For a more detailed installation help, please use the help files that should have opened in your browser.

Before Installation

Create a folder on a fileserver (fileserver CAN be the rrServer, but does NOT HAVE TO be the same machine)

Royal Render uses one shared directory for all program and config files. All machines (server, clients and submitter) are starting RRender from this share. Create a folder on a fileserver. It can be a subdirectory of an existing network share or create a new network share for Royal Render. E.g. \\Fileserver\YourShare\RoyalRender or \\Fileserver\RoyalRenderShare. This folder needs to be accessable by everyone who submit render jobs as well as all render clients. The network share should be on a fileserver that runs Linux or Windows Server. Other OS (Win2k, XP) does not allow more than 10 network share connections, you are limited to a max of 10 clients. (Windows Server Foundation is enough, but can only be bought bundled with hardware)

Set a fixed IP for rrServer
      By default all RRender programs are connecting to the server via its IP.
      So your rrServer machines should have a fixed IP and not a variable IP assigned by a DHCP server.

Installation

The rrServer and rrClient can be started either

• App mode / Manually:
  Runs with the user account, no login settings required, no fileserver access check.
• via Service/Daemon:
  Starts automatically with the machine. Nobody has to login into the machine, required for auto-shutdown and WOL, someone logged in can not automatically access the render data, recommended solution. In this help chapter this is named "permanent installation".

For the basic installation you just need the manual app mode:

• A) RR Network
1. RR Program Files:
   Download the RR windows/linux installer and extract it into a temp folder.
   Execute rrSetup, use the browse button and select your RR directory (The shared network folder you created in "Before Installation 1.").
   Open the RR directory in an explorer/file browser.
   For Windows and Linux, there are a few shortcuts to the main executables in the root of the folder.
   For OSX, please start the applications from the /bin/osx64 subfolder.
2. rrServer:
   Start rrServerConsole on the computer you want to use as server (see Requirements).
   The rrServer creates the basic config files.
   From now on the Server runs on this machine ONLY!
   Windows note: If you click inside a terminal window, the window might get into a "select" mode and stops the execution of the application.
   
3. Clients:
   Start rrClient on machines you want to use to render.
   Every client adds its configuration to the shared client configfile.
4. rrControl:
   Start rrControl.
   You should see all your clients in a black (not grey) font in the client table (lower left).
   And there should not be any error message that rrControl can not connect.
   If you get issues, please refer to the help section Installation/Troubleshooting.
• A) RR Network
1. Submission:
   Start rrWorkstation_installer on machines you want to use to submit jobs.
   Install the submission plugins only as this is a test installation. Uncheck everything else (e.g. service installation).
2. Render:
   Now you can start to submit and render. Please refer to the help section "Usage".
   
• C) Permanent installation:
           If everything is rendering fine, you should install RR with services/daemons.
           Please refer to the help section "Permanent" how to install the services and other details.