Autodesk 62205-051408-9001 User Guide - Page 828

32 Network Rendering If the Manager is found, current Servers and jobs appear in their respective lists in the Backburner Queue Monitor. If the Manager cannot be found, an alert appears. Disconnect-Disconnects from the current Manager. Request Queue Control-Lets you gain control over the rendering queue. Available only when Backburner Queue Monitor is running on two or more workstations in the network, and your Queue Monitor was not the first one run. When you request queue control, a dialog appears on the controlling workstation informing that user of the request. The dialog counts down 10 seconds, and if no response is made during that time, or if you click OK, the control transfers to the requesting Backburner Queue Monitor, which in turn informs the requestor of the transfer. If the request is denied, the requesting user is informed. Request Client List-Displays the Client List dialog. The dialog shows a list of the rendering servers on the network and also which is the controller (i.e., the active Queue Monitor) and the user name. Use this to determine which server is currently controlling the queue. Auto-Refresh-When on, the Backburner Queue Monitor automatically updates the information in its windows every 20 seconds, or whenever information changes if information changes less frequently. When off, to update the windows you must click the toolbar Refresh button. The Refresh button option is always accessible. Unless you are the only person managing the queue, we recommend leaving Auto-Refresh on. The danger of turning it off is the possibility of getting out of sync with the state of the queue. For instance, if another person deletes a job and you decide to edit that job, when you finish editing that job, the Manager will send you an error message saying the job no longer exists. Properties-Opens the Manager Properties dialog that displays information on the current setup of the workstation running the network Manager, including job and server statistics, the Manager's system configuration, and TCP/IP statistics. Exit-Quits the Backburner Queue Monitor application. Jobs Menu Use the Jobs menu options in the upper left pane to access information on rendering jobs. Most Jobs menu options are available only if a job is selected in the Job Queue. Job Queue The Job Queue pane lists all current jobs, along with progress and status. Additionally, a status icon before each job's name provides a graphical indication of the job's status. See Viewing Network Jobs. Right-click a job in the Job queue to access the Jobs menu and to access the job's details in the Job Information pane. Click a column title to sort the list by the column contents (alternating clicks sort in ascending and descending order). Right-click a column title to access a menu that lets you sort the column, specify its alignment, remove the column (if it's an optional column), access the Column Chooser for adding optional columns, and display only the default columns. 812