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Table Of Contents
- Apple Qmaster 3 User Manual
- Contents
- Welcome to Apple Qmaster
- Using Apple Qmaster 3
- The Apple Qmaster Distributed Processing System
- The Apple Qmaster Interface
- Installing Apple Qmaster, Shake, and Other Applications
- Setting Up Rendering Services and Shared Storage
- Submitting Batches for Apple Qmaster Processing
- Using Nodes Without Apple Qmaster Installed
- Setting Environment Variables in Apple Qmaster
- Using the Command Line in Apple Qmaster
- Installing Apple Qmaster from the Command Line
- Shell Commands for Configuring Service Nodes and Cluster Controllers
- Shell Commands for Submitting Apple Qmaster Jobs
- Shell Commands for Submitting Compressor Jobs
- Shell Commands for Monitoring Batches
- Using Scripts to Run Apple Qmaster, Compressor, and Batch Monitor
The Apple Qmaster application is the client software you use to submit jobs and batches
(for Shake and related software) to the larger Apple Qmaster system, an automated work
distribution and processing solution for high-volume projects.
This chapter covers the following:
• The Apple Qmaster Distributed Processing System (p. 8)
• The Apple Qmaster Interface (p. 10)
• Installing Apple Qmaster, Shake, and Other Applications (p. 14)
• Setting Up Rendering Services and Shared Storage (p. 15)
• Submitting Batches for Apple Qmaster Processing (p. 16)
• Using Nodes Without Apple Qmaster Installed (p. 29)
• Setting Environment Variables in Apple Qmaster (p. 31)
• Using the Command Line in Apple Qmaster (p. 33)
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Using Apple Qmaster 3
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