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--- faculty:slator:onaslant_render_2017 [2017/03/21 23:36] – [Adding a new render node] localadmin
+++ faculty:slator:onaslant_render_2017 [2017/03/22 00:29] (current) – [A Rendering Walk-through] localadmin
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-**Next, log into [[http://hrothgar.cs.ndsu.nodak.edu|Hrothgar]] via the tenderer link (currently called 'manage').** If you don't have an account, contact support@cs.ndsu.edu.
+**Next, log into [[http://hrothgar.cs.ndsu.nodak.edu|Hrothgar]] via the renderer link (currently called 'manage').** If you don't have an account, contact support@cs.ndsu.edu.
   - Go to the Submit Job page.
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 After uploading and a good bit of waiting while the job is unzipped, the Job Status page should open showing the status of your render.
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 ===== Adding a new render node =====
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-We have only 25 RenderMan licences and we are currently using 22 of them.
+We have only 25 RenderMan licenses and we are currently using 22 of them, so choose your equipment wisely.
+  * RenderMan isn't the memory hog that Blender Cycles was and it seems to work fine with a minimum of 8GB.
+  * The more cores and faster the CPU clock the better.
+  * A static or reserved IP is recommended.
+  * GPU rendering is not supported as of RenderMan 21.2.  --- // 2017/03/22 00:22//
+==== Node configuration (draft) ====
+Render nodes are Debian or Red Hat based Linux machines. (I've tried Centos 7 and couldn't get it to work due to missing libraries.)
+Sudo access to the machine is needed to install some specific applications, libraries, daemon scripts, and users. See [[faculty:slator:onaslant_render_2017:node_configuration|Render Node Configuration]]
+Render nodes transfer files via SSH and use RSA authentication in both directions. Be sure keys are properly installed and accepted by Hrothgar and the remote nodes.
+Open port 12321/TCP on the render node.
+There is a rather large package of Maya, RenderMan, and controlling daemon scripts that need to be copied over. Currently stored on Lab18.cs.
+The standard configuration uses files in the /project/ghokanso/renderman directory.
+Modify hostname in the daemon/DMRM/Config.pm file to the name/IP of the node machine.
+The daemon script needs to be installed, configured, and started.
+RenderMan license key needs to be installed.
-==== Node configuration ====
+New node needs to be added to Hrothgar.
-[[faculty:slator:onaslant_render_2017:node_configuration|Render Node Configuration]]
+Test node.