open Beta Test for new cmsearch VM application

[szopler]

It looks like... It works!

Virtualbox 4.2.16r86992
BOINC 7.1.10
Win7 x64
12GB RAM

[szopler]

Ehh An error at the end
http://www.rnaworld.de/rnaworld/result. ... d=14919554

[ChristianB]

That is a false negative. I will check if the output files are uploaded and have the correct size and clear the error.

[ChristianB]

I just converted 5 WUs from expired XXL jobs to VM.I don't know how long they will take but they should be stable.

[szopler]

Please generate some new VM WUs

[ChristianB]

I updated the vboxwrapper for Windows and Mac OS and generated 30 more tasks to test with. Have fun.

[ChristianB]

Please generate some new VM WUs

Your host 26748 seems to lack a BIOS Setting that enables the virtualisation capabilities of your CPU.

NOTE: BOINC has detected that your processor supports hardware acceleration for virtual machines but the hypervisor failed to successfully launch with this feature enabled. This means that the hardware acceleration feature has been disabled in the computers BIOS. Please enable this feature in your BIOS.
Intel Processors call it 'VT-x'
AMD Processors call it 'AMD-V'
More information can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86_virtualization

[Norman]

this bios-feature should not be a requirement for the virtualbox.
virtualbox is working fine with disabled VT-x setting into the bios too.
maybe we you should disable the check (vt-x or amd-v) in rnaworld-VM, because it´s not really urgent to enable this for our crunching?!
( OK, little bit more performance )

[ChristianB]

this bios-feature should not be a requirement for the virtualbox.
virtualbox is working fine with disabled VT-x setting into the bios too.
maybe we you should disable the check (vt-x or amd-v) in rnaworld-VM, because it´s not really urgent to enable this for our crunching?!
( OK, little bit more performance )

That may be true but the problem with disabled VT-x settings is that we can't run 64bit VMs ( it says so in the wikipedia article and in the VirtualBox manual chapter 10). So in Order to use the full potential this has to be activated. Is there any harm in activating it (except the hassle for the user)?

Another important point from my side: If we change the vboxwrapper ourselves we also have to compile this special version for Linux/Windows/Mac OS ourselves which introduces more possible failures and incompatibilities. I would rather stick with the stock vboxwrapper from Berkeley as they fix our bugs and provide compatible versions for all three OS.

[JeromeC]

Hi all

sorry I don't have time to read the full topic, is there a Mac app released for the beta VB/VM application ?

Dim 22 sep 11:23:40 2013 | RNA World | No tasks are available for cmsearch VM (VirtualBox) 1.0.2

I don't think so and I'm very interested to test it.

Thanks to let me know.

[szopler]

There were no checkpoints - there were a lot WU's.
There are checkpoints - there is no WU's.

[Conan]

Hi all

sorry I don't have time to read the full topic, is there a Mac app released for the beta VB/VM application ?

Dim 22 sep 11:23:40 2013 | RNA World | No tasks are available for cmsearch VM (VirtualBox) 1.0.2

I don't think so and I'm very interested to test it.

Thanks to let me know.

You just have to check on the front page under Applications to see that there is an Mac app available for the VB.
Then check the Server Status to see that there is currently no Work Units available for you to run.

So, Yes an Application has been released but as your message states there is no work to do at this time.

Conan