Monitoring DR network

[arobbert]

I'm working on making the transition from 1.09 to 1.47. I use VIZ 4 with DR (XP Pro). When using 1.09 I leave the distributed rendering settings dialog open so I can monitor my nodes. I can see the status and progress which is very useful. I can make changes to my render settings while rendering in preparation for the next render. I can also make changes to materials while the rendering process continues. In 1.47 I can't leave the settings dialog open. How do I know the status of the nodes? I can't make changes to settings or materials either. If I toggle to another app and try to return to the rendering in process I can't even switch back until the rendering is complete. Is this a VIZ 4 thing? Does anyone have a suggestion?

[arobbert]

If you have 10 computers how can you even tell if they're all working? Reading and counting individual buckets?

[Da_elf]

the only way really would be the ip addresses on each bucket to tell you which computers joined in

[arobbert]

Are most people using the render strips option with backburner instead of DR with 1.47? In 1.09 it’s a common occurrence for a node to not join in for one reason or another. It’s easy to tell by looking at the settings dialog. Is DR in 1.47 much more stable so I don’t have to worry?

[arobbert]

It would be nice if there was at least a way to indicate if a node is active, inactive or unavailable. Also the search function doesn't work and the thread priority.

[Erik N]

The vraylog will alert you when a node is not functioning properly.

[arobbert]

Thanks Erik.