Setup guide

name>/project.config. The value in the burn_project_home line is sent
to the render node. This value must match a mount point on the
background render nodes.
For help setting up and managing projects, refer to the Lustre Help.
Configuring Lustre BrowseD
About BrowseD
BrowseD is a Lustre file server with its own high level protocols that optimize
network transfers. BrowseD provides Lustre workstations, Slave Renderers, and
background render nodes with high-speed access to centralized storage,
especially if your network uses InfiniBand
®
, without mounting the storage
on the render nodes.
Consider using BrowseD if your facility uses a storage area network (SAN),
network attached storage (NAS), or a network file server. In these
configurations, you install and configure BrowseD on the computer that is
connected to the centralized storage and configure all workstations to use the
BrowseD server to access Lustre project files.
The recommended Lustre configuration in a digital film or high-resolution
workflow is to store the full-resolution images on a SAN, NAS, or file server,
and the proxies locally. For information on configuring your projects, see the
Autodesk Lustre User Guide.
NOTE You can run BrowseD on the Lustre Master Station to provide render nodes
or Slave Renderers high-speed access to local storage for background rendering.
However, this is not recommended. The BrowseD process requires extra bandwidth
from the storage and adds extra load on the host system's CPU. Real-time
functionality cannot be guaranteed with this setup—2K playback speed and video
input and output will not function correctly when BrowseD is running on the
Lustre workstation, and is serving client requests.
Workflow for Configuring BrowseD
See the following table for a summary of the steps necessary to configure
BrowseD.
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