Cluster Resources - October 2005

Newsletter – October 2005

Optimizing your Compute Resources

NEWS/ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. NEW RELEASE: MOAB CLUSTER SUITE 4.2.2

2. TORQUE NOW COMPATIBLE WITH MAC OS X TIGER

3. NEW WEB SITE FEATURES

4. SCl05 PLANNING AND ACTIVITIES

5. DID YOU KNOW: EVALUATING MOAB

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NEW RELEASE: MOAB CLUSTER SUITE^® 4.2.2

Cluster Resources, Inc.^TM today announced the release of Moab Cluster Suite^® 4.2.2, a cluster management solution that integrates scheduling, monitoring and reporting of cluster workloads, which increases organizations' return on HPC hardware and software investments.

Moab 4.2.2's new expanded capabilities simplify clusters for end users, grant administrators greater control of cluster workload and resources, and increase utilization through advanced scheduling features. Moab helps organizations get more performance and ease-of-use from their clusters than ever before.

End users can now manage their jobs easier with Moab 4.2.2's new features including basic and advanced job submission, job templates and integrated documentation. These new features are designed to reduce training time for administrators and help both novice and advanced end users control their jobs with ease.

Moab 4.2.2 includes significant advancements in its scheduling capabilities, including scheduling of arbitrary resources (e.g. operating systems, DVD drives, networks, etc.) and multi-cluster scheduling. With Moab, organizations schedule cluster resources more efficiently and improve resource utilization.

To empower administrators and decrease workload, Moab 4.2.2. includes capabilities like triggers, which can be easily created through an administrator interface. Triggers can be set to perform any policy or task based on any specified event, such as canceling a reservation if it is not used after 20 minutes from its start time. With the limitless possibilities triggers provide, administrators can now quickly accomplish manual tasks, decrease downtime and improve cluster availability for end users.

“As organizations use Moab Cluster Suite, our goal is for them to reach the highest potential their clusters can offer,” said David Jackson, CTO of Cluster Resources. “We offer an inexpensive solution to increase cluster efficiency as we make clusters more easy to use for everyone.”

Cluster Resources invites the community to try A free Moab Cluster Suite 4.2.2 evaluation at www.clusterresources.com/eval3, which can be used on a personal cluster or on Cluster Resources' test cluster. Cluster Resources welcomes any comments on products from the community. Current customers may download Moab 4.2.2 at www.clusterresources.com/mcsdownload. Product and pricing inquiries can be directed to info@clusterresources.com or by phone at +1 (801) 873-3400.

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TORQUE* NOW COMPATIBLE WITH MAC OS X TIGER

TORQUE Resource Manager is now compatible with Mac OS X Tiger, making it more convenient and applicable for the open source community. A member of the TORQUE user list reported earlier this month he was able to successfully download and use TORQUE on his Mac OS X Tiger environment. TORQUE, which is based on the original OpenPBS project is also compatible with Linux and Unix operating systems.

To learn how to apply TORQUE on a Mac OS X Tiger operating system, visit the user list archives at www.supercluster.org/pipermail/torqueusers/2005-October/002246.html.To download TORQUE, go to www.clusterresources.com/torque.

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NEW WEB SITE FEATURES

Cluster Resources released a newly designed Web site earlier this month. Aside from the Web site's new look, it now includes features to better assist visitors, including a new customer download page, a newsletter archive, a larger list of third party products, and a customer support ticket system.

“The new Web site will help visitors find what they are looking for with ease,” said Michael Jackson, VP of business development. “We want visitors to feel welcome as they look for resources to help them with their high-performance computing needs.”

Visit www.clusterresources.com to view the Web site's new design and browse through new features. If there are any features you would like to see added to Cluster Resources' Web site, please e-mail info@clusterresources.com.

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SCl05 PLANNING AND ACTIVITIES

Cluster Resources will present Cluster, Grid and Hosting solutions at Supercomputing 2005 to visitors at its booth – 2036. Demonstrations presented by Cluster Resources' technical team will discuss how to optimize clusters and improve performance of HPC resources. They will demonstrate how to create a high performance grid in 60 seconds that is easy to use and improves sharing and collaboration.

Cluster Resources will also exhibit how hosted resources can seamlessly and instantly be added to a cluster. This can offset surges in computational needs, guarantee service levels, provide access to unique but rarely used resources, and host excess capacity, software and services to share costs or increase profits.

Come visit Cluster Resources' booth 2036 to listen to any of these demonstrations, as well as ask questions about how Cluster Resources' software can help your organization, or tell us what capabilities or services you want added in the future.

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DID YOU KNOW: EVALUATING MOAB

For organizations that are interested in evaluating Moab Cluster Suite 4.2.2's new features, Cluster Resources provides several options for testing Moab software.

Users may connect to the Online Demonstration Cluster to make real changes and see real results produced on a live cluster. From their desktop, users can manage jobs, change settings and create reports to understand how the software would work on their own clusters.
Users can also test Moab evaluation software on their own cluster in Monitor mode. In Monitor mode, Moab will initialize, contact the resource manager and conduct scheduling cycles exactly as it would normally, but its ability to actually impact the system is disabled. Users can fully test Moab in this disabled state, creating reservations, prioritizing jobs and enforcing policies, without the potential for cluster downtime or other complications. Moab will report the results it would produce if the cluster were running on its software so users can see the actual impact it can make. Moab can even be run in Monitor mode while an older version of Moab is managing a cluster so organizations can test the compatibility of new Moab versions.

To evaluate Moab using one of these two capabilities, visit www.clusterresources.com/eval3 and click download evaluation on the bottom of the page. Users who already have Moab can learn how to run it in Monitor Mode at www.clusterresources.com/monitor.

Moab Workload Manager^®, Moab Cluster Manager^® and Moab Access Portal^® are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cluster Resources Incorporated^TM.

* TORQUE Resource Manager software developed by NASA Ames Research Center, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and Veridian Information Solutions, Inc. Visit www.OpenPBS.org for OpenPBS software support, products, and information. TORQUE is neither endorsed by nor affiliated with Altair Grid Solutions, Inc.


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Home Products Services Resources Partners Press Company	Newsletter – October 2005 Optimizing your Compute Resources NEWS/ANNOUNCEMENTS 1. NEW RELEASE: MOAB CLUSTER SUITE 4.2.2 2. TORQUE NOW COMPATIBLE WITH MAC OS X TIGER 3. NEW WEB SITE FEATURES 4. SCl05 PLANNING AND ACTIVITIES 5. DID YOU KNOW: EVALUATING MOAB *********************************************************************** NEW RELEASE: MOAB CLUSTER SUITE^® 4.2.2 Cluster Resources, Inc.^TM today announced the release of Moab Cluster Suite^® 4.2.2, a cluster management solution that integrates scheduling, monitoring and reporting of cluster workloads, which increases organizations' return on HPC hardware and software investments. Moab 4.2.2's new expanded capabilities simplify clusters for end users, grant administrators greater control of cluster workload and resources, and increase utilization through advanced scheduling features. Moab helps organizations get more performance and ease-of-use from their clusters than ever before. End users can now manage their jobs easier with Moab 4.2.2's new features including basic and advanced job submission, job templates and integrated documentation. These new features are designed to reduce training time for administrators and help both novice and advanced end users control their jobs with ease. Moab 4.2.2 includes significant advancements in its scheduling capabilities, including scheduling of arbitrary resources (e.g. operating systems, DVD drives, networks, etc.) and multi-cluster scheduling. With Moab, organizations schedule cluster resources more efficiently and improve resource utilization. To empower administrators and decrease workload, Moab 4.2.2. includes capabilities like triggers, which can be easily created through an administrator interface. Triggers can be set to perform any policy or task based on any specified event, such as canceling a reservation if it is not used after 20 minutes from its start time. With the limitless possibilities triggers provide, administrators can now quickly accomplish manual tasks, decrease downtime and improve cluster availability for end users. “As organizations use Moab Cluster Suite, our goal is for them to reach the highest potential their clusters can offer,” said David Jackson, CTO of Cluster Resources. “We offer an inexpensive solution to increase cluster efficiency as we make clusters more easy to use for everyone.” Cluster Resources invites the community to try A free Moab Cluster Suite 4.2.2 evaluation at www.clusterresources.com/eval3, which can be used on a personal cluster or on Cluster Resources' test cluster. Cluster Resources welcomes any comments on products from the community. Current customers may download Moab 4.2.2 at www.clusterresources.com/mcsdownload. Product and pricing inquiries can be directed to info@clusterresources.com or by phone at +1 (801) 873-3400. ********************************************************************* TORQUE* NOW COMPATIBLE WITH MAC OS X TIGER TORQUE Resource Manager is now compatible with Mac OS X Tiger, making it more convenient and applicable for the open source community. A member of the TORQUE user list reported earlier this month he was able to successfully download and use TORQUE on his Mac OS X Tiger environment. TORQUE, which is based on the original OpenPBS project is also compatible with Linux and Unix operating systems. To learn how to apply TORQUE on a Mac OS X Tiger operating system, visit the user list archives at www.supercluster.org/pipermail/torqueusers/2005-October/002246.html.To download TORQUE, go to www.clusterresources.com/torque. ********************************************************************* NEW WEB SITE FEATURES Cluster Resources released a newly designed Web site earlier this month. Aside from the Web site's new look, it now includes features to better assist visitors, including a new customer download page, a newsletter archive, a larger list of third party products, and a customer support ticket system. “The new Web site will help visitors find what they are looking for with ease,” said Michael Jackson, VP of business development. “We want visitors to feel welcome as they look for resources to help them with their high-performance computing needs.” Visit www.clusterresources.com to view the Web site's new design and browse through new features. If there are any features you would like to see added to Cluster Resources' Web site, please e-mail info@clusterresources.com. ********************************************************************* SCl05 PLANNING AND ACTIVITIES Cluster Resources will present Cluster, Grid and Hosting solutions at Supercomputing 2005 to visitors at its booth – 2036. Demonstrations presented by Cluster Resources' technical team will discuss how to optimize clusters and improve performance of HPC resources. They will demonstrate how to create a high performance grid in 60 seconds that is easy to use and improves sharing and collaboration. Cluster Resources will also exhibit how hosted resources can seamlessly and instantly be added to a cluster. This can offset surges in computational needs, guarantee service levels, provide access to unique but rarely used resources, and host excess capacity, software and services to share costs or increase profits. Come visit Cluster Resources' booth 2036 to listen to any of these demonstrations, as well as ask questions about how Cluster Resources' software can help your organization, or tell us what capabilities or services you want added in the future. ********************************************************************* DID YOU KNOW: EVALUATING MOAB** For organizations that are interested in evaluating Moab Cluster Suite 4.2.2's new features, Cluster Resources provides several options for testing Moab software. Users may connect to the Online Demonstration Cluster to make real changes and see real results produced on a live cluster. From their desktop, users can manage jobs, change settings and create reports to understand how the software would work on their own clusters. Users can also test Moab evaluation software on their own cluster in Monitor mode. In Monitor mode, Moab will initialize, contact the resource manager and conduct scheduling cycles exactly as it would normally, but its ability to actually impact the system is disabled. Users can fully test Moab in this disabled state, creating reservations, prioritizing jobs and enforcing policies, without the potential for cluster downtime or other complications. Moab will report the results it would produce if the cluster were running on its software so users can see the actual impact it can make. Moab can even be run in Monitor mode while an older version of Moab is managing a cluster so organizations can test the compatibility of new Moab versions. To evaluate Moab using one of these two capabilities, visit www.clusterresources.com/eval3 and click download evaluation on the bottom of the page. Users who already have Moab can learn how to run it in Monitor Mode at www.clusterresources.com/monitor. Moab Workload Manager^®, Moab Cluster Manager^® and Moab Access Portal^® are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cluster Resources Incorporated^TM. * TORQUE Resource Manager software developed by NASA Ames Research Center, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and Veridian Information Solutions, Inc. Visit www.OpenPBS.org for OpenPBS software support, products, and information. TORQUE is neither endorsed by nor affiliated with Altair Grid Solutions, Inc.
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