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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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Note: You must enter valid days and times. The time cannot overlap into the next day
in one entry. There must be two entries when the range ends after 12 A.M. For example,
to set the schedule availability from 6 P.M. on Sunday to 8 A.M. on Monday, enter the
following two entries:
 Sunday ON BETWEEN 06:00 P.M. and 12:00 A.M.
 Monday ON BETWEEN 12:00 A.M. and 8:00 A.M.
Shared Cluster Storage
Use these features to configure scratch storage for this computer’s cluster controller.
For more information on cluster storage, see “Cluster Storage: Setting a Scratch Storage
Location” on page 62.
Delete Files Older Than __ Days
Enter the number of days temporary process files may remain on the cluster’s scratch
location before they are automatically deleted. If you anticipate a transcoding session
that will last up to seven days or longer, you must adjust this value.
Cluster Storage
Enter a local folder directory to change the scratch location for the cluster’s temporary
process files. See “Cluster Storage: Setting a Scratch Storage Location” on page 62 for
more information.
Network
Use these features to configure network settings.
Allow wide area Bonjour in domain
Select this checkbox to have Apple Qmaster use computers beyond the local subnet,
and enter the DNS Domain in the text field. This feature requires Mac OS X v10.4 or
later.
For more information about using WAN browsing with your distributed processing
network, go to:
 http://developer.apple.com/networking/bonjour/index.html
 http://www.dns-sd.org
 http://www.dns-sd.org/ServerSetup.html