For all of the software components, it is usually required to login as an Administrator account, root, use "sudo", or know the Administrator password (for OS X dialog popup)
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Qube Core Installation
Linux:
- Install the Core RPM (where linux is the type of Linux platform (e.g.. RHEL_WS-3.i386) and ver is the version of Qube):
- rpm ivh qubever-linux.rpm
Windows:
- Install the qube Core MSI by double-clicking the icon. A short message describing the installation will be displayed. If you need to stop the installation, click Cancel at any time.
OS X:
- Double-click the downloaded .dmg file in order to mount tie image containing the .pkg file. Open the disk image. Double-click the qube-core .pkg file to launch the Installer..
- The Installer will present a series of screens. Click Continue to proceed. If you need to abort the installation, select Quit from the File menu:
- Installation of the Qube software requires authentication by an Administrative user. If not running as root,tType in the user name and password of a user with Administrator privileges and click OK to continue with the installation:
Supervisor Installation
Install with the platform-specific installer process listed below. Once installed, the Supervisor daemon starts up, and the system will be configured to automatically start up the Supervisor anytime the host is rebooted.
On Windows and OS X, the installer will also install and start up the MySQL service, followed by the installation and start up of the supervisor or qubesupervisor service.
Linux:
- Install the Supervisor RPM:
rpm ivh qube-supervisorver-linux.rpm
Where linux is the type of Linux platform (e.g.. RHEL_WS-3.i386) and ver is the version of Qube.
Windows:
- Install the Qube Supervisor MSI by double-clicking the icon. A short message describing the installation will be displayed. If you need to stop the installation, click Cancel at any time:
OS X:
- Double-click the downloaded .dmg file in order to mount tie image containing the .pkg file. Open the disk image. Double-click the qube-supervisor .pkg file to launch the Installer.
- The Installer will present a series of screens. Click Continue to proceed. If you need to abort the installation, select Quit from the File menu:
- Installation of the Qube software requires authentication by an Administrative user. If not running as root,tType in the user name and password of a user with Administrator privileges and click OK to continue with the installation:
Worker Installation
Linux:
- Install the Worker daemon RPM:
rpm ivh qube-workerver--linux.rpm
Where linux is the type of Linux platform (e.g.. RHEL_WS-3.i386) and ver is the version of Qube.
Windows:
- Install the Qube Worker MSI by double-clicking the icon. A short message describing the installation will be displayed. If you need to stop the installation, click Cancel at any time.
OS X
- Double-click the downloaded .dmg file in order to mount tie image containing the .pkg file. Open the disk image. Double-click the qube-worker .pkg file to launch the Installer.
- The Installer will present a series of screens. Click Continue to proceed. If you need to abort the installation, select Quit from the File menu:
- Installation of the Qube software requires authentication by an Administrative user. If not running as root, Type in the user name and password of a user with Administrator privileges and click OK to continue with the installation:
QubeGUI Installation
The QubeGUI is a set of python scripts that use the qb python module and wxPython. It is compiled for each platform so it can run independently and not require installation of python, wxPython, or any other libraries.
Linux:
- Install the QubeGUI RPM:
rpm ivh qubeguiversionreleaseos.platform.rpm- Launch it from /usr/local/pfx/qube/bin/qube
Windows:
- Double–click the .MSI file to install the GUI.
- Follow the step–by–step instructions in the MSI installer application.
- From the Start Menu, select Pipelinefx➡Qube to launch the GUI
OS X:
- Double–click on the .dmg file to mount the disk image file. Open the disk image, and double–click the .pkg file to begin the GUI installation.
- Follow the step–by–step instructions in the Installer application.
- Double–click the qube icon to launch the GUI under /Applications/pfx/qube.
JobType Installation
Some of the application interfaces construct a commandline that is then run directly on the Workers and do not require any additional installation. Other application interfaces (like Maya, 3dsMax, and XSI) are controlled via (perl or python) scripts. These scripts are installed on the Worker by installing the desired jobtypes.
The application interfaces with these back-end scripts need to be installed on the Workers. Similarly, there are a few jobtypes that also have front-end scripts to provide in-application submission that should be installed on the Client machines.
See http://www.pipelinefx.com/products/supported-applications and http://www.pipelinefx.com/docs for details on the specific application interfaces that you are using.
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One can centrally install these jobtypes on a network fileserver. See the configuration parameter worker_template_path for the search path used by the Workers for their jobtypes. |
Perl Installation
This is required only for the Workers running the Jobtypes as most are controlled by Perl (with the exception of the cmdline and cmdrange).
Typically, Linux and Mac OS X come with Perl already installed. If not, RPMs should be available on the distribution CD or by download from the Internet. For Windows, free Perl distributions can be downloaded from ActiveState at www.activestate.com. On Windows, Qube is compatible with Perl 5.6 to Perl 5.14.
Python Installation
This is required only for the Workers running the Jobtypes that are python controlled. If there are none that are used, then this is an optional install.
Typically, Linux and Mac OS X come with Python already installed. If not, RPMs should be available on the distribution CD or by download from the Internet. For Windows, free Python distributions can be downloaded from ActiveState at www.activestate.com. On Windows, Qube is compatible with Python versions 2.3 through 2.7 .