Please ensure these requirements are met before continuing with this guide 

• All computers with OS installed, licensed, and networked.
  
  
• Hostname resolution (DNS) working properly on all computers.
  
  
• Authentication infrastructure installed and working:
  
  • NIS / YP / LDAP for Linux
  • OpenDirectory for OS X
  • ActiveDirectory for Windows
    
    
• Network filesystem reachable by Client and Worker machines. Alternatively if no authentication infrastructure is in place please ensure open read and write privileges are set.
  
  
• All applications (Maya, AfterEffects, etc) already installed on the clients and workers and licensed.
  
  
• Python and Perl are installed if using separate jobtypes. You can obtain installers for those languages here: http://www.activestate.com/
  
  
• All necessary Qube! installers already downloaded and on a filesystem accessible by all machines.
  
  
• If a network account is to be used for the proxy user account, this account should already have been created and granted permission to the shared file system.
  
  
• Current Qube! Supervisor license issued for the correct MAC address.

Supervisor Specifications

Below is a recommendation of minimum specifications for optimal operation of Qube! Supervisor.

< 10 workers:

• 4-core
• 4GB of ram

10 ->30 workers:

• 8-core
• 8GB RAM

30 -> 150 workers:

• 8-core
• 8GB RAM minimum, 12GB recommended

150 -> 250 workers:

• 8-core
• 12 GB RAM minimum, 12GB recommended

Installation in a nutshell

• Install the following components on the supervisor machine first in the following order:
  
  • Qube! core
  • Qube! supervisor
  • On Windows
    
    • ActiveState Python version; 2.5, 2.6 or 2.7
    • ActiveState Perl version; 5.10 or 5.14
  • Qube! WranglerView
• Install at least one worker machine:
  
  • Qube! core
  • Qube! worker
  • On Windows
    
    • ActiveState Python version; 2.5, 2.6 or 2.7
    • ActiveState Perl version; 5.10 or 5.14
  • (optional) any DynamicAllocation jobtypes; Maya, 3dsMax, XSI, etc.
  • Qube! WranglerView
• Client machines:
  
  • Qube! core
  • Qube! ArtistView for a simplified job management interface
  • Or, Qube WranglerView (also know as the QubeGUI) for a more powerful job and worker management interface

For further customizations please refer to the User's Guide and the Administrator's Guide.

This belongs in the Admin section under "manual installs"