Apple Qmaster 3 - Manual (Page 35)

Note: For a complete list of shell command options, enter
qmasterprefs -help
.
Example of the qmasterprefs Command
In the following example, the computer is set to be a cluster controller, bound to the
primary network interface (en0), with logging set to verbose, with the logs not overwritten.
The
Rendering
service is on, with 4 managed services and logging set to verbose, with
the logs not overwritten. The
Compressor Processing
service is configured with the
same settings, with two instances.
qmasterprefs -sharingType servicesAndCluster -cluster on networkinterface
en0 log 5 truncate off -service Rendering on sharing on instances 4 unmanaged
off log 5 truncate off -service "Compressor Processing" on sharing on
instances 2 unmanaged off log 5 truncate off
To reset controller and service configurations
µ
Enter the following:
qmasterprefs -reset
To reset all controller and service processes and cancel all batches in queue
µ
Enter the following:
qmasterprefs -resetCluster cancelJobs
To stop sharing
µ
Enter the following:
qmasterprefs -stopSharing
To start sharing
µ
Enter the following:
qmasterprefs -startSharing
To change the cluster storage path to an Xsan volume
µ
Enter the following:
qmasterprefs -cluster off storagepath /Volumes/XsanVol
To change the number of Compressor Processing services from 2 to 4
µ
Enter the following:
qmasterprefs -service "Compressor Processing" off sharing on instances 4
To turn off the Rendering service
µ
Enter the following:
qmasterprefs -service Rendering off
To turn on unmanaged services for Compressor Processing
µ
Enter the following:
qmasterprefs -service “Compressor Processing” on unmanaged on
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