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System Setup
Checking Requirements
Checking Requirements
Setting up even a small render farm can require a substantial amount of time.
As a first step, verify that your proposed network meets the basic requirements.
You should also be acquainted with the software required to render over the
network.
Hardware Requirements
■ One machine on the network must have the software set up and authorized.
This system is used to submit network rendering jobs.
■ One machine runs a network manager to communicate with rendering
servers. You can set up any machine in the network for this purpose. No
authorization is required if this machine will not run as a 3ds Max
Workstation.
■ To install the software, at least one machine needs a DVD-ROM drive
mounted for access over the network. Instructions for setting up the
network-rendering software are found in the
Setting Up Rendering Software
on page 6272 section.
■ Other machines operate as rendering servers. No authorization is required
on these machines.
Rendering servers should meet the minimum requirements for running
the software. To improve rendering performance, use machines with faster
processors, additional memory, and more swap space. A rendering server
does not require a monitor while rendering, although it's helpful to have
one for setup. Display adapters and accelerators make no difference in
rendering performance.
Network Requirements
For operating system requirements, see “Backburner Component Requirements”
in the Autodesk Backburner User’s Guide. You must also be connected over a
network with TCP/IP protocol properly installed. See Instructions for
configuring TCP/IP for network rendering on page 6264 .
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