Creating clusters, An overview of configuring a cluster – Apple Qmaster 3 User Manual
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Once your network is set up and you have installed the necessary components, you are
ready to create distributed processing clusters.
If you have questions about any concepts and terms used here, see
This chapter covers the following:
•
An Overview of Configuring a Cluster
(p. 47)
•
Configuring Service Nodes and Cluster Controllers
(p. 48)
•
Creating Clusters with Apple Qadministrator
(p. 55)
•
(p. 58)
An Overview of Configuring a Cluster
Assuming Apple Qmaster software is installed on all the computers that you plan to use
as part of the cluster, there are three basic steps involved in configuring a cluster.
Note: On any given Final Cut Studio system or network, the Compressor and
Apple Qmaster versions (numbers) and the version of QuickTime must all match. For
example, Compressor 3.0.5 will work only with the 3.0.5 version of Apple Qmaster, and
no other version. In this example, the correct version of QuickTime is QuickTime 7.5.5 or
later. Non-matching configurations are not supported.
Stage 1:
Configuring Service Nodes
Configuring a service node to perform distributed processing is a matter of turning on
processing services in the Apple Qmaster pane of System Preferences. Optionally, you
can also set passwords at this time. See
Configuring Service Nodes and Cluster Controllers
for details.
Stage 2:
Configuring a Cluster Controller
To configure a computer to control the cluster, turn on the cluster control services in the
Apple Qmaster pane of System Preferences. See
Turning Cluster Controller Services On
for more information.
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