Apple Shake (Qmaster 1.2) Distributed Rendering (10.3) - Manual (Page 5)

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On each computer, you need to:
• Enter another computer’s name in the Connect to Server dialog.
• Choose the associated media volume (FireWire drive) as the volume you want to mount.
Do this until all of the computers are mounting all of the media volumes in the cluster.
Step 6: Use Shake Qmaster to create a cluster
First, use the Shake Qmaster pane in System Preferences to enable cluster controlling
on one of the computers and enable the UNIX Processing service on all of the
computers (making them service nodes). Then, use Shake Qadministrator to assemble
these computers as a cluster. See the Shake Qmaster Help for detailed instructions.
Submitting Render Jobs in the Desktop Rendering Setup
After you finish the final step above, each one of these computers can be used to
submit Shake jobs for distributed rendering.
Because of the way access has been configured in this setup, all file pathnames are
conveniently consistent and simple for the purposes of specifying them in Shake scripts
and in Shake Qmaster, assuming that:
• Users place the source media on a mounted media volume (one of the FireWire drives).
• Users place the Shake scripts on a mounted media volume.
• All folders and files on the shared media volumes have Read and Write access
enabled for everyone (for Owner, Group, and Others). You can make this access
setting by selecting the folder or file and choosing File > Get Info.
The above three assumptions are important. They ensure that all of the computers
have Read and Write access to all of the media source files, Shake scripts, and output
destinations.
Specifying the Media File Locations in Shake Scripts
In the above setup, all the Shake render scripts should specify their source media (File
In) locations and output (File Out) destinations as: /Volumes/
MediaDiskName.
For example: /Volumes/Media3.
Specifying Shake Script Locations in Shake Qmaster
In the above setup, all the Shake script locations should be specified in Shake Qmaster
as: /Volumes/
MediaDiskName/ScriptFilename.
For example: /Volumes/Media3/Script.shk.
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