Below is an odd error that we are seeing on a regular basis. The time out is set to 1000.
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Error
Error in StartJob: 3dsmax startup: Timed out waiting for 3ds max to start - consider increasing the LoadMaxTimeout in the 3dsmax plugin configuration
at Deadline.Plugins.ScriptPlugin.StartJob(Job job, String& outMessage, AbortLevel& abortLevel)
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Type
RenderPluginException
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Stack Trace
at Deadline.Plugins.Plugin.StartJob(Job job)
at Deadline.Slaves.SlaveRenderThread.a(TaskLogWriter A_0)
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Full Log
0: Task timeout is 24503 seconds (Auto Task Timeout)
0: Loaded job: 03_Excalibur-S_Comparison_Product-Shot_Rectangles_v01_cs (51e4f465b2704225bcb69ba0)
0: INFO: Executing plugin script C:\Users\1069676-adm\AppData\Local\Thinkbox\Deadline6\slave\TTUC-3D74\plugins\3dsmax.py
0: INFO: About: 3dsmax Plugin for Deadline
0: INFO: The current environment will be used for rendering
0: INFO: Start Job called - starting up 3dsmax plugin
0: INFO: Rendering with 3dsmax version: 2013
0: INFO: Build of 3dsmax to force: 64bit
0: INFO: Rendering with executable: C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2013\3dsmax.exe
0: INFO: Checking registry for 3dsmax language code
0: INFO: Language code string: ENU
0: INFO: Language sub directory: en-US
0: INFO: Fail on existing 3dsmax process: 0
0: INFO: Load 3dsmax timeout: 1000 seconds
0: INFO: Start job timeout: 1000 seconds
0: INFO: Progress update timeout: 8000 seconds
0: INFO: Progress update timout disabled: 0
0: INFO: Slave mode enabled: 1
0: INFO: Silent mode enabled: 0
0: INFO: Local rendering enabled: 1
0: INFO: Running render sanity check using 3dsmaxcmd.exe
0: INFO: 3dsmaxcmd.exe returned: 7/16/2013 11:07:22 AM; Error opening scene file: “C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2013”
0: INFO: 3dsmax start up file: C:\Users\1069676-adm\AppData\Local\Thinkbox\Deadline6\slave\TTUC-3D74\plugins\deadlineStartupMax2013.max
0: INFO: Using user profiles: 1
0: INFO: 3dsmax user profile path: C:\Users\1069676-adm\AppData\Local\Autodesk\3dsmax\2013 - 64bit\ENU
0: INFO: 3dsmax data path: C:\Users\1069676-adm\AppData\Local\Autodesk\3dsMax\2013 - 64bit\ENU
0: INFO: 3dsmax ini file: C:\Users\1069676-adm\AppData\Local\Autodesk\3dsmax\2013 - 64bit\ENU\3dsmax.ini
0: INFO: Network log file: C:\Users\1069676-adm\AppData\Local\Autodesk\3dsmax\2013 - 64bit\ENU\Network\Max.log
0: INFO: Plugin ini file: C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2013\en-US\plugin.ini
0: INFO: Including user profile plugin ini: C:\Users\1069676-adm\AppData\Local\Autodesk\3dsMax\2013 - 64bit\ENU\Plugin.UserSettings.ini
0: INFO: Lightning connection plugin: C:\Users\1069676-adm\AppData\Local\Thinkbox\Deadline6\slave\TTUC-3D74\plugins\lightning64Max2013.dlx
0: INFO: 3dsmax socket connection port: 58552
0: INFO: Setting up startup environment
0: INFO: Copying C:\Users\1069676-adm\AppData\Local\Thinkbox\Deadline6\slave\TTUC-3D74\plugins\lightning64Max2013.dlx to C:\Users\1069676-adm\AppData\Local\Thinkbox\Deadline6\temp\lightning\lightning.dlx
0: INFO: Starting monitored managed process 3dsmaxProcess
0: INFO: Stdout Handling Enabled: False
0: INFO: Popup Handling Enabled: True
0: INFO: Using Process Tree: True
0: INFO: Hiding DOS Window: False
0: INFO: Creating New Console: False
0: INFO: Render Executable: “C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2013\3dsmax.exe”
0: INFO: Render Argument: -p “C:\Users\106967~1\AppData\Local\Temp\dl.ini” -q -s “C:\Users\1069676-adm\AppData\Local\Thinkbox\Deadline6\slave\TTUC-3D74\plugins\deadlineStartupMax2013.max”
0: INFO: Startup Directory: “C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2013”
0: INFO: Process Priority: BelowNormal
0: INFO: Process Affinity: default
0: INFO: Process is now running
0: INFO: Waiting for connection from 3dsmax
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:26.000 INFO: Begin setting up global configuration
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:26.062 INFO: Begin resolve assembly 'Autodesk.Max.Wrappers.XmlSerializers, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null- 11:07:26.062 INFO: Cannot resolve assembly
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:26.062 INFO: Begin resolve assembly 'Autodesk.Max.Wrappers.XmlSerializers- 11:07:26.062 INFO: Cannot resolve assembly
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:27.327 INFO: Begin resolve assembly 'Autodesk.Max.Wrappers, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null- 11:07:27.327 INFO: Resolving current assembly
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:27.343 INFO: End setting up global configuration
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:27.343 INFO: Begin initialize system watcher to detect file changes
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:27.343 INFO: End initialize system watcher to detect file changes
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:27.343 INFO: Begin loading assemblies
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:27.358 INFO: Begin loading assembly 'C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2013\bin\assemblies\Autodesk.Max.StateSets.dll- 11:07:27.374 INFO: Begin loading assembly file
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:27.374 INFO: End loading assembly file
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:27.374 INFO: Begin discovering pluggable types in assembly
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:27.452 INFO: Retrieved a list of types, processing
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:27.452 INFO: Discovered IPlugin-derived type 'Plugin- 11:07:27.468 INFO: Begin resolve assembly 'Autodesk.Max.StateSets.XmlSerializers, Version=15.2.0.37638, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null- 11:07:27.468 INFO: Cannot resolve assembly
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:27.468 INFO: Begin resolve assembly 'Autodesk.Max.StateSets.XmlSerializers- 11:07:27.468 INFO: Cannot resolve assembly
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:27.686 INFO: Begin resolve assembly 'Autodesk.Max.StateSets, Version=15.2.0.37638, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null- 11:07:27.686 INFO: Cannot resolve assembly
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:27.170 INFO: Created instance of type
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:27.170 INFO: Adding as startup/static plugin
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:27.170 INFO: Discovered IPlugin-derived type 'Plugin- 11:07:27.170 INFO: Created instance of type
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:27.170 INFO: Adding as startup/static plugin
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:27.185 INFO: End discovering pluggable types in assembly
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:27.185 INFO: End loading assembly
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:27.185 INFO: Begin loading assembly 'C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2013\bin\assemblies\Autodesk.Max.Wrappers.dll- 11:07:27.185 INFO: Begin loading assembly file
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:27.185 INFO: End loading assembly file
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:27.185 INFO: Begin discovering pluggable types in assembly
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:28.248 INFO: Retrieved a list of types, processing
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:28.294 INFO: End discovering pluggable types in assembly
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:28.294 INFO: End loading assembly
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:28.294 INFO: Begin loading assembly 'C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2013\bin\assemblies\DaylightSimulation.dll- 11:07:28.294 INFO: Begin loading assembly file
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:28.294 INFO: End loading assembly file
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:28.294 INFO: Begin discovering pluggable types in assembly
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:28.326 INFO: Retrieved a list of types, processing
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:28.326 INFO: End discovering pluggable types in assembly
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:28.326 INFO: End loading assembly
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:28.326 INFO: Begin loading assembly 'C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2013\bin\assemblies\FPMaxWpfContent.dll- 11:07:28.326 INFO: Begin loading assembly file
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:28.326 INFO: End loading assembly file
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:28.326 INFO: Begin discovering pluggable types in assembly
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:28.326 INFO: Retrieved a list of types, processing
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:28.326 INFO: End discovering pluggable types in assembly
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:28.326 INFO: End loading assembly
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:28.326 INFO: Begin loading assembly 'C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2013\bin\assemblies\ManagedBootstrap.dll- 11:07:28.326 INFO: Begin loading assembly file
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:28.326 INFO: End loading assembly file
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:28.326 INFO: Begin discovering pluggable types in assembly
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:28.341 INFO: Retrieved a list of types, processing
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:28.341 INFO: End discovering pluggable types in assembly
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:28.341 INFO: End loading assembly
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:28.341 INFO: Begin loading assembly 'C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2013\bin\assemblies\ManagedNetworkUtilities.dll- 11:07:28.341 INFO: Begin loading assembly file
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:28.341 INFO: End loading assembly file
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:28.341 INFO: Begin discovering pluggable types in assembly
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:28.341 INFO: Retrieved a list of types, processing
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:28.341 INFO: End discovering pluggable types in assembly
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:28.341 INFO: End loading assembly
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:28.341 INFO: Begin loading assembly 'C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2013\bin\assemblies\MaterialExplorerView.dll- 11:07:28.341 INFO: Begin loading assembly file
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:28.341 INFO: End loading assembly file
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:28.341 INFO: Begin discovering pluggable types in assembly
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:28.341 INFO: Retrieved a list of types, processing
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:28.341 INFO: End discovering pluggable types in assembly
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:28.341 INFO: End loading assembly
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:28.341 INFO: Begin loading assembly 'C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2013\bin\assemblies\MaxWpfContent.dll- 11:07:28.341 INFO: Begin loading assembly file
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:28.341 INFO: End loading assembly file
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:28.341 INFO: Begin discovering pluggable types in assembly
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:28.404 INFO: Retrieved a list of types, processing
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:28.404 INFO: End discovering pluggable types in assembly
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:28.404 INFO: End loading assembly
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:28.404 INFO: Begin loading assembly 'C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2013\bin\assemblies\nunit.framework.dll- 11:07:28.404 INFO: Begin loading assembly file
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:28.404 INFO: End loading assembly file
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:28.404 INFO: Begin discovering pluggable types in assembly
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:28.404 INFO: Retrieved a list of types, processing
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:28.404 INFO: End discovering pluggable types in assembly
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:28.404 INFO: End loading assembly
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:28.404 INFO: Begin loading assembly 'C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2013\bin\assemblies\SceneExplorerView.dll- 11:07:28.404 INFO: Begin loading assembly file
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:28.404 INFO: End loading assembly file
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:28.404 INFO: Begin discovering pluggable types in assembly
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:28.435 INFO: Retrieved a list of types, processing
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:28.435 INFO: End discovering pluggable types in assembly
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:28.435 INFO: End loading assembly
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:28.435 INFO: Begin loading assembly 'C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2013\bin\assemblies\Sunlight.dll- 11:07:28.450 INFO: Begin loading assembly file
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:28.450 INFO: End loading assembly file
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:28.450 INFO: Begin discovering pluggable types in assembly
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:28.450 INFO: Retrieved a list of types, processing
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:28.450 INFO: End discovering pluggable types in assembly
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:28.450 INFO: End loading assembly
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:28.450 INFO: End loading assemblies
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:28.450 INFO: Begin registering loaded plugins
0: STDOUT: - 11:07:28.497 INFO: End registering loaded plugins
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Details
Date: 07/16/2013 11:34:31
Frames: 382
Elapsed Time: 00:00:20:55
Job Submit Date: 07/16/2013 00:27:27
Job User: csmitty
Average RAM Usage: 7304646144 (43%)
Peak RAM Usage: 7483981824 (44%)
Average CPU Usage: 20%
Peak CPU Usage: 37%
Slave Name: TTUC-3D74
Slave Version: v6.0.0.51561 R