I don’t think this is deadline per-say but I don’t think deadline is helping the problem. It renders on some machines but not others. on the failing nodes I’m getting:
3dsmax startup: Error getting connection from 3dsmax: Monitored managed process "3dsmaxProcess" has exited or been terminated.
2012/09/19 16:17:47 DBG: Starting network
2012/09/19 16:17:47 DBG: Calling NetRenderPreLoad
2012/09/19 16:17:47 DBG: in NetWorkerPreLoad. jobFile: ; jobname: C:\Users\renderadmin.SFS\AppData\Local\Thinkbox\Deadline\slave\Render-i7-10\plugins\deadlineStartupMax2013.max
2012/09/19 16:17:47 DBG: in Init. jobFile: ; jobname: C:\Users\renderadmin.SFS\AppData\Local\Thinkbox\Deadline\slave\Render-i7-10\plugins\deadlineStartupMax2013.max
2012/09/19 16:17:47 DBG: in Init. calling nrGetIface. jobToSend: C:\Users\renderadmin.SFS\AppData\Local\Thinkbox\Deadline\slave\Render-i7-10\plugins\deadlineStartupMax2013.max
2012/09/19 16:17:47 DBG: in NetWorkerPreLoad. curJobname: C:\Users\renderadmin.SFS\AppData\Local\Thinkbox\Deadline\slave\Render-i7-10\plugins\deadlineStartupMax2013.max; init: 0
2012/09/19 16:17:47 DBG: in NetWorkerPreLoad. calling PostInitMessageSystem()
2012/09/19 16:17:47 DBG: in NetWorkerPreLoad. srv_pid: 0
2012/09/19 16:17:47 DBG: leaving NetWorkerPreLoad. LoadLib()
2012/09/19 16:17:47 DBG: NetRenderPreLoad passed
2012/09/19 16:17:47 ERR: An unexpected exception has occurred in the network renderer and it is terminating.
0: STDOUT: - 16:17:38.499 INFO: Begin loading assembly 'C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2013\bin\assemblies\SceneExplorerView.dll- 16:17:38.499 INFO: Begin loading assembly file
0: STDOUT: - 16:17:38.499 INFO: End loading assembly file
0: STDOUT: - 16:17:38.499 INFO: Begin discovering pluggable types in assembly
0: STDOUT: - 16:17:38.499 INFO: Retrieved a list of types, processing
0: STDOUT: - 16:17:38.499 INFO: End discovering pluggable types in assembly
0: STDOUT: - 16:17:38.499 INFO: End loading assembly
0: STDOUT: - 16:17:38.499 INFO: Begin loading assembly 'C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2013\bin\assemblies\Sunlight.dll- 16:17:38.499 INFO: Begin loading assembly file
0: STDOUT: - 16:17:38.499 INFO: End loading assembly file
0: STDOUT: - 16:17:38.499 INFO: Begin discovering pluggable types in assembly
0: STDOUT: - 16:17:38.499 INFO: Retrieved a list of types, processing
0: STDOUT: - 16:17:38.499 INFO: End discovering pluggable types in assembly
0: STDOUT: - 16:17:38.499 INFO: End loading assembly
0: STDOUT: - 16:17:38.499 INFO: End loading assemblies
0: STDOUT: - 16:17:38.514 INFO: Begin registering loaded plugins
0: STDOUT: DBG: Looking for plugins in C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2013\*.task.
0: STDOUT: DBG: Looking for Adapters in C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2013\*.adp.exe.
0: STDOUT: DBG: <AdapterInfo>
0: STDOUT: DBG: <Name>Autodesk 3ds Max 2013 (64-bit)</Name>
0: STDOUT: DBG: <Version>300</Version>
0: STDOUT: DBG: <Description>Autodesk 3ds Max 2013 (64-bit) Renderer Adapter</Description>
0: STDOUT: DBG: </AdapterInfo>
0: STDOUT: DBG: C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2013\maxadapter.adp.exe id xml: <AdapterInfo>
0: STDOUT: <Name>Autodesk 3ds Max 2013 (64-bit)</Name>
0: STDOUT: <Version>300</Version>
0: STDOUT: <Description>Autodesk 3ds Max 2013 (64-bit) Renderer Adapter</Description>
0: STDOUT: </AdapterInfo>
0: STDOUT: DBG: Looking for plugins in C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2012\*.task.
0: STDOUT: WRN: Obsolete plugin C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2012\max64.task found. Not loaded.
0: STDOUT: WRN: Obsolete plugin C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2012\max64_ipv6.task found. Not loaded.
0: STDOUT: DBG: Looking for Adapters in C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2012\*.adp.exe.
0: STDOUT: DBG: <AdapterInfo>
0: STDOUT: DBG: <Name>Autodesk 3ds Max 2012 (64-bit)</Name>
0: STDOUT: DBG: <Version>300</Version>
0: STDOUT: DBG: <Description>Autodesk 3ds Max 2012 (64-bit) Renderer Adapter</Description>
0: STDOUT: DBG: </AdapterInfo>
0: STDOUT: DBG: C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2012\maxadapter.adp.exe id xml: <AdapterInfo>
0: STDOUT: <Name>Autodesk 3ds Max 2012 (64-bit)</Name>
0: STDOUT: <Version>300</Version>
0: STDOUT: <Description>Autodesk 3ds Max 2012 (64-bit) Renderer Adapter</Description>
0: STDOUT: </AdapterInfo>
0: STDOUT: DBG: Looking for plugins in C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2012\Network_IPV6\*.task.
0: STDOUT: WRN: Obsolete plugin C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2012\Network_IPV6\max_server_ipv6.task found. Not loaded.
0: STDOUT: DBG: Looking for Adapters in C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2012\Network_IPV6\*.adp.exe.
0: STDOUT: DBG: Looking for plugins in C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2013\Network_IPV6\*.task.
0: STDOUT: DBG: Looking for Adapters in C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2013\Network_IPV6\*.adp.exe.
0: STDOUT: DBG: Looking for plugins in C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2012\Network\*.task.
0: STDOUT: WRN: Obsolete plugin C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2012\Network\max_server32.task found. Not loaded.
0: STDOUT: DBG: Looking for Adapters in C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2012\Network\*.adp.exe.
0: STDOUT: DBG: Looking for plugins in C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2013\Network\*.task.
0: STDOUT: DBG: Looking for Adapters in C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2013\Network\*.adp.exe.
0: STDOUT: DBG: Looking for plugins in C:\Program Files (x86)\Autodesk\Backburner\*.task.
0: STDOUT: DBG: Looking for Adapters in C:\Program Files (x86)\Autodesk\Backburner\*.adp.exe.
0: STDOUT: DBG: Looking for Adapters in C:\Program Files (x86)\Autodesk\Backburner\Adapters\*.
0: STDOUT: DBG: <AdapterInfo>
0: STDOUT: DBG: <Name>Command Line Tool</Name>
0: STDOUT: DBG: <Version>300</Version>
0: STDOUT: DBG: <Description>Command Job Adapter v2013</Description>
0: STDOUT: DBG: </AdapterInfo>
0: STDOUT: DBG: C:\Program Files (x86)\Autodesk\Backburner\Adapters\CmdjobAdapter.exe id xml: <AdapterInfo>
0: STDOUT: <Name>Command Line Tool</Name>
0: STDOUT: <Version>300</Version>
0: STDOUT: <Description>Command Job Adapter v2013</Description>
0: STDOUT: </AdapterInfo>
0: STDOUT: DBG: Looking for plugins in C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2013\*.task.
0: STDOUT: DBG: Looking for Adapters in C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2013\*.adp.exe.
0: STDOUT: DBG: <AdapterInfo>
0: STDOUT: DBG: <Name>Autodesk 3ds Max 2013 (64-bit)</Name>
0: STDOUT: DBG: <Version>300</Version>
0: STDOUT: DBG: <Description>Autodesk 3ds Max 2013 (64-bit) Renderer Adapter</Description>
0: STDOUT: DBG: </AdapterInfo>
0: STDOUT: DBG: C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2013\maxadapter.adp.exe id xml: <AdapterInfo>
0: STDOUT: <Name>Autodesk 3ds Max 2013 (64-bit)</Name>
0: STDOUT: <Version>300</Version>
0: STDOUT: <Description>Autodesk 3ds Max 2013 (64-bit) Renderer Adapter</Description>
0: STDOUT: </AdapterInfo>
0: STDOUT: DBG: Looking for plugins in C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2012\*.task.
0: STDOUT: WRN: Obsolete plugin C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2012\max64.task found. Not loaded.
0: STDOUT: WRN: Obsolete plugin C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2012\max64_ipv6.task found. Not loaded.
0: STDOUT: DBG: Looking for Adapters in C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2012\*.adp.exe.
0: STDOUT: DBG: <AdapterInfo>
0: STDOUT: DBG: <Name>Autodesk 3ds Max 2012 (64-bit)</Name>
0: STDOUT: DBG: <Version>300</Version>
0: STDOUT: DBG: <Description>Autodesk 3ds Max 2012 (64-bit) Renderer Adapter</Description>
0: STDOUT: DBG: </AdapterInfo>
0: WARNING: Monitored managed process 3dsmaxProcess is no longer running
Any insights?