Why? Why? Why?

[saudade]

Dear Sirs,

I've installed the new VR2.0SP1
I want to use my two networked GTX580
If I start my render locally with the first workstation the render's progression runs well
...but if I add the second workstation, where I set the OpenCL board from the control panel, this machine always start the CPUs and don't the GPU!

I can solve the problem only starting 3ds Max 2010 on this second workstation, rendering a simple teapot, leaving the RT server window opened and then (only then) starting the final render from the first workstation.

Could you explain me what's wrong?

Thanks

Best regards.

[vlado]

Are you running the V-Ray RT render server as a service, or manually/through the Start Up folder? If you are running it as a Windows service, it may be unable to access the GPU (this is a limitation of Windows).

Best regards,
Vlado

[saudade]

manually

this is your shortcut in the Chaos menu:

"Vray RT render server"

I haven't installed it like server.