Deadline Scheduler using PDG in Houdini can't connect to MongoDb

Deadline
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Hello

So I have Deadline working in Houdini in the usual ROP/SOP Context, I can use the Deadline HDA to submit jobs to the farm without issue.

However when attempting to use the Deadline Scheduler in TOPS I get the following error

"Deadline SubmitJob error: Error: Could not connect to any of the specified Mongo DB servers defined in the “Hostname” parameter of the “settings\connection.ini” file in the root of the Repository.

The following errors were encountered:

  • 192.168.68.126: The requested service provider could not be loaded or initialized.
  • UNICRON: A non-recoverable error occurred during a database lookup. (FranticX.Database.DatabaseConnectionException)“”

Here’s a copy of the connection.ini file which appears to have the hostname set up correctly.

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Seems odd that the connection to be established with the Deadline HDA but not via the Scheduler. When browsing the forums I did read something about log rotation in MongoDB being a possible culprit but can no longer find that thread.

Any help on the issue is appreciated!

Thanks
Michael

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Which version of Deadline and Houdini are you using? As SideFX manages the TOPs plugin/HDA it’s worth checking their release notes

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So I’m using the latest versions of both - Houdini 20.5.410 and the Deadline Scheduler that came bundled with that. And also the latest version of Deadline which is 10.4.0.10.

Had a quick look through the changelogs, doesn’t appear to be anything relateed to this specific error.