Your Computers Page
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[edit] General
This page shows the list of the computers that you have used with the Project. In the example I have multiple computers listed as running the Project on the BOINC Client Software.
You should be aware that you will, over the lifetime of the Account, have several computers accumulating Credit for you. This can occur even if you never buy a new machine because of the way that the BOINC System tracks things.
If the machine is significantly upgraded the capabilities of the machine change and therefor, even though it is the same physical device, it is considered to be a new machine for the purposes of tracking. You do have the capability of "Merging" or "Deleting" machines, subject to some restrictions.
This will allow you to control your "growth".
- Note:
- Merging or deleting computers can change your Recent Average Credit (RAC), usually up, for a brief period of time.
- Note:
- Merging or deleting computers will not lower the Total Credit for your Account.
[edit] Column by Column
[edit] Computer ID
This is a unique identifier for the computer that processed this Result. The Computer ID is a link to the descriptive record for the computer/host that processed this Result. Obviously, clicking on the link will take you to the page that will list the characteristics of the Participant's Computer. In some cases the link will not be there because the Result was not needed.
Clicking on one of the links will take you to the "Computer Summary" Page for the Participant's Computer that was assigned the Result.
[edit] Name
The Computer Name is the name given by the Participant to the computer. This should be the "friendly" name assigned to the machine. If this is a pre-built machine the name may not be quite so friendly.
Since most people only have one computer this will be the name of the machine and you will have no problems at all in identifying your machine. But for those of us that have a "farm" of computers this allows us to "map" the computer to the real machine we have at home. And if your are tracking your computers at a remote location, you can look at the numbers (like the Recent Average Credit) and see which machine may warrant some attention.
In the example shown, you can see that I have names that reflect some of the characteristics of the computer.
[edit] Recent Average Credit
The Recent Average Credit line shows a value that reflect the processing done (the number of "Cobblestones") for the preceding week or two by this specific computer. Note that if the computer has not been returning Results this value may be "stuck" showing an artificially high value.
This value is like a speedometer reading. See these Glossary entries for more details:
Recent Average Credit, Computation_of_Credit, Cobblestone, Whetstone_Benchmark, Dhrystone_Benchmark
[edit] Total Credit
The Total Credit line shows a value that reflect the processing done over the "life" of the computer while processing Work Units within the BOINC Powered Project. This is the accumulation of the Total Credit earned by this specific machine.
- Note:
- If the computer has been "merged" or has just been created by the Scheduling Server (even if there is another computer of the same name in the Account), it is possible that this will not be the real "Total Credit" earned by the machine. In other words, the bookkeeping may be off a little. Your Total Credit for the Account will be unaffected by this error.
[edit] CPU Type
The name of the type of the Central Processing Unit (CPU) that is installed in the computer. One of the reasons for keeping this data is the possible need to determine if some of the science that was done may have been compromised by the Physical Processor.
For Apple computers, you can look up the CPU name listed in this field and associate it to actual "CPU Type Names" using the "Apple CPU Type to Computer Type Cross-Reference Matrix".
[edit] Operating System
This lists the Operating System that is being used along with other identification data indicating the exact version, Service Pack level, and "build" level. Each of the major Operating Systems will have their own format for the data. In the examples you will see information for at least the [[WP: Win}}, and Apple Macintosh OS-X Operating Systems.
[edit] Last Contact
This is just a tracking value that shows when was the last time that this computer contacted the Scheduling Server.
[edit] Notes, Oddities, and "Watch Out For This"
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