Apple Shake (Qmaster 1.2) Distributed Rendering (10.3) User Manual

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Step 8:

Use Server Assistant and Open Directory Assistant to configure the

cluster nodes

For this step, the cluster nodes need to be on and connected to the network.

Open Server Assistant on the Xserve and use it to configure NetInfo on each of the
cluster nodes. Be sure to:

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Choose to “Set up a server,” then click Refresh List.

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Select a server (cluster node) to configure, then click the Lock button and enter the
required authentication.

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Follow the onscreen instructions to set up an administrator account on the cluster
node. Make sure that the Host Name and the Computer Name are entered as the
same name.

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Disable TCP/IP and AppleTalk for all ports

except

Built-in Ethernet. Make sure they are

enabled for the Built-in Ethernet port.

Note:

Within Server Assistant, you should see the network addresses for the cluster

node that were assigned by the DHCP server. These are the ones you need, so do not
change them.

Open Directory Assistant appears when the Server Assistant configuration is complete.

In Open Directory Assistant, on each node, you need to:

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Select the option to use a permanent IP address and subnet.

Note:

In a later step, using Apple Remote Desktop and System Preferences, you

configure each node to use DHCP, but for now you need to select the permanent IP
address option.

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Select the option to get directory information from an existing system.

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Choose to access the directory using NetInfo and to find the NetInfo server using a
static IP address.

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Enter the Xserve IP address as the NetInfo IP address, and enter “network” as the
NetInfo Server Tag.

Step 9:

Use Directory Access to connect the client computers to the

NetInfo server

Log in to each client (user) computer, then open the Directory Access utility (located in
/Applications/Utilities) and use it to:

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Specify that you want to connect to a specific NetInfo server.

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Enter the Xserve IP address as the NetInfo server address, with the server tag “network.”

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