> > So I am looking at getting a farm rendering system based on > > > I experimented with the render farm a while back. Was a semi-bitch to > setup. But once you write a script to do all the NFS mounting, > cinelerra remote startup (port 400!), etc, its not too bad. > > Definetly helps to have machines of all the same processing power, > because the load balancing algorithm does not take into account the > speed and capacity of the rendering nodes.
The CV docs says the processors should be "the same" (or something like that). I understand the part that processing power (for a farm) should be semi-equal among each node, but do they need to be "the same" processor? i.e. Can I mix Intel quad-cores with dual-cores, Intels with AMDs? There exists a random assortment of machines around the house but I do most of the front-end work on a laptop (due to convenience/portability). I was playing with the idea of either setting up a farm of "1"; do the front end work on the laptop and push the rendering to one of the more powerful servers I have laying around... or... Use two machines--which would have different processing capabilities. Even a farm of 2 asymmetric machines should complete the task faster than just 1. Or am I asking for trouble? Thanks. -r Russ Foster _______________________________________________ Cinelerra mailing list [email protected] https://init.linpro.no/mailman/skolelinux.no/listinfo/cinelerra
