[torquedev] Cluster Resources Newsletter - March 2008

Mon Mar 31 15:56:41 MDT 2008

OPTIMIZING YOUR COMPUTE RESOURCES
Cluster Resources' Newsletter – March 2008
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NEWS / ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. Events: Moab Con 2008!
2. Training
3. Did You Know: Simulations with Moab Workload Manager
4. FAQs

http://www.clusterresources.com

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1. Events

--Moab Con 2008: Advancing Computing Intelligence, May 27-30

Cluster Resources is proud to announce the first annual Moab Con! Moab 
Con 2008: Advancing Computing Intelligence is a four-day conference 
where HPC industry leaders and experts will meet together to discuss the 
latest HPC technology and current solutions that can be applied today on 
your compute infrastructure.

The first day of the conference will be an extensive training on 
TORQUE*, Moab Cluster Suite and Moab Grid Suite. Cluster Resources’ 
developers will hold three-hour sessions in each topic and Q&A time with 
the developers will also be available.

Presenters from across the industry are lined up to share their ideas, 
insights and some of their work at this conference. Attendees will have 
the opportunity to interact with session hosts and Cluster Resources 
developers in panel discussions and hear from fellow Moab users in case 
study sessions.

Don’t miss this opportunity to collaborate and network with some of the 
best minds in the data center and HPC communities. Register now at: 
http://www.clusterresources.com/moabcon/register.php

Check out session topics at: http://clusterresources.com/moabcon/agenda.php

--Michael Jackson to Demonstrate SUSE/Windows Hybrid Cluster at 2008 
Linux/Open Source on Wall Street

Michael Jackson, president of Cluster Resources, will show a live 
demonstration of a hybrid SUSE/Windows cluster that uses Moab Cluster 
Suite to dynamically change the OS of a node on-the-fly. The hybrid 
cluster delivers on a joint effort with Novell and Microsoft to create a 
unified cluster environment across both companies’ operating systems.

Linux/Open Source on Wall Street takes place April 1 at the Roosevelt 
Hotel in New York City.

--ISC’08
Cluster Resources will attend and demonstrate Moab at International 
Supercomputing 2008 in Dresden, Germany June 17-20; Visit us at booth 
C-15/16

What You May Have Missed

--BrainShare’08

Michael Jackson, president of Cluster Resources, co-presented sessions 
with Novell on “Adaptive High Performance Computing with SUSE Linux and 
Windows” Tuesday and Friday at Novell’s BrainShare. Sessions 
demonstrated how to maximize mixed SUSE Linux Enterprise and Windows 
Compute Cluster Server environments by leveraging the Moab Cluster 
Management toolset from Cluster Resources. To learn more about hybrid 
clusters go to: 
http://www.clusterresources.com/pages/products/moab-hybrid-cluster.php 
or contact us at info at clusterresources.com

Cluster Resources developers also demonstrated Moab Cluster Builder and 
the Moab Hybrid Cluster solution at booth #623. To find out more about 
these solutions, go to the product pages at: 
http://www.clusterresources.com/pages/products/moab-hybrid-cluster.php 
and 
http://www.clusterresources.com/pages/products/moab-cluster-builder.php 
or contact us at info at clusterresources.com

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2. Cluster Resources Provides Monthly FREE Moab Online Trainings for 
Moab Evaluators!

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These live interactive demonstrations show how easy it is to evaluate 
Moab, and go into detail about the tools we provide that make the 
evaluation simple and effective.

The tutorial covers How to Use Moab, as well as the following:
-Moab Architecture
-Installation
-Diagnostics and Troubleshooting
-Admin tools
-End User tools
-Testing Modes

The next demonstrations are scheduled for:

--Part 1: Clusters

U.S Time Zones
Wed., Apr. 2, 2008 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST
Wed., Apr. 16, 2008 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST
Wed., May 21, 2008 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST

--Part 2: Grid

U.S Time Zones
Wed., Apr. 23, 2008 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST

If these times do not work for you, please contact us at 
eval-support at clusterresources.com to schedule a demonstration outside 
the listed times. EMEA training sessions are added periodically.

To register for one of the time slots, please visit 
http://www.clusterresources.com/pages/services/eval-training.php.

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3. Did You Know: Simulations with Moab Workload Manager

--Simulations allow organizations to evaluate many scenarios that could 
not be properly evaluated in the real world. In particular, these 
evaluations may be impossible due to time constraints, budgetary or 
man-power limitations, hardware availability, or may even be impossible 
due to policy issues.

In such cases, simulation can help answer questions in countless 
scenarios and provide information such as the impact of additional 
hardware on cluster utilization, what delays to key projects can be 
expected with the addition of new users, how new prioritization weights 
will alter cycle distribution among existing workloads, etc.

To learn more about simulations and how to configure Moab to run in 
simulation mode go to: 
http://www.clusterresources.com/products/mwm/moabdocs/16.3.0simulations.shtml 

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4. Frequently Asked Questions

Cluster Resources has a Moab Evaluation Product FAQ page located at:

http://www.clusterresources.com/pages/resources/faq.php.

Cluster Resources offers FREE evaluation copies of Moab Cluster Suite 
and Moab Grid Suite at http://www.clusterresources.com/eval and

http://www.clusterresources.com/grideval. This allows current Moab 
customers and all others to evaluate Moab's grid and cluster functionality.

During the evaluation period, contact eval-support at clusterresources.com 
for free evaluation support.

For more information on Moab Grid Suite, go to

http://www.clusterresources.com/pages/products/moab-grid-suite.php.

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Contact Us:

Send inquiries regarding Products, Product Feedback, Technical Support,

Consulting or Custom Development to info at clusterresources.com, or phone

+1 (801) 717-3700.

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