def start_comp(self, seed_curve, name_template, cur_frame, disk_dict): # make the connection to the ether lb_view = Client(profile='vpn', sshserver='10.8.0.1').load_balanced_view() # grab a copy of the paramters proc_prams = copy.copy(self.process_backend.params) # put in the start_frame if cur_frame is not None: proc_prams['start_frame'] = cur_frame name_template = leidenfrost.convert_base_path(name_template, disk_dict) # push to ether and hope! as_res = lb_view.apply_async(leidenfrost.proc.proc_cine_to_h5, self.process_backend.cine_.hash, name_template, proc_prams, seed_curve) print('fired: {}'.format(as_res.msg_id))