Issue


A GPU rendering workers status changed to "Failed". After restarting the Worker, the Network Manager no longer reports a "Failed" status. But the system is rendering very slowly. Renders completed in less than 30 seconds. but now the same renders are taking over 10 Minutes now.



Environment Details


  • Network Rendering
    • Any versions
  • NVIDIA A40 (NVIDIA RTX Ampere) 48GB



Cause


  • The Manager did not get the NVIDIA license from the license server.
  • NVIDIA license was a trial, then switched to a paid license



Resolution


If switching from an NVIDIA trial license to a paid license on the license server, ensure to reboot the system prior to rendering new jobs.



Additional Information