Watchdog Client:

Dogpound Server :: Pool Manager

The Pool Manager is the central location for defining and modifying render node pools. Pools can only be defined in this location and will be propagated out to the rest of the system after hitting the "OK" button.

Overview:

This dialog is the main interface to define and modify the pools for the render nodes. All currently logged on nodes will appear in the "Current Online Nodes" window. To add a RenderDog to a render pool, the RenderDog client must be started on the render node. RenderDogs can exist in multiple pools so nodes can be shared. A blue icon next to the node indicates the node is currently active in the system, gray indicates that the saved node is not logged into the system, and green indicates a newly added node to a pool.

Pool Menu:

Right clicking in the "Current Pools" window will bring up the pools menu. To add a new pool select "Add Pool". A blank entry will appear with a blinking cursor. Type the name of the new pool and hit enter. This pool is now ready to have nodes added.

To rename a pool simply select the pool to rename and choose "Rename Pool" from the menu. The pool name will become editable so a new name can be entered.

Deleting the pool is just as simple. Select the pool to be deleted and choose "Delete Pool" from the right click menu. All nodes will be removed from the pool and the pool will be removed from the list.

"Remove Node(s)" removes the selected nodes from their respective pools. Multiple nodes may be selected by using the shift-click and ctrl-click methods. After selecting the nodes to be removed, right click in the window and choose "Remove Node(s)".

Add/Remove:

To add RenderDog nodes to a pool first select the pool. Then choose the nodes to be added from the "Current Online Nodes" list. Multiple nodes can be selected by using the shift-click and ctrl-click methods. Once all the nodes to be added have been selected click the "<--Add" button. This will place the newly added nodes under the selected pool. These nodes will be flagged with a green icon to indicate that these are new and not a part of the currently stored pool tree.

To remove a node select the nodes to be removed using the shift-click and ctrl-click methods and press the "Remove-->" button. This will remove the nodes from the pool that they were selected from. If nodes reside in multiple pools, the other pools that these nodes exist in will remain unaffected.