How to set up Slave Machines for Distributed Rendering?

[clonk2u]

How I was wondering if anyone knew and could elaborate upon the proper steps to set up slave machines for the new distributed rendering system?

Also, do you need 3DS Max installed on slave machines?

Thank you for your time spent regarding this question!

[The Syndicate]

Assuming you have your slave machines/LAN already setup, you can choose to install the DrServer when you run the A6 installation exe. I did get the following error message when I tried to open it:

Cannot open/read/write file ‘C:\Program Files (x86)\Corona\Drserver/drData/DrConfig.txt'

If you get this message, try running the DrServer.exe as an adminstrator. Have yet to actually run anything quite yet, but I hope that helps someone out there!

[zzubnik]

How I was wondering if anyone knew and could elaborate upon the proper steps to set up slave machines for the new distributed rendering system?

Also, do you need 3DS Max installed on slave machines?

Thank you for your time spent regarding this question!

You do indeed need Max installed on the slave machines.

I just did a test, rendering from home using my work machines as slaves. I was shocked to find that it actually works!

[ronaldjung]

Yes, working for me too.

You must, on the instalation of Corona, check de DR option.
Then, open on the slave computer the DrServer on: C:/Program Files (x86)/Corona/DrServer as Administrator.

On the Master computer, Enable Distribute Rendering on Corona and click Search LAN, it should find the Slave computer.
Then just Render :D

Abraços

Ronald

[ronaldjung]

Also:

You need to have all the textures in the slave computer with path for it.

Feitoria

Ronald

[clonk2u]

Thank you everyone, I have gotten a slave computer working, thanks to your help!

[ronaldjung]

Great!

[alkyon]

awesome.Just tested distributed rendering in my mini farm and works!

[diogovb]

I am having some problems in DR... In the Frame Buffer tab DR shows the other computer but then it FAIL... Must I open some door to work it?

[Ondra]

yes, it must be enabled in firewall and slaves must have backburner installed.  The log on slaves will tell you more

[diogovb]

Where is it saying? Which door should I open?
The log just says that...

2014/02/19-16:01:08   DR server started
2014/02/19-16:01:08   Cannot read the config file, default one will be created
2014/02/19-16:01:08   Creating default DrConfig.txt: found 2 3dsmax versions
2014/02/19-16:01:08   Starting UDP socket, local hostname: amigti187.a5.local

[The Syndicate]

How I was wondering if anyone knew and could elaborate upon the proper steps to set up slave machines for the new distributed rendering system?

Also, do you need 3DS Max installed on slave machines?

Thank you for your time spent regarding this question!

You do indeed need Max installed on the slave machines.

I just did a test, rendering from home using my work machines as slaves. I was shocked to find that it actually works!

Successfully ran some tests a couple days ago. Textures are fine if they're stored on a network drive (and the drives are mapped the same on each machine). I take it this would slow down your render by a little (or a lot?)?

Just out of curiosity (and not having the time to test this just yet), but do you need a licensed version of Max on each machine or can it just be a demo? I noticed the slave machine opened an "unregistered" version of Max (even though it has a licensed copy installed).

[Ondra]

it runs in server mode, where no licences are needed

[diogovb]

I am still having problems, I couldn't render it in DR... as my old workflow: VRAY w/ or without BACKBURNER it render fine... but with Corona it FAIL... what am I doing wrong?

[neri69]

3 very fast tip:
1) when run DRServer remember run as administrator
2) Some time on installation of 3dsmax the backburner option is not enabled by default, from this link http://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/3ds-max/downloads/caas/downloads/content/backburner-2014-windows-version-for-3ds-max3ds-max-design-2014.html you can download 2014 version of backburner.
3) For bitmap image path always check from Asset Tracking (shift + T) if everything is mapped on network drive that is from every slave machines accessible with the same drive letter.

Sorry if this is obvious....