Sign up for HP Cloud Services Beta - FREE crunching power

[theAnimal]

*** Free Trial is ending May 10, will be billed starting then. ***

HP is offering a free beta for their cloud computing & this can be used for F@H (although I imagine other projects could be run as well). You are limited to 20 cores (edit: per server AZ1 & AZ2) and apparently this can get you 60k+ PPD for folding.

I just signed up but have not been accepted yet.

http://www.evga.com/forums/tm.aspx?m=1420042

http://www.overclock.net/t/1205096/quick-and-dirty-hpcs-f-h-setup-guide

edit: 6 servers (4x 8vCPU & 2x 4vCPU) now running @2.7 GHz.

edit 2: Still early for real numbers, but my last 24h is about 100k higher with my virtual farm.

edit 3: Looks like about 60k ppd average.

edit 4: 5 invites available, PM by feb 22.

 

[ZipSpeed]

This will be a great way to get more points for the TeAm for sure. When signing up, what did you enter for this part?

* How will you use HP Cloud Services?
(A detailed answer could get you private beta access sooner.)

 

[somethingsketchy]

I wonder if this too would work for BOINC (asides from the obvious need to set-up for installation/running via commandline).

 

[theAnimal]

This will be a great way to get more points for the TeAm for sure. When signing up, what did you enter for this part?

* How will you use HP Cloud Services?
(A detailed answer could get you private beta access sooner.)

I said will be running F@H.

 

[blckgrffn]

So, is this how evga crunching blew by us?

 

[ZipSpeed]

I said will be running F@H.

I guess the truth never hurts. :biggrin:

 

[biodoc]

Was this the HPCS "team" that blew by us during the F@H Holiday race?

http://folding.extremeoverclocking.com/team_summary.php?s=&t=213904

Maybe they were doing some stability testing. :biggrin:

 

[Desslok]

Just signed up.

 

[blckgrffn]

Signed up as well.

 

[ZipSpeed]

Signed up through my business. Went on to say my computers at work crunch for a good cause and I'm hoping to further the contribution. So hopefully the fluff will get me in! :biggrin:

 

[Thump553]

What a great idea, thanks for the link. I also have a business, which I signed up through.

Just glanced at the install links, hopefully they will be enough to get me through if I get into the beta. Otherwise, I may need some hand holding here.

 

[blckgrffn]

What a great idea, thanks for the link. I also have a business, which I signed up through.

Just glanced at the install links, hopefully they will be enough to get me through if I get into the beta. Otherwise, I may need some hand holding here.

You won't be alone

 

[theAnimal]

I'm accepted, now to see about setting it up.

 

[EagleKeeper]

I wonder if this too would work for BOINC (asides from the obvious need to set-up for installation/running via commandline).

Keep us posted on how to get BIONIC up,

Lost 2/3 of my computing power last week; need to get some more units processed for the team

 

[theAnimal]

Very easy to set up F@H following the guide at EVGA.

Edit:

I chose Ubuntu 11.10 instead of 10.10 as in the guide, which meant the logon name changed to "ubuntu" instead of "root" and I had to use "sudo" in front of each command other than "cd". And for the final step "sudo" goes after "screen".

 

[blckgrffn]

I'm accepted, now to see about setting it up.

Awesome!

I look forward to watching your stats as your rock it out

 

[somethingsketchy]

I'm wondering what the 24 hour performance is like so far.

 

[theAnimal]

I'm wondering what the 24 hour performance is like so far.

My points are about 100k higher over past 24h.

 

[blckgrffn]

My points are about 100k higher over past 24h.

Giggity

 

[blckgrffn]

w00t!

My invite hit my inbox yesterday, looking to get this setup by then of the week!

 

[ZipSpeed]

w00t!

My invite hit my inbox yesterday, looking to get this setup by then of the week!

Very nice! :thumbsup:

No invite in my inbox yet.

 

[somethingsketchy]

Speaking of which, Animal: How are the points now that HPCS has been running for the last two weeks?

 

[theAnimal]

Speaking of which, Animal: How are the points now that HPCS has been running for the last two weeks?

I'd say about 60k ppd.

 

[theAnimal]

w00t!

My invite hit my inbox yesterday, looking to get this setup by then of the week!

Good to hear, about time someone else on the TeAm got in.

 

[CupCak3]

I got an invite. I setup my servers online but there is not an option to enable a public IP. How am I supposed to connect to this thing?