Message from server: Project is temporarily shut down for maintenance

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Contents 1 General 2 Example Log(s) 2.1 Server Down For Maintenance 2.2 Line-By-Line Explanation

[edit] General

Message Type: Warning Message

This Message means that the BOINC Client Software has tried to contact the Project and has established minimal contact with the Project's Scheduling Server, but the Project itself is currently Off-Line because the Project Team is working on the system.

[edit] Example Log(s)

[edit] Server Down For Maintenance

2005-04-04 02:23:25 [LHC@home] Sending request to scheduler:
                               http://lhcathome-sched1.cern.ch/scheduler/cgi
2005-04-04 02:23:26 [LHC@home] Scheduler RPC to http://lhcathome-sched1.cern.ch/scheduler/cgi
                               succeeded
2005-04-04 02:23:26 [LHC@home] Message from server: Project is temporarily shut down for maintenance
2005-04-04 02:23:26 [LHC@home] Project is down
2005-04-04 02:23:26 [LHC@home] Deferring communication with project for 1 hours, 16 minutes,
                               and 49 seconds

[edit] Line-By-Line Explanation

• Sending request to scheduler: '(url)'

The Participant's Computer is asking for more work by submitting a request to the Scheduler.

• Scheduler RPC to '(url)' succeeded

The Scheduler Request succeeded.

• Message from server: Project is temporarily shut down for maintenance

But the Project is Off-Line for maintenance.

• Project is down

Because the Project is Off-Line for maintenance, the Scheduler cannot service any Scheduler Requests.

• Deferring communication with project for "x" hours, "y" minutes, and "z" seconds

Now, we will wait for some interval of time set by the Exponential Back-Off Mechanism.