xCAT
| Original author(s) | Egan Ford |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Egan Ford, Jarrod Johnson, Bruce Potter, Andy Wray |
| Initial release | October 31, 1999 |
| Stable release | 2.9.1 / March 20, 2015 |
| Development status | Active |
| Written in | Perl |
| Operating system | Linux, IBM AIX, Windows |
| Platform | Cross-platform |
| Size | 3 MB |
| 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 (physical or virtual) 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.
xCAT is used by Lenovo.
References
- ↑ "US energy department reveals world's fastest computer". Wikinews. 2008-06-10. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
- ↑ "U.S. Department of Energy’s New Supercomputer is Fastest in the World". US Department of Energy. 2008-06-09. Retrieved 2008-06-11.