What is RealityServer and is it required for data center rendering?
RealityServer is a platform product for Web developers to create server-based applications that employ 3D Web services that enable Web clients to interact with 3D data remotely. RealityServer provides numerous rendering modes for processing server-side data, with its iray mode being compatible with the iray renderer within 3ds Max. This commonality allows a RealityServer application to accept 3ds Max scenes (prepared for iray) and deliver a result that is identical to what a 3ds Max session renders. While RealityServer provides a unique and powerful option for processing 3ds Max content remotely, it is in no way required for 3ds Max users to render with iray across their LAN using Autodesk Backburner.