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Why is GAMS stucked at an elapsed time during searching for a solution?
Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2020 12:27 pm
by dunyayigezerken
Hi,
I have a MILP problem, when I started the GAMS, it stucked at elapsed time = 6518.72 sec.
However, I defined ;
option mip=cplex;
option lp=cplex;
option optcr=0;
option iterlim=1000000000;
option reslim=10800;
The GAMS is still running, however the screen which shows active processes doesnt change, frozen. Is it a problem addressed with my computer or GAMS? Have you got any experience about it? I know my HDD has some bad sector. But, the problem with GAMS just started to happen , before 1 week it seems normal.
Re: Why is GAMS stucked at an elapsed time during searching for a solution?
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2020 3:29 am
by SapperDoc
To verify that it's not your computer, try solving it via the NEOS Optimization Server. There's an 8 hour time limit on jobs (if I recall correctly), and you can't write output files, but you can get the GDX output returned to you!
Re: Why is GAMS stucked at an elapsed time during searching for a solution?
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2020 8:28 am
by bussieck
There are phases in Cplex that can take a very very long time (e.g. processing of node 0) without messages to the log. If you send more of your log, then perhaps we can answer better. -Michael
Re: Why is GAMS stucked at an elapsed time during searching for a solution?
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2020 12:22 pm
by dunyayigezerken
I tried another model and the systems stucks like that on the image.
MOdel is working but process screen does not update. And when the resource limit exceeded the results give 3.11% gap where the model stucked.
Re: Why is GAMS stucked at an elapsed time during searching for a solution?
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2020 12:48 pm
by dunyayigezerken
bussieck wrote: ↑3 years ago
There are phases in Cplex that can take a very very long time (e.g. processing of node 0) without messages to the log. If you send more of your log, then perhaps we can answer better. -Michael
I tried another model and the systems stucks like that on the image.
Model is working but process screen does not update. And when the resource limit exceeded the results give 3.11% gap where the model stucked.
Re: Why is GAMS stucked at an elapsed time during searching for a solution?
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2020 12:59 pm
by dunyayigezerken
SapperDoc wrote: ↑3 years ago
To verify that it's not your computer, try solving it via the NEOS Optimization Server. There's an 8 hour time limit on jobs (if I recall correctly), and you can't write output files, but you can get the GDX output returned to you!
When I changed a constraint, the model is running and also MATLAB even works fine with GAMS simultaneously. It does not make sense about 1 constraint creates this stuck.
The constraint is like
Code: Select all
a: positive var.
b: parameter
c, d: integer variable
constraint.. a = b - c + d
... other constraints...
obj.. sum(c - d)
so I try to max c and min d, imagine that c is time saving and d is delay.
Re: Why is GAMS stucked at an elapsed time during searching for a solution?
Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2020 3:29 am
by bussieck
Yes, this seems odd. It could be that Cplex is stuck solving the node lp. You could turn on the detailed node log by setting option mipdisplay = 5. This will give you much more output (all the LP logs from the nodes) but might give you an idea what's wrong. If you are using the latest version of Cplex and it is indeed hanging at a node lp, you should let
support@gams.com know about this (with a model that reproduces the behavior).
-Michael
Re: Why is GAMS stucked at an elapsed time during searching for a solution?
Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2020 8:04 pm
by dunyayigezerken
bussieck wrote: ↑3 years ago
Yes, this seems odd. It could be that Cplex is stuck solving the node lp. You could turn on the detailed node log by setting option mipdisplay = 5. This will give you much more output (all the LP logs from the nodes) but might give you an idea what's wrong. If you are using the latest version of Cplex and it is indeed hanging at a node lp, you should let
support@gams.com know about this (with a model that reproduces the behavior).
-Michael
Thank you, Michael, it is not last version, but I will try to write option code you shared.
Re: Why is GAMS stucked at an elapsed time during searching for a solution?
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2020 9:31 am
by bussieck
I would first try to see if you can reproduce this with the latest version. You could e.g. submit to NEOS and use the latest version there. -Michael
Re: Why is GAMS stucked at an elapsed time during searching for a solution?
Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2020 12:44 am
by dunyayigezerken
bussieck wrote: ↑3 years ago
I would first try to see if you can reproduce this with the latest version. You could e.g. submit to NEOS and use the latest version there. -Michael
Hello Michael,
Thanks for your advise. However, I think that I solved the problem.
I guess that the solver tries to prove all branches before cutoff and it stuck at possible solution 590 at gap score 0.25. Hence, I added cutoff = 590 to speed up the model for below 590 solutions on the trees. And that is it, the program jumped another gap score from where it stuck and give "proven optimal solution" as 590 and it lasted 2700 sec. I hope this strategy is good to go. cutoff is really awesome thing in GAMS.