From: "Abraham Schneider" <aschneider@(email surpressed)>
Subject: Rushtop: view with cpu summary instead of each single core?
   Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:37:53 -0400

Hi there!

Is there any way to have Rushtop to only show one line per machine with
a summary value for the CPU load instead of showing a bar for each
individual core?

I'd really like to see my whole renderfarm on a screen without scrolling
like hell.

In earlier times with only one or two cores per machine it was fine. But
now with Nehalem-based Mac Pros with 16 virtual cores, it's hard to keep
track of the status of the whole farm.

Thanks for any help and best regards,

Abraham

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ARRI Film & TV Services GmbH   Tuerkenstr. 89   D-80799 Muenchen / Germany
Phone (Tel# suppressed) EMail aschneider@(email surpressed)
www.arri.de/filmtv
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Geschäftsführer: Franz Kraus; Dr. Martin Prillmann; Thomas Till

I would second this request.

Dylan Penhale

2009/6/26 Abraham Schneider <aschneider@(email surpressed)>:
> [posted to rush.general]
>
> Hi there!
>
> Is there any way to have Rushtop to only show one line per machine with
> a summary value for the CPU load instead of showing a bar for each
> individual core?
>
> I'd really like to see my whole renderfarm on a screen without scrolling
> like hell.
>
> In earlier times with only one or two cores per machine it was fine. But
> now with Nehalem-based Mac Pros with 16 virtual cores, it's hard to keep
> track of the status of the whole farm.
>
> Thanks for any help and best regards,
>
> Abraham
>
> --
> Abraham Schneider


Dylan Penhale
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	Sure, I can add that.

	I'll see if I can pull together some new 'rushtop' executables
	that do this for you, and make it available on the website.

Dylan Penhale wrote:
> [posted to rush.general]
> I would second this request.
> 
> Dylan Penhale
> 
> 2009/6/26 Abraham Schneider <aschneider@(email surpressed)>:
>> Hi there!
>>
>> Is there any way to have Rushtop to only show one line per machine with
>> a summary value for the CPU load instead of showing a bar for each
>> individual core?


-- 
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Seriss Corporation
Rush Render Queue, http://seriss.com/rush/
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Greg Ercolano wrote:
> 	Sure, I can add that.

    Done -- give this a try:
    http://www.seriss.com/rush/releases/patches/rushtop-single-and-nosort.zip

    (Use your downloads password. If you don't know what it is, contact me.)

    That zip contains new rushtop executables for mac/linux/windows:

	mac/rushtop          -- for all versions of OSX (intel/ppc)
	windows/rushtop.exe  -- for all versions of windows
	fedora3/rushtop      -- for most 32bit and 64bit versions of Linux
	ubuntu7-64/rushtop   -- Use this if you've got a 64bit linux the fedora3 binary doesn't work with

    You can either use the install scripts in the zip file to install,
    or just copy the appropriate binary for your platform into the
    appropriate rush directory (rename out the old one first):

	  WIN: c:\rush\bin\rushtop.exe
	  MAC: /usr/local/rush/Applications/rushtop.app/Contents/MacOS/rushtop
	LINUX: /usr/local/rush/bin/rushtop

    Note that on the Mac the rushtop binary is NOT in rush/bin,
    it's in the .app directory shown above. The 'rushtop' you'll
    find in the rush/bin directory is a *script*, so don't replace that.

Greg Ercolano wrote:
> 	Sure, I can add that.
> 
> 	I'll see if I can pull together some new 'rushtop' executables
> 	that do this for you, and make it available on the website.

2009/6/26 Abraham Schneider <aschneider@(email surpressed)>:
> >> Hi there!
> >>
> >> Is there any way to have Rushtop to only show one line per machine with
> >> a summary value for the CPU load instead of showing a bar for each
> >> individual core?




-- 
Greg Ercolano, erco@(email surpressed)
Seriss Corporation
Rush Render Queue, http://seriss.com/rush/
Tel: (Tel# suppressed)
Fax: (Tel# suppressed)
Cel: (Tel# suppressed)

Oh, and I should add how it works ;)

Just right click on the new rushtop interface, and you should see:

	Preferences/Single Cpu Bar Per Host

Also, if you run 'rushtop -help', you'll see the new "-single" and "-multi"
command line flags to enable/disable this feature. eg:

	rushtop -single
	rushtop -multi

Note that once turned on, rushtop remembers the setting for the next
time rushtop is invoked (the setting is saved in the ~/.rushtoprc file).
So if no flags are specified, the last setting is used.

Note that when single mode is enabled, multiproc machines show the
actual number of cpus in parens next to the hostname.

There's also a new -nosort flag (which you didn't ask for, but another
customer did) that disables sorting the hostnames in alphabetical order,
so the hosts appear in rushtop in the order they appear in the rush/etc/hosts
file, or in the order they appear on the command line, eg:

	rushtop -nosort zenith sony toshiba rca +farm

If you have any trouble with the above, let me know.
This version of rushtop SHOULD be compatible with recent
versions of rush. If you have trouble, revert to the old rushtop
(you did make a copy of the original rushtop, right? ;)

> Greg Ercolano wrote:
>     Done -- give this a try:
>     http://www.seriss.com/rush/releases/patches/rushtop-single-and-nosort.zip
> 

> 2009/6/26 Abraham Schneider <aschneider@(email surpressed)>:
>>>> Is there any way to have Rushtop to only show one line per machine with
>>>> a summary value for the CPU load instead of showing a bar for each individual core?


-- 
Greg Ercolano, erco@(email surpressed)
Seriss Corporation
Rush Render Queue, http://seriss.com/rush/
Tel: (Tel# suppressed)
Fax: (Tel# suppressed)
Cel: (Tel# suppressed)

   I have an update for the rushtop with the single cpu bar mode;

   Dylan noticed that if "Use Decay" mode is on, all the bars 'pulsate'
   instead of bouncing smoothly.

   I hadn't noticed this, because I had been testing with "Use Decay"
   mode turned off (right click, choose Properties -> Use Decay to toggle)
   When disabled, the bars act normally.

   Anyway, I just uploaded a new zip file with a fix for this:
   http://www.seriss.com/rush/releases/patches/rushtop-single-and-nosort-07-01-2009.zip

   This new version advertises its build date as being '07/01/09'
   when rushtop is invoked with the '-help' flag, eg:

rushtop -help
[..]
COPYRIGHT
    Rush(R) Network Render Queue, V102.42b-prerelease, Build Date: 07/01/09
                                                                   ^^^^^^^^

> Greg Ercolano wrote:
>     Done -- give this a try:
>     http://www.seriss.com/rush/releases/patches/rushtop-single-and-nosort.zip
>     (Use your downloads password. If you don't know what it is, contact me.)

Hi Greg!

Thanks again and best regards, Abraham


Greg Ercolano schrieb:

[posted to rush.general]

   I have an update for the rushtop with the single cpu bar mode;

   Dylan noticed that if "Use Decay" mode is on, all the bars 'pulsate'
   instead of bouncing smoothly.

   I hadn't noticed this, because I had been testing with "Use Decay"
   mode turned off (right click, choose Properties -> Use Decay to toggle)
   When disabled, the bars act normally.

   Anyway, I just uploaded a new zip file with a fix for this:
   http://www.seriss.com/rush/releases/patches/rushtop-single-and-nosort-07-01-2009.zip

   This new version advertises its build date as being '07/01/09'
   when rushtop is invoked with the '-help' flag, eg:

rushtop -help
[..]
COPYRIGHT
    Rush(R) Network Render Queue, V102.42b-prerelease, Build Date: 07/01/09
                                                                   ^^^^^^^^

Greg Ercolano wrote:
    Done -- give this a try:
    http://www.seriss.com/rush/releases/patches/rushtop-single-and-nosort.zip
    (Use your downloads password. If you don't know what it is, contact me.)

--
Abraham Schneider
Senior VFX Compositor, 2 D Artist
ARRI Film & TV Services GmbH   Tuerkenstr. 89   D-80799 Muenchen / Germany
Phone (Tel# suppressed) EMail aschneider@(email surpressed)
www.arri.de/filmtv
ARRI Film & TV Services GmbH
Sitz: München  -  Registergericht: Amtsgericht München  -  Handelsregisternummer: HRB 69396
Geschäftsführer: Franz Kraus; Dr. Martin Prillmann; Thomas Till

Abraham Schneider wrote:
> Sorry for not giving feedback sooner, it was a hard week here. Thanks
> for doing this so fast and nice! Seems to work quite well.
> 
> Only thing that isn't working for me with the new build is that after
> restarting the app the number in parentheses which signals the core
> count isn't showing anymore. With the old build it worked just fine.
> (Talking about rushtop on a Mac Pro with 10.4). Strange thing is: if I
> switch on the option the paranthesis appear, but the layout of the lines
> is strange because I have a big grey gap after the first 5 lines. If I
> quit and restart the app the gap is gone, but the parantheses as well.
> Tell me if I should send you screenshots or test something.

	Thanks Abraham --
	I'll look into those and will follow up here with fix binaries.

> BTW: seems you have read my mind there, because after sending you the
> original post I thought it would be nice to still see the amount of
> cores somewhere. Then you have send the first build and it was already
> in there :)

	Yes; I felt you had to see that info somehow..

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Seriss Corporation
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Abraham Schneider wrote:
> [..describes 'gray gap' problem and parenthesis disappearing..]

	OK, I've believe I've fixed both of those issues, and have posted
	the new binaries here:

	http://www.seriss.com/rush/releases/patches/rushtop-single-and-nosort-07-08-2009.zip

	(Same download password as before)

	This version advertises itself with a build date of 07/08/2009
	in the 'rushtop -help' screen.

	Let me know if you encounter any further trouble.

Works fine for me, thanks alot!

Abraham


Greg Ercolano schrieb:

[posted to rush.general]

Abraham Schneider wrote:

[..describes 'gray gap' problem and parenthesis disappearing..]

	OK, I've believe I've fixed both of those issues, and have posted
	the new binaries here:

	http://www.seriss.com/rush/releases/patches/rushtop-single-and-nosort-07-08-2009.zip

	(Same download password as before)

	This version advertises itself with a build date of 07/08/2009
	in the 'rushtop -help' screen.

	Let me know if you encounter any further trouble.

--
Abraham Schneider
Senior VFX Compositor, 2 D Artist
ARRI Film & TV Services GmbH   Tuerkenstr. 89   D-80799 Muenchen / Germany
Phone (Tel# suppressed) EMail aschneider@(email surpressed)
www.arri.de/filmtv
ARRI Film & TV Services GmbH
Sitz: München  -  Registergericht: Amtsgericht München  -  Handelsregisternummer: HRB 69396
Geschäftsführer: Franz Kraus; Dr. Martin Prillmann; Thomas Till

Abraham Schneider wrote:
> Works fine for me, thanks alot!
> Abraham

	Great, thanks for the feedback + debugging Abraham + Stephan.

	If anyone has anything else to report with the new 07/08/2009
	build date release of rushtop, let me know!

-- 
Greg Ercolano, erco@(email surpressed)
Seriss Corporation
Rush Render Queue, http://seriss.com/rush/
Tel: (Tel# suppressed)
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Hello Greg,

	Thank you very much for the new version. It really is convenient!..

Thank you for your help and all your work.

Stephan.


Greg Ercolano wrote:

Abraham Schneider wrote:

[..describes 'gray gap' problem and parenthesis disappearing..]

	OK, I've believe I've fixed both of those issues, and have posted
	the new binaries here:

	http://www.seriss.com/rush/releases/patches/rushtop-single-and-nosort-07-08-2009.zip

	(Same download password as before)

	This version advertises itself with a build date of 07/08/2009
	in the 'rushtop -help' screen.

	Let me know if you encounter any further trouble.