Apple Installing Your Shake 4 Software - Manual (Page 11)

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Installing Apple Qmaster Services on Cluster Computers
You need to install Apple Qmaster on cluster computers (service nodes and cluster
controller computers). Keep in mind that while it is possible for each cluster to have
multiple service nodes, you are only required to have one cluster controller per cluster.
On service nodes, you also need to install the application that will process batches
submitted to Apple Qmaster. For Shake clusters, you can install Shake and the render
license on the service nodes, since the only component of Shake that you need in a
service node is its rendering capability. Shake 4 and Apple Qmaster 2 are available as
separate installers. For more information on installing Shake 4.0 for rendering, see
“Installing and Licensing Shake for Render-Only Workstations” on page 6 . See the
previous section for more information on installing Apple Qmaster 2.
When Apple Qmaster Services are installed, the Apple Qmaster icon appears in the
“Other” group of System Preferences.
Note: See “ Special Installation Instructions for Extended Node Clusters ” on page 11 for
information about creating an extended node cluster. You do not need to install any
Apple Qmaster software on extended service nodes, but an extended node cluster
does require an intermediary node that needs Apple Qmaster Services.
Special Installation Instructions for Extended Node Clusters
There is a way to use computers as service nodes even if they do not have
Apple Qmaster installed. To do this, you configure an intermediary node that executes
Apple Qmaster commands on other computers, called extended nodes. The
intermediary node runs UNIX commands on the extended nodes via the SSH (secure
shell) UNIX program, so that the extended nodes can process batches without having
Apple Qmaster installed. This type of cluster is called an extended node cluster.
Note: See the Apple Qmaster documentation for details on configuring and using an
extended node cluster. To open the Apple Qmaster Help included on the installation
CD, double-click the Apple Qmaster Help.pdf icon.
You only need one intermediary node in an extended cluster. It can act as the cluster
controller, or you can add it to another cluster that already has a cluster controller.
To install Apple Qmaster on the intermediary node:
m Double-click the Install Apple Qmaster 2 icon, and follow the onscreen instructions.
To install Apple Qmaster 2 on the extended nodes:
m Double-click the Install Shake 4 icon to install Shake on any computer that is intended
for use as an extended node. There is no need to install Apple Qmaster software on
extended nodes. Computers acting as extended nodes can operate as render-only
workstations. See
“Installing and Licensing Shake for Render-Only Workstations” on
page 6 for more information.