Network Render Manager

The Network Render Manager lets you monitor the progress of the network render. You can also monitor the status of individual client computers; pause rendering on a client computer; cancel rendering on a client computer; and add or remove client computers from the list of available clients.

You will not see the scene being rendered on the server. However, you can go to the client computers and see the section that client is rendering. The Network Render Manager displays a list of all network rendering jobs in progress, the state of each job, and its percentage complete. You can use the Network Render Manager to change the settings of a network rendering job.

To monitor a render using the Network Render Manager, choose File > Network Render Manager from the menu. From the Network Render Manager, you can monitor the progress of your network rendering jobs, view the status of the client computers working on a job, and pause or cancel a job.

To pause a network rendering job:

1. Choose File > Network Render Manager from the menu.
2. Select the job to be paused.
3. Click Pause.

To resume a network rendering job:

1. Choose File > Network Render Manager from the menu.
2. Select the paused job.
3. Click Run.

To cancel a network rendering job:

1. Choose File > Network Render Manager from the menu.
2. Select the job to be cancelled.
3. Click Cancel.

To view the status of the client computers working on a job:

1. Choose File >Network Render Manager from the menu.
2. Select the network rendering job.
3. Click Settings. This brings you to the Network Render Settings dialog. Bryce will automatically verify the current status of client computers in the Client List, except for those clients you have manually disconnected. You can click the Update button to have Bryce verify the current status of the client computers in the Client List that are listed as unverified, unreachable, or disabled. The Status column in the Client List displays colored icons next to each client computer.
   
   Each color represents a different status:

• Green = Ready. The client computer at that IP address is running Bryce Lightning and is available to receive a rendering job from the server.
• Orange = Working: The client computer at that IP address is running Bryce Lightning and is processing a rendering job.
• Red with horizontal bar = Locked: The client computer at that IP address is connected to another server, or an error has occurred on the client computer.
• Red with lightning bolt = Unreachable: The client computer at that IP address is unreachable or is not running Bryce Lightning, the IP address is invalid, or the client computer does not have enough memory to render the job.
• Black with question mark = Unverified: The Network Render Manager did not attempt to determine the status of the client computer at this IP address. This icon will only appear when you first add a client to the Client List.
• Grey = Disabled: The client computer at that IP address the user and will not be used for the rendering job

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