Distributed Render

[voytov]

Re: Distributed Render

I confirmed at Chaos support that Standalone Licence allows only one render node - so you' able to use 2 machines only.
To extend this you need to buy some licence pack (10x for example). Then you'll have additional 10 separate licences also usable as "blind" render nodes.

In fact I believed what I bought for 249 Euros was "1+10" licence, but it appeared to be false...

[voytov]

Re: Distributed Render

Hello, after successful runs of WIN-WIN and WIN-UNIX configurations, I'm now unable to get UNIX-UNIX working. I have no error message, just "using 0 hosts" in ubuntu 9.1. Ports declared are 20207 (slaves and main computer) shares/mounts are working well.
Slaves act as if they don't hear any commands from UNIX master...
??

[2010/Aug/22|00:14:36] Reading configuration from "/usr/autodesk/maya2010-x64/vray/bin//vrayconfig.xml"
[2010/Aug/22|00:14:36] ===============================================
[2010/Aug/22|00:14:36] V-Ray Standalone, version 1.5.01 for x64
[2010/Aug/22|00:14:36] Copyright (C) 2000-2010 Chaos Group Ltd. All rights reserved.
[2010/Aug/22|00:14:36] Use -credits option for additional third-party copyright notices.
[2010/Aug/22|00:14:36]
[2010/Aug/22|00:14:36] Build from Jun 16 2010, 17:16:03
[2010/Aug/22|00:14:36] Compiled with GCC-compatible compiler, version 4.1
[2010/Aug/22|00:14:36] Operating system is Linux
[2010/Aug/22|00:14:36]
[2010/Aug/22|00:14:36] V-Ray core version is 1.90.03
[2010/Aug/22|00:14:36] ===============================================
[2010/Aug/22|00:14:36]
[2010/Aug/22|00:14:36] Loading plugins from "/usr/autodesk/maya2010-x64/vray/vrayplugins/libvray_*.so"
[2010/Aug/22|00:14:36] 93 plugin(s) loaded successfully
[2010/Aug/22|00:14:36] Finished loading plugins.
[2010/Aug/22|00:14:36] Reading scene file "/rende/jakasscena.vrscene"
[2010/Aug/22|00:14:36] /rende/jakasscena.vrscene: done [ 0h 0m 0.0s]
[2010/Aug/22|00:14:36] ../rende/jakasscena_geometry.vrscene: done [ 0h 0m 0.4s]
[2010/Aug/22|00:14:36] ../rende/jakasscena_materials.vrscene: done [ 0h 0m 0.0s]
[2010/Aug/22|00:14:36] ../rende/jakasscena_lights.vrscene: done [ 0h 0m 0.0s]
[2010/Aug/22|00:14:36] ../rende/jakasscena_nodes.vrscene: done [ 0h 0m 0.0s]
[2010/Aug/22|00:14:36] ../rende/jakasscena_camera.vrscene: done [ 0h 0m 0.0s]
[2010/Aug/22|00:14:36] Scene file parsed successfully in 0.4 s.
[2010/Aug/22|00:14:36] warning: Unknown property "affectReflections" in object "LightSpot_Lamp_002"
[2010/Aug/22|00:14:36] warning: Unknown property "affectReflections" in object "LightSpot_Lamp_001"
[2010/Aug/22|00:14:36] warning: Unknown property "affectReflections" in object "LightSpot_Lamp"
[2010/Aug/22|00:14:36] Scene created successfully.
[2010/Aug/22|00:14:36] Objects in scene: 38
[2010/Aug/22|00:14:36] Starting render sequence.
[2010/Aug/22|00:14:36] Preparing renderer...
[2010/Aug/22|00:14:36] Preparing scene for rendering...: done [ 0h 0m 0.0s]
[2010/Aug/22|00:14:37] Using 0 hosts for distributed rendering.
[2010/Aug/22|00:14:37] ========================
[2010/Aug/22|00:14:37] Starting frame 1.
[2010/Aug/22|00:14:37] Preparing scene for frame...: done [ 0h 0m 0.0s]
[2010/Aug/22|00:14:37] Compiling geometry...: done [ 0h 0m 0.0s]
Building static raycast accelerator...: 0.00% [ 0h 0m 1.3s] [ 0h 0m 0.0s es[2010/Aug/22|00:14:37] Building static raycast accelerator...: done [ 0h 0m 0.1s]
[2010/Aug/22|00:14:37] SDTree statistics:
[2010/Aug/22|00:14:37] Total number of faces stored: 35173
[2010/Aug/22|00:14:37] Max tree depth: 30
[2010/Aug/22|00:14:37] Average tree depth: 18.8293
[2010/Aug/22|00:14:37] Number of tree nodes: 17177
[2010/Aug/22|00:14:37] Number of tree faces: 93838
[2010/Aug/22|00:14:37] Number of tree leafs: 6872
[2010/Aug/22|00:14:37] Average faces/leaf: 13.6551
[2010/Aug/22|00:14:37] Memory usage: 3.81 MB
[2010/Aug/22|00:14:37] Tracing 1000000 image samples for light cache in 4 passes.
[2010/Aug/22|00:14:44] Building light cache...: done [ 0h 0m 6.8s]
[2010/Aug/22|00:14:44] Merging light cache passes...: done [ 0h 0m 0.0s]
[2010/Aug/22|00:14:44] Light cache contains 3056 samples.
[2010/Aug/22|00:14:44] Prefiltering light cache...: done [ 0h 0m 0.0s]
[2010/Aug/22|00:15:04] Prepass 1 of 1...: done [ 0h 0m 20.3s]

[voytov]

Re: Distributed Render

...Andrey, which Linux did you use while testing UNIX-UNIX?
Thanks,
Wojciech

[bdancer]

Re: Distributed Render

Andrey, which Linux did you use while testing UNIX-UNIX?

Ubuntu + Ubuntu in VirtualBox

[geejay]

Re: Distributed Render

I just wanted to add that I also did not get Linux-Linux (Ubuntu) to work, with two physical machines. I finally wrote it off to a licensing error. I also thought at first that I should have 10 render nodes. VRay support told me that the standalone license is only 1 license, so not a single additional node, no distributed rendering. Now I read from voytov that there should be one render node.. I am confused. I will try to get Linux-Win working and will be watching this thread with interest.

[voytov]

Re: Distributed Render

"standalone license is only 1 license, so not a single additional node, no distributed rendering"

That really sounds strange considering my licence behavior...

I started my DR testing on WIN-WIN, it worked great. With my "249 euro" licence I was able to render on 2 machines (1:master+ 2:slave1). Trying to extend to more than 1 slaves I was getting error during DR render initialization (no licence available) on slave2, slave3, and next slaves

After upgrading with "10 standalone pack" I'm able to use at least 11 computers simultaneously (haven't reached the maximum setup yet). I'm not sure how the workstation licence is counted, so the total may be even 12 - need to test it..

I think that WIN-WIN is best for licence testing purposes now.

I understand that keeping cross platform stability of such a tool-set is a real burden; great we have WIN-UNIX and WIN-WIN.

2.5 integration is progressing really fast, and what I'd look mainly at now, is to gear DR for that version..

[bdancer]

Re: Distributed Render

Just check it again on Ubuntu + Ubuntu in VirtualBox works fine. May be you have some routing/firewall/etc troubles? Try to ping the host.

[voytov]

Re: Distributed Render

..I will,
Did you declared/unblocked any (20207) port prior to setting up DR?
If yes what was the exact command..?

[bdancer]

Re: Distributed Render

Did you declared/unblocked any (20207) port prior to setting up DR?

Hm... default is 20204 may be this is the problem?

[hsa013]

Re: Distributed Render

Hi,

I'm trying out the distributed render settings.
In v2.49 everything works fine, if I set my computer to a render node with IP address I can see the "vray -server" window picking up the task and rendering with my name in the rectangles (rendering half of the image but that's fine).

If I set things up in 2.5 it renders the whole image with my name in the rectangles but the "vray -server" window is quiet, all it says is "waiting for render requests". It doesn't seem to be picking up the tasks.

Could anyone please help and share thoughts on this, I've tried every setting I could, no result...

Thanks

[bdancer]

Re: Distributed Render

hsa013, Hi, I'll look into this, its a little unfinished, but strange that there is no reaction in the server log. Btw it contacts vray server for me, do you use IP or hostname?

[hsa013]

Re: Distributed Render

Thanks
I'm using IP address and also tried hostname.

[masak]

Re: Distributed Render

Hello,

I tried DR with v/b2.56
But didn't work...

attached files are about my setting.
I use 2 PCs, one is a AZUSA, render client.
another is a KAEDE, render slave.
And on KAEDE PC, I launced "vray.exe -server -portNumber=20207".
on AZUSA PC, with v/b2.56 , exports mesh and starts render.

and 'mov_020_Middle~~~' directory is created. in this there are .vrscene etc
On console window, there are many warning.
A rendered image is almost black

Does the latest build work correctly?

Thanks

[bdancer]

Re: Distributed Render

masak, oh DR on win-win.... completely forget about it... give me some time please new script will be ready very soon and i'll try to find some time to finish DR.

[masak]

Re: Distributed Render

I see.
I'm looking forward to it :P