Apple Qmaster 4 - Manual (Page 7)

The Apple Qmaster application is the client software you use to submit jobs and batches
(for Shake and related software) to the larger Apple Qmaster system, an automated work
distribution and processing solution for high-volume projects.
Note: The “Apple Qmaster and Distributed Processing” chapter in the Compressor
User Manual is the primary documentation for the Apple Qmaster distributed processing
system.
This chapter covers the following:
• The Apple Qmaster Distributed Processing System (p. 8)
• The Apple Qmaster Interface (p. 10)
• Installing Apple Qmaster, Shake, and Other Applications (p. 14)
• Setting Up Rendering Services and Shared Storage (p. 15)
• Submitting Batches for Apple Qmaster Processing (p. 16)
• Using Nodes Without Apple Qmaster Installed (p. 29)
• Setting Environment Variables in Apple Qmaster (p. 31)
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