Setup guide

DescriptionItem
The total number of CPUs installed on the system.CPUs
The server's IP address. This is used by the Backburner Manager to communicate with the server.IP address
A value in the range [0–1] indicating the performance level of the render node, relative to the other
servers on the same job. A score of 1 indicates this is the best-performing server.
Perf. Index
Disk space available for rendering.Available Disk
Space
A list of adapters installed on the render node, for example: burn: The Burn renderer mio: The Media I/O
adapter used by WiretapCentral.Command Line Tool: The adapter associated with cmdjob.
burn, mio, Com-
mand Line Tool,
Wire, etc.
Backburner Server software version.Server
DSO version. Should match the Backburner software version.Backburner API
Backburner Adapter version and platform info.Plugin
Customize the render node list:
1 To add a new column: from the Server menu choose Column Chooser, or right-click any node in the
list and choose Column Chooser. The Server Columns dialog appears, presenting the columns that
can be added.
2 Drag and drop the column of interest to the column title bar in the Job list.
3 To rearrange the columns, drag and drop.
4 To remove a column, right-click the column title, and choose Remove Column. You cannot remove
the Server column.
To shift a render node:
1 Select the node in the server list, then click the Remove Server icon
on the toolbar. The node ends its current processing task and becomes available for other jobs.
2 In the job list, select the job to which you want to assign the node.
3 Assign the render node to the job: select the unassigned node and then, from the Servers menu, choose
Assign To Selected Jobs, or right-click the unassigned node and choose Assign To Selected Jobs from
the popup menu. The selected render node begins working on the new job. It remains assigned to the
new job until the entire job is complete.
Use the following procedure to delete offline render nodes from the system. Deleting a render node removes
its entry from the database maintained by the Backburner Manager. It does not delete any software from
the node itself.
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