Deadline Notes

Last updated Jan 9, 2023 Edit Source

• Houdini
• Rendering

render farm manager

machine => tc-render1

• a separate machine
• stores configuration
• sends files to other machines

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v083eMXSwXw https://timvanhelsdingen.com/vfx-folderstructure/

$JOB is important for using the render farm

make deadline work with a different houdini version

custom deadline entry for houdini houdini plugin and env vars on each machine

• Render farm
  • Amazon account
  • Update deadline
  • https://docs.thinkboxsoftware.com/products/deadline/10.1/1_User%20Manual/manual/app-houdini.html#app-houdini-integrated-submission-script-label
    • Houdini integrated submission script setup
    • HQueue??
    • https://www.awsthinkbox.com/blog/common-render-farm-errors common errors
    • how to start workers??
    • startup machines if they are off??
    • Hserver?
    • update blender
    • set up client machines for job submission
    • ACES color management
    • local houdini env file needs deadline path
    • Any way to remote in from linux?

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HOUDINI_MENU_PATH = "$HOUDINI_MENU_PATH;c:/Users/<user>/AppData/Deadline10/submitters/HoudiniSubmitter;&"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v083eMXSwXw

! Apparently nothing should have changed licensing-wise if we have floating licenses?

! Push for redshift !

https://www.awsthinkbox.com/blog/deadline-auto-upgrade-system

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v083eMXSwXw

IT Tasks

• install Houdini 18.5 on TC-render
• update blender on all machines
• ACES on all machines
• Fusion/Davinci resolve installed
• Houdini env file entry for deadline plugin

https://forums.thinkboxsoftware.com/t/houdini-17-support/24131

• tried to remote start worker and got this error

A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond. 161.28.108.139:53041

• Deadline will help with VFX and simulations
• We can use Deadline with Harmony

• How to install to all machines
• How to uninstall to all machines
• How to add/remove files to all machines
• How to edit files across all machines
• How to change env vars on all machines

Sccm configuration manager

• ! Renderman licenses?

https://www.sidefx.com/forum/topic/78777/

Rend3r! database password

pbRg79t4ZeHx secret password -> user = admin

@NO1pN3s https://youtu.be/KkfQOSX8wd4

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The configured Client Certificate ('C:\DeadlineDatabase10\certs\Deadline10Client.pfx') does not exist.

at Deadline.Configuration.RepositoryConnectionSettings.d(a dgj, String dgk, String dgl, X509Certificate2& dgm)

at Deadline.Configuration.RepositoryConnectionSettings.b(X509Certificate2& dgh)

at Deadline.StorageDB.RepositoryConnect.RepositoryStorageManager.ConnectToRepository(RepositoryConnectionSettings connSettings, Boolean skipVersionCheck, DataControllerUpdateClient updateClient, HttpClient httpClient)

at Deadline.Controllers.DataController.ConnectToRepository(RepositoryConnectionSettings connectionSettings)

at Deadline.Controllers.DataController.SetupConnectionSettings(RepositoryConnectionSettings connSettings)

at Deadline.Controllers.DataController.Initialize(RepositoryConnectionSettings connSettings)

at Deadline.Controllers.DataController..ctor(RepositoryConnectionSettings connSettings)

at Deadline.Applications.DeadlineApplicationManager.CreateDataController(RepositoryConnectionSettings connSettings)

at Deadline.Applications.DeadlineApplicationManager.Connect(RepositoryConnectionSettings connSettings, Boolean updateScriptManager)

at Deadline.Monitor.MonitorManager.Connect(RepositoryConnectionSettings connectionSettings, Boolean updateScriptManager)