Setup guide

Install and Configure Burn for Lustre on render nodes
■ Install Burn for Lustre.
■ Add the IP address of the machine where Backburner Manager is installed to the manager.host file on
each render node.
■ Start the Backburner Server on each render node.
■ License Burn for Lustre.
Install Burn for Lustre on render nodes
When you install Burn for Lustre, the necessary Backburner components are also installed on the render
node.
Perform the following procedure to install the Burn for Lustre software on each node.
1 Open a terminal to the render node, and log in as root.
2 If you are installing from a USB key, insert the key navigate to the Lustre install directory.
3 If you are installing from a downloaded tar file, unpack the tar file by typing: tar zxvf <file_name>
.tar.gz. The installation package is unpacked into a new directory. Navigate to the new directory.
4 Start the Burn installation script: ./INSTALL_LUSTRE_BURN. The Burn for Lustre package is installed.
Licensing Burn for Lustre
Burn uses a floating license scheme where licenses are centralized on a server. The license server provides
a license to all registered machines. The license server machine can be any of the render nodes on the
rendering network.
1 Open a terminal on the license server and log in as root. Run: dlhostid. A message appears that includes
a line indicating the dlhostid of the machine. For example: The Discreet host ID of this machine
is “DLHOST01=25231AEF83AD9D5E9B2FA270DF4F20B1”
2 Write down the dlhostid (including the “DLHOST01=” part).
3 Request license codes (page 58).
4 If you are installing from a USB key, insert the key navigate to the Lustre install directory. Or if you
are installing from a tar file, unpack the tar file.
5 Run the license server installation script: ./INSTALL_LICSERV. The license server is installed.
6 Once you have received the license codes, go to the /usr/discreet/licserv/licenses/ directory,
and open the DL_license.dat file in a text editor. If the file does not exist, create it by typing: touch
/usr/discreet/licserv/licenses/DL_license.dat
7 In this file, enter all the information submitted to you by the Licensing Department upon your
registration. Save and close the file.
8 Start the license server: /etc/init.d/license_server start. The license server starts/stops automatically
when the machine is booted/shut down. You can stop and restart the server manually by running one
of the following commands: /etc/init.d/license_server stop and then /etc/init.d/license_server
start
Enable render nodes to contact the license server.
1 Log in to each render node as root, open for editing /usr/local/flexlm/licenses/DL_license.dat.
2 Copy the first three lines of the information submitted to you by the Autodesk Licensing Department
upon your registration. For example:
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