Contents
Autodesk Backburner 2011 Help
Welcome to Backburner
Intended Audience and Prerequisites
Backburner Terminology
Packets, Buckets and Backburner
Backburner Architecture
Backburner Manager
Backburner Monitor
Render Nodes
Command-Job Utility
What's New in Backburner
2011
Backburner on Mac OS X
New Backburner Web Monitor
Support for Smoke 2010
for Mac OS X
Support for Maya 2010 on
Mac OS X
Support for 3ds Max 2011
New Command-Job Adapter
Combustion Compatibility
Break
Using the Help
Searching the Help
Using the Contents
Using the Index
Using the Favorites
About the Web Browser
Notation Conventions
Related Documentation
Contacting Customer Support
Copyright Notice
Getting Started
Overview
Monitor Comparison
Before You Begin
Backburner Windows Monitor
Obtaining Queue Control
Backburner Web Monitor
Before You Begin
Required Privileges for
Common Tasks
Launching the Backburner
Web Monitor
Working with Jobs
Working with Render Nodes
Backburner Windows
Monitor Reference
Managing and Modifying
Jobs – Windows
Overview
Finding and Monitoring
Jobs
Customizing the Job List
Suspending and Reactivating
Jobs
Modifying Job Settings
Restarting Jobs
Cloning Jobs
Archiving Jobs
Deleting Jobs
Managing Render Nodes – Windows
Overview
Monitoring Render Nodes
Customizing the Render
Node List
Shifting Nodes Between
Jobs
Deleting Offline Render
Nodes
Setting Render Node Availability
Working with Server Groups
Backburner Web Monitor
Reference
Managing and Modifying
Jobs – Web
Overview
Finding and Monitoring
Jobs
Viewing Job Details and
Job Tasks
General Info Tab
Tasks Tab
Server Assignment Tab
Advanced Info Tab
Suspending and Reactivating Jobs
Restarting Jobs
Archiving Jobs
Deleting Jobs
Setting Email Notifications
for a Job
Managing Render Nodes – Web
Overview
Monitoring Render Nodes
Shifting Nodes Between
Jobs
Deleting Offline Render
Nodes
Setting Render Node Availability
Working with Server Groups
Modifying Manager Settings
Additional Windows Interfaces
Overview
Backburner Manager – Windows
Backburner Server – Windows
Advanced Operations
Submitting Jobs from a
Command Line or Script
Using the cmdjob Utility
Options for the cmdjob
Utility
Parameters for the cmdjob
Utility
Tokens for the cmdjob Utility
Troubleshooting Backburner
Basic Troubleshooting Techniques
Common Problems
Problems on Startup
Problems Submitting Jobs
Problems with Render Nodes
Verifying Communication
Between Two Hosts
Verifying the Packet Size
Configuring Backburner Log
Files
Specifying Backburner Log File
Contents
Editing the Backburner.xml
File
Resolving a Host Access
Error
Resolving Invalid DNS Addresses
Resolving a Problem Connecting
to the Backburner Manager
Adding the Backburner Path
to the Windows Path Environment Variable
Resolving Network Card Priority
Resolving an Unavailable
Render Node Problem
Restarting Suspended Render Nodes
Resolving a Render Node Failure
Adjusting the Maximum Number
of Render Nodes Per Job