Monitoring allows you to view the overall
health of each render node on the Backburner network. Hardware details
presented for each render node include the total RAM installed,
and remaining disk space. Node status—available, unavailable,
idle, busy, etc.—is also displayed, as well as details
on any job the node is currently processing. Render nodes that have
previously connected with the Backburner Manager, but are no longer
seen by it, are easily identified, and can be removed, if desired.
To view render node status:
- Start the Backburner Monitor and connect
to a Backburner Manager. See
Backburner Windows Monitor.
The Server List area
occupies the lower panes in the monitor. This area shows nodes organized
in a hierarchical tree view and as a list.
The tree view presents
a hierarchical list of all node groups, as well as the plug-ins
available for the system. You can use this area to see which render
nodes are available to render jobs, as well as manage groups of
nodes.
The list of render nodes
shows all nodes assigned to the group selected in the tree view.
If no group is selected, all render nodes on the system appear in
this area. By default, this area shows the following information
for each node:
- The name and current status of the node.
- The job the node is currently processing.
- The most recent message sent by the node
to the Backburner Manager.
The icon beside each
server provides a visual indication of its state.
Icon Color |
State |
Green |
OK |
Yellow |
Idle |
Grey |
Absent |
Red |
Error |
- Customize the information shown in the
list of render nodes, as desired. See
Customizing the Render Node List.
- To locate a render node, do any of the
following:
- Scroll through the entries using the
scroll bars.
- Reorder the list in ascending or descending
order by clicking a column heading.
- Filter the list by first clicking the
square on the right side of each column in the Job list. Enter filtering
criteria in the dialog that appears.
- Right-click a render node and choose
Properties (or press Ctrl+N).
The Server Properties
dialog appears, showing hardware and software information for the
node.
Item |
Description |
General |
|
Server |
Server host name. |
User |
User account name under which the Backburner Server was
launched.
|
Current Job |
The current job as assigned by the Backburner Manager. |
Status |
Current server activity. |
Handle |
Server ID, used internally and in log files. |
Platform |
Operating system details. |
Memory |
Installed RAM. |
CPUs |
The total number of CPUs installed on the system. |
IP address |
The server's IP address. This is used by the Backburner
Manager to communicate with the server.
|
Perf. Index |
A value in the range [0–1] indicating the performance
level of the render node, relative to the other servers on the same
job. A score of 1 indicates this is the best-performing server.
|
Available Disk Space |
Disk space available for rendering. |
Plugin Summary |
|
burn, mio, Command Line Tool, Wire, etc. |
A list of adapters installed on the render node, for
example:
- burn: The Burn renderer.
- mio: The Media I/O adapter used by WiretapCentral.
- Command Line Tool: The adapter associated
with cmdjob.
|
Module Info |
|
Server |
Backburner Server software version. |
Backburner API |
DSO version. Should match the Backburner software version. |
Plugin |
Backburner Adapter version and platform info. |