Limiting CPU & RAM from Linux Terminal
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Limiting CPU & RAM from Linux Terminal
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Send message Joined: 7 Sep 08 Posts: 2 
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Hi, I'm currently running BOINC from a remote linux terminal, but I can't figure out how to limit the CPU and RAM usage. I start BOINC with "./boinc" from inside a screen session, and everything runs fine, but it always uses 4/4 processors, where as I only want it to use 3/4 processors. Any ideas? Cheers, Daniel. ID: 20026 ·  |
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Send message Joined: 8 Aug 08 Posts: 3
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...I start BOINC with "./boinc" from inside a screen session, and everything runs fine, but it always uses 4/4 processors, where as I only want it to use 3/4 processors... Try editing the "global_prefs_override.xml" file in the BOINC directory and amend the line <max_ncpus_pct>100.000000</max_ncpus_pct> to <max_ncpus_pct>75.000000</max_ncpus_pct> This will set the BOINC client to use 3/4 of your processors when it re-reads the settings files on startup. From the command line you will need to issue boinccmd --read_global_prefs_override to get the revised settings used at once. Andrew ID: 20031 · |
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Send message Joined: 7 Sep 08 Posts: 2
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Excellent, I was looking through the directory trying to find a config file and I have no idea how I managed to miss that... Thank you sir! ID: 20033 · |
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