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Overview
A "PDG service" is a long-running process that acts as a server for cooking work items. When a node is configured to use a PDG service, a cooking work item will submit the job to a pool of services. The first service that is available will retrieve the work item and perform its work.
PDG services avoid the overhead associated with starting a new process. Services can also perform optimizations specific to its job (for example, the HDA Processor service can create the necessary nodes exactly once, reusing the same nodes for each job and avoiding the time associated with creating the network). As a result, PDG services can result in a vast speed increase for jobs that are relatively quick.
Supported Nodes
HDA ProcessorPDG Service Menu
In the Tasks menu, select PDG Service Menu to open the PDG Service Menu:
Registered Service List
Service
Shows the name of the PDG service.
Status
Indicates whether the service is running or stopped.
Pool Size
The number of instances that will be created for the service pool. More instances will result in faster cook times because more items will be able to be cooked in parallel.
Automatically Start
Indicates whether the service will be automatically started by the first PDG graph cook where the service is used (if the service is not already running).
Scheduler Type
The name of the scheduler type that the service is associated with.
Scheduler
For some scheduler types, the service must be run with respect to a specific scheduler node. This field allows the scheduler node to be specified.
Start
Starts the service.
Stop
Stops the service.
Logging
Client Logging Directory
This field specifies the folder where service pool clients will write their log files.
Service Registration
Add Service
Opens the service registration dialog.
Remove Service
Opens a dialog for removing registered services.
Register PDG Service Dialog
Service Type
The service type associated with the registered service. Each service type can only be registered once.
Scheduler Type
The scheduler type associated with the registered service. Only scheduler types that support PDG services will appear in the list.
A service must be associated with a particular scheduler type because the scheduler type provides the mechanism for starting and stopping the service. The Local scheduler, for example, will create the service and its clients as new processes on the local system.
Pool Size
The number of clients that will be created by the service.
Port
The port configuration choice. The port that the service will use can either be determined automatically or a custom port can be provided.
Port Number
Specifies the port number when "Custom" port mode is chosen.
Client Logging Directory
Clients within the service pool will create logfiles within the specified logging directory.
Automatically Start Service On First PDG Cook
When this option is enabled, the service will be automatically started (if it’s not already running) during the first PDG cook where the service is used.
Register
Registers the service.
Cancel
Cancels the register operation.
Remove PDG Service Dialog
This dialog shows a list of registered services which can then be selected and removed. Services can be re-registered at any time.
How To
Described below are the steps for using a PDG service with one of the supported node types:
1. Open the service registration dialog to register the service with the desired configuration.
2. Press the Start button for the desired service.
3. Configure any nodes that you want to use the service. For this step, please consult the node’s documentation for information on configuring the node to use the service.
4. When any configured nodes are cooked, they will now use the PDG service pool to cook work items.
