3
Table Of Contents
- Distributed Processing Setup
- Contents
- Introduction to DistributedProcessing
- Getting Started Quickly
- Preparing a Network forDistributed Processing
- The Interfaces
- Creating and AdministeringClusters
- An Overview of Configuring a Cluster
- Configuring Service Nodes and Cluster Controllers
- Creating Clusters with AppleQadministrator
- About QuickClusters
- Advanced Settings in the AppleQmaster Preferences Pane
- Modifying and Deleting Clusters With AppleQadministrator
- Monitoring Cluster Activity
- Accessing Activity Logs
- Setting Cluster Preferences
- Setting Passwords and Scratch Storage
- Recovery and Failure Notification Features
- Command-Line Usage
- Installing AppleQmaster from the Command Line
- Shell Commands for Configuring Service Nodes and Cluster Controllers
- Shell Commands for Submitting Compressor Jobs
- Shell Commands for Submitting AppleQmaster Jobs
- Shell Commands for Monitoring Batches
- Using Scripts to Run AppleQmaster, Compressor, and BatchMonitor
- Troubleshooting
- Index
16 Chapter 1 Getting Started Quickly
However, in most standard distributed processing networks, you will need to install
Apple Qmaster software on every computer in the network. You can use the standalone
Apple Qmaster Node Installer to install the Apple Qmaster software on additional
computers on your network.
a Locate the folder containing the Apple Qmaster software:
 If you are using Compressor, insert the Final Cut Studio installation disc and locate
the “Apple Qmaster Node Installer” package (AppleQmasterNode.mpkg).
 If you are using Shake, insert the Shake 4 installation disc and locate the
“Apple Qmaster Node Installer” package (AppleQmasterNode.mpkg).
b Do one of the following:
 Double-click the “AppleQmasterNode.mpkg” installer package, and follow the
onscreen instructions. By default, this installer will install all the necessary
Apple Qmaster software.
 Install Apple Qmaster software from the command line. See “Installing
Apple Qmaster from the Command Line” on page 67 for more information.
About the Compressor Service Sharing Pane
Both the Final Cut Studio installer and the Apple Qmaster Node Installer include the
Compressor Service Sharing pane, in which you can quickly set up the computer as an
unmanaged service node. Selecting the Yes option in this pane is the first of two steps
in setting up AutoClusters in Compressor. An AutoCluster is a temporary QuickCluster
which you create automatically when you submit a batch. For more information about
AutoClusters, see “Using Compressor AutoClusters” on page 23.
Note: You can change any of these settings at a later time in the Apple Qmaster pane
in System Preferences.
If you are unsure which role each computer will play in your network, just install the
Apple Qmaster software on each computer in your network. You can sort out the
details later. See “Basic Components of the Apple Qmaster Distributed Processing
System” on page 6 for additional information on what roles individual computers can
play in the distributed processing system.