Deadline User Manual Release 7.1.2.1 Thinkbox Software June 11, 2015 CONTENTS 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Overview.................................................1 1.2 Feature Set................................................5 1.3 Supported Software...........................................8 1.4 Render Farm Considerations....................................... 28 1.5 FAQ.................................................... 34 2 Installation 45 2.1 System Requirements.......................................... 45 2.2 Licensing................................................. 48 2.3 Database and Repository Installation.................................. 49 2.4 Client Installation............................................ 75 2.5 Submitter Installation.......................................... 91 2.6 Upgrading or Downgrading Deadline.................................. 95 2.7 Relocating the Database or Repository................................. 97 2.8 Importing Repository Settings...................................... 98 3 Getting Started 101 3.1 Application Configuration........................................ 101 3.2 Submitting Jobs............................................. 105 3.3 Monitoring Jobs............................................. 112 3.4 Controlling Jobs............................................. 121 3.5 Archiving Jobs.............................................. 152 3.6 Monitor and User Settings........................................ 156 3.7 Local Slave Controls........................................... 164 4 Client Applications 171 4.1 Launcher................................................. 171 4.2 Monitor.................................................. 176 4.3 Slave................................................... 200 4.4 Pulse................................................... 207 4.5 Balancer................................................. 212 4.6 Command................................................ 217 4.7 Web Service............................................... 220 4.8 Mobile.................................................. 225 5 Administrative Features 231 5.1 Repository Configuration........................................ 231 5.2 User Management............................................ 268 5.3 Slave Configuration........................................... 274 5.4 Pulse Configuration........................................... 282 i 5.5 Balancer Configuration.......................................... 286 5.6 Job Scheduling.............................................. 292 5.7 Pools and Groups............................................. 295 5.8 Limits and Machine Limits....................................... 300 5.9 Job Failure Detection........................................... 304 5.10 Notifications............................................... 307 5.11 Remote Control............................................. 309 5.12 Network Performance.......................................... 318 5.13 Cross Platform Rendering........................................ 323 6 Advanced Features 327 6.1 Manual Job Submission......................................... 327 6.2 Power Management........................................... 336 6.3 Slave Scheduling............................................. 347 6.4 Farm Statistics.............................................. 349 6.5 Client Configuration........................................... 362 6.6 Auto Configuration............................................ 367 6.7 Render Environment........................................... 370 6.8 Multiple Slaves On One Machine.................................... 373 6.9 Cloud Controls.............................................. 376 6.10 Job Transferring............................................. 379 7 Scripting 383 7.1 Scripting Overview............................................ 383 7.2 Application Plugins........................................... 389 7.3 Event Plugins............................................... 406 7.4 Cloud Plugins.............................................. 419 7.5 Balancer Plugins............................................. 425 7.6 Monitor Scripts.............................................. 428 7.7 Job Scripts................................................ 436 7.8 Web Service Scripts........................................... 438 7.9 Standalone Python API.......................................... 441 8 REST API 445 8.1 REST Overview............................................. 445 8.2 Jobs.................................................... 447 8.3 Job Reports................................................ 459 8.4 Tasks................................................... 461 8.5 Task Reports............................................... 466 8.6 Slaves................................................... 467 8.7 Pulse................................................... 472 8.8 Balancer................................................. 474 8.9 Limits................................................... 476 8.10 Users................................................... 479 8.11 Repository................................................ 483 8.12 Pools................................................... 489 8.13 Groups.................................................. 492 9 Application Plugins 497 9.1 3ds Command.............................................. 497 9.2 3ds Max................................................. 506 9.3 After Effects............................................... 560 9.4 Anime Studio............................................... 571 9.5 Arion Standalone............................................. 574 9.6 Arnold Standalone............................................ 577 ii 9.7 AutoCAD................................................. 581 9.8 Blender.................................................. 585 9.9 Cinema 4D................................................ 590 9.10 Cinema 4D Team Render........................................ 594 9.11 Clarisse iFX............................................... 599 9.12 Combustion................................................ 604 9.13 Command Line.............................................. 608 9.14 Command Script............................................. 610 9.15 Composite................................................ 613 9.16 Corona Standalone............................................ 618 9.17 Corona Distributed Rendering...................................... 620 9.18 CSiBridge................................................ 627 9.19 CSiETABS................................................ 629 9.20 CSiSAFE................................................. 632 9.21 CSiSAP2000............................................... 635 9.22 DJV.................................................... 637 9.23 Draft................................................... 640 9.24 Draft Tile Assembler........................................... 643 9.25 EnergyPlus................................................ 646 9.26 FFmpeg.................................................. 649 9.27 Fusion.................................................. 652 9.28 Fusion Quicktime............................................ 658 9.29 Generation................................................ 662 9.30 Hiero................................................... 665 9.31 Houdini.................................................. 669 9.32 Lightwave................................................ 674 9.33 LuxRender................................................ 680 9.34 LuxSlave................................................. 682 9.35 Mantra Standalone............................................ 685 9.36 Maxwell................................................. 689 9.37 Maya................................................... 692 9.38 Media Encoder.............................................. 714 9.39 Mental Ray Standalone.......................................... 717 9.40 Messiah.................................................. 721 9.41 MetaFuze................................................. 725 9.42 MetaRender............................................... 728 9.43 MicroStation............................................... 730 9.44 modo................................................... 736 9.45 Naiad................................................... 744 9.46 Natron.................................................. 747 9.47 Nuke................................................... 750 9.48 Nuke Frame Server............................................ 756 9.49 Octane Standalone............................................ 762 9.50 PRMan (Renderman Pro Server)..................................... 765 9.51 Puppet.................................................. 768 9.52 Python.................................................. 770 9.53 Quicktime Generation.......................................... 772 9.54 Realflow................................................. 775 9.55 REDLine................................................. 782 9.56 Renderman (RIB)............................................ 785 9.57 Rendition................................................. 788 9.58 Rhino................................................... 791 9.59 RVIO................................................... 800 9.60 Salt.................................................... 802 iii 9.61 Shake................................................... 804 9.62 SketchUp................................................. 807 9.63 Softimage................................................. 810