xCAT

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xCAT
Original author(s)
Developer(s), Jarrod Johnson, ,
Initial releaseOctober 31, 1999 (1999-10-31)
Stable release
2.16.1 / November 9, 2020; 14 months ago (2020-11-09)[1]
Repositorygithub.com/xcat2/xcat-core.git
Written inPerl, Python, Bash
Operating systemLinux, IBM AIX, Windows
PlatformCross-platform
Size5 MB
Available inEnglish
TypeDistributed computing
LicenseEclipse Public License
Websitexcat.org

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.

Toolkit[]

xCAT 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.[2][3]

xCAT is the default systems management tool of the IBM Intelligent Cluster solution.

xCAT is used by Lenovo.

References[]

  1. ^ "Releases · xcat2/xcat-core". github.com. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  2. ^ "US energy department reveals world's fastest computer". Wikinews. 2008-06-10. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
  3. ^ "U.S. Department of Energy's New Supercomputer is Fastest in the World". US Department of Energy. 2008-06-09. Retrieved 2008-06-11.

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