Backburner + AFX Jobs with cmdjob

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Trying to use backburner for After FX network rendering via the command line tool described in the Max’s help file.

I can’t seem to connect to the manager

Manager settings

managername : kdgdc02
ip: 172.0.1.2
subnet: 255.255.0.0
port: 3234

and this is the batch file I am trying to send to backburner :

cmdjob –jobname “after effects test” –manager 172.0.1.2 -netmask 255.255.0.0 -port 3234 –taskfile c:\tasklist.txt –taskname 1 c:\aerender.exe –project c:\NetRenderTest.aep –comp “comp1” –s %tp2 –e %tp3

*those are not the paths for the files i just shortened them to c:\ for this post to make debuging easier

Always get :

error:could not find manager

I even got this message with this simple line :
cmdjob –jobname “Test” –manager 172.0.1.2 -netmask 255.255.0.0 -port 3234
I even try cmdjob –jobname “Test” –manager kdgdc02

Any ideas of what i’m doing wrong?

Can anyone test only that simple command:
cmdjob –jobname “test” –manager managername

I think the netmask is the problem… by default backburner netmask is 255.255.255.0

Please Help !

I post the same question here :
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=6&t=471039

Best regards.

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Please Help…

Best regards.

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Been a while since I have done it, but as I remember you need to make a connection to the manager before sending the job

4

Ok but how ?

There is nothing in the help file.

:wink:

5

Have you tried one of these?

m.connect manual “manager” -- connects to manager of name “manager”

or

m.connect manual “192.168.0.1” -- connects to manager of IP 192.168.0.1

or

m.connect #automatic “255.255.255.0” port:1234

6

<Interface>GetManager()

In order to access network rendering through MAXScript, you need to create a manager instance.

The syntax is the following:

NetRender.GetManager()

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cmdjob is supposed to do that automatically. You said you shortened the paths. they are supposed to be in quotes tho, are they in the original command ?

On another note those IPs and netmasks look odd to me (wich doesnt mean they cant be :P)

Then the taskfile parameter is supposed to be -tasklist instead…that’s a typo in the ae example. read a bit above in the reference.

Just some ideas,
Thorsten

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It’s not a maxscrit it’s a “DOS” command…

Best regards…

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I even try this simple command :

cmdjob –jobname “Test” –manager kdgdc02

and the dos prompt return :

error:could not find manager

May anyone try to lauch this simple command to tell me if it’s work or not ???

As I say I think it’s the submask, but I need someone to try…

Best regards.

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oops sorry, had just woke up and confused it with a net job , I’ll see if I have time to try it when i get to work

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well it does work here. I know cause we’re using backburner to do netrendering with nuke. But we are on standard IP ranges (192.168.13.x) as well as standard subnetmask (255.255.255.0)

Regards,
Thorsten

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Thanks…

My first thought was the subnetmask…

Because we use 255.255.0.0

And I thing command is not able to switch from default…

Can anyone else test this simple command (dos prompt)

cmdjob –jobname “Test” –manager managername…

And see if it’s connectig to the manager…

BEst regards…

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Works here subnet 255.255.255.0

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Just sent one with your netmask (255.255.0.0) and it worked too, I think you are right that it is not switching

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The -subnet seems to doen’t work…

We have to switch to the original subnet 255.255.255.0

We make some test, and I’ll post the result…

Best regards…

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One more thing, what is the subnet mask set to in the backburner.xml? I suspect cmdjob gets the setting from there.

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No the command is in the xml

<NetworkMask>255.255.0.0</NetworkMask>

Best regards…