Error on first Startup of about 30% of workstations

Deadline
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[code]The Monitor was unable to connect to the specified Repository (\sfs-dc\deadlinerepository8).

The process cannot access the file ‘C:\Users#####\AppData\Local\Thinkbox\Deadline8\cache\V2kSUqN1OC9snEeuHHmkE7bI\pythonsync\pythonsync.zip’ because it is being used by another process.[/code]

Or if it’s pulse:

Traceback (most recent call last): File "UI/Forms/MainWindowPulseStartup.py", line 167, in Startup File "UI/Forms/MainWindowPulseStartup.py", line 274, in ConnectToRepository IOException: The process cannot access the file 'C:\Users\####\AppData\Local\Thinkbox\Deadline8\cache\v7xN4jSZN626iVNf40Prh0dj7rU\pythonsync\pythonsync.zip' because it is being used by another process. at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath) at System.IO.FileInfo.Delete() at Deadline.StorageDB.PluginStorage.GetPluginAPIDirectory(Boolean ensureSync) at Deadline.Scripting.DeadlineScriptManager.a(DataController A_0, Boolean A_1, Boolean A_2) at Deadline.Scripting.DeadlineScriptManager.GetInstance(DataController dataController, Boolean redirectOutput, Boolean syncAPI) at Deadline.Applications.DeadlineApplicationManager.Connect(RepositoryConnectionSettings connSettings, Boolean updateScriptManager) at Deadline.Pulses.PulseManager.Connect(RepositoryConnectionSettings connSettings, Boolean updateScriptManager)

Upgrading from .05 to .07 is producing this error on the first launch of many workstations. Restarting the monitor usually works.

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Addressing this on forums.thinkboxsoftware.com/vie … 11&t=14646 as they may be related

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So, the PythonSync file is accessed every time one of the Deadline apps starts up. The fact that it’s supposed to be open for read leads me to believe that maybe the file server is a bit overloaded with requests. Jon did some work to slow that down a bit, but I don’t remember the service pack. Have you tried one of the newer ones to see if this has softened up a bit?