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Index 85
E
email notification 60, 66
F
failure notification 60, 66
files
log 66
Maya 38
sharing 29
temporary 62–63, 64
H
history, batch 60
History table 60
I
installing Compressor/Apple Qmaster 28
J
jobs
command line options 69
jobs. See batch jobs
L
lock icon 52
log files 66
M
mail server 60
managed services 46
manual, about 11
Maya batches 38
media storage volumes 29
N
networks. See Apple Qmaster networks
P
passwords 61–62
administrator. See administrator password
cluster administrator 51, 61
cluster controllers 51
clusters 36, 51
cluster users 51, 61
computers 52
service 61, 62
users 51
Personal File Sharing 29
preferences
Apple Qmaster. See Apple Qmaster pane in
System Preferences
clusters 60
processes
directing 7
storage locations for 25, 62–63, 64
tracking 7
processing
defined 8
desktop processing environment 27–30
distributed part-time 27–30
expanded network for 26
installing software 15–17, 28
quick and easy steps 15–19
submitting batches for 30
processing services
distributed processing 5–6
failure alerts 60, 66
running dual instances 49–50
service failure 65
time allotted for 48, 49
turning off 48
turning on 43
Q
Qadministrator. See Apple Qadministrator
Qmaster. See Apple Qmaster
qmaster prefs command 68
QuickCluster
configuring 17–18
QuickClusters
about 9, 53
Apple Qadministrator 58
creating 53
enabling unmanaged services 47
extended node clusters 54
managed vs. unmanaged services 46
R
recovery features 65–66
rendering defined 8
Rendering services 43
turning off 48
S
scratch storage 25, 45, 62–63, 64
security passwords. See passwords
servers
See also computers
distributed processing and 26
mail 60
rack of 26
service exceptions 66
service nodes
adding to clusters 18, 58
assigning to clusters 52
clients as 22
as cluster controllers 22
configuring with Apple Qmaster 42–50
configuring with shell commands 68–69