Render Management Software

In Deadline:

• Pools:

  • Pools are used to categorize and segregate rendering resources based on specific criteria, such as project, department, or priority.
  • Each pool can contain a subset of render nodes (computers) from the render farm.
  • Pools are useful for allocating resources to specific projects or teams, ensuring that rendering jobs are processed according to their priority or requirements.
    • For example, you might have separate pools for high-priority production renders, test renders, and background rendering tasks.
  • Administrators can define access control policies for pools, allowing certain users or groups to submit jobs to specific pools.

• Groups:

  • Groups are collections of render nodes that share common characteristics or configurations.
  • Nodes within a group typically have similar hardware specifications, software configurations, or geographic locations.
  • Groups can be used to optimize resource allocation by directing rendering jobs to nodes that are best suited for the task.
  • For example, you might create groups for CPU-only nodes, GPU-accelerated nodes, or nodes located in specific data centers.
  • Users can specify group preferences when submitting rendering jobs, allowing them to target nodes with specific capabilities or configurations.
  • Groups can also be used for load balancing and fault tolerance, ensuring that rendering jobs are distributed evenly across available resources and minimizing the impact of node failures.