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network manager after you connect to the manager. There are two types of
tabs in the Server list:
■ All Servers Lists all of the available servers that can be used for your
render. When this tab and Use All Servers are enabled, all servers will be
used to render the job.
■ [group name] Lists all of the servers assigned to a group. When this tab
and Use Group are enabled, all servers listed on the tab will be used to
render the job.
NOTE If a server is unavailable it will be skipped and the next available server will
be used.
If more groups are available than can fit in the space above the list, arrow
buttons for scrolling the group list horizontally appear above the list's top-right
corner. Click these arrow buttons to scroll the list left or right to view
additional group tabs.
By default, each Server is marked with a colored status icon:
■ Green Running and not rendering any jobs.
■ Yellow Rendering another job. You can assign jobs to busy Servers, and
the jobs will be rendered in the order received.
■ Red Failed. Try rebooting the Server or see
Troubleshooting on page 6253
for more information on failed Servers.
■ Gray Absent. Verify that the network Server is currently running and
that it has not been "Disallowed" in the Backburner Monitor. See
“Launching the Backburner Monitor” in the Autodesk Backburner User’s Guide
for information on viewing activities in the monitor.
NOTE You can change the height of the server list window relative to the job list
window below it by dragging the partition vertically.
Server list right-click menu
By default, servers are listed by name only. To see more information about a
server, right-click its name in the list. A menu appears with these options:
Properties Displays the Server Properties dialog, which shows aspects of the
server hardware and operating system, including memory and disk space.
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