When you run the Backburner Manager or Server, the application creates or updates the backburner.xml file in the Network directory under the Backburner installation directory. View or edit this file only if you have isolated a particular workstation as the cause of problems experienced on the Backburner network.
You may change parameters in the backburner.xml file by editing it in an XML editor or a text editing application.
On Windows systems, most of the settings in the backburner.xml file can be set using the Manager Properties dialog and Server Properties dialog.
Before viewing or editing the backburner.xml file, make sure the Backburner Manager and/or Backburner Server applications are shut down (or their services stopped and uninstalled). Any changes made to the backburner.xml file take effect only when the Backburner Manager or Server is restarted.
Autodesk recommends changing only the following parameters in this file.
MaxBlockSizeLocated under the <GeneralCfg> heading, this value is the maximum size of a data packet sent when transferring large blocks, such as projects. For slow connections like modems, use a smaller packet size, for example, 1024.
NetworkMaskLocated under the <GeneralCfg> heading, this value shows the subnet mask used to locate other Backburner network components, such as Backburner Server or Manager. The subnet mask defined in the backburner.xml file must be the same as the one defined for general TCP/IP communications on the workstation.
ServerNameLocated under the <SystemConfiguration><AppDetails><ServerSettings> heading, this value specifies either the host name or IP address the Backburner Server uses to identify itself to the Backburner Manager. This is useful when a render node has more than one network interface and hence more than one IP address
Acknowledgment TimeoutLocated under the <TimerCfg> heading as AckTimeout, this value is the amount of time (in seconds) that the system waits for an acknowledgment of commands (like Ping) sent back and forth between the Manager and Server. The default acknowledgment timeout is 20 seconds.
Acknowledgment RetriesLocated under the <TimerCfg> heading as AckRetries, this value determines how many times the sender retries if no acknowledgment is received. The default is six tries. After that, the machine is considered down and is put off-line.