deploy 1.5RC2 over network

[crazy homeless guy]

........first things first, has anyone done a succesful network deployment of version 1.5RC2?

if i can get an answer to that question, then i can start to troubleshoot my problems.

typically i use bat files to update all of the computers on our farm. i can't seem to get vray 1.5 to update properly. when i send a job to render, i copntinously receive errors saying that dll's and dlr's are missing.

the wierd thing is, i do a search, and these files are located intheir proper directory.

if i sit in front of each machine, and do a manual install from the .exe, everything works fine.

ts.

[dimo]

Hi,

perhaps you forgot some files? Also note that it is crucial to seperate some plugins into a vrayplugins folder. It's not possible to put all plugins into the plugin root, because the render dll has to be loaded before the other vrayplugins can load. There are also files in the max root, but I suppose you are aware of them.

Best Regards,

Dieter

[joconnell]

Ah yes - it depends on the order of files in your plugin.ini - as far as I know the additional vray plugins are dependant on the main vrender.dlr and so on being loaded so make sure that the "additional vray plugins" line is at the end of the plugins being loaded.

[crazy homeless guy]

hmmmm....

2006/09/27 16:21:27 ERR Missing dll: vrender60.dlr - VRayMtl ; Missing dll: vray2sidedmtl60.dlt - VRay2SidedMtl ; Missing dll: vrender60.dlr - VRayLightMtl ; Missing dll: vrayphysicalcamera60.dlo - VRayPhysicalCamera ; Missing dll: vrender60.dlr - V-Ray Adv 1.5 R

i am still having problems. in previous deployments, i scripted the files to just copy to the individual directories on each renderfarm compauter, without installing them. this time, i can only get Vray to work on the renderfarm if I sit in front of each computer, and run the .exe install file.

we have an email into chaos group to see if there is a way to deploy the .exe file over the server for the rednerfarm update, but we have not heard back from them yet.

3dsmax base directory:
vrayspawner60.exe
vraydummy60.xml
vraydummy60.maxvray60.dll
plugin.ini
3dsmax.ini
maxscrpt.dsk
libmmd.dll
cgauth60.dll

scripts\startup
vrayutils.ms

plugins
vrayraw60.bmi
vrender60.dlr

plugins/vrayplugins
vray2sidedmtl60.dlt
vrayblendmtl60.dlt
vraycolor60.dlt
vraycomptex60.dlt
vraydirt60.dlt
vraydomecamera60.dlo
vrayfastsss60.dlt
vrayfur60.dlo
vraygimtl60.dlt
vrayphysicalcamera60.dlo
vrayplane60.dlo
vraysky60.dlt
vraysphere60.dlo
vrayspherefade60.dlr
vraytoon60.dlr


c:\Program Files\Chaos Group
all the files in the directory on my main machine


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[crazy homeless guy]

Ah yes - it depends on the order of files in your plugin.ini - as far as I know the additional vray plugins are dependant on the main vrender.dlr and so on being loaded so make sure that the "additional vray plugins" line is at the end of the plugins being loaded.

i have it set like this right now.....

[Directories]
Additional MAX plug-ins=\\kadrive3\visual\renderfarm\installs\3dsmax8_ installed\plugins\
V-Ray additional plug-ins=\\kadrive3\visual\renderfarm\installs\3dsmax8_ installed\plugins\vrayplugins

[Help]
mental ray User Manual=\\kadrive3\visual\renderfarm\installs\3dsma x8_installed\Help\mr_reference.chm
RPC Help=\\kadrive3\visual\renderfarm\installs\3dsmax8 _installed\plugins\rpc.chm
SimCloth3 reference=\\kadrive3\visual\renderfarm\installs\3d smax8_installed\help\simcloth3.chm
NVIDIA Help=\\kadrive3\visual\renderfarm\installs\3dsmax8 _installed\help\MAXtremeEN.chm
Pro Booleans Reference=\\kadrive3\visual\renderfarm\installs\3d smax8_installed\\Help\probooleans.chm