# Loris Feedback See [[../../../PIPE 2025 - ARTFX LILLE/Deadline|Deadline]] ## Worker - Remote Control / Worker command - Remote Control / Machine command = starts the machine or reboots it remotely ## Power Management - Tools / Configure → power management settings, where you can find the machine groups that auto-shutdown ## Pool / Group - Tools / Manage Pool - You can designate a secondary pool if the primary pool is unavailable - Tools / Manage Group - What is the difference between the two? → to be defined - Always define pools at render time, even if you want "all" — designate "all" explicitly ## Concurrent Tasks - Set to **1**: one machine = one frame. One-to-one is preferred. ## Mapped Paths - Replace a mapped drive (e.g. `V:`) with a network path, as Deadline does not understand drive letters ## Pulse and Status Machine statuses: - **Disabled (Offline)**: a user is actively working on the machine - **Rendering**: currently rendering - **Idle**: waiting for a job - **Offline**: powered off - **Stalled**: Deadline has crashed — do a Restart Worker, or physically reboot the machine if needed To make a machine available for Deadline when not in use, reboot it. **A PULSE server is supposed to automatically restart stalled Deadline workers.** You can connect to a machine remotely using Remote Desktop Connection. # Submit - Submit / choose the tool - Submitting without Prism is done directly from the Deadline Monitor: - Job name - Pool selection - Priority - Task timeout: cancels the task if it exceeds a set duration without completing - Machine limit: maximum number of machines pulled from the pool - Launch renders from a shared network location - Set the project in the project directory field - Specify the scene file - Set the output folder to a network path — never local - Check the Maya "Submit file scene" option # Job and Task ## With Prism ### Job Dependencies Job dependencies are an important feature when submitting multiple jobs to Deadline that rely on each other. For example, you can submit a job that exports USD files from Houdini, a second job that renders the USD without using a Houdini license, and a third job that deletes the previously generated USD files (= **Cleanup**). Prism will configure the job dependencies between these jobs automatically. You can view these dependencies in the Deadline Monitor under "Job Properties" → "Dependencies" → "Jobs" or "Scripts" (depending on the job type). Other cases where Prism submits dependent jobs include when a master product version needs to be updated after a Houdini simulation is cached, or when a media conversion is configured to run after a render job. # Houdini <https://www.andynicholas.com/post/hou-farm-deadline-submission-tool-for-houdini> # Improvements - Throttle: 10 tasks per 10, every 3 minutes - Data analytics - [[DeadLine Roadmap]] [[Deadline Error List]]