Breaking News - Operating Systems
& Software:
Platform Ships Next Version Of
Enterprise Grid Software
Platform Computing announced the availability of Platform LSF 5.1, the
latest
version of Enterprise Grid foundation software. Platform LSF 5.1 harnesses IT
resources to provide the industry's most reliable, flexible and scalable Grid
computing solution, with enhanced prioritization policies to optimally match
compute resources with an organization's business objectives.
In addition to the recently announced source code availability of LSF user
commands, first-come-first-served scheduler, Java API, Web GUI components, and
support for the MAUI Scheduler and other plug-in interfaces, new LSF 5.1.
Enterprise Capabilities Include:
- Support For Dynamic Node Membership: LSF 5.1 enables node
membership into a Grid without the need for configuration modifications,
reduces administration costs and increases ease and speed of production Grid
deployment.
- Customizable Preemption Policies: Preemption policies can be customized
based on runtime or preferred queues, ensuring mission-critical work is
completed on time.
- Enhanced Reservation Scheduling Policies: Flexible specification of
resource reservation and policy-based advance reservation ensure resources are
available when applications need them to meet service level agreements.
- Enhanced Security: Enhanced communication protocols prevent denial-of-
service attacks, and ensures secure installation of nodes in a grid
cluster.
With LSF 5.1's dynamic node membership, enhanced enterprise scheduling
policies and improved security features, we are once again setting new
benchmarks for Enterprise Grid computing," said Ian Baird, vice president
marketing and sales operations, Platform.
"LSF 5.1 further extends the open, modular, high performance architecture
of Platform LSF 5, allowing organizations to deploy Grids across heterogeneous
resources faster and easier than ever before."
Platform LSF enables organizations to harness unused computing capacity in
their globally distributed IT resources to build Enterprise Grids, enabling
virtual collaboration and dynamic sharing of all heterogeneous resources -
including operation systems, desktop computers workstations, applications,
servers and data. Engineered for the most demanding, mission-critical
environments, Platform LSF has unprecedented scalability, performance and
flexibility to help enterprise simplify the management of complex
computational workloads.
About Platform Computing
Platform Computing provides distributed and Grid Computing solutions that
help enterprises effectively connect, measure, manage and optimize their
enterprise resources. Platform's integrated desktop to Grid software
solutions are used by over 1,500 customers worldwide in the financial
services, government, life sciences and manufacturing industries to deliver
higher quality products and services, improve business performance and
maximize the return on IT investments. Founded in 1992, Platform has strategic
relationships with Apple, Dell, HP, IBM, SAS and SGI, and the industry's
broadest application integration support.
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