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Sun Grid Engine 6.2 Update 4

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Sun Grid Engine software is the world's leading - and most widely deployed - distributed resource manager. The Sun Grid Engine software supports extreme scalability, simplifies administration and supports a diverse set of use case scenarios. It has industry-leading reliability and offers fast return on investment. Originally released by Sun in September 2000, the newest release is Sun Grid Engine 6.2 Update 4 and it is built on the Grid Engine open source project.

The Sun Grid Engine 6.2 Update 4 release is the evolutionary step of the Sun Grid Engine product, towards cloud computing. Cloud computing has become popular because of its pay-per-use paradigm and because it can transform the HPC data center from a cost center into a profit center, leveraging the IT investments already being in place.

At a Glance

Sun Grid 6.2 Engine Update 4 is now an ideal building block for private clouds
Service Domain Manager (SDM) Cloud Adapter provides an interface to manage Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) Amazon Machine Images (AMI). They support cloud-only and hybrid (local+cloud) Sun Grid Engine environments.
Initial Power Saving uses SDM (Service Domain Manager) to recommend powering off hosts in the cloud when demand is low. For the initial stage, the powering off is optional, not automatic , and creates a standby pool.
A new module SGE Inspect (Sun Grid Engine 6.2 Update 4 Inspect) provides a graphical monitoring interface for Sun Grid Engine clusters and Service Domain Manager instances, all in a single window.
Graphical Installer makes it much easier to install the Sun Grid Engine software and simplifies initial cluster or cloud setup with easy-to-navigate displays.

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What's New

Exclusive hosts scheduling ofers superb performance predictability
Sun Grid Engine 6.2 Update 4 is now one of the main building blocks for Univa's Private Cloud Solutions

Leverage your existing hardware and operating systems

Sun Grid Engine 6.2 Update 4 preserves your current IT investments and enables flexibility for the future.

Largest number of installs worldwide

Grid Engine open source software is used at thousands of production sites around the world.

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Join the Grid Engine open source project and participate in the global community.

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New! SGE 6.2 Product Presentation Slides
It presents at a high level the features and benefits provided by the Sun Grid Engine product.

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Walk through basic installation, configuration, architecture, make simple configurations for clusters small and big.
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Sun Grid Engine 6.2 Update 4 Download
What You Get The latest Sun Grid Engine 6.2 Update 4 release. Downloaders note that a download can not be used more than 30 days without purchasing a license or a subscription.

Sun Grid Engine Fulfilling the Promise of Cloud Computing
Sun envisions a world of many clouds, both public and private, that are open, compatible, and designed for all types of applications -- including high performance computing (HPC). Through this narrated demonstration, learn how Sun Grid Engine 6.2 Update 3 fulfills the promise of cloud computing in HPC.