Setup guide

Configure an InfiniBand card
To use the render node in an InfiniBand-connected background processing network, it must be equipped
with an InfiniBand network adapter.
The precompiled QuickSilver (QLogic) InfiniServ 9000 HCA adapter drivers for the Red Hat Enterprise Linux
kernel are included in the dist/ib subdirectory of the installation package.
If you are using CentOS, you need to manually compile the InfiniBand driver for your version of the Linux
kernel. The source files for the driver are located in the src/infiniband subdirectory of the latest DKU
installation package. Refer to your CentOS documentation for information on compiling software. Refer to
the README file located inside the driver tar file for instructions on how to install the driver and configure
your InfiniBand interface.
Install and configure Burn
To install or upgrade Burn and Backburner:
1 Install the DKU (page 116) if necessary.
2 Install or upgrade Backburner on the system that will act as the Backburner Manager for submitted
Burn jobs. See Installing Backburner Manager (page 117).
3 Install or upgrade Burn on each render node to be used in the background processing network. See
Install Burn on render nodes (page 117).
4 Activate each render node so it can receive and process jobs from Backburner Manager. See Connect
the node to Backburner Manager (page 118).
5 Your Autodesk Creative Finishing application can use Burn by default. No additional software is required.
Configure workstations for Burn (page 118) where applicable.
6 If this is the first time you installed Burn on this node, Configure multicasting (page 119).
7 Optional: Install additional fonts (page 120).
8 Optional: to improve performance Disable local Stone and Wire IO on a node (page 120).
9 Optional: Group Burn nodes into groups to manage them more efficiently.
10 Optional: If you are also running versions of Burn earlier than 2.0 on the same render node, synchronize
the version of the Burn client and Burn server with the version of the Autodesk Creative Finishing
application you are running. See Run multiple versions of Burn on the same node (page 120).
Install the DKU
Before installing your software, you must install the required version of the DKU on all nodes, whether Red
Hat or CentOS.
See the Release Notes for the required DKU version, and check whether you have the required version by
running as root in a terminal: head -n1 /etc/DKUversion.
For major releases, the DKU is available on the application DVD or as a download from Autodesk. For
extensions and service packs, the DKU is only available for download. The download link is provided in the
release announcement you received from Autodesk.
1 Mount the USB key or extract the tar file to access the DKU installation directory.
2 In the DKU installation directory run the DKU installation script: INSTALL_DKU.
3 If you installed from a disc, eject the disc.
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