VMX Cloud Wizard for the Google Cloud Platform, Beta 2
We are pleased to announce Beta 2 of the VMX Cloud Wizard for the Google Cloud Platform. Beta 2 supports only the 64-bit Windows platform.
Overview
The VMX Cloud Wizard creates a basic Deadline 7 VMX compute/render farm on the Google Cloud Platform that can be used either as a starting point for a production environment or as a reference for building more sophisticated cloud processing pipelines. The installation includes pre-configured Slave images and demo jobs.
Availability
The VMX Cloud Wizard is currently only being made available to Deadline 7 Beta Testers. To obtain the latest version of the VMX Cloud Wizard, please visit the following link, complete the prerequisites as described, and then fill out and submit the request form at the bottom of the page: thinkboxsoftware.com/cloud-wizard-overview
What’s New
- Beta 2 now includes an installer program.
- Once the automated setup process is started, pages will automatically advance if left unattended for more than 10 seconds.
- Various minor bugs fixes in the Cloud Wizard UI.
- Updated instructions for creating SSH keys on the request form.
Providing Feedback
For now, we request that all feedback on the Cloud Wizard be posted to the Deadline 7 Beta forum.
Known Issue
Over slow connections (such as typical residential DSL connections) or connections with high latency, the Monitor and/or Balancer UI may become temporarily unresponsive when accessing cloud-related features. In these cases, it is generally best to wait for the UI to return rather than forcibly terminating the application.