http://www.vvertex.com/forum/index.php Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:21:39 +0200 Phorum 5.2.11 http://www.vvertex.com/forum/read.php?19,882,882#msg-882 http://www.vvertex.com/forum/read.php?19,882,882#msg-882
Not sure if I'm understanding the operation/function of the 'force logout' shutdown policy because although the node does logout as configured (either by date/time or idle status), the user is unable to log back in. When entering a valid username/password, Windows starts to login and then immediately logs them out- a system restart is required to log back in.

All of our clients automatically login so I'd like to force a logout after 30 minutes of inactivity. Any suggestions on how best to configure my clients accordingly?

Thanks,
Dan
dembry@aii.edu]]> dantastic Muster usage Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:30:29 +0200 http://www.vvertex.com/forum/read.php?5,880,880#msg-880 http://www.vvertex.com/forum/read.php?5,880,880#msg-880 please suggest me what is the problem & what should i do.

[muster] process terminated with the following exit code:3

Error rendering frame 10: output path"\\venus\octonauts\render_output\test\" for "\\venus\octonauts\render_output\test\test1\ch_diff.tga" could not be found.

[muster] process terminated with the following exit code:3]]> nilupadhi Muster usage Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:00:36 +0200 http://www.vvertex.com/forum/read.php?19,879,879#msg-879 http://www.vvertex.com/forum/read.php?19,879,879#msg-879
Cheers]]> Aaron Muster usage Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:20:53 +0200 http://www.vvertex.com/forum/read.php?20,875,875#msg-875 http://www.vvertex.com/forum/read.php?20,875,875#msg-875 gustavoeb Templates Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:05:24 +0200 http://www.vvertex.com/forum/read.php?19,857,857#msg-857 http://www.vvertex.com/forum/read.php?19,857,857#msg-857 I have installed the demo but I can only see Vray for Maya and not the standalone which is what we need.

Many thanks]]> stezza Muster usage Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:18:04 +0200 http://www.vvertex.com/forum/read.php?11,818,818#msg-818 http://www.vvertex.com/forum/read.php?11,818,818#msg-818
Error mapping drive S: to \\10.8.149.6\a. Error code 85

This is a bit weird because I can manually map this drive. It's also strange, because it worked some time ago - now it stopped.
This problem only occurs under Windows 7. Windows XP works ok.
Has anyone had a similar problem?]]> tomekp1981 Windows Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:57:45 +0200 http://www.vvertex.com/forum/read.php?5,809,809#msg-809 http://www.vvertex.com/forum/read.php?5,809,809#msg-809 I need to submit my Render Passes to render .mi files.

(Maya 2008-11, WinXP)

Thanks,
--- Shaun]]> shaunchap Muster usage Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:17:42 +0200 http://www.vvertex.com/forum/read.php?5,798,798#msg-798 http://www.vvertex.com/forum/read.php?5,798,798#msg-798
my question was not raised as a search disclosed. In order to get a clou how much every frame of our production took to render my task is to sum up the rendering times. As far as I can see a job's chunk details can not be used via copy/paste. How else can I gather the rendering times per frame let's say via copy/paste into Excel? Is there a way to read out the database which is driving Muster? If so, can someone tell me how?

With best regards,

Sebastian]]> RabbixVFX Muster usage Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:59:37 +0200 http://www.vvertex.com/forum/read.php?18,797,797#msg-797 http://www.vvertex.com/forum/read.php?18,797,797#msg-797
As I said, the machines are licensed to run Maya, and MR for Maya runs fine on them, but the jobs die when submitted by Muster. Unfortnately, no more useful log is being generated - see below -- that I can pick apart. Any idea what would cause the chunk to die at this stage of the render? I suspect network permissions, firewall, etc., but can't sort out what's causing it.

Thanks.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>

File read in 9 seconds.
Warning: Fluid initial state cache file 'quadro_fermi_WMFG_v08.mb_fluidShape3.mcfi' not found
Warning: This file contains an uncached fluid; rewind and playback to see correct current state.
Result: R:/swagstaff/2010_Quadro_Fermi_KV/scenes/quadro_fermi_WMFG_v08.mb
Warning: Found camera shotCamShape.
Error: particle1: Object not found for -object flag.
Error: particle1: Object not found for -object flag.
initMPS with licenseOption

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>]]> swagstaff Installation Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:08:05 +0200 http://www.vvertex.com/forum/read.php?5,796,796#msg-796 http://www.vvertex.com/forum/read.php?5,796,796#msg-796 (Sorry to repost, but I think I originally posted to the wrong list.)

I'm new to Muster and need help setting it up so I can submit render layers from Maya 2008.
The steps I've read have been a bit hard to follow, particularly because I have to figure out how things work without admin rights (IT dep't within a corporation).
Is there a step-by-step guide somewhere that includes a submit script and all the installation details necessary to get this to work somewhere?

Specific questions:
Do I need to reinstall Muster to incorporate Maya (Muster is installed currently but with no integration with Maya).
Is there a Mel script/plugin available for submitting jobs?
Can I submit MR .mi files using a mel submit script?

(Maya 2008, Muster 5.5.8)

Thanks tons in advance...
--- Shaun]]> shaunchap Muster usage Thu, 08 Jul 2010 21:42:34 +0200 http://www.vvertex.com/forum/read.php?4,795,795#msg-795 http://www.vvertex.com/forum/read.php?4,795,795#msg-795
I'm new to Muster and need help setting it up so I can submit render layers from Maya 2008.
The steps I've read have been a bit hard to follow, particularly because I have to figure out how things work without admin rights (IT dep't within a corporation).
Is there a step-by-step guide somewhere that includes a submit script and all the installation details necessary to get this to work somewhere?

Specific questions:
Do I need to reinstall Muster to incorporate Maya (Muster is installed currently but with no integration with Maya).
Is there a Mel script/plugin available for submitting jobs?
Can I submit MR .mi files using a mel submit script?

(Maya 2008, Muster 5.5.8)

Thanks tons in advance...
--- Shaun]]> shaunchap Installation Mon, 05 Jul 2010 22:03:17 +0200 http://www.vvertex.com/forum/read.php?19,794,794#msg-794 http://www.vvertex.com/forum/read.php?19,794,794#msg-794 As we load our render wall up with thousands of jobs at a time I was wondering if there is anyway to speed up mrtool, or to connect to muster (through commandline) once then send a large number of jobs to the que instead of authenticating and transfering templates with every submission.

Any thoughts?

Kind regards,

Tim Murphy
Pipeline Developer
Weta Productions
New Zealand]]> murphy.tim Muster usage Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:17:10 +0200 http://www.vvertex.com/forum/read.php?4,792,792#msg-792 http://www.vvertex.com/forum/read.php?4,792,792#msg-792
We have configured our dis

I am the user of Muster 6.4 i have configured the template for Maya 2011 with c:/program files/autodesk/maya2011/bin/render.exe and trying to render i am getting the following error for maya_sw render.

[MUSTER]Spawning process C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2011\3dsmaxcmd.exe inside C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2011 using the following command line flags:
[MUSTER]-v:5 -showRFW:0 -workPath:"C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\MusterTemp_1" -start:1 -end:4 -nthFrame: 1 "\\Tvc-vfx12\Projects\dont_worry\max\muster_test\pad_A_09_test_01.max"

6/26/2010 6:19:36 AM; Parsing scene: "\\Tvc-vfx12\Projects\dont_worry\max\muster_test\pad_A_09_test_01.max"
6/26/2010 6:19:36 AM; Error opening scene file: "\\Tvc-vfx12\Projects\dont_worry\max\muster_test\pad_A_09_test_01.max"

[MUSTER]Process terminated with the following exit code: 3

if i configure with c:/program files/autodesk/maya2011/bin/mayabatch.exe it is telling that render complete with the following report but we are able to find the output.
[MUSTER]Spawning process C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya2011\bin\mayabatch.exe inside C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya2011\ using the following command line flags:
[MUSTER]-r sw -n 0 -proj "\\Tvc-vfx04\Projects\muster_test\Maya\Muster_test" -s 9.000 -e 12.000 -b 1.000 -rfs 9 -rfb 1 -pad 1 "\\Tvc-vfx04\Projects\muster_test\Maya\Muster_test\scenes\muster.mb"

Flags:
-v prints the product version and cut number
-batch for batch mode
-prompt for interactive non-gui mode
-proj [dir] look for files in the specified project dir
-command [mel command] runs the specified command on startup
-file [file] opens the specified file
-script [file] sources the specified file on startup
-log [file] copies stdout and stderr messages to the specified file
(use complete file name)
-recover recover the last journal file
(use 'Render -help' for more options)
-optimizeRender [file] [outfile]
optimize maya file efficient for rendering
purposes, and put result in outfile
(use 'maya -optimizeRender -help' for more options)
-archive [file] displays a list of files required to archive
the specified scene.
-noAutoloadPlugins do not auto-load any plug-ins.
-3 enable Python 3000 compatibility warnings
-help prints this message

[MUSTER]Process terminated with the following exit code: 0

Kindly help which template is correct and what is the exact problem.

Thanks and Regards

T.Boopathy
Engg
Reliance Media Works Ltd
+91-9321897623]]> boopathyt Installation Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:03:36 +0200 http://www.vvertex.com/forum/read.php?19,791,791#msg-791 http://www.vvertex.com/forum/read.php?19,791,791#msg-791
I want to add this functionnality in a in-house application running with muster

thanks

joel]]> labbyjoel Muster usage Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:15:30 +0200 http://www.vvertex.com/forum/read.php?18,789,789#msg-789 http://www.vvertex.com/forum/read.php?18,789,789#msg-789 swagstaff Installation Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:06:43 +0200 http://www.vvertex.com/forum/read.php?18,788,788#msg-788 http://www.vvertex.com/forum/read.php?18,788,788#msg-788
We have around 100 PCs runing windows 7, any way that I can install muster in silence mode with all pre-define setup? I was trying to push a new release on all 100 PCs, it would save me lots of time compare to install them individually.

Cheers
Anders]]> anderscai@mediadesign.school.nz Installation Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:09:02 +0200 http://www.vvertex.com/forum/read.php?12,787,787#msg-787 http://www.vvertex.com/forum/read.php?12,787,787#msg-787 s0ke Linux Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:01:09 +0200 http://www.vvertex.com/forum/read.php?19,785,785#msg-785 http://www.vvertex.com/forum/read.php?19,785,785#msg-785 I using trail version 6.0.4 on winxp-64x, I submit a job have 1 frame with Maya-sw and post-job action, it render ok but status of job is LOCK and log of dispath like : "Post-job action belonging to job untitle(26) failed. Invalid executable //PC_01/tools/PostJob.bat".
Somebody can help me?, sorry about my English, it so bad, thanks for reading.]]> newbie_render Muster usage Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:13:31 +0200 http://www.vvertex.com/forum/read.php?17,781,781#msg-781 http://www.vvertex.com/forum/read.php?17,781,781#msg-781
thanks

joel]]> labbyjoel Enhancements Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:10:48 +0200 http://www.vvertex.com/forum/read.php?19,770,770#msg-770 http://www.vvertex.com/forum/read.php?19,770,770#msg-770
Any ideas??
Thanks.]]> o_m_user Muster usage Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:12:53 +0200 http://www.vvertex.com/forum/read.php?20,769,769#msg-769 http://www.vvertex.com/forum/read.php?20,769,769#msg-769
Some software is licensed per-machine. You can run as many instances as you want on a single machine with one license.

Which case can I use MAXIMUM_LICENSES for?

I've got some software that's licensed per-machine, and I want to make Muster count the machines using licenses rather than this instances using licenses when it figures out how many licenses are in use.

Thanks.]]> clawsoon Templates Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:02:55 +0200 http://www.vvertex.com/forum/read.php?19,768,768#msg-768 http://www.vvertex.com/forum/read.php?19,768,768#msg-768 i'm setting up path substitution on my farm. i understand fields named 'linux', 'mac' and 'windows'. of course i also know what does 'path name' field do. but what is 'server side' field for? is it for integrated web server? can somebody explain, please?

edit:
"Server side" stands for path seen by dispatcher.

(Thanks for explanation Leonardo)]]> tomekp1981 Muster usage Thu, 08 Apr 2010 23:11:18 +0200 http://www.vvertex.com/forum/read.php?17,767,767#msg-767 http://www.vvertex.com/forum/read.php?17,767,767#msg-767 It would be great if there was a way to query a template through the Mrtool and have it return information about the required and optional fields for that template.
This would allow me to check that all required infromation had been supplied and propmt for any missing fields.

Kind regards


Tim Murphy

Pipeline Developer
Weta Productions]]> murphy.tim Enhancements Thu, 29 Apr 2010 01:56:59 +0200 http://www.vvertex.com/forum/read.php?19,766,766#msg-766 http://www.vvertex.com/forum/read.php?19,766,766#msg-766
The issue is this:
When I render my scene using the maya software engine the resulting frames are '-rw-r--r--' this makes them read only when seen by a windows workstation.
Strangly if I render the exact same scene with the maya mentalRay engine I get permissions of '-rw-rw-rw-' which is exactly what I want.

Does anyone know what the difference could be between these 2 engines, and how I can force the permissions that the renders are given?

Kind regards,


Tim Murphy

Pipeline Developer
Weta Productions]]> murphy.tim Muster usage Thu, 29 Apr 2010 02:01:36 +0200 http://www.vvertex.com/forum/read.php?19,765,765#msg-765 http://www.vvertex.com/forum/read.php?19,765,765#msg-765
Error: File not found.:
Error: Cannot load scene "T:/JOBS/scenes/job1.ma". Please check the scene name.
//Maya exited with status 209

I can open the file on this computer. The T drive is our shared server. The render client service is starting with Muster credentials, which is an administrator and has the server network drive mapped as "T:"
Muster 6.0.3

Is there a different setting for Win7 than XP?

Thanks,

-Mike]]> mikethomson Muster usage Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:10:02 +0200 http://www.vvertex.com/forum/read.php?5,762,762#msg-762 http://www.vvertex.com/forum/read.php?5,762,762#msg-762
I would like to exclude a jobID or TemplateID or PoolGroup from a specified CPU. How can this be done?

nobody has responded in a few days so let me explain a little better (in case that is the problem)

I often see in the MusterExplorer that jobs cpu's have Templates or JobIDs Excluded:
This is what I am trying to do through GUI or CMD]]> chris.reid Muster usage Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:39:40 +0100 http://www.vvertex.com/forum/read.php?17,761,761#msg-761 http://www.vvertex.com/forum/read.php?17,761,761#msg-761
This way we can process the first, the last and some other chunks of a job to get a fast feedback other way than managing many jobs.



thanks

joel]]> labbyjoel Enhancements Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:14:28 +0200 http://www.vvertex.com/forum/read.php?17,757,757#msg-757 http://www.vvertex.com/forum/read.php?17,757,757#msg-757
Currently i'm just runing a SQLite script to add users with a generic password.

cheers
Nick.]]> Nick Enhancements Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:41:09 +0100 http://www.vvertex.com/forum/read.php?18,756,756#msg-756 http://www.vvertex.com/forum/read.php?18,756,756#msg-756
Updated to 6.02 last night. Worked well on clients, seems to be significantly more stable thus far. Just wanted to address a bug I found upon installation of the Dispatcher computer. It seems that when installing the dispatcher, when entering your registration name & code, it throws up a message about it not being a valid registration code (when it obviously is, and yes I tried many times to ensure there were no typographic errors). I continued the install without a code, thereby entering evaluation mode. After a reboot and startup of the console, I entered the same registration information through the console - "Licensing (ctrl+F2)" - and it successfully registered.

Probably just a bug in the installer - but it worried me at first so its probably worth addressing.

Thanks.

Michael Derrig
Lighting & Texturing Lead
KizToys Inc.]]> Kiz_Render Installation Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:13:44 +0200 http://www.vvertex.com/forum/read.php?4,752,752#msg-752 http://www.vvertex.com/forum/read.php?4,752,752#msg-752
We are using Muster 5.5.6

thanks!]]> ucis300 Installation Tue, 02 Feb 2010 03:10:31 +0100