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When a computer enters in Sleep mode, it stops all its activity. In order to avoid a network job getting stopped for this reason, set the sleep option for all your network computers (both for the Manager, Monitor and Nodes) to Never. This will ensure all your computers will stay available and do not enter sleep mode during a network task. |
Setting up your own render farm can be done in a few simple steps:
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For more information about setting the output paths, see the Network troubleshooting page in the Knowledgebase. |
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You can also optionally specify a dependencies path where Monitor will look for files needed to render the MXS. This is in most cases not necessary, especially if you have Send dependencies checked, in which case the Monitor will search for the files using the paths of the textures/files already specified inside the MXS file (even if they are local paths). In It can however be useful in these cases:
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For more details on the options in the Add Job wizard, see The Monitor page. |
Step 6 - Specify the render nodes
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First make some simple tests in your network before attempting a real project or final rendering to ensure that all the Render Nodes can connect and the output is written properly. |