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No, the files that are accessed on a Linux server.
You mean that the client itself could have a problem because it is on
Windows non-server OS?
So basically we'd have to install Linux on the clients to get rid of it?
ouch
Bernard
-- -- Original Message -- --
From: "kim aldis" <kim@(protected)>
To: <XSI@(protected)>
Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 3:43 PM
Subject: RE: [Batchserve] Various drop frame problems
> That'll probably be your problem. If you've more than ten machines -
either
> interactive or standalone renders - trying to access a standard windows
> machine for files, the machine that's serving the files won't allow access
> because it's reached the limit of the number of machines it'll allow to
> connect to it. If you're rendering using xsibatch then you'd get noicon
> pictures in some frames but if your scene or the mi files you're
generating
> are on a windows machine, some rendernodes won't be able to get access.
>
> > -- --Original Message-- --
> > From: owner-xsi@(protected)
> > [mailto:owner-xsi@(protected)] On Behalf Of Bernard Lebel
> > Sent: 28 May 2004 14:23
> > To: XSI@(protected)
> > Subject: Re: [Batchserve] Various drop frame problems
> >
> > By external references you mean ref models and textures?
> > Textures on local folder on each client (Windows). Ref models
> > are on a Linux server.
> >
> > Bernard
> >
> > -- -- Original Message -- --
> > From: "kim aldis" <kim@(protected)>
> > To: <XSI@(protected)>
> > Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 3:12 PM
> > Subject: RE: [Batchserve] Various drop frame problems
> >
> >
> > > Can you be absolutely sure any external references *aren't*
> > on windows
> > > machines?
> > >
> > > > -- --Original Message-- --
> > > > From: owner-xsi@(protected)
> > > > [mailto:owner-xsi@(protected)] On Behalf Of Bernard Lebel
> > > > Sent: 28 May 2004 13:04
> > > > To: XSI@(protected)
> > > > Subject: [Batchserve] Various drop frame problems
> > > >
> > > > Hello,
> > > >
> > > > I'd like to know from the Batchserve users on this list
> > if they have
> > > > lots of drop frames in their rendered sequences, and what
> > steps they
> > > > have taken to overcome them. Of course, switching to
> > another render
> > > > manager at this point is not an option.
> > > >
> > > > Over here we have tons of them. They seem to be
> > COMPLETELY RANDOM,
> > > > as they affect different machines (but rarely twice the same) on
> > > > some frames and not other frames, and so on.
> > > > It's the point where I suspect a problem more with
> > Batchserve rather
> > > > than mental ray, XSI. Batchserve doesn't log any error though, so
> > > > it's very hard to pinpoint what's going in. I suspect
> > vaguely that
> > > > it's pretty all related to the same problem (something to do with
> > > > refreshing?), but now it's still a vague speculation.
> > > >
> > > > Typical drop-frames include:
> > > >
> > > > - Incidence shader not rendering on some objects;
> > > > - Occlusion pass with Dirtmap giving white images;
> > > > - Frames rendered completely black (alpha channel even black);
> > > > - Objects disappearing;
> > > > - Frames of only 1k;
> > > > - Frames not rendered at all;
> > > >
> > > > And I won't even mention hair problems.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for any help
> > > > Bernard
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