HPC SYS & NET

For some DMX-related information, you might want to check out:

THE FUN Of FREENX

how to install FREE NX ubuntu(9.10)

step one (

add repository!!!
	cmd (add-apt-repository ppa:freenx-team)
	then update ubuntu

cmd( sudo apt-get update) )

step two (

download and install freenx
	cmd(sudo aptitude install freenx);note no manPage
		install freenx
			cmd(sudo /usr/lib/nx/nxsetup –install)
                               /usr/NX/bin/nxclient &; execute the nxclient

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step three (

configure the NX server
	cmd(vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config)
		you going to need to find port then put any port you want
		now you are going to have to restart ssh
			cmd(/etc/init.d/ssh restart)
	cmd(vi /etc/nxserver/node.conf)
		find where sshd_port=22 
		edit to what you put in sshd_config file
	cmd(vi /usr/NX/etc/server.cfg)
		find sshdport =22 and change it to what you put in sshd_config file
		fimd sshdauthport = 22 and change it to  what you put in sshd_config file

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step 4 (

configuring security
	cmd(sudo dpkg-reconfigure freenx-server)
		tab; enter;  anyKey
		this will create a key in /var/lib/nxserver/home/custom_keys/
		next you will need a copy of the key in your home dir.
		The client will need this in there home dir

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ps…. CTR+ALT+F Toggles full-screen mode. CTRL+ALT+T Shows the terminate, suspend dialog. CTRL+ALT+E lazy image encoding CTRL+ALT+Shift+ESC Emergency-exit and kill-window cory cheney … ….

HowToSelfEnlightenment With Render Farm With Blender & JoeFarm on Linux

step1 (

“RTFM”

This is not a howto but more of a guide to Self Enlightenment. That said you are going to need to read up on JoeFarm.

(“Http://farmerjoe.info/farmerjoe/README.html”)

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step2 (

Things needed to farm with farmer joe.
	Blender (google blender to find it and read up on it 
		 install cmd(“aptitude install blender”)
	SMB( google SMB to find it and read up on it
		install cmd(“aptitude install SMB”)
	only if you want to bucket render; I want am not goto do a lot with it so I am not doing it
	Imagemagick: you can read on it at   Http://farmerjoe.info

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step3 (

You are going to need a directory for farmerjoe.
	You can us the CMD(”mkdir”).
	If you read the “RTFM” you would know what to name it.

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step4 (

you will need to configure SMB this I will help a little on.
farmerjoe]
   guest account = lobo
   force user = lobo
   delete readonly = yes
   public = yes
   path = /farmerjoe
   force group = lobo
   available = yes
        browseable = yes
        writable = yes

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step5 (

configure slave
you will need to read up on fstab(“htttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki//Fstab
//<master server>/farmerjoe /render smbfs guest,uid=lobo,gid=lobo 0 0
note to self need to edit this file to get to work on pc1

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step6 (

configure the ip on 
farmerjoe.conf file
and other stuff

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last you need to add farmerjoe_submit.py 
/usr/share/blender/scrips#

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ok the test failed for me I keep get a err with .py but the how it should work ccheney