how to setup distributed rendering rt with 7 computers

[krassi]

hiii there

JuST oNe qusestion: how do i get distributed rendering running i installed it on an other computer setup the rt server but i cant get the vray rt setup window.. hope im not to blind but i got 32 cores that need some rt action )

im impressed of the speed even with one i920 intel but i hope to get all computers running

seeya, daniel

[vlado]

We've tested it on 9 machines so, that part definitely works

On the render server, you need V-Ray RT installed; if you already have the standard V-Ray for 3ds Max installed, you can just go ahead and start the V-Ray RT render server (Start menu > Programs > Chaos Group > V-Ray RT for 3ds Max > V-Ray RT render server). If you did not have V-Ray for 3ds Max installed, you need to set up the address of the V-Ray license server machine first, and then start the RT render server.

On the client machine, you need 3ds Max, V-Ray 1.5 SP3a, and V-Ray RT installed. Start 3ds Max, assign V-Ray RT as ActiveShade renderer in the Render Setup dialog, switch to ActiveShade rendering mode from the lower left corner of the same window and you will get the options of V-Ray RT. Click on the "Render servers" button to add the render servers you wish to use.

More information is available here:
http://www.spot3d.com/vray/help/rt10..._rendering.htm

Best regards,
Vlado

[krassi]

THXX, works and one strange thing my "bucket in normal distributed rendering problem" is gone?? tried 2 szenes and buckets in irradience calculation were all in the right brigthness

i totally didnt see the active shade button in max render setup )

seeya, daniel

[Amplified]

Anyone else had problem setting up render servers?
I had problem getting a connection to the other servers until I tried using a IP adress instead of networknames when adding servers.
Is the resolving of network names broken in Vray RT DR settings?

[vlado]

The RT should use the same resolution method as the normal V-Ray; does that one work?

Best regards,
Vlado

[Amplified]

Yes, the normal VRay DR resolve function works just fine, however there isn't a "resolve servers" button in the VRay RT DR window...
I just assumed that VRay RT resolved the network names automaticly, even though there were no "resolve servers" button.

I'm on MAX 2009 64-bit, and SP3a...

[vlado]

Ok, I will make a note to check this more carefully. It works with the IPs though, right?

Best regards,
Vlado

[Dman3d]

I got them using IP, nice to have the DR list method mirrored

[Amplified]

Ok, I will make a note to check this more carefully. It works with the IPs though, right?

Best regards,
Vlado

Yes, it works fine with IPs... But it took some time to nail out, alot of stuff is on exeception in windows firewall now...