Activating Your License
Step 3 - Allocating Extension Packages to Subscribed
Agents
IncrediBuild Extension packages add additional functionality to
specific Agents. For example, The "Visual Studio C/C++" extension
package allows initiation of distributed MS Visual Studio C/C++
builds. The "Multiple CPU(s)/Core(s)" package allows utilization of
additional processors and cores on machines with compatible
hardware, while the "XGE
Interfaces" package enables general-purpose distribution using
the Xoreax Grid Engine.
In order for an Agent to be able to use a registered extension
package's functionality, the package must first be allocated to
that Agent. When possible, the Coordinator will automatically
allocate available packages to all subscribed Agents, saving you
the stage of manually allocating the package to specific
Agents.
Allocating Extension Packages
To manually allocate or deallocate registered packages, select one
or more Agents from the Agent list in the Coordinator application and use
the "Allocate Package" and "Deallocate Package" options in either
the Agent menu or right-click menu.
An alternate method
of allocating and deallocating extension packages is to use the
Package Configuration tool. The Package Configuration tool window
can be opened using the "Agent->Configure packages..." Agent
menu option:
The window lists all available extension packages. Selecting one
or more Agents from the main Coordinator Agent list updates the
Package Configuration tool display and allows modification of all
selected Agents by clicking the allocated/deallocated checkbox.
Once all registered extension packages have been properly
allocated, your IncrediBuild environment is installed and ready for
operation.
Notes:
- Agents that do not have the "Visual Studio" or "XGE Interfaces"
packages allocated will be considered a "Helper Agent". Helper
Agents differ from regular Agents in their inability to initiate
builds - they can only participate in distributed builds started by
other machines.
- It is possible to configure multi-boot computers to use up a
single extension package for all Agents installed on the different
operating systems the computer is running. For more information see
this page.
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