Compressor 4 - Stage 1: Creating a New Cluster

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Stage 1: Creating a New Cluster

Stage 2: Assigning Service Nodes

Stage 1:

Creating a New Cluster

Use the following steps to create a cluster with Apple Qadministrator. For more
information, see the Apple Qadministrator User Manual.

To create a new cluster

1

In Compressor, choose Apple Qmaster > Administer Clusters to open Apple Qadministrator,
then do the following:

a

Click the Add (+) button.

b

Select Untitled Cluster and rename it.

... then rename the
Untitled Cluster.

Click the Add button...

2

From the Controller pop-up menu, choose a cluster controller from those available on
the network.

Use this pop-up
menu to choose
a cluster controller.

Note: If a password was created for the cluster controller in the Apple Qmaster Sharing
window, a password authentication dialog appears.

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Apple Qmaster and Distributed Processing

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3

Optionally, create cluster passwords by clicking the Security tab and selecting and entering
the passwords you want.

Administrator Password: If you create this password, administrators will need to know

it in order to modify this cluster and to view this cluster’s batches in Share Monitor.

User Password: If you create this password, users will need to know it in order to submit

batches to this cluster and to view those batches in Share Monitor.

Stage 2: