Distributed Processing Setup Guide
Table Of Contents
- Apple Qmaster Distributed Processing Setup Guide
- Contents
- Welcome to Distributed Processing
- Distributed Processing Basics
- Getting Started Quickly
- Preparing a Network for Distributed Processing
- The Minimum You Need to Know
- Example of a Minimal Distributed Processing Network
- Using Compressor AutoClusters
- Other Possible Components of a Distributed Processing Network
- Example of an Expanded Distributed Processing Network
- Sample Setup for Part-Time Processing on Desktop Computers
- Configuring Access for Part-Time Distributed Processing
- Setting Up for Part-Time Distributed Processing with Shake
- Additional Steps for Distributed Processing with Shake
- The Interfaces
- Creating Clusters
- An Overview of Configuring a Cluster
- Configuring Service Nodes and Cluster Controllers
- Creating Clusters with Apple Qadministrator
- About QuickClusters
- Administering Clusters
- Using the Command Line
- Installing Apple Qmaster from the Command Line
- Using the Command Line for Distributed Processing
- Using Scripts to Run Apple Qmaster, Compressor, and Batch Monitor
- Appendix
- Resources for Solving Problems
- Solutions to Common Problems
- Contacting AppleCare Support
A distributed processing network can consist of as few as one or two computers, whereas
a high-volume network may include many computers, an Xserve system and Xserve
cluster nodes in a rack, and high-speed networking infrastructures.
You can scale up a distributed processing system as your workload demands by adding
features and devices to the network that supports it.
This chapter covers the following:
• The Minimum You Need to Know (p. 21)
• Example of a Minimal Distributed Processing Network (p. 22)
• Using Compressor AutoClusters (p. 23)
• Other Possible Components of a Distributed Processing Network (p. 24)
• Example of an Expanded Distributed Processing Network (p. 26)
• Sample Setup for Part-Time Processing on Desktop Computers (p. 26)
• Configuring Access for Part-Time Distributed Processing (p. 27)
• Setting Up for Part-Time Distributed Processing with Shake (p. 29)
• Additional Steps for Distributed Processing with Shake (p. 30)
The Minimum You Need to Know
The following are the basic rules for setting up a distributed processing network:
• A cluster must contain one (and only one) computer acting as the cluster controller,
and at least one computer acting as the service node. (These two can be the same
computer, as shown in Example of a Minimal Distributed Processing Network.)
• The client computers and the computers in any cluster that supports them must be
on the same network.
• The network must support the Apple networking technology built in to Mac OS X.
• All the computers in a cluster need read-and-write access to any computers (or storage
devices) that will be specified as output destinations for files.
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Preparing a Network for
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