Setup guide

4 Eject the disc.
5 Access the dist subdirectory of the Lustre installation package.
The directory contains a kickstart file, ks_centos5_rh5.cfg, as well as a
script that adds the kickstart file to an ISO image.
6 Run the build_kickstart_cd script to add the kickstart file to the ISO image
of your Linux distribution DVD:
./build_kickstart_cd ks_centos5_rh5.cfg<original ISO image
name> <new ISO image name>
For example, if the ISO image you created is called /tmp/RHEL5.3.iso and
you want the new ISO image to be called /tmp/RHEL5.3_KS.iso, type:
./build_kickstart_cd ks_centos5_rh5.cfg /tmp/RHEL5.3.iso
/tmp/RHEL5.3_KS.iso
7 Once the new ISO image of the Linux distribution DVD is created, burn
it to a blank disc using a tool such as cdrecord.
NOTE Type man cdrecord for information about this utility.
The new disc that you burn contains the Autodesk kickstart file and
replaces the DVD in the Linux distribution.
You are now ready to install Linux on the render node. See Linux Installation
Workflow (page 34).
Mounting the Storage on the Render Nodes
After Red Hat Linux is installed, you must mount the media storage on each
render node using an NFS mount point.
NOTE The BrowseD service can also be used to allow background render nodes
to access the workstation's storage. BrowseD allows for fast access. If you are using
BrowseD for background rendering, skip this section. See About BrowseD (page
93).
Mounting the storage involves identifying the IP address of the system that
manages the storage and setting a mount point on each render node that
points to the correct path on the storage. Also, for this mount point to be
available when you restart the system, you must add an entry in the fstab file.
If the system that stores the render files is different from the system that stores
the Project Home directories, you need two (or more) mount points. For
example, if, in the Project Setup menu, the Project Home path is
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