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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
54 Chapter 4 Creating and Administering Clusters
Note: With an active QuickCluster, Apple Qmaster users can create extended node
clusters, which contain one or more computers that do not have Apple Qmaster
installed. See the Apple Qmaster User Manual for more information.
About AutoClusters
The AutoCluster feature in Compressor gives you an easy way to take advantage of the
distributed processing capabilities offered by Apple Qmaster without requiring a lot of
knowledge about how clusters are configured, setting up file sharing, and so on. The
AutoCluster feature in Compressor allows you to do the following steps, on the fly, with
just one click, at the moment of batch submission:
 Turn “This computer” into a temporary QuickCluster.
 Use unmanaged services from other computers.
For more details on AutoClusters, see “Using Compressor AutoClusters” on page 23.
Advanced Settings in the Apple Qmaster Preferences Pane
You can use the Advanced section in the Apple Qmaster Preferences Pane to further
configure your distributed processing system.