Installing shakeqmaster – Apple Shake 3.0 User Manual
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Installing and Licensing Shake 3 for Render-Only
Workstations
To install the render-only version of Shake 3, perform the CD install as described in
“Installing Shake 3” on page 7 on all systems designated as render workstations. Next, go to
http://shake.apple.com/OSXrender
to register for the Shake 3 unlimited render license. Be
sure to have your serial number ready. The license and installation instructions will be sent to
the email address you provide in the registration form.
Installing Shake Qmaster
Within the Customize dialog in the Shake installer are three separate installation components
for Shake Qmaster, each designed for a different part of a Shake Qmaster system.
Installation
Component
Where to Install It
Applications and Utilities
Installed
Shake Qmaster
Client Tools
On client computers:
Any computer
running an application that uses
Shake Qmaster to distribute
processing.
m
Shake Qmaster (the interface for
submitting client batches to
Shake Qmaster clusters for
distributed processing)
m
Batch Monitor utility
Shake Qmaster
Admin Tools
On administrator computers: Any
computer you use to administer
Shake Qmaster clusters. It must be on
the same network as the clusters.
m
Shake Qadministrator
m
Batch Monitor utility
Shake Qmaster
Services Tools
On cluster computers:
m
service nodes: The computers
that perform the actual processing
of jobs.
m
cluster controller computers: The
computer that acts as the manager
of a cluster. It divides up tasks,
determines which service nodes
to send work to, and then
distributes the work.
There is only one cluster controller
per cluster.
m
Shake Qmaster Preferences Pane
in System Preferences