- clustering at it's best!

ParaStationV5 is a robust and efficient cluster middleware, consisting of a high-performance communication layer and a sophisticated management layer. ParaStationV5 increases the stability and availability of the cluster. The latest version 5 offers more performance and extended features. Benchmarks for industrial applications like LS-DYNA, STAR-CD or VECTIS show excellent results. For the LINPACK, the standard benchmark for test compute clusters and for the TOP 500, ParaStation achieved a 30% performance gain.

ParaStationV5 features include:

• Cluster software with single system view
• Process management for parallel and serial jobs
• MPI-2 (Ethernet, Myrinet, Infiniband, P4sock, Shared Memory, Quadrics QsNet and Qs10G)
• Administration command console
• Parallel shell
• High-performance parallel file copy
• Resource management for load balancing purposes
• Job queueing system (first- in first-out)
• Test utility for communication path
• Integrated with common batch systems
• Installation-Management (Cluster installer)
• Version control of cluster images
• Hardware monitoring with Grid Monitor
• System monitoring for all cluster parameters and devices (nodes, switches, USV, RAID etc.)
• Comprehensive graphical user interface
• Event notification for "out-of-range" system values
• Single-point of cluster management
• Reduced software complexity
• Smooth & secured upgrade path to future releases
• Multi cluster - Multi platform - Multi vendor support
• Parallel Debugger features
• Automated system installation tool
• Multi core aware
• Integration of standard batch systems
• Compatible to all file systems
• Independend of Linux distribution