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<h2>Back end examples</h2>
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<p>
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Here are some examples of the "back ends" that
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could be used by various types of project.
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<b>SETI@home with local data servers</b>
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<ul>
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<li>
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A <b>splitter program</b> generates data files.
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For each data file, calls the BOINC server library to
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create a workunit record and several result records,
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and stores the data file on disk of a data server.
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A <b>garbage collector</b> program deletes data files for which enough
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results have been returned.
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Generates new result records as needed.
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A <b>result handler</b> program checks for new results.
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Parses result files, and transfers contents to
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a separate "science database".
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Does redundancy checking, and marks result records as valid or invalid.
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</ul>
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<p>
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<b>SETI@home with remote data servers</b>
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As above, but the splitter program writes data files to DLT tape.
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The result records are generated, using the
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URL of a selected data server.
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The tape is mailed to the data server.
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An operator at the data server transfers the files to disk,
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than uses a web control panel to mark the batch as ready,
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which marks the result records as ready.
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