Installation and Configuration Guide for Linux® Workstations

Port All computers on the BrowseD network must use the same port to communicate. Set to 1055, the
default. If configuring a render node or a workstation running on a GigE network, set this as 1044. If
configuring a render node or a workstation running on a high-speed InfiniBand network, set this as
1055.
BrowsedServer Defines the IP address or DNS host name for a specific BrowseD Server.
UseInfi Enable this option if the networking procotol to use with BrowseD is InfiniBand.
3 Making BrowseD Directories Accessible from the Lustre Browser: When using centralized storage, make
the directories on the BrowseD server accessible to all Lustre workstations through the browser. You
do this by configuring the BrowsedServerGroup keyword in the init.config file. The mapped directory
will appear in the Lustre browser.
4 You must configure the Lustre Render Backburner paths with the IP address of the BrowseD server to
use BrowseD to render with Burn for Lustre. To use BrowseD for rendering with Burn for Lustre:
5 In Lustre, open the Setup menu, and select Settings.
1 Select your project from the Project list, and click Edit.
2 Click Project, and set the local project paths. For information on configuring your projects, see
the Autodesk Lustre User Guide.
3 Click Network Rendering, and then click the Backburner tab.
4 Enter the IP address of the BrowseD server to each path, or click the ellipsis button to browse to
the BrowseD path you want to use. For example, if your Project_Home is set to the bernice
directory on the mount point /mnt/StorageMedia of a station that has an IP address of
172.17.20.146, the Project_Home path in the Render > Backburner menu should read
172.17.20.146: /mnt/StorageMedia/project/bernice.
6 To use BrowseD with the Slave Renderer:
1 In Lustre, open the Setup menu, and select Settings.
2 Select your project from the Project list, and click Edit.
3 Click Project, and set the local project paths. For information on configuring your projects, see
the Autodesk Lustre User Guide.
4 Click Network Rendering, and then click the Slave Render tab. Enter the IP address of the BrowseD
server to each path, or click the ellipsis button to browse to the BrowseD path you want to use.
For example, if your Project_Home is set to the bernicedirectory on the mount point
/mnt/StorageMedia of a station that has an IP address of 172.17.20.146, the Project_Home path
in the Render > Backburner menu should read
172.17.20.146:/mnt/StorageMedia/project/bernice.
Advanced Configuration and Troubleshooting
Event triggers
Overview
You can set up your Visual Effects and Finishing software to execute custom external commands when
certain events take place inside the application, for example, when the project or the video preview timing
is changed by the user.
The /usr/discreet//python/hook.py Python script contains a number of predefined
functions that are called by the Visual Effects and Finishing application when certain events occur. These
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