Setup guide

By default it is installed on all Creative Finishing workstations, but you can install it on networked computers
if you want to offload some processing.
If you do not want to use the local Backburner Manager installed on your workstation, type the following
commands to disable it:
chkconfig backburner_manager off
/etc/init.d/backburner_manager stop
If you stopped the local Manager, open /usr/discreet/backburner/cfg/manager.host and delete "localhost",
and enter the hostname of the system where Backburner Manager is installed.
Linux
Install Backburner on a Linux workstation:
1 As root, in a terminal, if installing from the application DVD, mount the DVD, navigate to the dist
subdirectory of the application directory, and install the Backburner packages with: rpm -Uvh
backburner*386.rpm. If the application DVD includes an installation script for Backburner, use that
instead.
2 If installing from the downloaded package, navigate to the sub-directory for the installed Linux
distribution and run the installation script by typing: ./INSTALL
3 Follow the prompts to install the Backburner Manager and/or Backburner Server, per your configuration
requirements. Once completed, you are returned to the command prompt.
4 If this is an upgrade, installation is complete. Otherwise, you may need to run additional installation
scripts.
cd
5 Run the Backburner configuration script to set up the Backburner Manager and Backburner Server:
/usr/discreet/backburner/backburnerConfig
6 Check if the manager and server are configured to start automatically: chkconfig --list | grep -i
backburner. Levels 3, 4, and 5 must be set to “on” for the daemons to start automatically. If no output
appears, or if the output is different from the above, please contact Customer Support.
OS X
Install Backburner on a Mac workstation:
1 Run the Smoke for Mac installer and follow the installation wizard.
2 Once completed open Applications > Autodesk > Autodesk Systems Monitor
To configure the Backburner Server:
1 In the Terminal run ps -ef | grep backburner
2 Ensure the host name of the Backburner Manager appears in
/usr/discreet/backburner/cfg/manager.host. This is used by the Backburner Server to locate the
manager.
3 Restart the Backburner Server so that it picks up the new settings: /usr/discreet/backburner backburner
restart
Windows
Supported Operating Systems
■ Windows XP Professional (SP2 or higher) 32 or 64 bit
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