Apple Qadministrator 4 - Manual (Page 12)

• Stage 2: Assigning Service Nodes
Stage 1: Creating a New Cluster
Use the following steps to create a cluster with Apple Qadministrator.
To create a new cluster
1 In Compressor, choose Apple Qmaster > Administer Clusters to open Apple Qadministrator.
2 Click the Add (+) button.
3 Select Untitled Cluster and rename it. (The cluster name you create will also appear in
the cluster pop-up menus in Compressor, Share Monitor, Apple Qmaster, Final Cut Pro,
and Motion.)
... then rename the
Untitled Cluster.
Click the Add button...
4 From the Controller pop-up menu, choose a cluster controller from those available on
the network.
Use this pop-up
menu to choose
a cluster controller.
Note: If a password was created for the cluster controller in the Apple Qmaster Sharing
window, a password authentication dialog appears.
5 Optionally, create cluster passwords by clicking the Security tab and selecting and entering
the passwords you want.
• Administrator Password: If you create this password, administrators will need to know
it in order to modify this cluster and to view this cluster’s batches in Share Monitor.
• User Password: If you create this password, users will need to know it in order to submit
batches to this cluster and to view those batches in Share Monitor.
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