Running Symmetric Multi Processing (SMP) Clients on Windows, Linux, MAC or VMWare/Linux will give more benefit to the FAH project as it will allow you to run more advanced projects, complete tasks more quickly, etc. It will also benefit the team due to higher points generated (1148-1760 points vs 100-500ish points.)

In addition to the FAQ-SMP, here are some guidelines and instructions to setup Windows SMP Client.

Requirements:

- Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista
- Windows account password (blank password will cause FAH cores to fail)
- Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 installed, download here (Vista has it built in)
- Dual core 64bit machine and higher
- At least 1GB RAM


Installation guide:

1. Download Windows SMP Client here or check the download page for updates.

2. Unpack the files. I simply unpack to the root (C:\FAH or D:\FAH) since I need to access the directory quite often to make backups.

3. First you need to run Install.bat. Grant access to the firewall pop up if exists.
- account (domain\user) [xxx\yyy]: simply press Enter
- password: enter your Windows password
- confirm password: re-enter your Windows password

You will see two lines below confirming that smpd/mpiexec were installed fine.
If you see this twice, MPI is working
If you see this twice, MPI is working

If you don't see the two lines above, then there is something wrong with your setup, please post the problem/screenshot in this thread so we could try to solve it.



4. Press any key to close the window

5. Now run FAH.EXE, and grant access to firewall pop up if exists. Don't forget to enter team 13505.

6. You can put a link to FAH.exe in your Startup so it will automatically starts whenever your machine restarts.


Backing up Windows SMP:

Since the client is still in Beta release, we need to backup the running FAH often to avoid the painfully project setback to 0%. It sometime happens especially after you restart your machine. Follow these simple procedures to backup your FAH folder.

1. Create a new directory for backup, e.q. C:\FAH_backup

2. Allocate the FAH directory (C:\FAH) and highlight it.

3. Press Ctrl-C to copy the FAH directory (this will include the Work folder)

4. Go to the backup directory C:\FAH_backup and press Ctrl-V to paste the files into the backup directory

Note: You can do the backup while FAH is running.


Restoring Windows SMP:

In case your project crashed and/or setback to 0%, you will be able to restore the project to the point you backup the FAH folder. There are many ways to restore it but basically I delete the crashed FAH and restore it back from the backup.

Note: You will need to close the running FAH window, if any, before restoring.

1. Allocate FAH directory (C:\FAH) and highlight everything EXCEPT smpd.exe (you will not be able to delete it since it's a running process). To do this, press Ctrl-A to highlight all, and while Ctrl key is still pressed, click on smpd.exe.

2. Delete all highlighted files and the work folder (press Del key)

3. Go to the backup directory (C:\FAH_backup), copy everything EXCEPT smpd.exe (to do this, see #1)

4. Go to original FAH directory (C:\FAH) and press Ctrl-V to restore the files.

5. Run FAH.EXE again and it will start folding from the last point you made the backup.

Good luck and have fun folding!

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