Project Monitoring

1. Servers Activity

This button appears in the waiting list while your project is rendering. When clicked, it opens a web page displaying real-time activity of all the nodes working on your project, including:

• CPU usage
• Available RAM
• Current task
• Progress percentage

Why it Matters:

• Alongside the Preview, this detailed information helps you make critical decisions, such as stopping a project if certain frames are taking significantly longer than expected.
• The resource usage per node also provides insights into your project’s CPU/GPU and RAM/VRAM consumption and whether your scene is effectively utilizing the available processing power.

2. Project Report

The Project Report is a PNG file that consolidates all essential information about a completed project. It is automatically saved in the FTP project directory for download and is also accessible via your account on the RANCH website.

Key Information Included:

• Project name
• Project ID
• Priority level
• 3D software used
• Project type (animation or still image)
• Resolution/definition
• Contact email
• Timeline of project steps on the RANCH:
  • Detection time
  • Validation time
  • Deployment time
  • Render start and finish times
• Image Render times
• CPU or GPU and RAM or VRAM usage
• Data volume produced
• Cost breakdown (deployment, rendering, allocated nodes)

Project-Specific Details: The second half of the report varies depending on the project type:

A) Animation Projects:

• A statistical graph showing render times per frame, allowing you to quickly identify which parts of the animation were the most resource-intensive.
• Sample frames from the sequence, including the fastest and slowest to render, with their positions marked on the graph.

B) Still Image Projects:

• Highlights the most resource-intensive zones to render.
• Samples of extra channels (alpha, depth, etc.)