If you’re wondering what happened to 8.1, check out the 9.0.0.9 thread here: forums.thinkboxsoftware.com/vie … 09&t=15144
IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR ALL USERS:
If this is your first time installing a 9.0 build:
- Before you install Deadline 9.0 RC 5, you should email beta@thinkboxsoftware.com and request an updated 9.0 beta license. If you happen to be using Usage Based Licensing, your render time will still be compatible with 9.0.
- If you wish to use an SSL enabled MongoDB installation, you should install a fresh Repository and Database using the Repository installer. If you wish to stick with your existing Repository and Database, just choose to connect to an existing Database as usual.
- You should use the Deadline Client installer to upgrade your client machines to 9.0, and not use auto-upgrading.
If you already have a previous install of 9.0, you can use auto-upgrading to upgrade to this build.
Please read the Deadline 8.1/9.0 Licensing and Compatibility thread for important information regarding Deadline 9.0:
forums.thinkboxsoftware.com/vie … 09&t=14476
Full release notes can be found in the Deadline 9.0 documentation (see Downloads below).
Downloads
Installers and Documentation: thinkboxsoftware.box.com/s/7ihy … ctr3bjow7p
Deadline 9.0 RC 5 Release Notes (9.0.0.14)
This release includes various bug fixes and minor improvements across the board, but also includes all the fixes made in intervening builds of Deadline 8.0, up to (and including) v8.0.17.0.
Installer Improvements
Repository Installer
- The installer now verifies that the MongoDB binaries (either the ones it downloaded or the ones specified by the user) have support for SSL, and are for the appropriate operating system.
- Fixed a bug that occurred when running the installer in unattended mode with no connectiontype specified via the command line.
Application Improvements
General
- Improved the performance when cleaning up orphaned Limit stubs during the Repository Repair operation.
- A missing NetworkRoot key in the deadline.ini file no longer prevents the Deadline applications from connecting to the Proxy Server.
Monitor
- When using the Tools menu to download submitter installers, only submitters with “Client” or “Installer” subfolders are now displayed.
- Fixed an issue that caused the Tasks panel in the Monitor to reload several times while deleting Job reports.
Slave
- The slave no longer writes “Triggering Slave Info Updated events…” to the log.
Command
- Added a new -GetSubmissionInfo command. It can be used to get multiple types of information in one call that is useful for a job submitter, including pools, groups, and maximum job priority.
API Improvements
Embedded Python API
- When running a process from a Plugin or Event, we now check if the process is rooted, and if not, try to find it in the current directory, and then the directories in the PATH environment variable.
- In the Event LogMessage function, added a space after the colon to make it look nicer.
- MonitoredPrograms that are launched from a Plugin now write to the log properly.
- Added better error handling to the API functions that register and unregister fonts on Windows.
Application Plugin Improvements
3ds Max
- Update SubmitMaxToDeadline_Functions.ms to handle all non-zero exit codes of deadlineCommandbg as failure.
- Cleaned up the SMTDMenuCreator.ms to make sure it’s using the correct SMTD scripts when creating the menu.
Altus
- The Altus plugin has been updated to work with Altus 1.8.
Maya
- Yeti licenses errors are now detected during rendering.
- The integrated submitter now uses the Maya Render Manager to find the render layers, which is more reliable.
- Updated Maya plugin to add support for path mapping xgen files within Maya scenes.
- Fixed a stdout parsing bug for Arnold render progress.
- The Maya plugin now sets MAYA_OPENCL_IGNORE_DRIVER_VERSION to 1 for the Maya process, which can help issues when rendering with a graphics card with an old driver.
- The Maya plugin now sets MAYA_VP2_DEVICE_OVERRIDE to VirtualDeviceDx11, which can help issues when rendering on a headless render node.
modo
- Added a command line option that disables the crash popup dialog, which would halt the render until it is manually closed.
- Fixed some bugs in the Monitor submitter for modo.
SketchUp
- Updated the popup handlers in the SketchUp plugin so that the correct button is pressed based on the contents of the popup (not just the title).
Event Plugin Improvements
NIM
- Fixed a bug that could prevent dailies from being uploaded properly.