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Network distribution of packages causes Dynamo start-up to stall for extended periods of time
Dynamo version
1.3
Operating system
Win 10
What did you do?
Created a network location to store Dynamo packages for distribution across an office. Added the new location via the Settings menu on all machines and made the default C drive location secondary
What did you see ?
Very very slow start-up speed of Dynamo. According to the network administrators, there are no performance issues with the network, which may suggest this problem is related to Dynamo. Has anyone attempted network distribution of packages before and/or encountered similar issues?
Just solved this...turns out it is the order of the package locations. If the default location is set to the network, ...grab a coffee every time you start Dynamo!
How much time are we talking about? We have our packages on a network location and it's the primary path in the settings file. Sandbox and Revit Addin load completely within 5 to 10 seconds. Would you consider that fast enough or too slow? Just to give you a rough idea about the size of our library, here are some stats: ~17 MB, ~900 files, ~10 packages.
Oh wow. That sure sounds like a network issue. Definitely anything but an expert in that arena, but have you experimented with different protocols (like e.g. SMB2 vs. SMB3 etc.)?
There have been other reports of this, with suspicion that network latency is not the only culprit (but no proof yet). @riteshchandawar, @monikaprabhu can you please comment? @mjkkirschner I will take a look.
@jnealb I don't think its latency in this case since the network is relatively small (250 users approx) all in close proximity to the network infrastructure.
Can I get an update on this if possible? Its still a major problem for one of my clients.
@ThomasMahon As we are unable to reproduce this in-house would it be possible for us to remote into your environment for debugging purposes?
@jnealb that is possible. Its for one of my clients and they are happy for you to connect to their network via TeamViewer (or similar if you have a preference). Time zone is UK/GMT in London, so name a time thats convenient and we can arrange a time/date to set up the session.
@jnealb @riteshchandawar @monikaprabhu this is still an issue - are there any updates / info on availability to remote connect and investigate the cause?
@jnealb Monday would be best. 12:00-13:00 EST (17:00-18:00 GMT). Or the same time on Tuesday
Hi @jnealb that should be fine. I'm getting a remote desktop set up now with my clent - you can email me direct: [email protected] or skype using the same email
same issue with revit 2023 and revit 2024, is that possible if we can check what the solution is? @jnealb
