I still can't figure this out...Help!

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I still can't figure this out...Help!

Wow, my head hurts from trying to get Qmaster up and running...all the wasted hours! Anyways,

I have a DP 2.5GHz G5 and a DP 1.25GHz G4...the G5 has FCS installed (5.1.4), G4 only has Qmaster related items installed and both computers running 10.4.8 networked via ethernet through (100mbs hub) the G5 in Qmaster sys pref set to "services and cluster controller", G4 set to "services only' and both only have the source "Compressor" used - both shared and managed checked (I don't have Shake, so I un-checked those).

In QAdmin, I have my cluster "G5 Cluster" which contains both the G4 and G5. When I export from FCP using compressor option, only G5 runs...(I am chossing the "G5 Cluster" in the drop down menu in Compressor)... If I export from FCP using self contained QT movie, then run Compressor (from G5) and try and compressor that movie, only the G4 runs. I can not get both computers to run simultaneously on the same job. I have "Job Segmenting" checked in the Inspector in Compressor

I have scoured the disscussions looking for answers and it seems that exporting from FCP using Compressor only uses the machine(s) that have FCP installed on it...is this correct?

I have also read that maybe I need to install Compressor on my G4 (according to the manual I don't) but do I?

Maybe it is not even worth it...if someone out there doesn't think it is (in my case) please don't hesitate to say so...because at this point I am about to give up on Qmaster. Thanks in advance.

Dave

G5 2.5Ghz, Mac OS X (10.4.8), G4 1.25Ghz DP, PB 1.25Ghz,2-G3's, 5-680XX's(RIP), 3 Computers from the Dark Side

Posted on Jun 2, 2007 3:35 PM

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Jun 2, 2007 10:38 PM in response to David St. Onge

HI dave,, yes very strange indeed.

My first port of call is usually to lock at the:
• QMASTER console logs. Use /applications/utilities/console.app .. look closely and there will be something of interest in there for you, particularly the ~/..logs/QMASTER..
• also look in there also for compressor.

I have some mention of this (as do many smilar posts) in a post I did some time back at:

http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=951536&tstart=0

I found the log helpful to resolve may of these funny things in QMASTER.

Sounds like a resource "unavailable" issue.. such as one servioce node cannot access the resoures it needs.

If this is tha case and (you dont have an SSAFS like XSAN), then make sure you have all the resources (inputs, outputs etc) MOUNTED and available to the G5 and the G4 (over NFS - your 100baseT or pt/pt 1GbE).

Oh and inparocula the compressor option "DONT COPY from SOURCE" or what ever it is.. som make sur all the OBJECTS are available to each machone. Check the GROUPS if you have to in the finder (get info +i) for deatios and permissions.. maybe this could be an issue too.. bit it doesn't sound like if you have alternatively runnign form compressor then our of FCP...

MY initial guess is that QMASTER has a look around and the resources if needs for that machine (either of your two hosts) are not there on that machne where it wont run.

Also check out the detail in the BATCH MONTOR. It would likely have a softerror in the display saying that something didn't fire up.

Anyway. if you find somthing interetsing in the QMSTER log, feel free to post it.

good luck

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