XCAT
| Original author(s) | Egan Ford |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Egan Ford, Jarrod Johnson, Bruce Potter, Andy Wray |
| Initial release | October 31, 1999 |
| Stable release |
2.13 / December 9, 2016
|
| Development status | Active |
| Written in | Perl |
| Operating system | Linux, IBM AIX, Windows |
| Platform | Cross-platform |
| Size | 3 MB |
| Available in | English |
| Type | Distributed computing |
| License | Eclipse Public License |
| Website | https://xcat.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. It can:
xCAT has specific features designed to take advantage of IBM hardware including:
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 solution.
xCAT is used by Lenovo.
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