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faculty:slator:onaslant_render_2017 [2017/03/22 00:18] – [Adding a new render node] localadminfaculty: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.   - Go to the Submit Job page.
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   * RenderMan isn't the memory hog that Blender Cycles was and it seems to work fine with a minimum of 8GB.    * 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.    * The more cores and faster the CPU clock the better. 
-  * GPU rendering is not supported as of RenderMan 21.2.+  * 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) ==== ==== Node configuration (draft) ====
  
-Render nodes are Debian or Red Hat based Linux machines.+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]] 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]]
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