Setup guide

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The server group to which the job is assigned.
Only servers in the specified server group will work on the given job, unless the group is set to use idle
non-group servers.
Server Group
Restarting a job halts all processing for the job, clears the server of all job-related temporary files (including
completed tasks), and restarts the job from its first task. It is identical to resubmitting the job from the
creative application, without the need for that application to be running.
■ From the Jobs menu, choose Restart Job.
■ Right-click the job and then choose Restart Job.
Cloning a job creates a 100% duplicate job that is independent of the original, but inherits all of its qualities,
including its status and settings. Cloning is a convenient means for experimenting with changes to job
settings or testing render nodes, since changes made to the clone do not affect the original. Cloning is
allowed, but not generally recommended. For efficiency, the Visual Effects and Finishing applications
pre-allocate space on the destination storage device for the frames resulting from all Burn and background
I/O jobs. Since the clone is a duplicate of the original job, its results overwrite those of the original job.
Archiving conveniently removes completed jobs from the job queue. It is a practical means for keeping the
job queue organized by reducing clutter. Its advantage over deleting completed jobs is in preserving all the
information needed to re-submit the jobs at a later date. You can also restore an archived job simply to
examine job details, such as the render nodes that processed it. This can assist in identifying problems—if
unexpected or unsatisfactory results occurred, for example. Archiving can also be part of a facility backup
strategy, since the archive represents a job history, in compact form. Note, however, that the job archive
contains metadata (job details) only—it does not contain source material or rendered frames. Note that
archiving a job has no effect upon the associated media. The job archive contains job metadata only; that
is, it contains the information needed to restart a job, but not the source media.
By default, archived jobs are saved to the Network\Archive folder where the Backburner Manager is installed.
Archive a selected job:
■ From the Jobs menu, choose Archive Job.
■ Right-click the job and then choose Archive Job.
■ To restore or delete a job from the archive, from the Jobs menu, choose Job Archives. Click Refresh if
you do not see all the jobs expected. Select a job (or jobs) and:
■ Delete: Removes the job from the archive. Since deletion cannot be undone, you are asked to confirm
your action.
■ Activate: Restores a selected job to the job queue, removing it from the archive. You can then choose
to modify its settings and restart the job. Jobs reappear in the job queue with the settings they had
when archived. This includes job status. If a job was suspended or completed when it was archived,
once restored, you must re-activate or restart it to start the processing again.
■ Refresh: Updates the display with the most recently archived jobs.
Delete a selected job:
■ From the Jobs menu, choose Delete, or in the toolbar, click Delete
, use the righ-click menu, or tap the Delete key.
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