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by timurhai
Fri Jan 27, 2017 10:47 am
Forum: Feature Requests
Topic: Rename "Render" to something else
Replies: 7
Views: 15651

Re: Rename "Render" to something else

'Server' and 'slave' words are used too :)
Server is afserver, slave is used in multi-hosts tasks along with 'master'.
by timurhai
Fri Jan 27, 2017 10:45 am
Forum: Feature Requests
Topic: Rename "Render" to something else
Replies: 7
Views: 15651

Re: Rename "Render" to something else

Also 'Client' is used in a code too, it is any client, and GUI(monitor) and render.
by timurhai
Fri Jan 27, 2017 10:44 am
Forum: Feature Requests
Topic: Rename "Render" to something else
Replies: 7
Views: 15651

Re: Rename "Render" to something else

May be it is a good idea.
But not into 'Node'
As in the code, there is 'af::Node', that is a base class for any node in a container.
Job, render, monitor classes are based from 'af::Node'.
Or we should rename lots it in the code.
by timurhai
Thu Jan 26, 2017 12:58 pm
Forum: Feature Requests
Topic: Render Pools
Replies: 25
Views: 49719

Re: Render Pools

If create some Pools, lets create a useful Pools!

We can also make use it to split farm between departments and projects.
If we add a some job "Pools" too (along with render pools).
If we add priorities to such pools, we can adjust projects priorities (give some project more hosts).
by timurhai
Thu Jan 26, 2017 12:26 pm
Forum: Feature Requests
Topic: Render Pools
Replies: 25
Views: 49719

Re: Render Pools

We can just add "Pools", other things will be not touchable )) At least i think we should visualize farm setup groups (patterns) in GUI somehow. btw I have not practice forums before. There is so much settings in this forum engine, for now i am not much familiar with it, sorry. I just move...
by timurhai
Thu Jan 26, 2017 12:10 pm
Forum: Feature Requests
Topic: Render Pools
Replies: 25
Views: 49719

Re: Render Pools

I agree that some "Render Pools" are needed. But for now i did not think them up. So i want to listen to people, again, here, collect information from all in one place. For now if we want to assign a job to some group of renders, we can do it only via job hosts mask. But sometimes hosts ma...
by timurhai
Thu Jan 26, 2017 9:24 am
Forum: Feature Requests
Topic: Render Pools
Replies: 25
Views: 49719

Re: Render Pools

Hi.
The same i can do with a mask parameter, which already exists:

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"mask":"stationa|stationb|stationc"
or:

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"mask":"station[a|b|c]"
by timurhai
Wed Jan 25, 2017 9:47 am
Forum: Feature Requests
Topic: Render Pools
Replies: 25
Views: 49719

Render Pools

It seems that it is one of the most popular feature requests. Different studios (admins, TDs) can have own opinion on this issue. What is Render Pool? What is the main difference from farm setup, where different hosts take abilities according to host name mask? May be just show farm setup groups in ...