Coordinator Administration and Care
The Coordinator component requires very little maintenance. Since
it is relatively lightweight in terms of processing, it will not
take up too much of the machine's resources. The most common
practice is to install it as an additional service on an existing
server or workstation. Be sure to install the Coordinator on a
machine that is running and connected to the LAN during all
activity hours.
Installing the Coordinator creates a System Service called
"IncrediBuild Coordinator". Stopping the service will shut down the
Coordinator activity. While this will stop all Agent assignment
activity, it will not abort currently running builds. These will
continue running with their currently assigned remote Agents, while
new builds will run in standalone mode, with no distribution taking
place.
To ensure the highest possible system availability, it is
recommended to install a Backup
Coordinator, which allows distributed builds even if the
Coordinator becomes unavailable for a period of time.
Remote Administration
Agents assigned the "Allow remote administration" property can
administer the Coordinator service remotely, allowing users to
disable/enable Agents, change build groups and perform other
administrative actions. Other Agents can open the Coordinator
Monitor in "View Only" mode which only allows monitoring of the
current farm status.
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