Monitor FAQ

• 1 Monitor FAQ
  • 1.1 Why are all the Remote Control options in the Deadline Monitor are greyed out?
  • 1.2 Is it possible to have the Monitor refresh automatically?
  • 1.3 When I try to remote desktop to slaves using the Monitor on Windows XP64, I get an error that says "Cannot find remote desktop connection application".
  • 1.4 What does the Purge Obsolete Pools checkbox in the Manage Pools dialog do?

Why are all the Remote Control options in the Deadline Monitor are greyed out?

In order to use the Remote Control options, you have to enable remote administration in the Repository Options. Click here for more information.

Is it possible to have the Monitor refresh automatically?

Yes, this can be set in the user options (Tools -> Options). Under Monitor options, find the User Interface section and set the Auto Refresh Period.

When I try to remote desktop to slaves using the Monitor on Windows XP64, I get an error that says "Cannot find remote desktop connection application".

The problem is likely that Deadline doesn't have the required permissions to read or execute the files in the C:\WINDOWS\system32 directory, where the RDC executable (mstsc.exe) is located. This seems to be built into .NET, so I'm not sure if we can get around it. You might have to play around with the user/security settings to allow Deadline access to the RDC executable file.

What does the Purge Obsolete Pools checkbox in the Manage Pools dialog do?

This purges any pools that have been removed that are NOT assigned to any slaves or jobs. If either a single job or slave is still assigned that pool, it won't be purged (doing so could cause some unexpected results).