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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
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Contents
Chapter 4 41 Creating and Administering Clusters
42
An Overview of Configuring a Cluster
42
Configuring Service Nodes and Cluster Controllers
50
Creating Clusters with Apple Qadministrator
53
About QuickClusters
54
Advanced Settings in the Apple Qmaster Preferences Pane
58
Modifying and Deleting Clusters With Apple Qadministrator
59
Monitoring Cluster Activity
59
Accessing Activity Logs
60
Setting Cluster Preferences
61
Setting Passwords and Scratch Storage
65
Recovery and Failure Notification Features
Appendix A 67 Command-Line Usage
Appendix B 77 Troubleshooting
Index 83