Satellite nodes losing connection

[danielkenobi]

I have exatly the same problem, Any help?

[NEO^AMiGA]

I also loose connection with my clients on the network but I don't even get an error... It just stops. =/ Can't find anything in the logs or windows xp event viewer.

Script editor stoped at:
// Result: Percentage of rendering done: 75 (D:/bubblePudlar_Henrik/images/rndrBubble_beauty/DispTest_DispMap_anim_MB.338.tga) //

And the mayaRenderLog.txt at the master machine where the work was submitted doesn't tell me more then:

JOB 0.n progr: 59.4% rendered on renderstation3.0
JOB 0.n progr: 60.7% rendered on renderstation3.1
JOB 0.4 progr: 11.1% rendered on 3DStation1.4
JOB 0.2 progr: 11.3% rendered on 3DStation1.2
JOB 0.3 progr: 11.5% rendered on 3DStation1.3
JOB 0.5 progr: 11.7% rendered on 3DStation1.5
JOB 0.n progr: 65.4% rendered on renderstation2.0
JOB 0.n progr: 66.4% rendered on renderstation3.0
JOB 0.4 progr: 11.9% rendered on 3DStation1.4
JOB 0.2 progr: 12.1% rendered on 3DStation1.2
JOB 0.3 progr: 12.3% rendered on 3DStation1.3
JOB 0.2 progr: 12.5% rendered on 3DStation1.2
JOB 0.n progr: 71.5% rendered on renderstation3.1
JOB 0.n progr: 72.5% rendered on renderstation2.1
JOB 0.n progr: 73.1% rendered on renderstation3.0
JOB 0.5 progr: 12.7% rendered on 3DStation1.5
JOB 0.4 progr: 12.9% rendered on 3DStation1.4
JOB 0.3 progr: 13.1% rendered on 3DStation1.3
JOB 0.n progr: 74.3% rendered on renderstation1.2
JOB 0.n progr: 74.9% rendered on renderstation1.1
JOB 0.n progr: 75.0% rendered on renderstation3.1
JOB 0.4 progr: 13.3% rendered on 3DStation1.4
JOB 0.n progr: 75.4% rendered on renderstation3.0

...then it all stops. At the moment I am clueless but maybe someone here knows what could be wrong? Will try to install some network traffic sniffers to see where it all stops.

[NEO^AMiGA]

...there should be a flag to send with the renderer so when a client dies the packet is resent to another client so the work doesn't die. I mean... Like last evening I started the work when I went home... 2 hours later it stops and the machine idles for the rest of the night. =/

[alexx]

satellite render in 7.0 seems broken in some cases..

the only solution i found for another sat problem is NOT rendering on the master machine.
you can do so with the command line flag:
-rnm 1

hope that fixes this problem as well.

cheers

[NEO^AMiGA]

Thanks for the advice alexx! Think this is pretty much the solution I have adapted... But I uncheck the "render at this computer" in the batch render windown, isn't that the same? I also moved the renderstations out of the main network and created a sub net for them and connected them to a second NIC to one of the workstations. Seems to work now.

satellite render in 7.0 seems broken in some cases..

the only solution i found for another sat problem is NOT rendering on the master machine.
you can do so with the command line flag:
-rnm 1

hope that fixes this problem as well.

cheers

[mental]

satellite render in 7.0 seems broken in some cases.
Apparently, Alias has recently released an update for the satellite render node for Maya 7.0. The issue may have been resolved with this fix.

[NEO^AMiGA]

oh! That's sweet! You know the version number of that version?

Apparently, Alias has recently released an update for the satellite render node for Maya 7.0. The issue may have been resolved with this fix.

[ristopuukko]

I can't get the satellites work at all. I have two satellites installed (by the book) and the renderings just won't start in them. The raysatserver - service is working correctly and there's no error messages whatsoever, they just won't render, no matter what switch's do I use.

Is there any timeframe when this update will arrive?

/risto

[alexx]

there is an update on the alias site but it only adresses the issue that you can install 6.5 and 7.0 satellites side by side..

cheers

alexx

[bluemagicuk]

The updated version on the maya website is called raysat345server.exe or the filename is myr_mrsat7_win(1).exe .

I am having some problems with this satelite rendering business anyone have any suggestions ?



1) I have raysat345server.exe running in the proccess tab of both computers.
2) I am using a netgear router and i have forwarded port 192.168.0.3:7103 (which is the slave computer)
3)The only thing i can think of is that something on the slave computer is stoping the connection.
4)Windows firewall is disabled and i am temporarily running without any firewalls to try and figure out the problem.


Any ideas

[NEO^AMiGA]

For the updated mr_sat for maya7 the port is 7104. THis so it can coexist with mrsat for older versions of maya. So if you use mrsat that was updated for 7.0... be sure to set that port to 7104.

Cheers.

The updated version on the maya website is called raysat345server.exe or the filename is myr_mrsat7_win(1).exe .

I am having some problems with this satelite rendering business anyone have any suggestions ?

here is a vid of the only settings i am aware of that are important. (this is on the master computer)
http://www.bluemagik.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/xvid_codec.avi


1) I have raysat345server.exe running in the proccess tab of both computers.
2) I am using a netgear router and i have forwarded port 192.168.0.3:7103 (which is the slave computer)
3)The only thing i can think of is that something on the slave computer is stoping the connection.
4)Windows firewall is disabled and i am temporarily running without any firewalls to try and figure out the problem.

I have checked the helpfiles but my network knowledge is limited and i think it is a problem with my network or router.
Any ideas

[bluemagicuk]

Ah ha !! many thanks .. that did the trick.

[Kel Solaar]

Even with the new release I have got rendering stopping after a while like NEO^AMiGA. I see a lot of similar threads in Alias.com Maya forum. Is there a walktrough to make it running in interactive?
Thx

[NEO^AMiGA]

I also still have probs with the connection. In the log i now get errors like "slave 2 lost connection" etc etc... Think one just have to face it, satellite is a shitty system and one should look into a more stable solution. Will be funny to see what happens now when autodesk entered the maya world... If the backburner will come to maya or something.

Even with the new release I have got rendering stopping after a while like NEO^AMiGA. I see a lot of similar threads in Alias.com Maya forum. Is there a walktrough to make it running in interactive?
Thx

[sojacalcium]

I've got the same error as DrOnion. That one :

SG 0.n error 011328: read error from host 1: The specified network name is no longer available.
PAR 0.n error 021078: bad message received

As anybody encountered this and found a way to make the satellite thing work ?

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