Modifying Job Settings
 
 
 

Modify a job's settings to customize its properties, specify email notifications, change render node (server) assignments, or to set job dependencies.

To modify job settings:

  1. Select the job of interest in the Job list.
  2. Display the current settings for the selected job:
    • From the Jobs menu choose Edit Settings.
    • Right-click the job and choose Edit Settings.
    • Press Ctrl+J.

    Settings for the job appear in a dialog similar to the following.

    NoteJob settings vary, depending on the job type and processing engine.
  3. Double-click the field of interest, and modify it as desired.

    If the job setting can be modified, you are allowed to change it. Otherwise, the setting remains unchanged.

  4. Modify the Job properties as desired.
    Item Description
    Description The description provided when the job was submitted to Backburner.
    Priority The job priority, from 0 to 100. Zero is the highest priority. 100 means the job is suspended.
    Override Task Blocks Setting Depending on how your system administrator has configured the Backburner Manager, it either i) assigns multiple tasks to each render node—that is, blocks of tasks (the default setting), or ii) assigns each render node one task at a time.

    Enable to override the manager's configuration, for this particular job.

    Enable Task Blocks Enable to cause the manager to send render nodes blocks of tasks, for this job. Disable if you want each render node to receive only one task at a time, for this job.

    For example, enabling for frame-based render jobs results in each render node receiving a block of several frames to render at once. Disabling results in frames being sent one at a time.

    For this setting to have an effect, you must also enable Override Task Blocks Setting.

    Use All Available Servers Overrides any Backburner Manager settings that restrict the maximum number of servers that can work on this job at any one time.
    Server Limit The maximum number of servers that can work on this job at any one time. Set this to zero to run on all servers.
    Server Group The server group to which the job is assigned.

    Only servers in the specified server group will work on the given job, unless the group is set to use idle non-group servers.

  5. The Backburner Manager can send job success, failure, and other notifications to the email addresses you specify in the Notifications area.
    Item Description
    Enable Notifications Turns on/off notifications for the job.
    Notify Failures Enable to be notified on job failure.
    Notify Progress Enable for notification by email as each render node completes its block of tasks.
    Notify Completion Enable for email notification on job completion.
    Notify Progress Every Nth Task Enable for email notification when each nth task is completed.
    Send Emails Enable email notification.

    To receive email notifications, both this setting and the Enable Notifications must be enabled.

    Alert Email From Return address used by the Backburner Manager when sending notification email.
    Alert Email To Destination address.
    Alert Email Server Server where the smtp mailer daemon is running.
  6. Click OK to apply the modified settings to the job.

    If the job is currently being processed, the new settings only apply to the work remaining; tasks in progress and completed tasks are unaffected.

    TipTo apply your changes to all of a job's tasks, reprocess the job from the beginning. See Restarting Jobs.