Apple Shake 3.5 User Manual

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Installing Shake 3.5

For more background information about the different parts of a Shake Qmaster system and
how to prepare a Shake Qmaster network, see the Shake Qmaster Help. To open the
Shake Qmaster Help included on the installation CD, double-click the
Shake Qmaster Help.pdf icon.

You can install both of the Shake Qmaster software components on any computer in your
Shake Qmaster system, but you do not need to. The instructions that follow tell you how to
install only the necessary components on each computer.

Important

All the computers in a cluster need Read and Write access to any computers (or

storage devices) that will be specified as output destinations for files.

Installing Shake Qmaster Applications on Client and Administrator
Computers

You need to install Shake Qmaster Applications on any computer that you use to submit
processing jobs with Shake Qmaster, and any computer from which you create and
administer Shake Qmaster clusters.

Depending on whether or not you want to install Shake and Shake Qmaster simultaneously,
choose one of the following installation options.

Note: The processing application, such as Shake, does not have to be installed on client and
administrator computers.

Using Apple Remote Desktop to Create and Administer
Shake Cluster Computers Remotely

You can conveniently set up and control Shake service nodes and cluster controllers
over a network or over the Internet, using Apple Remote Desktop.
Apple Remote Desktop, using real-time screen sharing, lets you configure and
administer Shake service nodes and cluster controllers that are running Mac OS X. For
example, from one computer, you can turn services on and off and mount shared
storage devices on cluster computers. You can also use Apple Remote Desktop to
distribute or install the software, configure headless service nodes, and control
desktops from anywhere on the network. For more information, see

http://www.apple.com/remotedesktop/

For details on configuring and managing service nodes, cluster controllers, and
clusters, see the Shake Qmaster Help.