jgaudet
December 10, 2015, 10:45pm
#1
IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR ALL USERS:
Please read the Deadline 8.0 Licensing and Compatibility thread for important information regarding Deadline 8.0:forums.thinkboxsoftware.com/vie … 09&t=13897
Full release notes for Deadline 8.0 can be found in the Deadline 8.0 documentation (see Downloads below).
Downloads
Installers and Documentation:
EDIT NOTE: The download link for this build has been removed due to a critical bug that broke licensing (Slave could no longer check out a license). A new build will be posted with this issue addressed.
jgaudet
December 10, 2015, 10:47pm
#2
What’s New In Deadline 8.0.0.44 (Beta 4)
This release includes a bunch of bug fixes and improvements.
General Improvements * Improved the Repository Connection interface
Fixed the python Sandbox to be able to connect through a Proxy server
Fixed a window sizing bug in the Select Dependencies window on OSX
Updated port configuration spin boxes to exclude the range of reserved system ports
Updated shipped version of Draft to 1.4.3.59366
Balancer Improvements
Added some snapshot support to the Openstack cloud plugin
Fixed a bug that would result in errors in the default Balancer Algorithm
Command Improvements
Added ‘RunCommandForRepository’ to DeadlineCommand, which allows you to specify Repository connection settings for any other command
Launcher Improvements
When re-starting Slaves after an auto-update, the Launcher will now only launch the ones that were previously running
Fixed a bug in the Local Slave Controls dialog that was causing a warning to appear in the log
Monitor Improvements
Switching between Job Panels will now update the Task/Report/Job Details panels
Improved performance of calculating the overall Farm Utilization in the Slaves Panel
Fixed the ‘Manage User Groups’ UI to hide deprecated/unrecognized Features
Fixed an error in the Dependency Panel that could occur when selecting a job after switching to another repository.
Added SHIFT + CTRL + Click functionality to the Expand/Collapse job group buttons to only apply it to selected jobs.
Fixed a bug where the Task-list would not refresh properly when directly connected to the Repository
Improved the Job Details panel’s UI
Pulse Improvements
Fixed an bug that prevented Repository Repair from running when manually triggered in the menu
Added option to specify a command to run (remotely) in Power Management’s Machine Restart
Proxy Improvements
Fixed a bug that led to serialization errors when running the Proxy on Linux
Scripting Improvments
Fixed a bug where the DeadlinePlugin’s IsCanceled flag wasn’t resetting unless the Task was failed
Added several functions that were missing in our scripting API
After Efects Improvements
Updated plugin to be able to use AE in RenderOnlyNode mode
Arnold Improvements
Added option to fail the render if Arnold is unlicensed (defaults to true), instead of letting it generated a watermarked render
Clarisse Improvements
Updated Submitter Installer to use local submission script
Updated Submitter Installer to use LocalAppData for client files
Updated submitter to not add duplicate items to the UI
Fusion Improvements
Updated the Fusion plugins to support Fusion 8
The submitter installer on Windows and OSX has been fixed to work with Fusion 8
The integrated submitter will now fallback on the Monitor Submitter if IUP is not available
Added Path Mapping support to the Fusion plugins
Maya Improvements
Updated the MayaBatch plugin so that Iray and Redshift GPU affinity respect Slave overrides
Microstation Improvements
Updated Submitter Installer to use local submission script
Updated Submitter Installer to use LocalAppData for client files
Modo Improvements
Fixed a syntax error that could cause issues in the plugin
Octane Improvements
Added support for GPU affinity
Softimage Improvements
Updated integrated submitter to expose the Concurrent Tasks setting
Unreal Swarm Improvements
Fixed a syntax error that could cause issues in the plugin
VRED Improvements
Fixed the VRED submitter to work when connecting through a Proxy Server