I am setting up a new repository for a local deadline network of 3 PCs. (For AE Renders).
I installed the repository to a shared local drive in this PC. When I launch a worker on the PC I get an error saying it cant connect to the repository. Eventhough it is a local drive. Not even a network drive!
Eventhough I have shared the drive over the network.
I get the error both when using ‘W:/_Deadline’ and when using ‘//NOEMIS-WORKSTAT/W/_Deadline’.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Here’s the log;
The Monitor was unable to connect to the specified Repository (W:/_DEADLINE).
An unexpected error occurred while interacting with the database Host: NOEMIS-WORKSTATION;192.168.2.9, Port: 27100:
Object reference not set to an instance of an object. (System.NullReferenceException)
at Deadline.StorageDB.MongoDB.MongoDBServerSetup.b(MongoClientSettings vs, DirectConnectionSettings vt, X509Certificate2 vu)
at Deadline.StorageDB.MongoDB.MongoDBServerSetup.GetDeadlineMongoDB(DirectConnectionSettings connectInfo, Int32 connPoolSize, X509Certificate2 clientCert, X509Certificate2 rootCA)
at Deadline.StorageDB.RepositoryConnect.DirectRepositoryStorage.a(DirectConnectionSettings ou, Int32 ov, X509Certificate2 ow, X509Certificate2 ox)
at Deadline.StorageDB.MongoDB.MongoDBUtils.HandleException(String serverAddress, Exception ex, String optionalMessagePrefix)
at Deadline.StorageDB.RepositoryConnect.DirectRepositoryStorage.a(DirectConnectionSettings ou, Int32 ov, X509Certificate2 ow, X509Certificate2 ox)
at Deadline.StorageDB.RepositoryConnect.DirectRepositoryStorage..ctor(RepositoryConnectionSettings repositoryConnectionSettings, Int32 connectionPoolSize, Boolean leanConnect, X509Certificate2 dbClientCert, X509Certificate2 rootCA, Boolean skipVersionCheck, Boolean isRCS, DataControllerUpdateClient updateClient, HttpClient httpClient)
at Deadline.StorageDB.RepositoryConnect.DirectRepositoryStorage..ctor(RepositoryConnectionSettings repositoryConnectionSettings, X509Certificate2 dbClientCert, X509Certificate2 rootCA, Boolean skipVersionCheck, Boolean isRCS, DataControllerUpdateClient updateClient, HttpClient httpClient)
at Deadline.StorageDB.RepositoryConnect.RepositoryStorageManager.ConnectToRepository(RepositoryConnectionSettings connSettings, Boolean skipVersionCheck, DataControllerUpdateClient updateClient, HttpClient httpClient)
at Deadline.Controllers.DataController.ConnectToRepository(RepositoryConnectionSettings connectionSettings)
at Deadline.Controllers.DataController.SetupConnectionSettings(RepositoryConnectionSettings connSettings)
at Deadline.Controllers.DataController.Initialize(RepositoryConnectionSettings connSettings)
at Deadline.Controllers.DataController..ctor(RepositoryConnectionSettings connSettings)
at Deadline.Applications.DeadlineApplicationManager.CreateDataController(RepositoryConnectionSettings connSettings)
at Deadline.Applications.DeadlineApplicationManager.Connect(RepositoryConnectionSettings connSettings, Boolean updateScriptManager)
at Deadline.Monitor.MonitorManager.Connect(RepositoryConnectionSettings connectionSettings, Boolean updateScriptManager)