maintaining Vray builds with workstations and the render frarm?

[Dariusz Makowski (Dadal)]

Heya

Right I'm trying to set up our farm at work to work this way...

I used this guide...

http://fredrikaverpil.tumblr.com/post/17727016787

And I sort of run in some interesting questions...

1. If I want to use Deadline to render do I just link my Deadline Plugin directory to point to that server shared folder and thats all ?
2. How do I deal with Phoenix FD plugin ? I want to use its volumetric cloud shader to speed up renders. Should I put it to the folder with the rest of vray on server or localy on machine ?

I think thats all that bugs me atm...

Thanks, bye.

[Fredrik Averpil]

For Phoenix FD, we installed it in one central/server location and have it loaded using environment variables. Works like a charm.

[Dariusz Makowski (Dadal)]

So all you have to do on render node is to set environment variables to look at server and in deadline to use server location vray.exe humh... k thanks.

[Fredrik Averpil]

I'm having difficulties getting a central installation of V-Ray for Maya (nightly build 23606) to work with Maya 2014 Extension 1 on CentOS 6.4.

I'm setting the following environment variables (please note partial python code):

os.environ['MAYA_RENDER_DESC_PATH'] = volPipeline + vrayBaseLocation + buildName + '/maya_root/bin/rendererDesc'
os.environ['VRAY_FOR_MAYA' + buildMayaVersion + '_MAIN_x64'] = volPipeline + vrayBaseLocation + buildName + '/maya_vray'
os.environ['VRAY_FOR_MAYA' + buildMayaVersion + '_PLUGINS_x64'] = volPipeline + vrayBaseLocation + buildName + '/maya_vray/vrayplugins'
os.environ['VRAY_AUTH_CLIENT_FILE_PATH'] = volPipeline + vrayLicense
os.environ['MAYA_PLUG_IN_PATH'] += ':' + volPipeline + vrayBaseLocation + buildName + '/maya_vray/plug-ins'
os.environ['MAYA_SCRIPT_PATH'] += ':' + volPipeline + vrayBaseLocation + buildName + '/maya_vray/scripts'
os.environ['XBMLANGPATH'] = volPipeline + vrayBaseLocation + buildName + '/maya_vray/icons/%B' + ':' + volPipeline + vrayBaseLocation + buildName + '/maya_vray/icons/'
os.environ['VRAY_PATH'] = volPipeline + vrayBaseLocation + buildName + '/maya_vray/bin'
os.environ['VRAY_TOOLS_MAYA' + buildMayaVersion + '_x64'] = volPipeline + vrayBaseLocation + buildName + '/vray/bin'
os.environ['LD_LIBRARY_PATH'] = volPipeline + vrayBaseLocation + buildName + '/maya_root/lib'
os.environ['PATH'] += ':' + volPipeline + vrayBaseLocation + buildName + '/maya_root/lib'

However, there seems to be something missing, because this is what I get when I test render:

Starting "/usr/autodesk/maya2014-x64/bin/maya"

mental ray for Maya 2014 
// Mental ray for Maya: using startup file /usr/autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014//maya.rayrc.
mental ray for Maya: setup
mental ray for Maya: initialize
mental ray: version 3.11.1.12, Aug  6 2013, revision 202006
mental ray for Maya: register extensions
// mental ray Node Factory: loaded
mental ray for Maya: successfully registered
mental ray for Maya: loading startup file: /usr/autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014//maya.rayrc
// parsing /usr/autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/include/AdskShaderSDKWrappers.mi
// generating Maya nodes...
// parsing /usr/autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/include/abcimport.mi
// loading /usr/autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/abcimport.so
// generating Maya nodes...
// parsing /usr/autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/include/architectural.mi
// loading /usr/autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/architectural.so
// generating Maya nodes...
// parsing /usr/autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/include/base.mi
// loading /usr/autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/base.so
// generating Maya nodes...
// parsing /usr/autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/include/basehair.mi
// loading /usr/autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/basehair.so
// generating Maya nodes...
// parsing /usr/autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/include/builtin_bsdf.mi
// generating Maya nodes...
// parsing /usr/autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/include/contour.mi
// loading /usr/autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/contour.so
// generating Maya nodes...
// parsing /usr/autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/include/paint.mi
// loading /usr/autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/paint.so
// generating Maya nodes...
// parsing /usr/autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/include/physics.mi
// loading /usr/autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/physics.so
// generating Maya nodes...
// parsing /usr/autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/include/production.mi
// loading /usr/autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/production.so
// generating Maya nodes...
// parsing /usr/autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/include/ptex.mi
// loading /usr/autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/ptex.so
// generating Maya nodes...
// parsing /usr/autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/include/subsurface.mi
// loading /usr/autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/subsurface.so
// generating Maya nodes...
// parsing /usr/autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/include/surfaceSampler.mi
// loading /usr/autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/surfaceSampler.so
// generating Maya nodes...
// parsing /usr/autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/include/userdata.mi
// loading /usr/autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/userdata.so
// generating Maya nodes...
// parsing /usr/autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/include/useribl.mi
// loading /usr/autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/useribl.so
// generating Maya nodes...
// parsing /usr/autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/include/xgenMR.mi
// loading /usr/autodesk/mentalrayForMaya2014/shaders/xgenMR.so
// generating Maya nodes...
Error: file: /mnt/prod/RnD/fredrik/012-maya/002-maya/maya/scenes/ren/tractor.ma line 107: Unable to dynamically load : /mnt/pipeline/bin/vray/builds/130917_nightly_v23606_maya2014_linux/maya_vray/plug-ins/vrayformaya.so
/mnt/pipeline/bin/vray/builds/130917_nightly_v23606_maya2014_linux/maya_vray/plug-ins/vrayformaya.so: failed to map segment from shared object: Operation not permitted
Error: file: /mnt/prod/RnD/fredrik/012-maya/002-maya/maya/scenes/ren/tractor.ma line 107: /mnt/pipeline/bin/vray/builds/130917_nightly_v23606_maya2014_linux/maya_vray/plug-ins/vrayformaya.so: failed to map segment from shared object: Operation not permitted (vrayformaya)
Warning: file: /mnt/prod/RnD/fredrik/012-maya/002-maya/maya/scenes/ren/tractor.ma line 176: Unrecognized node type 'VRayPlane'; preserving node information during this session.
Error: file: /mnt/prod/RnD/fredrik/012-maya/002-maya/maya/scenes/ren/tractor.ma line 180: setAttr: Too much data was provided. The last 1 elements were not used.
Error: file: /mnt/prod/RnD/fredrik/012-maya/002-maya/maya/scenes/ren/tractor.ma line 181: setAttr: Too much data was provided. The last 1 elements were not used.
Warning: file: /mnt/prod/RnD/fredrik/012-maya/002-maya/maya/scenes/ren/tractor.ma line 185: Unrecognized node type 'VRaySunTarget'; preserving node information during this session.
Warning: file: /mnt/prod/RnD/fredrik/012-maya/002-maya/maya/scenes/ren/tractor.ma line 187: Unrecognized node type 'VRayGeoSun'; preserving node information during this session.
Warning: file: /mnt/prod/RnD/fredrik/012-maya/002-maya/maya/scenes/ren/tractor.ma line 196: Unrecognized node type 'VRaySunShape'; preserving node information during this session.
Warning: file: /mnt/prod/RnD/fredrik/012-maya/002-maya/maya/scenes/ren/tractor.ma line 342: Unrecognized node type 'VRayPlane'; preserving node information during this session.
Error: file: /mnt/prod/RnD/fredrik/012-maya/002-maya/maya/scenes/ren/tractor.ma line 346: setAttr: Too much data was provided. The last 1 elements were not used.
Error: file: /mnt/prod/RnD/fredrik/012-maya/002-maya/maya/scenes/ren/tractor.ma line 347: setAttr: Too much data was provided. The last 1 elements were not used.
Warning: file: /mnt/prod/RnD/fredrik/012-maya/002-maya/maya/scenes/ren/tractor.ma line 586: Unrecognized node type 'VRaySettingsNode'; preserving node information during this session.
Warning: file: /mnt/prod/RnD/fredrik/012-maya/002-maya/maya/scenes/ren/tractor.ma line 642: Unrecognized node type 'VRaySky'; preserving node information during this session.
Warning: file: /mnt/prod/RnD/fredrik/012-maya/002-maya/maya/scenes/ren/tractor.ma line 655: Unrecognized node type 'VRayRenderElement'; preserving node information during this session.
Warning: file: /mnt/prod/RnD/fredrik/012-maya/002-maya/maya/scenes/ren/tractor.ma line 661: Unrecognized node type 'VRayRenderElement'; preserving node information during this session.
Warning: file: /mnt/prod/RnD/fredrik/012-maya/002-maya/maya/scenes/ren/tractor.ma line 954: 'miDefaultOptions.message' is already connected to 'mentalrayItemsList.options'.
Warning: file: /mnt/prod/RnD/fredrik/012-maya/002-maya/maya/scenes/ren/tractor.ma line 955: 'miDefaultFramebuffer.message' is already connected to 'mentalrayItemsList.framebuffers'.
File read in 2 seconds.
Warning: line 1: Errors have occurred while reading this scene that may result in data loss.
Result: /mnt/prod/RnD/fredrik/012-maya/002-maya/maya/scenes/ren/tractor.ma
Error: file: /usr/autodesk/maya2014-x64/scripts/others/mayaBatchRenderProcedure.mel line 312: The renderer vray is not registered yet.
Error: file: /tmp/ASTMPmfhe2J.mel line 29: Scene /mnt/prod/RnD/fredrik/012-maya/002-maya/maya/scenes/ren/tractor.ma failed to render.

// Maya exited with status 210

Any idea what I'm missing?

[vlado]

Maybe you don't have sufficient rights for execution of the file vrayformaya.so? At least the error message hints for that.

Best regards,
Vlado

[Fredrik Averpil]

Maybe you don't have sufficient rights for execution of the file vrayformaya.so? At least the error message hints for that.

Best regards,
Vlado

Ah, that was it!

[alainfx]

I'm having difficulties getting a central installation of V-Ray for Maya (nightly build 23606) to work with Maya 2014 Extension 1 on CentOS 6.4.

If anybody here wants to upgrade to Maya 2014 Extension, maybe you should wait.
Autodesk confirmed that BlendShape does not work correctly on Maya 2014 Extension :
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthre...2&page=9&pp=15
http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autode...n/td-p/4434417