# Issue: Point/Line light not supported sur deadline : Light not supported by light tree The light tree is an acceleration structure to help with rendering scenes with large numbers of lights. If the lights are point lights or have shaping controls enabled such as spotlight, then the acceleration structure won't include them and they will be evaluated sequentially without any intelligent light picking from the tree. # Issue: Workers Showing as "Offline" **Causes**: - Network connectivity lost - Deadline Launcher crashed - Hard drive full - License server unreachable **Solution**: 1. Verify network connectivity: `ping worker_ip` 2. Restart Launcher service on worker 3. Check worker disk space 4. Verify license server is reachable 5. Check worker logs: **Tools** → **Job Reports** → Select worker **Issue: Render Output is Missing Frames** **Causes**: - Tasks failed without requeue - Output directory permissions issue - Disk full on output location **Solution**: 1. Check job error reports 2. Verify output directory writable from workers 3. Ensure output drive has sufficient space 4. Check path mapping for output directory # Issue: Tasks Failing with "Asset Not Found" **Causes**: - Asset paths are local (C:\, /home/) - Network drive not mapped on workers - Wrong path mapping configuration **Solution**: 1. Move all assets to network repository 2. Use UNC paths: `\\server\share\assets\` 3. Update path mapping in Repository Options 4. Resubmit job # Issue: Job Stuck in "Queued" Status **Causes**: - No workers assigned to job's pool - Insufficient workers available for group/limits - Pulse service not running **Solution**: 1. Verify Pulse is running: **Tools** → **Pulse Info** 2. Check pool assignment: Right-click job → **Job Properties** 3. Verify workers belong to job's group 4. Manually restart job: Right-click job → **Resume**