[req] MAxigo net render

filippo · Post by **filippo** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 10:53 pm

It's possible to ad a option in maxigo to do a render in network?
filippo

suvakas · Post by **suvakas** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 1:47 am

I don't have access to a local network. It's quite hard to script something when you can't actually test it. So i don't know..

Kosmokrator · Post by **Kosmokrator** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 2:25 am

connect your old pc via 1mbps pci lan cart and voila...u have a local area network of 2 pc

im kidding.......imo filippo is not so hard to make it work....just take the exported directory to every slave and edit the .bat file by adding the -n s or -n wm parameter!

filippo · Post by **filippo** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 2:46 am

indigo it must be on both pc?
thaks
filippo

Kosmokrator · Post by **Kosmokrator** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 2:47 am

yes....

Youn · Post by **Youn** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 6:07 am

Is anyone one working on this or can I take a crack at it myself?

Any ideas?

I am thinking about using "pstools" in this process, then in the export script dialog we can define the slave computers. pstools would start indigo on those computers if they hadn't already been started and also work with a file transfer app to do that part of it. Should be pretty straight forward, no?

I have some experience doing this kinda stuff so maybe I can handle it? LOL, actually I'm not sure but I'll gladly try if no-one else is going to!

Youn · Post by **Youn** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 6:12 am

btw awesome job on the maxigo script, I haven't been able to use it yet because our license server is messed up this morning, but I'm excited about it! We have 30-40 computers here at the office I'll eventually get to test as an indigo render farm (so far only tried 5) so, you can imagine why I'm eager to help here...

suvakas · Post by **suvakas** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 8:23 pm

Hey Youn !

Go ahead, nobody is working on it.
I don't have LAN at home so i can't really do network stuff at the moment.

filippo · Post by **filippo** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 9:24 pm

someone can tell me the commands to make a net render whit indigo?
filippo

sorry for my por language

Youn · Post by **Youn** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 4:16 am

filippo, here's what i do...

1) on each of the "slaves" type:

indigo_console.exe -n s

this will run indefinately, so you can do this in the morning or whenever and leave it be....

2) then on the "working master":

indigo.exe -n wm

or if you want to start a spacific scene:

indigo.exe -n wm testscenes/cornellbox_jotero.igs

that's it!!! of course, make sure you have the same files in the same location on every machine and all will be fine! good luck

Youn · Post by **Youn** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 11:48 am

OK, I got a pretty nice system worked out, seems to work, with just one exception: The bat file that starts the main file neds to have "-n wm" on it. Can this be done from within the exporter?

http://www.indigorenderer.com/joomla/fo ... 0844#40844

Let me know what you think

Sukrim · Post by **Sukrim** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 6:51 am

Could be a checkbox under "Advanced Setup"

[ ] Start Indigo in network render master mode

(simply adds -n m to the path in the "scenename.bat" batch file)

And maybe also an Input:
"Run Batch File (e.g. for network rendering) before starting Indigo.
Location: ..."