Comparison of cluster software

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The following tables compare general and technical information for notable computer cluster software. This article is not all-inclusive and may become out of date quickly.


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[edit] General information

Software Maintainer Development status Architecture High-Performance/High-Throughput Computing License Platforms supported Cost
Condor ‌ University Of Wisconsin CS dep actively developed Distributed master/executions/submits node HTC Apache license v2.0 Platform (Unix-like, Windows Free
Globus Toolkit Free
Beowulf clusters
Acute
Alchemi
Amoeba
Base One Foundation Component Library
Distributed objects
DragonFly BSD
Enomalism
Fujitsu SynfiniWay
GreenTea Software
Gridbus Toolkit
GridMP Univa UD (formerly United Devices) actively developed Windows, Linux, Macintosh OS X, Solaris Cost
JPPF
JSTM
PBS GridWorks Altair actively developed Cost
Platform LSF Platform Computing actively developed HTC Cost
NetworkComputer ‌ RTDA Runtime Design Automation actively developed Distributed client-server multi-cluster HTC/HPC commmercial Unix-like, Windows time-based license
Popular Power
ProActive
RPyC
Sun Grid Engine Sun Microsystems GridEngine Team actively developed Master node / exec clients, multiple admin/submit nodes HPC/HTC SISSL *nix / Windows Free (paid support available)
Torque Cluster Resources, Inc. actively developed Free
UNICORE
Vaakya
XGE
Xgrid
Software Maintainer Development status Architecture High-Performance/High-Throughput Computing License Platforms supported Cost


Table Explanation

  • Software: The name of the application that is described.

[edit] Technical information

Software programation language Authentification Encryption Integrity Global File System Global File System + Kerberos Heterogeneous /Homogeneous exec node Jobs priority Group priority Queue type SMP aware Max exec node Max job submitted CPU scavenging Parallel job Job checkpointing
Condor ‌ C++, GSI,SSL,Kerberos,Password,File System, Remote File System, Windows, Claim To Be, Anonymous None, 3DES, BLOWFISH None, MD5 None, NFS, AFS Not official, hack with ACL and NFS4 Heterogeneous Yes Yes Fair-share with some programmability basic(hard separation into different node) tested ~10000? tested ~100000? Yes MPI, OpenMP, PVM Yes

Table Explanation

  • Software: The name of the application that is described.
  • SMP aware:
  * basic: hard split into multiple virtual host
  * basic+: hard split into multiple virtual host with some minimal/incomplete communication between virtual host on the same computer
  * dynamic: split the resource of the computer(CPU/Ram) on demand.

[edit] Features

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Software Atomic commits File renames Merge file renames Symbolic links Pre/post-event hooks Signed revisions Merge tracking End of line conversions Tags International Support
AccuRev Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes N/A ?

Table Explanation

  • Software: The name of the application that is described.

[edit] User interfaces

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Software Web interfaces Stand-alone GUIs Integration and/or Plug-ins for IDEs
AccuRev Yes Windows, Linux, Unix, Mac OS X, BeOS available IDEA (AccuRev4IDEA)
Aldon Yes Windows  ?

Table Explanation

  • Software: The name of the application that is described.

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