The issue here is that as you are using the “3dsCmd” plugin in Deadline and NOT the “3dsmax” plugin, then you need to make sure that you have enabled: “Dynamic Start” in the “3dsCmd” plugin configuration. Your Slave logs show this line, showing it is currently disabled (by default):
Go to here: docs.thinkboxsoftware.com/produ … figuration
and scroll down until you get to this setting:
V-Ray DBR Off-Load Rendering
Dynamic Start: If enabled, a V-Ray DBR off-load job will start rendering immediately after TaskId=0 (master machine) has started rendering. With V-Ray v3.2 (min SP2) onwards, slaves dequeuing tasks of this job will start participating in the ongoing render when V-Ray re-scans it’s *.cfg file on the master machine. Default: False.
and set it to TRUE.
Additionally, as you only have 2 x Deadline Slaves, there is little point in sending a DBR job with more than 2 x tasks in total, as the first task will be the MASTER and the 2nd task will be your spare slave machine. Any other additional tasks will not be used.