# DR Settings - nodes pools **URL:** \ **Category:** Requests\ **Created:** [January 26, 2016, 1:49pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/dr-settings-nodes-pools/56897 "2016-01-26T13:49:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![NicoC](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/chaosprd/user_avatar/forums.chaos.com/nicoc/32/23122_2.png) [@NicoC](https://forums.chaos.com/u/NicoC)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2016, 1:49pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/dr-settings-nodes-pools/56897/1 "2016-01-26T13:49:41Z")
Hello, It’s me again, still on the DR Settings window 🙂 Would it be possible to add a “pools” feature, so that we can simply define various pools for nodes (similar to servers groups with Backburner) ? ideally, these pools informations would be stored in a config file, just like vray.cfg, with an easily customizable path, so that it could be shared between coworkers on a network … what do you think ? Thanks 🙂 Regards. ---
**Author:** ![NicoC](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/chaosprd/user_avatar/forums.chaos.com/nicoc/32/23122_2.png) [@NicoC](https://forums.chaos.com/u/NicoC)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2016, 10:12am UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/dr-settings-nodes-pools/56897/2 "2016-02-01T10:12:24Z")
I’m the only one finding this could be useful ? ---
**Author:** ![Dave\_Wortley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Dave\_Wortley](https://forums.chaos.com/u/Dave_Wortley)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2016, 1:41pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/dr-settings-nodes-pools/56897/3 "2016-02-01T13:41:47Z")
We’re using Deadline to manage our VRayDR rendering now, works like a charm! ---
**Author:** ![NicoC](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/chaosprd/user_avatar/forums.chaos.com/nicoc/32/23122_2.png) [@NicoC](https://forums.chaos.com/u/NicoC)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2016, 1:55pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/dr-settings-nodes-pools/56897/4 "2016-02-01T13:55:49Z")
I’m sure it’s great but … I don’t think our boss would agree to spend money on such a system ☹ Deadline seems great, but it also seems pretty expensive … at least for companies like the one I work for 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Dave\_Wortley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Dave\_Wortley](https://forums.chaos.com/u/Dave_Wortley)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2016, 1:59pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/dr-settings-nodes-pools/56897/5 "2016-02-01T13:59:03Z")
> [@max 2015 crash when open max 2014 scene](https://forums.chaos.com/t/max-2015-crash-when-open-max-2014-scene/49872/7): > > I’m sure it’s great but … I don’t think our boss would agree to spend money on such a system ☹ Deadline seems great, but it also seems pretty expensive … at least for companies like the one I work for 😉 Check out the power management system of Deadline, it can pay for itself by saving on energy of blades and air-con costs. ---
**Author:** ![m\_hinks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7feea3/32.png) [@m\_hinks](https://forums.chaos.com/u/m_hinks)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2016, 2:25pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/dr-settings-nodes-pools/56897/6 "2016-02-01T14:25:59Z")
> [@Render elements don't add up to RGB result when using burn value for Reinhard mapping](https://forums.chaos.com/t/render-elements-dont-add-up-to-rgb-result-when-using-burn-value-for-reinhard-mapping/49897/3): > > Check out the power management system of Deadline, it can pay for itself by saving on energy of blades and air-con costs. Agreed. Must have paid for its self in the years we’ve had it running. That and the time it saves me updating all the node plugins etc! ---
**Author:** ![Morbid\_Angel](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/chaosprd/user_avatar/forums.chaos.com/morbid_angel/32/21272_2.png) [@Morbid\_Angel](https://forums.chaos.com/u/Morbid_Angel)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2016, 6:11pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/dr-settings-nodes-pools/56897/7 "2016-02-01T18:11:00Z")
You try to convince any boss that new software is a must have, they will refuse 😄 why should they spend money when things work now just “fine” in their view. ---
**Author:** ![Dave\_Wortley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Dave\_Wortley](https://forums.chaos.com/u/Dave_Wortley)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2016, 6:18pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/dr-settings-nodes-pools/56897/8 "2016-02-01T18:18:01Z")
Just tell them they will end up saving money / time. ---
**Author:** ![Morbid\_Angel](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/chaosprd/user_avatar/forums.chaos.com/morbid_angel/32/21272_2.png) [@Morbid\_Angel](https://forums.chaos.com/u/Morbid_Angel)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2016, 7:35pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/dr-settings-nodes-pools/56897/9 "2016-02-01T19:35:42Z")
I’m my own boss 🙂 so I bought 22 deadline licenses over the years as I understand the cost/saving ratio. But I work with some clients who don’t share that ideology 🙂 Back on the subject, it would be good to have pools I suppose, but it probably is possible to have a custom text file defining for each user which pool he can be using. ---
**Author:** ![Brendan\_Coyle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e99b99/32.png) [@Brendan\_Coyle](https://forums.chaos.com/u/Brendan_Coyle)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2016, 7:40pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/dr-settings-nodes-pools/56897/10 "2016-02-01T19:40:40Z")
What about using the Max servers option if you want to limit the amount of nodes per job? ---
**Author:** ![NicoC](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/chaosprd/user_avatar/forums.chaos.com/nicoc/32/23122_2.png) [@NicoC](https://forums.chaos.com/u/NicoC)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2016, 8:03am UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/dr-settings-nodes-pools/56897/11 "2016-02-02T08:03:10Z")
> [@MultiScatter Texture Alternative](https://forums.chaos.com/t/multiscatter-texture-alternative/49894/6): > > You try to convince any boss that new software is a must have, they will refuse 😄 why should they spend money when things work now just “fine” in their view. Yes, that’s the problem … also, my boss and the creatives don’t understand much about what we, at 3d dept, really do 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![NicoC](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/chaosprd/user_avatar/forums.chaos.com/nicoc/32/23122_2.png) [@NicoC](https://forums.chaos.com/u/NicoC)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2016, 8:04am UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/dr-settings-nodes-pools/56897/12 "2016-02-02T08:04:34Z")
> [@V-Ray 3.00.06 available for download](https://forums.chaos.com/t/v-ray-3-00-06-available-for-download/49852/11): > > What about using the Max servers option if you want to limit the amount of nodes per job? It sure is an option, but not flexible enough for my taste. That’s why I thought getting nodes pools, a bit like BB servers groups, would be good.