proxies pathes

[gilicom]

all my proxies are located on a linux based computer which is map drive as z:
all my bitmaps are there as well.
but still i get some render nodes rendering the images whithout proxies (they do find all the other resources - bitmap + photometric)
all the proxies are located at zroxies
what is the problem?
thanks
gili

[Candelero]

May be because of the proxy(s) file sizes. So trying to access one and the same file at once from several nodes, may cause that.
Do a test with a local pack of copies on each machine, see if that works.

Best regards,
nikki Candelero

[gilicom]

and if that works i will have to copy each new proxy i make to all of my nodes ...
i think that i solved it by replacing the max.ini file on that node.

[Dynedain]

Another issue is that mapped network drives can disconnect. You're better off using UNC path names. I used to have 3 computers using mapped network drives and was always having problems with bitmaps, proxies, and saved irrmaps being missing. Since switching to UNC, I've had no problem with 15 machines.

[DJ-Studd]

I gave up having all of the files on a centralisation location - it just doesn't seem to work consistantly with DR. Just put them in a common location on each machine and write a batch file to automatically update them.


net use t: /del
net use t: \\vraynode2\c /u:vray *
*PROMPTS FOR PASSWORD*
xcopy c:\vizfiles\*.* t:\vizfiles\ /I /D /E /H /R /Y
net use t: /del


Where vray is the username. Just duplicate that in the batch file for each pc. Funky! :P

-- DJ

[gilicom]

thanks for the replys . Dynedain I will try it if i'll have more problems.
Dj you're methood is good as long as you have <10 comps , when you have larger render farm it will couse you diffrent problems .

[Da_elf]

i have 8 render computers and i get the dropout problem too but i think its just my network since im only on 10//100 and this basically clogs the network

[Infrared digital]

Hi Gilicom

did you ever find a solution to this ?

n

[meanadam]

Any other solutions?

I have the same problems, but I think it is only 1 or 2 comptuers that don't want to load the proxies.

[vance3d]

I had a similar problem with some of my nodes rendering the vraymesh proxies and others rendering the real vraymesh. haven't had time to figure out why it was happening though.

V Miller