xCAT
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| Developer(s) | Egan Ford, Jarrod Johnson, Bruce Potter, Andy Wray |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 2.5.1 / December 11, 2010 |
| Development status | Active |
| Written in | Perl |
| Operating system | Linux, IBM AIX, WINDOWS |
| Platform | Cross-platform |
| Size | 6MB |
| Available in | English |
| Type | Distributed computing |
| License | Eclipse Public License |
| Website | http://xcat.sourceforge.net/ |
xCAT (Extreme Cloud Administration Toolkit) is open-source distributed computing management software developed by IBM, used for the deployment and administration of Linux or AIX based clusters. It can:
- create and manage diskless clusters
- install and manage many Linux cluster machines in parallel
- set up a high-performance computing software stack, including software for batch job submission, parallel libraries, and other software that is useful on a cluster
- cloning and imaging Linux and Windows machines
xCAT has specific features designed to take advantage of IBM hardware including:
- Remote Power Control
- Remote POST/BIOS console
- Serial over LAN functions
- Hardware alerts and vitals provided via SNMP and email
- Inventory and hardware management
xCAT achieved recognition in June 2008 for having been used with the IBM Roadrunner, which set a computing speed record at that time.[1][2].
xCAT is the default systems management tool of the IBM Intelligent Cluster solution.
[edit] References
- ^ "US energy department reveals world's fastest computer". Wikinews. 2008-06-10. http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/US_energy_department_reveals_world%27s_fastest_computer. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
- ^ "U.S. Department of Energy’s New Supercomputer is Fastest in the World". US Department of Energy. 2008-06-09. http://www.doe.gov/news/6321.htm. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
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