Setup guide

2 From the installation directory. Run the installation script: ./INSTALL_BURN to install Burn and
Backburner Server.
3 If you are installing the Smoke for Mac OS X edition of Burn, you are prompted to enter the license
server name or address and the license server MAC address. For more information on licensing Smoke
for Mac applications, see the Smoke Installation and Licensing Guide.
4 If graphics are enabled, the following prompts appear:
■ Do you want to automatically run the Backburner Manager on this machine? Click No.
■ Do you want to automatically run the Backburner Server on this machine? Click Yes
■ Do you want to enter the manager for this server? Click Yes.
5 In the the manager.host file enter the host name or IP address of your Backburner Manager. Otherwise,
close it without saving. You may edit this file later. See Connect the node to Backburner Manager (page
118).
Connect the node to Backburner Manager
Validate the connection to Backburner Manager for each render node on the network. You do not need to
perform this procedure if you already specified the correct manager host name when installing Burn on
each node.
1 On the render node, log in as root on the render node and open for editing
/usr/discreet/backburner/cfg/manager.host.
2 Replace the text in the file with the host name or IP address of the system running Backburner Manager.
It must be the same as the one specified in the configuration of the Creative Finishing application.
manager.host cannot contain comments.
3 Save the file and restart Backburner Server on the render node with /etc/init.d/backburner_server
restart
Configure workstations for Burn
Creative Finishing workstations can use Burn if they are on the same version. When changing parameters,
restart the software for them to be used.
Location of parameters
■ Linux: edit /usr/discreet/<product_home>/cfg/init.cfg.
■ Mac: run the Smoke Setup utility which is usually in Applications/Autodesk/Smoke/Smoke Utilities.
Backburner settings are in the Backburner tab, under Application Settings.
Parameters for Mac and [Linux]
Manager Hostname [BackburnerManagerHostname] The hostname or IP address of the Backburner Manager
system that will handle background jobs submitted by the workstation.
Job Priority [BackburnerManagerPriority] The priority for jobs submitted by the workstation to Backburner
Manager, from 1 (most important) to 100. With the default setting, all jobs are given the same priority, and
Backburner Manager manages jobs and network resources automatically.
WARNING Changing this setting is not recommended and may compromise access to the background processing
network for other users in your facility.
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