Setting Preferences

You can use Apple Qadministrator preferences to configure several aspects of Apple Qadministrator. These include setting preferences for specific clusters as well as setting preferences for using Apple Qadministrator over a wide area network.

To set preferences for a cluster

Open Apple Qadministrator.
In the Cluster list, select the cluster for which you want to set preferences.
Click Preferences.
Set any of the preferences listed in About the Apple Qadministrator Preferences Tab.

To set preferences for using Apple Qadministrator over a wide area network

Choose Apple Qadministrator > Preferences, or press Command-Comma (,).

About the Apple Qadministrator Preferences Tab

You can use the Apple Qadministrator Preferences tab to configure a number of Apple Qadministrator settings.

Figure. Apple Qadministrator Preferences tab.

The Apple Qadministrator Preferences tab contains the following items.

Queue

Use the following settings to configure queue preferences in Apple Qadministrator.

Maximum number of jobs in queue: Enter the maximum number of batches that can be queued up at one time for this cluster. If the maximum number is reached, the cluster does not accept new batches until there is an opening in the queue.
Keep job history for: Set how long batches are listed in the History table of Share Monitor.
Email notification for service down after: Set how much time should pass, after a service becomes inaccessible, before the cluster controller sends an alert message to the administrator.
Status Interval: Set how often status information about this cluster should be generated and sent to Share Monitor.

Email Notification

To have the cluster controller send service failure alerts to an administrator, enter the relevant information in the fields provided.

Note: The Apple Qmaster distributed processing system does not currently support SMTP servers that require authentication.

Admin Email: Enter the administrator’s email address.
Send with mail server: Enter the administrator’s mail server.
Domain: Enter the cluster controller’s domain.

Configuring the Wide Area Network Preferences Window

Apple Qadministrator wide area network preferences include the IP addresses for remote computers.

To enter IP addresses or ranges for remote computers

Choose Apple Qadministrator > Preferences, or press Command-comma (,).
The Preferences window appears.
This table displays information about remote host computers.
Click Add (+).
The host address dialog appears.
Use this dialog to enter IP addresses or ranges for remote computers.
In the host address dialog, do one of the following:
- To enter the IP address of a specific computer, select Host, complete the Host Name and IP Address fields, and click Add Host.
- To enter a range of IP addresses, select “Host IP address range,” complete the Range fields, and click Add Range.
The hosts or host ranges appear in the Host table in the main Preferences window.
Once you have finished adding or removing IP addresses to this window, click OK.