on any other host without typing a password. +
- The hosts must share a common network file system, +and path to the project directory relative to the +project admin's home directory (typically ~/projects/PROJECT_NAME) +must be the same on all hosts. +
- One host is designated as the project's main host
in config.xml.
The 'start', 'stop', and 'status' scripts should normally
@@ -36,8 +66,7 @@ they'll affect only daemons and tasks on host X).
- The project admin account on all hosts must be able to access the project's MySQL database. -(Exception: data servers and file upload handlers -don't need DB access). +(Exception: data servers and file upload handlers don't need DB access).
- Your web server runs on the host to which your project URL is mapped.
Parallelize schedulers and daemons
+If you need even more server capacity, +you can parallelize most of the BOINC daemons +so that multiple instances run on a single (multiprocessor) host, +or on different hosts. +For example, the following +config.xml entries +run two instances of the transitioner on the host 'kosh'. +Because these instances are on the same host, +you must specify different output and PID files. +".html_text(" +Powerpoint
--
-
- A BOINC seminar by Juan Antonio Lopez Perez of CERN, -presented at CIEMAT in Madrid, November 2005. -Also available in a -print version. -
Beginners
-BOINC lets you use your PC to do scientific research.
-BOINC is a 'platform' that is used by a number of projects,
-located at various universities around the world,
-doing research in many areas.
+BOINC lets you contribute computing power on your home PC to
+projects doing research in many scientific areas.
+You can contribute to a single project, or to any combination of them.
-Each project has its own web site. -You can do work for multiple projects. -It's easy to do, even if you have no computer experience. +It's easy, even if you have no computer experience. Just follow the directions on the BOINC home page.
If you'd like more information about BOINC, diff --git a/doc/prefs.php b/doc/prefs.php index 526befc46d..601f4f88aa 100644 --- a/doc/prefs.php +++ b/doc/prefs.php @@ -121,8 +121,20 @@ list_item("Access interval", " ); -list_item("Virtual memory", - "Limit the virtual memory used by BOINC" +list_item("Use at most X% of page file", + "Maximum percentage of your virtual memory page file + (also called 'swap space') used by BOINC" +); +list_item("Use at most X% of memory when computer is in use", + "Limits the amount of RAM used by BOINC applications + when your computer is in use + (i.e. when there has been recent mouse or keyboard activity). + Setting this to a low value lets you run BOINC + all the time without impacting your computer's performance." +); +list_item("Use at most X% of memory when computer is idle", + "Limits the amount of RAM used by BOINC applications + when your computer is not in use." ); list_bar("Network usage"); diff --git a/languages/translations/en.po b/languages/translations/en.po index efec66e9bc..cb944c01ce 100644 --- a/languages/translations/en.po +++ b/languages/translations/en.po @@ -677,12 +677,20 @@ msgstr "Volunteers speaking several languages are available. " msgid "HELP_HEADING2" msgstr "Other sources of help" -msgid "HELP_P2_1" -msgstr "You can also get information and advice from: " - "%sTroubleshooting BOINC%s. " - "%sBOINC-related web sites%s. " - "%sThe BOINC message boards%s. " - "%sThe message boards on any BOINC-based project. " +msgid "HELP_P2_ITEM1" +msgstr "Running BOINC " + +msgid "HELP_P2_ITEM2" +msgstr "Troubleshooting BOINC " + +msgid "HELP_P2_ITEM3" +msgstr "BOINC-related web sites " + +msgid "HELP_P2_ITEM4" +msgstr "The BOINC message boards " + +msgid "HELP_P2_ITEM5" +msgstr "The message boards on any BOINC-based project " msgid "HELP_HEADING3" msgstr "Be a Help Volunteer"