Hi All,
I’ve run into this little problem with Deadline on Houdini, I put path mapping on to enable mac and pc to live together in harmony and the windows machine successfully opens the file from the remapped path, but the output of the file seems to ignore the remapping and files always get rendered directly to the Windows C drive.
Does anyone know what might cause that? Are there any workarounds?
Thanks,
Pete
Is it set in the override options within Deadline? or in the ROP nodes? Are you able to do a simple test scene and submit the task report?
Is the Houdini scene configured to save to “C:”? Usually we’d expect you to be saving to some network path.
Can you post a screenshot of your path mapping and where the output is set to save in Houdini?
Hey thanks for the reply’s,
Ahh, The mac is rendering to a local folder and maybe that’s where the issues is coming from,
Remapped with this -
The thing that I think was confusing me was that the file open remapped fine on the widows machine, but then it renders locally. So I guess it’s able to see that it should remap the file path but not the output?
Thanks,
Pete
Hmm, I also tried this -
And again, it loads fine on the windows box, but saves it to a directory on C: named Volumes/Mac…
That’s interesting… Everything looks fine there to me. I assumed it was just the path mappings that were somewhat off… Is the path it trying to save to “C:\Volumes” or similar? Fun wrinkle with Windows is that if you provide it a path like “\blah” it will assume you’d like to use the active drive (a holdover from DOS).
I think the last data point we’re going to need here is a job report. It’ll have information like your machine’s name and IP address, as well as scene info, so feel free to audit things your not comfortable the public seeing.
In particular, I’m looking for any lines having to do with path mapping or any paths listed. The “Replace Path” should be matching here…
Okay I attached the task report (I couldn’t upload the txt so I hope it’s okay to just paste here).
I just realised this is running on Houdini 17 Hopefully I haven’t just broken something on setting it up 
Let me know if you see anything that looks out of place,
Thanks!
Pete
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Log
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2018-11-08 09:07:06: 0: Loading Job's Plugin timeout is Disabled
2018-11-08 09:07:09: 0: Executing plugin command of type 'Sync Files for Job'
2018-11-08 09:07:09: 0: All job files are already synchronized
2018-11-08 09:07:09: 0: Synchronizing Plugin Houdini from W:/DeadlineRepository\plugins\Houdini took: 0 seconds
2018-11-08 09:07:09: 0: Done executing plugin command of type 'Sync Files for Job'
2018-11-08 09:07:10: 0: Executing plugin command of type 'Initialize Plugin'
2018-11-08 09:07:10: 0: INFO: Executing plugin script 'C:\Users\indi\AppData\Local\Thinkbox\Deadline10\slave\MACHINENAME\plugins\5be36200abe50b070be77bb2\Houdini.py'
2018-11-08 09:07:10: 0: INFO: About: Houdini Plugin for Deadline
2018-11-08 09:07:10: 0: INFO: Render Job As User disabled, running as current user 'indi'
2018-11-08 09:07:10: 0: INFO: The job's environment will be merged with the current environment before rendering
2018-11-08 09:07:10: 0: Done executing plugin command of type 'Initialize Plugin'
2018-11-08 09:07:10: 0: Start Job timeout is disabled.
2018-11-08 09:07:10: 0: Task timeout is disabled.
2018-11-08 09:07:10: 0: Loaded job: Materials_RandomTests - /obj/Turnaround/Render/mantra1 (5be36200abe50b070be77bb2)
2018-11-08 09:07:11: 0: Executing plugin command of type 'Start Job'
2018-11-08 09:07:11: 0: INFO: Executing global asset transfer preload script 'C:\Users\indi\AppData\Local\Thinkbox\Deadline10\slave\MACHINENAME\plugins\5be36200abe50b070be77bb2\GlobalAssetTransferPreLoad.py'
2018-11-08 09:07:11: 0: INFO: Looking for AWS Portal File Transfer...
2018-11-08 09:07:11: 0: INFO: Looking for File Transfer controller in C:/Program Files/Thinkbox/S3BackedCache/bin/task.py...
2018-11-08 09:07:11: 0: INFO: Could not find AWS Portal File Transfer.
2018-11-08 09:07:11: 0: INFO: AWS Portal File Transfer is not installed on the system.
2018-11-08 09:07:11: 0: Done executing plugin command of type 'Start Job'
2018-11-08 09:07:11: 0: Plugin rendering frame(s): 1
2018-11-08 09:07:11: 0: Executing plugin command of type 'Render Task'
2018-11-08 09:07:11: 0: INFO: Set HOUDINI_PATHMAP to {"/Users/indi/Dev/Apps/SP/":"X:/", "/Volumes/Macintosh HD/Houdini/":"H:/"}
2018-11-08 09:07:11: 0: INFO: Redshift Path Mapping...
2018-11-08 09:07:11: 0: INFO: source: "/Users/indi/Dev/Apps/SP/" dest: "X:\"
2018-11-08 09:07:11: 0: INFO: source: "/Volumes/Macintosh HD/Houdini/" dest: "H:\"
2018-11-08 09:07:11: 0: INFO: [REDSHIFT_PATHOVERRIDE_FILE] now set to: "C:\Users\indi\AppData\Local\Thinkbox\Deadline10\slave\MACHINENAME\jobsData\5be36200abe50b070be77bb2\RSMapping_temp6BKpR0\RSMapping.txt"
2018-11-08 09:07:11: 0: INFO: Starting Houdini Job
2018-11-08 09:07:11: 0: INFO: Stdout Redirection Enabled: True
2018-11-08 09:07:11: 0: INFO: Stdout Handling Enabled: True
2018-11-08 09:07:11: 0: INFO: Popup Handling Enabled: True
2018-11-08 09:07:11: 0: INFO: QT Popup Handling Enabled: False
2018-11-08 09:07:11: 0: INFO: WindowsForms10.Window.8.app.* Popup Handling Enabled: False
2018-11-08 09:07:11: 0: INFO: Using Process Tree: True
2018-11-08 09:07:11: 0: INFO: Hiding DOS Window: True
2018-11-08 09:07:11: 0: INFO: Creating New Console: False
2018-11-08 09:07:11: 0: INFO: Running as user: indi
2018-11-08 09:07:11: 0: INFO: Executable: "C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 17.0.352\bin\Hython.exe"
2018-11-08 09:07:11: 0: CheckPathMapping: Swapped "/Volumes/Macintosh HD/Houdini/Scenes/Tests/Materials_RandomTests.hiplc" with "H:\Scenes/Tests/Materials_RandomTests.hiplc"
2018-11-08 09:07:11: 0: INFO: Argument: "C:\Users\indi\AppData\Local\Thinkbox\Deadline10\slave\MACHINENAME\plugins\5be36200abe50b070be77bb2\hrender_dl.py" -f 1 1 1 -g -d /obj/Turnaround/Render/mantra1 "H:/Scenes/Tests/Materials_RandomTests.hiplc"
2018-11-08 09:07:11: 0: INFO: Full Command: "C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 17.0.352\bin\Hython.exe" "C:\Users\indi\AppData\Local\Thinkbox\Deadline10\slave\MACHINENAME\plugins\5be36200abe50b070be77bb2\hrender_dl.py" -f 1 1 1 -g -d /obj/Turnaround/Render/mantra1 "H:/Scenes/Tests/Materials_RandomTests.hiplc"
2018-11-08 09:07:11: 0: INFO: Startup Directory: "C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 17.0.352\bin"
2018-11-08 09:07:11: 0: INFO: Process Priority: BelowNormal
2018-11-08 09:07:11: 0: INFO: Process Affinity: default
2018-11-08 09:07:11: 0: INFO: Process is now running
2018-11-08 09:07:21: 0: STDOUT: Detected Houdini version: (17, 0, 352)
2018-11-08 09:07:21: 0: STDOUT: ['C:\\Users\\indi\\AppData\\Local\\Thinkbox\\Deadline10\\slave\\MACHINENAME\\plugins\\5be36200abe50b070be77bb2\\hrender_dl.py', '-f', '1', '1', '1', '-g', '-d', '/obj/Turnaround/Render/mantra1', 'H:/Scenes/Tests/Materials_RandomTests.hiplc']
2018-11-08 09:07:21: 0: STDOUT: Start: 1
2018-11-08 09:07:21: 0: STDOUT: End: 1
2018-11-08 09:07:21: 0: STDOUT: Increment: 1
2018-11-08 09:07:21: 0: STDOUT: Ignore Inputs: True
2018-11-08 09:07:21: 0: STDOUT: No output specified. Output will be handled by the driver
2018-11-08 09:07:21: 0: STDOUT: Driver: /obj/Turnaround/Render/mantra1
2018-11-08 09:07:21: 0: STDOUT: Input File: H:/Scenes/Tests/Materials_RandomTests.hiplc
2018-11-08 09:07:27: 0: STDOUT: ROP type: ifd
2018-11-08 09:07:27: 0: STDOUT: Enabled Alfred style progress
2018-11-08 09:07:27: 0: STDOUT: Set verbosity to 3
2018-11-08 09:07:27: 0: STDOUT: Rendering frame 1
2018-11-08 09:07:37: 0: STDOUT: [09:07:37] reading geometry from C:/Users/indi/AppData/Local/Temp/houdini_temp/ifds/storage/13788_Materials_RandomTests.1_000_0016.bgeo.sc
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2018-11-08 09:07:37: 0: STDOUT: [09:07:37] Deleting temporary geometry 'C:/Users/indi/AppData/Local/Temp/houdini_temp/ifds/storage/13788_Materials_RandomTests.1_000_0016.bgeo.sc'
2018-11-08 09:07:37: 0: STDOUT: [09:07:37] reading geometry from C:/Users/indi/AppData/Local/Temp/houdini_temp/ifds/storage/13788_Materials_RandomTests.1_000_0077.bgeo.sc
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2018-11-08 09:07:37: 0: STDOUT: [09:07:37] Deleting temporary geometry 'C:/Users/indi/AppData/Local/Temp/houdini_temp/ifds/storage/13788_Materials_RandomTests.1_000_0077.bgeo.sc'
2018-11-08 09:07:37: 0: STDOUT: [09:07:37] Generating Image: /Volumes/Macintosh HD/Houdini/Renders/Materials_RandomTests/Materials_RandomTests.0001.exr (1280x720)
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2018-11-08 09:08:17: 0: STDOUT: Finished Rendering
2018-11-08 09:08:17: 0: INFO: Process exit code: 0
2018-11-08 09:08:17: 0: INFO: Finished Houdini Job
2018-11-08 09:08:17: 0: Done executing plugin command of type 'Render Task'
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Details
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Date: 11/08/2018 09:08:13
Frames: 1
Job Submit Date: 11/08/2018 09:06:56
Job User: indi
Average RAM Usage: 467226880 (3%)
Peak RAM Usage: 890912768 (6%)
Average CPU Usage: 23%
Peak CPU Usage: 75%
Used CPU Clocks (x10^6 cycles): 169027
Total CPU Clocks (x10^6 cycles): 734899
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Slave Information
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Slave Name: MACHINENAME
Version: v10.0.21.5 Release (7cef63955)
Operating System: Windows 10 Home
Running As Service: No
Machine User: indi
IP Address: -
MAC Address: -
CPU Architecture: x64
CPUs: 4
CPU Usage: 75%
Memory Usage: 4.4 GB / 15.9 GB (27%)
Free Disk Space: 823.215 GB
Video Card: Radeon (TM) RX 480 Graphics
Hmm… Well, we’re using environment variables to tip Houdini and Redshift that they need to change things:
2018-11-08 09:07:11: 0: INFO: Set HOUDINI_PATHMAP to {"/Users/indi/Dev/Apps/SP/":“X:/”, “/Volumes/Macintosh HD/Houdini/”:“H:/”}
2018-11-08 09:07:11: 0: INFO: Redshift Path Mapping…
2018-11-08 09:07:11: 0: INFO: source: “/Users/indi/Dev/Apps/SP/” dest: “X:”
2018-11-08 09:07:11: 0: INFO: source: “/Volumes/Macintosh HD/Houdini/” dest: “H:”
And we’re swapping one path ourselves here:
2018-11-08 09:07:11: 0: CheckPathMapping: Swapped “/Volumes/Macintosh HD/Houdini/Scenes/Tests/Materials_RandomTests.hiplc” with “H:\Scenes/Tests/Materials_RandomTests.hiplc”
And yet, it doesn’t seem to stick:
2018-11-08 09:07:37: 0: STDOUT: [09:07:37] Generating Image: /Volumes/Macintosh HD/Houdini/Renders/Materials_RandomTests/Materials_RandomTests.0001.exr (1280x720)
2018-11-08 09:07:37: 0: STDOUT: [09:07:37] Will be writing to checkpoint file /Volumes/Macintosh HD/Houdini/Renders/Materials_RandomTests/Materials_RandomTests.0001.exr.mantra_checkpoint
One workaround is to use “$HIP” in your file paths which references where the Houdini scene file lives. In the case of your EXR it should be $HIP/../../Renders/Materials_RandomTests/Materials_RandomTests.0001.exr.mantra_checkpoint.
The benefit of that workflow is it will work across platforms without Deadline. Even still, these paths should have remapped for you…
Thanks @eamsler, yeah that seems super strange. The fact that it is loading from the correct path too.
I’d usually prefer to keep the renders in a different location to the rest of the project but it outputting to $HIP seems to work so that’s great!
Hey Pete,
Glad you’re able to render using the $HIP variable.
This appears to be a bug on our end not properly passing the output path to the plugin when performing the pathmapping. We’re actually expecting a path on the plugin side but aren’t receiving it, as such there’s no pathmapping occurring on it.
0: STDOUT: No output specified. Output will be handled by the driver
This issue has actually flown under the radar for a while now, since I believe most users use the $HIP variable or something like it. Pretty certain it’s been like this since we did our big Houdini re-factor a while back.
I’ve logged an internal issue to properly pass along that output file path so that we can perform path mapping on whatever path users want to put there (ie. like your preferred workflow).
Cheers
Morgan
Ahh damn! This seems to extend to image files which makes it pretty tricky, since I almost always keep them in a totally separate folder 
Also $JOB doesn’t seem to help. Just wondering, is there going to be a fix for this?
Thanks,
Pete
It’s been logged but considering there’s a workflow that can get most unstuck it’s likely not going to get much love.
The separate folder should be fine. Could you give a fake example of where the HIP and where the output live? I can probably help. Really, to jump up a folder you just use “/…/” in the path.
Hey, good to know it’s on the radar 
I’ve gone through and made sure all paths are now relative to the $HIP and it seems to be working now. It’s not too much of a hassle now that I have my head around it and it might actually make the project more portable anyway.
Thanks!
Pete
We are having huge issues rendering cross platform from Houdini on Deadline.
Submitting from windows and rendering on a linux node.
The path remapping works fine for the inital .hip file.
But the render directory or render doesn’t show up at all.
Although Deadline marks the task as complete. It puts out an error that is not caught:
STDOUT: [Redshift] Output file locked or path not available for writing. Skipping frame. (X:/17110093_achthamburg_researchanddevelopment/06_vfx/01_seq/deadline_test_190208/houdini/render/win2linux_env_job/deadline_test_190208_v001.Redshift_win2lin.0002.exr.lock)
That tell sme that the X: network drive didn’t got remapped and the linux node is trying to write to a wrong location and thus not generating an output.
Is there a way to declare a Output locatiohoudini.zip (2.5 MB)
n on submission so that Deadline doesn’t get the wrong path from the driver?
Hey @martin_acht, that sounds like there might be a permissions issue writing to that file. Can you test it out and write some other file to the location from the slave machine?
I had a lot of issues with permissions going from PC to mac
Will do as soon as i can get to it. The rendernode is temporarily in windows for an urgent job. Will test and report in a few days. Thanks for the suggestion