Launching the Backburner Web Monitor
 
 
 

To launch the Backburner Web Monitor:

  1. Open a web browser on a workstation that has access to the Backburner network.
  2. In the browser's address field, enter http://<machinename>/Backburner, where <machinename> is the name of the workstation running the Apache server and Backurner Web Server. For example, if the name of the workstation is caen, the address is http://caen/Backburner.
    NoteThe address is case-sensitive. Backburner takes an uppercase ‘B’.

    A pop-up dialog appears, prompting you for a user name and password.

  3. Enter a user name and password and then click OK.

    The Backburner Web Monitor appears in the browser. No network or job details are present, since it is not yet connected to a Backburner Manager.

  4. From the Manager drop-down list, select the Backburner Manager of interest.

    The UI and Jobs tab are populated with information automatically.

  5. The following table summarizes the contents of each tab in the interface.

    Tab Description
    Jobs The Jobs tab presents high-level information relating to all jobs associated with the selected Backburner Manager. Use it to view and control the jobs you submit to Backburner, as well as to view jobs submitted to Backburner by other Autodesk applications.

    Double-click any job in the list to view its details and settings.

    Servers The Servers tab provides an overview of the general health of each render node, the adapters installed on it, and so on. It also provides access to server details, where you can set an availability schedule, for example.
    Server Groups A server group is a named collection of render nodes that is treated, for the most part, as if it were a single node. Use this tab to manage all aspects of server groups, including creating new ones.
    Manager Use the Manager tab to set options related to the Backburner network, such as logs, server assignments criteria, job retries, and the tasks performed when a job finishes, such as archiving.
    Archive The Archive tab presents information pertaining to all archived jobs. From here, you can delete and re-activate old jobs.
  6. You can update the display manually by clicking the Jobs tab Refresh button, or you can set a refresh rate from the Auto Refresh menu.
  7. To perform an operation on a job, select the job in the Jobs tab, then select the desired operation from the Action menu.

    Shift-click or Ctrl-click to perform the same operation on more than one job at a time.

  8. To view job details, double-click the job of interest, or select a job and choose Settings from the Action menu.
  9. When finished, end the session by logging out of the UI and closing the browser (or tab).