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Customizable port range specification, Virtual clusters – Apple Qmaster 3 New Features User Manual

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To turn logging on or off in System Preferences:

1

Open the Apple Qmaster pane in System Preferences.

2

Click Advanced to open the Advanced pane.

3

Do one of the following:

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To turn on logging, select the “Log service activity to file” checkbox.

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To turn off logging, deselect the “Log service activity to file” checkbox.

To turn logging on or off in the command line:

m

Enter

qmasterprefs -log 0

.

To set the level of logging in the command line:

m

Enter

qmasterprefs -log [n]

where

n

is the amount of logging (0-5).

Customizable Port Range Specification

With Apple Qmaster 3, you can define which ports Apple Qmaster uses for service
advertisements with the Enable Port Range checkbox and text fields in the Network
section of the Apple Qmaster pane in System Preferences.

To define ports for Apple Qmaster service advertisements:

1

Open the Apple Qmaster pane in System Preferences.

2

Click Advanced to open the Advanced pane.

3

Select Enable Port Range.

4

In the From field, enter any integer value between 50,000 and 65,535 to set the start
of the range, such as 50,000.

5

In the “Number of ports” field, enter the size of the range, such as 1,000.

Virtual Clusters

With Apple Qmaster 3 and Compressor 3, you can create “virtual clusters” on individual
computers that have multiple processors by specifying additional services to fully utilize
your processing potential. One processing service per two CPUs is recommended. You
can add additional services to suit your workflow.

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