Apple Qmaster 3 - Manual (Page 79)

Description Preference command option
Automatically launches content agent at startup. -launchContentAgent
| off>
Sets logging level. Default is 3. Off is 0. Sets whether logs are
overwritten when services are restarted. -log [0-5] [truncate on
| off]
Displays service node status indicator in menu bar. -statusMenu
Turns cluster-controlling services on or off. All [options] are:
[timeout min] [[quickcluster] servername name]
[maxactivetargets val] [maxactivesegments val]
[storagepath path] [privatestorage on|off]
[publishedstorage on|off]
[storagecleanupthreshold days] [unmanagedservices
on|off] [unmanagedmulticapturethreshold sec]
[networkinterface allinterfaces | ]
[log [0-5] | [truncate on|off]]
-cluster
[options]
Turns service on or off. Valid names are Rendering or
"Compressor Processing" . All [options] are: [timeout min]
[sharing on|off ] [instances n] [autorestart on|off ] [unmanaged on|off ]
[log [0-5] [truncate on|off ]]
-service “name” [on|off]
[options]
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
79 Chapter 7 Using the Command Line