User Guide

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 Batch Monitor: Opens the Batch Monitor, which allows you to view the status of all
batches being processed.
Apple Qmaster Text Fields and Pop-up Menus
The Apple Qmaster window has other important interface elements for creating and
submitting jobs and batches.
 Batch name: This is where you can enter the name of a particular batch. (This is the
name that appears in the Batch Monitor.)
 Submit To: Use this pop-up menu to choose an available cluster to process the
current batch.
 Batch table: This is the middle area of the Apple Qmaster window which lists the
individual jobs in a batch. It includes the following columns:
 Type: One of four job types: Shake, Maya, Generic Render, Shell (UNIX).
 Command: The actual command for the job.
 Working Directory: If relevant, the directory from which you want the command to
be executed.
Processing service type Notification label
Local Compressor service servicecontroller:com.apple.stomp.transcoder
Distributed Compressor service servicecontroller:com.apple.stomp.transcoderx
Distributed Apple Qmaster
service
servicecontroller:com.apple.qmaster.executor