| 1 | ### Understand the alert |
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| 3 | This alert monitors the average number of total tasks for the BOINC system over the last 10 minutes. If you receive this alert, it means that there is a deviation in the number of total tasks for your BOINC system, which may indicate an issue with the projects, the client, or even the tasks themselves. |
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| 5 | ### Troubleshoot the alert |
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| 7 | #### Verify the project status |
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| 9 | 1. Verify that the projects you contribute to are not suspended. You can check if the project has queued tasks to be done on the [BOINC projects page](https://boinc.berkeley.edu/projects.php). |
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| 11 | 2. Access your BOINC Manager, go to the _Projects_ tab, and check if the projects you contribute to are in the correct state (Active or Running). If a project is suspended, you can select it and click _Resume_ to reactivate it. |
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| 13 | #### Investigate task issues |
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| 15 | 1. Access your BOINC Manager and go to the _Tasks_ tab to check the status of the current tasks. Look for any _Failed_, _Error_, or _Postponed_ tasks. |
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| 17 | 2. If there are failed tasks, try to reset them by selecting the task, right-clicking on it, and choosing _Update_ or _Reset_. Be aware that resetting a task will discard any progress made on it. |
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| 19 | #### Restart the BOINC client |
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| 21 | 1. For most Linux distributions: |
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| 23 | ``` |
| 24 | sudo /etc/init.d/boinc-client restart |
| 25 | ``` |
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| 27 | #### Check system resources |
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| 29 | BOINC tasks may fail or slow down if there is not enough system resources (CPU, RAM, or Disk Space) available. Monitor your system performance using tools like `top`, `free`, and `df`, and make adjustments if necessary to ensure that BOINC has enough resources to complete tasks. |
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