Setup guide

DescriptionOption
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Restart Backburner Manager and Backburner Server
Backburner Manager and Backburner Server must be running before you can submit jobs to the background
processing network. They start automatically so you do not need to manually start them. If you are having
problems with Backburner Manager and Backburner Server, restart them.
Linux
To restart Backburner Manager on a Linux system:
1 Log in as root and open a terminal. Check the Backburner Manager daemon is running: ps -ef | grep
-i Backburner.
2 Start the Backburner Manager daemon: /etc/init.d/backburner_manager restart. To view details
on the Manager's status, check the backburner log files in /usr/discreet/backburner/Network/.
OS X
1 Run the Service Monitor: Applications/Autodesk/Smoke Common Utilities.
2 If Backburner Manager is not running, click Start. Backburner Manager starts. To view details on the
Manager’s status, run the Console application from Applications/Utilities, and look for entries
containing com.autodesk.backburner_manager.
Windows
■ From the Start Menu, select Programs > Autodesk > Backburner > Manager. Backburner Manager starts
and its application window appears. The message “Starting Network Manager” as well as server connection
messages are displayed in the window. To view details on the status of Backburner Manager, leave its
application window open or view the log files.
To restart Backburner Server:
■ Log in as root to each render node. Start Backburner Server with : /etc/init.d/backburner_server
restart. Backburner Server starts and searches the network for the Backburner Manager application
specified in /usr/discreet/backburner/cfg/manager.hosts. Once Backburner Manager is found, a
message is logged to indicate that Backburner Server has successfully established communication with
the Manager. Backburner Manager should also detect the Backburner Server running on each node on
the background processing network. If error messages indicate that Backburner Manager cannot find
Backburner Server or vice versa, see Connect the node to Backburner Manager (page 118).
Backburner Monitor
The Backburner Monitor allows pausing, restarting, and reassigning jobs and tasks to different render nodes
as well as creating and managing render node groups and verification that the servers are up and running.
If your using of the Windows version of the Backburner Manager, it can be helpful to install the Backburner
Monitor on the same workstation so you can start the manager and monitor and work out any connection
configuration. As you set up each server, you can then observe as they come online, from one central location.
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