If Max is actually crashing while trying to initialize OpenCL, that usually means you've got bad OpenCL drivers on the machines. I'd suggest upgrading the GPU drivers on all crashing machines and also read the FAQ about removing bad drivers in the max root directory:
http://docs.tyflow.com/faq/performance/
tyFlow will still run without OpenCL acceleration, it just means the bind solver (Cloth/Particle Bind/Particle Physics) will run a lot slower. If it's just farm machines reporting the error, it shouldn't really matter since I'd recommend caching out any flows you plan on rendering anyways before rendering....and caches aren't affected by the GPU acceleration at all.
http://docs.tyflow.com/faq/performance/
tyFlow will still run without OpenCL acceleration, it just means the bind solver (Cloth/Particle Bind/Particle Physics) will run a lot slower. If it's just farm machines reporting the error, it shouldn't really matter since I'd recommend caching out any flows you plan on rendering anyways before rendering....and caches aren't affected by the GPU acceleration at all.