Finding and Monitoring Jobs
 
 
 

Basic monitoring allows you to view all the jobs submitted to Backburner, ensure jobs are being executed in the desired order, check the status of particular jobs, observe progress, etc. It is the starting point for all other interactions.

This section describes how to view all the jobs known to the Backburner Manager, their status and job details.

To find jobs and view their status:

  1. Start the Backburner Monitor and connect to a Backburner Manager. See Backburner Windows Monitor.

    The Job List area displays all the current jobs on the Backburner network. Their status, progress, and other information is also displayed.

    (a) Job list 

    The icon beside each job provides a visual indication of its state.

    Icon Color State
    White Not Started
    Green Active
    Yellow Suspended
    Red Error
    Black Completed
  2. To find a job in the Job list:
    • 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.
  3. Click on a job of interest to display its details in the Job Information area.

    The Job Information area contains the following panels (information will vary depending on the job type).

    Panel Description
    Job Summary Lists important job-related information, including job options settings and output settings.
    Task Summary Lists tasks in the job (under “Task ID”), along with each task's status, processing time, render node, and date and time of assignment. Right-click the task you wish to view under “Task ID” to view its output file. This is available only for completed tasks.
    Job Details Lists the job's rendering parameters, statistics, and settings.
    Errors Lists each frame for which an error occurred, which server registered the error, and a description of the error, such as missing maps, missing texture coordinates, or invalid output directories.
    TipYou can also create a new rendering job in the Backburner Monitor by pressing Alt+N, if the application-specific adapter supports this functionality.