I’ve made a Maya.env file on the network, and I’d like this copied to every machines [my documents]/maya/2009/ folder. Is there a way I can do this with deadline?
Similarly, I’d like to be able to update each machine’s $PATH variable. Would suck if the only way is to vnc into each machine, my computer->properties->environment variables->blah. Ugh.
In the slave list in the Monitor, you can right-click on slaves and select Remote Control -> Execute Command while in super user mode. This lets you run arbitrary commands on the remote machines. Currently, you must provide full paths to the file you want to run, and arguments are not supported, so using a batch file is probably the way to go (the next version of Deadline will support arguments, as well as dos prompt commands). Just place the batch file on the network somewhere, and then specify the full path to it in the Execute Command dialog.
Cheers,
I use this extremely often, I create a bat file on the network then I execute it on the machine through the execute command in the right click menu of the machine in the monitor, copy/paste the full path of the bat file… and voila!
I have attached an example bat file I use. It even creates a log file so I can see if the copy was successful or not
copy_deadline_client_64_install_on_desktop.rar (355 Bytes)
I love this forum. Seriously, deadline itself is a wonderful piece of tech, but the support from frantic and users like sylvain push it above and beyond anything else.
thanks guys!
-matt