That is the backburner server (server.exe). Starting Backburner manager (manager.exe) on the node does not make it available for rendering from another manager. I didn't understand what you meant by 'Try running it as a scheduled task, or start it manually just to see if the error goes away? log in and start backburner locally' The BackBurner server is running locally no all the nodes, the manager is running locally on the controller.ģds max can be manually opened on the nodes and controller. We don't use any network paths or shared storage for the render farm. The output location is local to the nodes. All the maps are stored locally on the individual nodes. The file for distribution sits locally on the controller and nodes. The issue arises when you distribute a job form your computer to BackBurner. We have four render nodes and one controller. Is this when you try to start a network render? When you launch 3DsMax? When a network render is complete?Ī bit more detail will get you a lot better answers`.ĭo you get the same error when rendering locally? (or is this only locally?) Much fun you can do with backburner, we made all the computers in the company sign up as render nodes when they went idle. We made a local admin called "render" that we ran all the backburner tasks as.
Sounds like an access issue, either the user that the task is run as, or a firewall issue, but I haven't tried 2013, only 2012 Wscript.Echo "Backburner Server could not be started on Render01 due to error: " & errReturn Wscript.Echo "Backburner Server was started on Render01 with a process ID: " & intJobID ObjSWbemDateTime.SetVarDate(DateAdd(INTERVAL, MINUTES, Now()))ĮrrReturn = objScheduledJob.Create(strCommand, objSWbemDateTime.Value, False, 0, 0, True, intJobID) Set objSWbemDateTime = CreateObject("WbemScripting.SWbemDateTime") Set objScheduledJob = objWMIService.Get("Win32_ScheduledJob") Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2") Or even remotely (this was for 2012, make sure the path to "server.exe" is correct) Try running it as a scheduled task, or start it manually just to see if the error goes away? log in and start backburner locally Is this started from a service? Is this on the rendernode, or on the workstation? As such the error is that Backburner can not start (or close) maxadapter.