xCAT (Extreme Cloud Administration Toolkit) is

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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 A diskless node (or diskless workstation) is a workstation or personal computer without disk drives, which employs network booting to load its operating system from a server. (A computer may also be said to ''act as a diskless node'', if its disks ...

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 In computing, BIOS (, ; Basic Input/Output System, also known as the System BIOS, ROM BIOS, BIOS ROM or PC BIOS) is firmware used to provide runtime services for operating systems and programs and to perform hardware initialization during the ...

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. xCAT is the default systems management tool of the

IBM Intelligent Cluster The IBM Intelligent Cluster was a cluster solution for x86-based high-performance computing composed primarily of IBM ( System x, BladeCenter and System Storage) components, integrated with network switches from various vendors and optional hig ...

solution. xCAT is used by

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References

External links

xCAT Home Page

xCAT's documentation on ReadTheDocs
* {{SourceForge, xcat, xCAT (old releases)
xCAT on Github
Cluster computing Free software programmed in Perl Software using the Eclipse license IBM software