Apple Shake Distributed Rendering (10.2) User Manual
Shake distributed rendering setup guide
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Table of contents
Document Outline
- Shake Distributed Rendering SetupGuide
- ShakeQmaster Network Essentials
- Sample Setup for Part-Time Rendering on Desktop Computers
- Step1: Install Shake and ShakeQmaster
- Step2: Make sure each computer has a volume dedicated tomedia
- Step3: Turn off the UNC (Universal Naming Convention) setting forShake
- Step4: Turn Personal File Sharing on
- Step5: Mount all of the media storage volumes
- Step6: Use ShakeQmaster to create a cluster
- Submitting Render Jobs in the Desktop Rendering Setup
- Sample Setup for a Full-Time Render Farm
- Assumptions for This Setup
- Step1: Start up the Xserve and use Server Assistant fortheinitial setup
- Step2: Use Open Directory Assistant to configure directory and password services
- Step3: Use Directory Access to specify the Xserve astheNetInfo server
- Step4: Use System Preferences to configure the Xserve forstatic IP and name sharing
- Step5: Install Shake and ShakeQmaster on the Xserve andon the client computers
- Step6: Use Disk Utility to configure the media disk
- Step7: Use WorkGroup Manager to configure sharing forthemedia disk
- Step8: Use Server Assistant and Open Directory Assistant to configure the cluster nodes
- Step9: Use Directory Access to connect the client computers to the NetInfo server
- Step10: Install Apple Remote Desktop on the Xserve andonthe cluster nodes
- Step11: Use Apple Remote Desktop to configure Network System Preferences and Directory Access o...
- Step12: Use Apple Remote Desktop to install Shake andShakeQmaster
- Step13: Use ShakeQmaster to create a cluster
- Submitting Render Jobs in the Render Farm Setup