Setup guide

3 If the system on which you are installing Backburner runs Linux in graphical mode, you are asked if
you want to automatically run Backburner Manager and Backburner Server on the machine. Answer
Yes to the question about the Manager, and No to the question about the Server.
4 Run the Backburner Web Monitor configuration script:
/usr/discreet/backburner/backburnerConfigWeb.
Verify that Backburner components are running properly:
1 On the system on which you installed Backburner Manager, as root, run: ps -ef | grep -i backburner.
The output of the command should include a line containing the path to the Backburner Manager
application, similar to: root 14989 10 Nov29 ? 00:02:36
/usr/discreet/backburner/backburnerManager If Backburner Manager is not running, the Backburner
log file /usr/discreet/backburner/Network/backburner.log may be a useful source of information
for troubleshooting.
2 To test that Backburner Web Monitor is installed and configured properly, open in a Web browser on
the Manager machine the URL http://localhost/backburner. Backburner Web Monitor opens. If you are
asked for a user name and password, use backburner for both.
Set up render nodes
You can set up as many as eight render nodes for background rendering with Lustre. On each system intended
for background rendering, you must verify and perform the procedures below, in order.
Render node hardware and software requirements
Render nodes purchased from Autodesk come with all the necessary hardware and software components
preinstalled.
Minimum hardware and OS to use Burn for Lustre on nodes that were not purchased from Autodesk
1 or 2 Xeon Intel Processor DPProcessor:
2 GBMemory:
20 GBHard drive:
100/1000 MbpsEthernet:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 with Workstation option, customized with the Autodesk
kickstart file
OS:
Install Linux on nodes
Render nodes purchased from Autodesk ship with the correct Linux distribution. If you did not purchase
your node from Autodesk, get your own 64-bit distribution of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5.3 with
Workstation option, customize it using the Autodesk kickstart file, and install it. The kickstart is used to
install the packages required for Burn, some of which are not installed as part of a general Linux installation.
The kickstart file can be used to automate the Linux installation process for multiple render nodes.
To copy the Autodesk kickstart file to the DVD of your Linux distribution:
1 On a computer running Linux and with a DVD burner, log in as root.
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