5.5 Iray Queue Manager setup
5 Software installation
3 To upgrade a particular package, replace
nvidia*
with the selected package name.
5.4.3
Installing new software packages
1 To get a list of all software packages in the repository, see
http://pkg.nvidia-arc.com
.
When a software package is updated:
•
The new version is added to the repository.
•
The old version is still downloadable from the repository.
2 To get a list of new software packages, if any, run:
sudo yum --disablerepo="*local*" list "nvidia*"
When you run the
yum list installed
command, the most recently installed version
of a software package is displayed in the list.
Although old versions of the software package are not displayed in the list, they are
still downloadable from the repository. For example, if you install the VCA Manager
from the repository server, the existing installation is overwritten. However, you can
still download older versions of the software packages from the repository.
3 To select and install a new package, run:
sudo yum --disablerepo="*local*" install
name-of-the-selected-nvidia-package
5.5
Iray Queue Manager setup
Iray Queue Manager is an Iray-based, multi-user application for remote batch rendering on
the VCA. The browser-based user interface enables you to reserve nodes for rendering, man-
age the render queue, download rendering results, and configure Iray Queue Manager to suit
your requirements.
The following sections describe how to install Iray Queue Manager on the VCA, initialize a
batch render queue, and use Iray Queue Manager to manage the render queue.
5.5.1
Installing Iray Queue Manager
Note:
You need to install or upgrade Iray Queue Manager on one VCA only.
To install Iray Queue Manager:
1 Ensure that the latest version of VCA Manager is installed. If you are upgrading Iray
Queue Manager, ensure that Iray Queue Manager is not running.
2 At the command line, enter:
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