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rendering servers can use to find bitmaps that are
not found on the primary map paths. When on,
you can manually enter the path and file name in
the field below the check box, or click the ellipsis
button and browse to the MXP file.
Note: Create MXP files with Configure User Paths
(page 3–808).
Status group
Displays text messages describing the current
status of the job assignment.
Server list
The Server list, located on the upper-right side of
the Network Job Assignment dialog, displays a ll
network rendering servers (page 3–979) registered
with the network manager af ter you connect to
the manager. T here are two types of tabs in the
Ser ver list:
•
All Ser vers—Lists all of the available servers that
can b e used for your render. When this tab and
Use All Servers are enabled, all serv ers will be
used to render the job.
•
[grou p name]—Lists all of the servers assigned
to a group. When this tab and Use Group are
enabled, a ll servers listed on the tab will be used
to render the job.
Note: If a server is unavailable it will be skipped
and the next available server will be used.
If more groups are available than can fit in the
space above the list, arrow buttons for scrolling
the group list horizontally appear above the list’s
top-right corner . Click these arrow buttons to
scrollthelistleftorrighttoviewadditionalgroup
tabs.
By default, each Server is marked with a colored
status icon:
•
Green—Running and not rendering any jobs.
•
Yellow—Rendering another job. You can assign
jobs to busy Servers, and the jobs wi ll be
rendered in the order received.
•
Red—Failed. Try rebooting the Server or
see Troubleshooting (page 3–183) or more
information on failed Servers.
•
Gray —Absent. Verify that the network Server
iscurrentlyrunningandthatithasnotbeen
"Disallowed" in the B
ackburner Monitor.
Note: You can change the height of the server list
window relative to the job list window below it by
dragging the partition vertically.
Server list r ight -click menu
By default, servers are listed by name only. To
see more information about a server, right-click
its name i n the list. A menu appears with these
options:
Proper t ies—Displays the Server Properties dialog,
which shows aspe cts of the server hardware and
operating system, including memory and disk
space.
All Serv er D etai ls—This toggle, when on, displays
all details about each server to the right of its
name. When off, restores the last saved set of
partial server details unless the last saved set was
All S erver Details, in which case it restores the
defaultset:nameonly.Seethefollowingitemfor
the list of available details.
Note: You can see more details by scrolling the list
with the horizontal scroll bar at the bottom, or by
w idening the dialog by dragging its r ight side with
the mouse.
Partial Ser ver Details—Opens the Set Server
Property Tabs dialog , which lets you specify which
detailsareshownintheServerlist.Thedialog
provides check boxes for tur ning on and off the
display of these details:
•Status:SeeServer list (page 3–194) for status
details.