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    D2OL Xtreme Watch Dog v0.0.2

    D2OL XtremeWatchDog v0.0.2 (Build 39897)

    Revision History
    V0.0.1
    • Initial Beta Release. Read original thread here for more details.

    V0.0.2
    • By default the D2OL.exe process is also monitored and set to idle.
    • Added ability to set individual process priorities to any level.
    • Added ability to monitor and restart XS_D2OL services.
    • Uninstall now stops service before attempting to uninstall.


    New Features Explained!
    1. Now in the settings.ini file you can set the various processes to whatever priority you want. This gives you greater flexibility and even the ability to run the processes at a higher priority on a dedicated crunching machine *USE WITH CAUTION*. As an added bonus this will work for any process running on your machine, not just the D2OL ones.

      To add a new process simply add a line under the [PROCESSES] section of the ini file in the following format:

      PROCESSNAME=PRIORITY

      Example:
      DOCKWIN=IDLE

    2. You now have the ability to watch for “dead” D2OL services and restart them if necessary. This piece will detected if an XS_D2OL service is running but there is no D2OL.exe process running and restart the service immediately. If it detects that an XS_D2OL service is running and a D2OL.exe process is running but no DockWin.exe or GridWin.exe process is running it will keep track of this and based on the ATTEMPTS setting in the settings.ini file will restart the service if this condition continues for X consecutive occurrences. This will make sure the D2OL.exe process has enough time to try and spawn the other processes. By default these setting are turned off in the settings.ini file. To enable them set CHECK=TRUE under the [SERVICES] section. Increase the ATTEMPTS setting if you want to give it longer before restarting the service when the second condition is met.

      Note: This currently only works if the services are named XS_D2OLX and installed to …\D2OLX\.. directories. In other words if you’re using Rod’s installer you are fine.


    Requirements:
    • WinXP/2000/2003
    • .NET Framework Installed (can be downloaded here)
    • (I should have an installer ready shortly where the .NET framework will not be required)

    Installation Instructions:
    1. If you are running v0.0.1 of XtremeWatchDog stop the service and uninstall it.
    2. Download D2OLXWD_Setup(v0.0.2).exe and run it to have the service installed and automatically started.


    If you have any feedback, issues or suggestions let me know. I’d also like to get a sense of how many people find this useful and if it’s worth trying to continue to make it better or not? Oh and I also take donations in the form of cands!

    License/Disclaimer:
    This program is distributed as FREEWARE. This means that you acquire no rights in it other than the right to use it without having to pay a fee. Use this program entirely at your own risk.
    Last edited by Helheim; 04-15-2005 at 09:21 PM.

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    I forgot to add if you don't want it to monitor the d2ol process or others just remove it from the settings.ini file. Also if you're running this you don't need D2OL Daddy.

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    This thing works MUCH better than D2OL Daddy... doesn’t fill up my page file! And it's out of the way!

    I love that you added the ability to watch for dead nodes running as services!

    I just can't wait for the non .net version!!

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    I'm going to give this app a whirl. Everyone at work is starting to complain that their PCs are getting slower. This is bad news for me and I need to either correct the problem or uninstall D2OL from everyone's system.

    Quick question before I start: This app runs as a service, right? Therefore, no tray icons will appear, correct?

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    Quote Originally Posted by conrad.maranan
    I'm going to give this app a whirl. Everyone at work is starting to complain that their PCs are getting slower. This is bad news for me and I need to either correct the problem or uninstall D2OL from everyone's system.

    Quick question before I start: This app runs as a service, right? Therefore, no tray icons will appear, correct?
    i had the same problem on both of my parents computers, they said they got too slow so i had to uninstall, it was a bit of a shame they both have 2.8 Northwoods with HT, could have been another 175cands/day.

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    I had to increase the memory to 1Gb on my wife's dual Xeon computer since it slowed down often for her. But with 4 instances of D2OL running memory was tight to begin with. Now with 1Gb it's smooth sailing even when my son is playing MAME, Nesticle, and SNES emulators.





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    Quote Originally Posted by conrad.maranan
    I'm going to give this app a whirl. Everyone at work is starting to complain that their PCs are getting slower. This is bad news for me and I need to either correct the problem or uninstall D2OL from everyone's system.

    Quick question before I start: This app runs as a service, right? Therefore, no tray icons will appear, correct?
    Correct! Just know that you have to have .net installed on all of them too.

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    Okay. You guys have to install Helheim's application if you're running D2OL as a service. That app has made a huge difference in the speed of the computers I have installed it on. Just 70 more systems to go.

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    Quote Originally Posted by conrad.maranan
    Okay. You guys have to install Helheim's application if you're running D2OL as a service. That app has made a huge difference in the speed of the computers I have installed it on. Just 70 more systems to go.
    Good to hear ...

    Did you change the ini file to have it watch for "dead" services as well? Also if you still have the ddaddy service running you can set that manual as there is no use running it.

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    Here is an installer that comes pre-configured to watch for "dead" services:

    Installer with "dead" service option enabled.

    I forgot to add in the original post that all errors are logged in the event viewer and if it needs to restart a D2OL service, when using that option, that is also logged to the event viewer so you can see how often it’s happening.

    Also note you can still use the piece to set priorities without having to have D2OL set to run as a service.
    Last edited by Helheim; 04-21-2005 at 06:09 PM.

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    good work Helheim i download it and try it out
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    Excellent work Helheim. As soon as you finish the non .NET version I should be able to get a bunch of P4s crunching.

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    I left the optimized files on three 3GHz P4 HTs. Ban me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DDTUNG
    Excellent work Helheim. As soon as you finish the non .NET version I should be able to get a bunch of P4s crunching.

    DDTUNG
    You hear that Helheim? your app is bringing in more power! And the potential to bring in a lot more!

    An excellent contribution to the team! Thank you!

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    I'm away on vaction next week but when I get back I'll try and get the other installer done.

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    I have just noticed something delightfully unusual. My output has increased dramatically with the installation of D2OL XtremeWatchDog v0.0.2. I'm not sure why but the candidates I'm pumping out is way more than the usual.

    Thanks for the app, Helheim.

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    Ok, D2ol_XWD.exe runs but nothing else...

    .net on 2003 server, what am i doing wrong ?

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    I'm confused as to how the app works, is there a gui ?

    I just change settings in the ini file ?

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    No it runs as a service. Is D2OL not running or what isn't running?

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    You only have to change the ini file if you want to "tweak" it, or have it watch for dead nodes. Unless you downloaded the installer with that pre-configured.

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    D2ol, dockwin/gridwin run aswell but looks like after changing the settings in the ini file, after restarting d2ol, dockwin/gridwin/d2ol still run at low priority.


    "Note: This currently only works if the services are named XS_D2OLX and installed to …\D2OLX\.. directories. In other words if you’re using Rod’s installer you are fine."

    This may be why ?

    So i should rename the service ?

    I'm running the original installer.

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    Yeah i downloaded the a ver.

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    This is what i got in the ini file,


    ##---------------PRIORITIES---------------##
    # NORMAL,IDLE,BELOWNORMAL,ABOVENORMAL,HIGH
    ##----------------------------------------##

    [General]
    INTERVAL=10

    [PROCESSES]
    DOCKWIN=ABOVENORMAL
    GridWin=ABOVENORMAL
    D2OL=IDLE

    [SERVICES]
    CHECK=TRUE
    ATTEMPTS=4
    Last edited by NapalmV5; 04-22-2005 at 08:56 PM.

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    "Note: This currently only works if the services are named XS_D2OLX and installed to …\D2OLX\.. directories. In other words if you’re using Rod’s installer you are fine."

    I see, that's for dead nodes...

    But the dock/grid priority still at low, guess i'm doing something wrong.

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    Ok, it's working! Restarted watch dog, duh.

    So for optimal settings, i should leave D2OL=IDLE and just play with the dockwin/gridwin settings ?

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    Works great Helheim !

    I hav'em at,

    DOCKWIN=NORMAL
    GridWin=NORMAL
    D2OL=NORMAL

    Dock/Grid @ abovenormal is too much, i'm just able to move the mouse around, lol
    Last edited by NapalmV5; 04-22-2005 at 10:05 PM.

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