p2493, p2495 - extreme deadlines?

[Foxery]

2493 171.65.103.160 p2493_system 97147 202.00 303.00 905.00 100 GROMACS Description ppetrone
2495 171.65.103.160 p2495_system 97090 202.00 303.00 905.00 100 GROMACS Description ppetrone

I noticed these on the projects summary page today... hoping 202 day deadlines are a typo. You'll die of old age before these finish!

[toTOW]

Don't worry, they'll fold a lot faster than that

[Foxery]

Yes, of course; a reliable machine will finish these in a week, but every lost WU sets the researcher back 7 months. This seems excessive.

[anandhanju]

I agree with Foxery. When FAH says its WUs are time critical (and I'm not contesting the claim), the deadlines must reflect the urgency. Else, what's wrong in queuing up 5 WUs and submitting all 5 after a month?

[toTOW]

Yes you're right, I also find it a bit strange ... I've asked for more details about these WUs, I'll post again as soon as I get them

[7im]

I agree with Foxery. When FAH says its WUs are time critical (and I'm not contesting the claim), the deadlines must reflect the urgency. Else, what's wrong in queuing up 5 WUs and submitting all 5 after a month?

Anan, you already know the answer to that one.

[anandhanju]

I agree with Foxery. When FAH says its WUs are time critical (and I'm not contesting the claim), the deadlines must reflect the urgency. Else, what's wrong in queuing up 5 WUs and submitting all 5 after a month?

Anand, you already know the answer to that one.

I do Hence, my concern about the rather long deadlines. I hope this does not encourage people to start queueing up work.

[ppetrone]

I agree with Foxery. When FAH says its WUs are time critical (and I'm not contesting the claim), the deadlines must reflect the urgency. Else, what's wrong in queuing up 5 WUs and submitting all 5 after a month?

Anand, you already know the answer to that one.

I do Hence, my concern about the rather long deadlines. I hope this does not encourage people to start queueing up work.

Thank you guys. I made a mistake in those numbers (but not on the credits gladly). I do need the results asap, and yes, it will hurt if people start queuing.
I am glad you betas are around to help us out with the troubleshooting & debugging.

pau

[toTOW]

And for those who want to know what this "System" is, you can read the detailed project description here : http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/allprojects#2460