Distributed Processing Setup Guide

Apple Qmaster Distributed Processing Setup Guide......Page 1
Contents......Page 3
About the Apple Qmaster Distributed Processing System......Page 5
Additional Resources......Page 6
Using Distributed Processing to Increase Speed and Efficiency......Page 9
Basic Components of the Apple Qmaster Distributed Processing System......Page 10
Clients......Page 11
Cluster Controllers......Page 12
How the Apple Qmaster System Distributes Batches......Page 13
Stage 1: Installing the Software......Page 15
Stage 3: Adding Service Nodes to a Cluster......Page 17
Stage 4: Creating and Submitting a Batch......Page 18
About the Compressor Service Sharing Pane......Page 19
The Minimum You Need to Know......Page 21
Example of a Minimal Distributed Processing Network......Page 22
Stage 1: Creating Service Nodes During Installation......Page 23
Other Possible Components of a Distributed Processing Network......Page 24
Sample Setup for Part-Time Processing on Desktop Computers......Page 26
Configuring Access for Part-Time Distributed Processing......Page 27
Stage 3: Mounting the Media Storage Volumes......Page 29
Specifying the Media File Locations in Shake Scripts......Page 30
Specifying Shake Script Locations in Apple Qmaster......Page 31
The Interfaces in the Apple Qmaster Distributed Processing System......Page 33
Apple Qmaster Pane of System Preferences......Page 35
About Basic Settings in the Apple Qmaster Preferences Pane......Page 37
About Advanced Settings in the Apple Qmaster Preferences Pane......Page 39
Apple Qadministrator......Page 41
Using Compressor......Page 43
Using Apple Qmaster......Page 44
Batch Monitor......Page 45
An Overview of Configuring a Cluster......Page 47
Configuring Service Node Processing......Page 48
Options in the Apple Qmaster Pane of System Preferences......Page 49
Service Node Status Indicator in the Menu Bar......Page 50
Managed Services......Page 51
Managing Processing Services......Page 52
Turning Cluster Controller Services On or Off......Page 53
Using Virtual Clusters to Make the Most of Multiprocessor Computers......Page 54
Stage 1: Creating a New Cluster......Page 55
Stage 2: Assigning Service Nodes......Page 56
Creating QuickClusters......Page 58
About AutoClusters......Page 59
Modifying and Deleting Clusters with Apple Qadministrator......Page 61
Setting Preferences......Page 63
Controls in the Apple Qadministrator Preferences Tab......Page 64
About Wide Area Network Preferences......Page 65
Setting Wide Area Network Preferences......Page 66
Setting a Service Password for Including a Computer in a Cluster......Page 67
Scheduling Service Availability......Page 68
Scheduling Service Availability in the Work Schedule Dialog......Page 69
Selecting a Cluster Storage Location......Page 70
Adjusting Cluster Storage Settings......Page 71
Cleaning Up Cluster Storage......Page 72
Recovery Features......Page 73
Notification and Log Labels......Page 74
Installing Apple Qmaster from the Command Line......Page 77
Command Options......Page 78
Example of the qmasterprefs Command......Page 79
Synopsis......Page 80
Command Options......Page 81
Synopsis......Page 82
Example of Shake Command XML......Page 83
Command Options......Page 84
Using Scripts to Run Apple Qmaster, Compressor, and Batch Monitor......Page 85
Solutions to Common Problems......Page 87
Exporting from Final Cut Pro and Distributed Processing......Page 88
Using Apple Qmaster with an NFS Server......Page 91
Contacting AppleCare Support......Page 92