Setup guide

■ Confirm the action. Deleting a job completely removes it from the job queue and Backburner system. It
does not, however, destroy source material or rendered results. Deleting cannot be undone. If you think
you may need to run the job again in the future, or examine job details, consider archiving it instead.
Managing Render Nodes
To view render node status:
1 Start the Backburner Monitor and connect to a Backburner Manager. The Server List area occupies the
lower panes in the monitor. This area shows nodes organized in a hierarchical tree view and as a list.
The tree view presents a hierarchical list of all node groups, as well as the plug-ins available for the
system. You can use this area to see which render nodes are available to render jobs, as well as manage
groups of nodes. The list of render nodes shows all nodes assigned to the group selected in the tree
view. If no group is selected, all render nodes on the system appear in this area. By default, this area
shows the following information for each node:
■ The name and current status of the node.
■ The job the node is currently processing.
■ The most recent message sent by the node to the Backburner Manager.
■ The icon beside each server provides a visual indication of its state.
■ Green: OK
■ Yellow: idle
■ Grey: absent
■ Red: error
2 Customize the information shown in the list of render nodes, as desired.
3 To locate a render node, do any of the following:
■ Scroll through the entries using the scroll bars.
■ Reorder the list in ascending or descending order by clicking a column heading.
■ Filter the list by first clicking the square on the right side of each column in the Job list. Enter
filtering criteria in the dialog that appears.
4 Right-click a render node and choose Properties (or tap Ctrl+N). The Server Properties dialog appears,
showing hardware and software information for the node.
DescriptionItem
Server host name.Server
User account name under which the Backburner Server was launched.User
The current job as assigned by the Backburner Manager.Current Job
Current server activity.Status
Server ID, used internally and in log files.Handle
Operating system details.Platform
Installed RAM.Memory
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