Advanced Tutorial

QM Server Configure
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 Foreword
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 Contents
1 Environment Preparation......................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Glossary ......................................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Environment & Resource Requirements........................................................................................ 1
2 Remote Scheduling Host Configuration ................................................................................................... 1
2.1 Scheduling Host Configuration ...................................................................................................... 1
2.2 Computational Node Configuration ............................................................................................... 3
2.3 Local Machine Configuration ......................................................................................................... 3

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Key Points:
 Deployment environment
 Configure settings

1 Environment Preparation
QM remote computing capacity refers to send 3x operations that are completed editing on user’s local
machine through the network to others’ personal computers or high-performance servers for computing.
With the help of this functionality, users can edit and modify other operations while they are computing an
operation and can speed up the computing speed with the high-performance servers as they’re more
powerful in computing.

1.1 Glossary
1) Local
Refer to user’s operating computer. ZW3D is installed and deployed on the local machine, after users created
the editing operations on the local machine with ZW3D, they can invoke QM program to calculate toolpaths
on the local machine, and compute toolpaths via the remote scheduling host as well.
2) Scheduling host
Generally, it refers to high-performance server. Install ZW3D on the server, after the scheduling program is
started, the server will be configured as the scheduling host. The local machine can send computing tasks to
the scheduling host via the Network and then are assigned by the scheduling host to different computational
nodes for execution. The scheduling host itself is also a computational node.
3) Computational node
Generally, it refers to high-performance server. Install ZW3D on the server, after the scheduling program is
started, the server will be configured as a computational node. A scheduling host can manage multiple
computational nodes. The scheduling host can schedule different computing tasks to each computational
node for computing based on resources to implement cluster computing.

1.2 Environment & Resource Requirements

1） Resource Preparation:
ZW3D installation package, a local machine, a scheduling host, and a computational node(optional)
2） Environment Requirement:
➢ The local and the scheduling host can communicate with each other through the network.
➢ The scheduling host and the computational nodes can communicate with each other through the
network.
➢ Install and activate ZW3D on the local machine, scheduling host, and computational node,
separately.

2 Remote Scheduling Host Configuration

2.1 Scheduling Host Configuration
In the ZW3D installation directory on the scheduling host, you can search and run the scheduler program
of ZwScheduleLauncher.exe.

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Figure 1 Run ZwScheduleLauncher.exe

Parameter description：
Parameter Name Parameter Description Default Value
Set scheduler work mode:
Scheduler Type Scheduling Host Scheduling Host
Computational Node

Local Port Scheduling server communication port 39318

Whether to support the local

Local Scheduling Support
computing

Scheduling host IP address and port IP: 192.168.1.100

Server
configuration Port: 39318
Scheduler working directory setting,
the scheduler will be on the working
Working Directory ZW3D user directory
directory. Generate and periodically
clean log files and runtime cache files.
Choose Scheduling Host in Scheduler Type and set Local Port (39318 as default) on the scheduling
parameter and set the working directory of the scheduler as required. Click Setting button to complete
configuration and click Start button to enable the scheduling server software.

After configured successfully, it can automatically start the corresponding program within several seconds
when you start the scheduling configured program next time if no configuration updated. During the
computing progress, you can check the IP address, CPU, GPU, and the local submission task state on the
Task scheduling manager of the scheduling host. At this point, the remote server configuration is
completed.

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Figure 2 Configure Server

Figure 3 Check Scheduling State

2.2 Computational Node Configuration

The configuration process of computational node is the same as that of scheduling host. You only need to
set Computational Node as Scheduler Type and configure Server as the scheduling host’s IP and port.

2.3 Local Machine Configuration

CAM->3x Quick->Tools->QM Server Configure
1) Run ZW3D on the local machine and enter the CAM editing interface. Click QM Server Configure
and select Network option in Operating Mode.

Figure 4 Network Mode

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2) Set the scheduling host’s IP and port on Sever Configuration and click Detect. If detected
successfully, it will display scheduling host’s CPU and GPU information.

Figure 5 Server Configuration

3) After configuration is done, when select background calculation during computing operations, this
computing task will be immediately sent to the remote scheduling host. The scheduling calculation
is computed by the scheduling host.