Developed in conjunction with Dell and other leading high-performance computing (HPC) vendors, the Intel® Cluster Ready program helps simplify buying, building, deploying and managing an HPC cluster (HPCC). Intel Cluster Ready helps to ensure application and component interoperability from the moment you power up the cluster through the lifetime of the system.
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In collaboration with Dell, other original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), channel members and independent software vendors (ISVs), the Intel Cluster Ready program specifies a common basis for clusters. This helps ensure that ISV applications written to run on one certified cluster can reliably run on another certified cluster; conversely, a certified cluster will support multiple Intel Cluster Ready ISV applications.
The program includes:
Intel Cluster Checker is an essential software management tool that helps make sure system components continue to work together over the lifetime of the cluster. Included with all certified Intel Cluster Ready clusters, Intel Cluster Checker analyzes the cluster's configuration to make sure it remains within certification. Whether a software update is causing software conflicts or whether a cable has come loose, Intel Cluster Checker can identify the problem quickly and provide detailed diagnostic information. Use Intel Cluster Checker to help reduce the time spent on troubleshooting and minimize the need for specialized support skills. Run Intel Cluster Checker regularly to help enhance system reliability and ensure optimal performance.
The Intel Cluster Checker tools provide a full range of tests, analyzing important aspects of cluster organization, functionality and performance to help ensure consistent, systemic operations. Advanced tests, such as the HPCC suite, evaluate the performance of individual nodes, as well as performance of all compute nodes in the system. If a problem occurs, the Intel Cluster Checker will automatically provide a detailed per-component diagnostic report, including pass–fail status. This reporting helps simplify problem isolation and resolution significantly, allowing you to quickly address the problem at its source. The Intel Cluster Checker tool suite is extensible, letting users customize tests by specifying command and expected output and by even integrating additional test through plug-ins.
Intel Cluster Checker Features
Features include:
You can:
- Choose a Dell-certified Intel Cluster Ready system to reduce the time and risk of selecting a collection of independent hardware components for your applications.
- Select a Dell-certified Intel Cluster Ready system for your registered Intel Cluster Ready applications, so you can be confident the hardware and software components will work together, right out of the box.
In collaboration with Dell, other original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), channel members and independent software vendors (ISVs), the Intel Cluster Ready program specifies a common basis for clusters. This helps ensure that ISV applications written to run on one certified cluster can reliably run on another certified cluster; conversely, a certified cluster will support multiple Intel Cluster Ready ISV applications.
The program includes:
- Specification — A common basis for building clusters and developing applications for HPC. The specification includes requirements for hardware, software, manageability and functionality.
- Certification — Ensuring the cluster you buy is designed and built to specification.
- Tools — Validating and testing the ongoing operation and performance of all cluster components.
- Labeling — Making it easier to select interoperable hardware and software.
- Communications — Ensuring best practices are well-known and readily available.
Intel Cluster Checker is an essential software management tool that helps make sure system components continue to work together over the lifetime of the cluster. Included with all certified Intel Cluster Ready clusters, Intel Cluster Checker analyzes the cluster's configuration to make sure it remains within certification. Whether a software update is causing software conflicts or whether a cable has come loose, Intel Cluster Checker can identify the problem quickly and provide detailed diagnostic information. Use Intel Cluster Checker to help reduce the time spent on troubleshooting and minimize the need for specialized support skills. Run Intel Cluster Checker regularly to help enhance system reliability and ensure optimal performance.
The Intel Cluster Checker tools provide a full range of tests, analyzing important aspects of cluster organization, functionality and performance to help ensure consistent, systemic operations. Advanced tests, such as the HPCC suite, evaluate the performance of individual nodes, as well as performance of all compute nodes in the system. If a problem occurs, the Intel Cluster Checker will automatically provide a detailed per-component diagnostic report, including pass–fail status. This reporting helps simplify problem isolation and resolution significantly, allowing you to quickly address the problem at its source. The Intel Cluster Checker tool suite is extensible, letting users customize tests by specifying command and expected output and by even integrating additional test through plug-ins.
Intel Cluster Checker Features
Features include:
- A modular and configurable system — While defaults are provided that work out of the box, tests can also be tailored to fit specific needs.
- Smart checking — Starts with basic node-level tests and builds complexity and comprehensiveness through dependencies to full clusterwide checking.
- Parallel execution across the cluster.
- Rapid diagnosis of issues.
- Traffic light dashboard output.
- Nearly 70 wellness modules.