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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
Chapter 4 Creating and Administering Clusters 45
Options in the Apple Qmaster Pane in System Preferences
You can configure any of the following settings before you turn on processing
services. (In order for you to change any of the following settings, processing services
must be turned off.)
Setting the Name
By default, a computer is identified on the network by its computer name (as it is
entered in the Sharing pane in System Preferences). You can change this name to
something more meaningful if you like, since it is the name used to identify this
computer in the Apple Qmaster distributed processing system. If you are setting up a
QuickCluster, this is the name that will appear in the Compressor Cluster pop-up menu
or the Apple Qmaster Submit To pop-up menu. If you are setting up a managed cluster
controller, this is the name that will appear in the Apple Qadministrator Controller
pop-up menu.
 If you are setting up a QuickCluster, enter the new name for the cluster in the
“Identify this QuickCluster as” field.
 If you are setting up a controller to use with Apple Qadministrator, do the
following:
a Click Advanced to open the Advanced pane.
b Enter the new name in the “Identify this computer to Apple Qadministrator as” field.
Unmanaged Services
You can enable unmanaged services for a QuickCluster. For more information, see
“Managed Vs. Unmanaged Services” on page 46.
Setting the Password
To add a password requirement, click the “Require password” checkbox.
 If you are setting up a QuickCluster, other users will be required to enter this
password before being allowed to submit requests to this computer.
 If you are setting up a cluster to use with Apple Qadministrator, an administrator
will be required to enter this password before being allowed to add this computer
to a cluster.
For more information, see “Setting Passwords and Scratch Storage” on page 61. (If you
configure the computer as both a cluster controller and a service node, this password
is used for both.)
Setting Cluster Storage
You can change the default scratch storage for processing that occurs on this
computer in the Advanced pane. For more information, see “Cluster Storage: Setting a
Scratch Storage Location” on page 62.