Cluster Computing Resources

Software Resources for Cluster Computing

Distributed Resource Management Software

• Platform LSF. Fully-featured commercial resource management software for computational clusters.
• Grid Engine. Open source distributed resource management framework based upon commercial products from Sun Microsystems.
• OpenPBS. The Portable Batch System (PBS) is a flexible open source batch queuing and workload management system originally developed for NASA.
• Maui Cluster Scheduler. An advanced job scheduler for use on clusters with resource managers such as Grid Engine, PBS Pro, Torque or LSF.
• Moab Grid Scheduler. Commercial scheduler based on open standards with a robust policy engine and a simplified interface.
• PBS Pro by Altair. This professional version of PBS goes beyond OpenPBS with additional features, such as enhanced fault tolerance, reliability and superior cluster support.
• EnFuzion by Axceleon. Resource management software for clusters and grids.
• TORQUE Resource Manager. Tera-scale Open-source Resource and QUEue manager provides control over batch jobs and distributed compute nodes.
• iNquiry by the BioTeam, Inc.. Rapid deployment of a complete cluster system including Grid Engine and over 150 bioinformatics applications.
• Xgrid. Simple distributed resource manager for clusters and grids. Xgrid is built into Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server.

Interprocess Communications Software

• MPICH. Open source, portable implementation of MPI, the message passing interface.
• MPI Pro by MPI Software Technology. Commercial-grade MPI solution with performance and feature enhancements.
• LAM/MPI. Local Area Multicomputer (LAM) MPI programming environment and development system for heterogeneous computers on a network.
• Linda and Paradise by Scientific Computing Associates. Reliable and flexible tools for parallel and distributed computing.
• OpenMPI. The cooperative effort of multiple MPI projects to create a single, open next-generation implementation of the MPI standard.
• Pooch by Dauger Research. Cluster management software for creating easy-to-use high-performance parallel computers.

Grid Computing Tools

• Xgrid. The first distributed computing architecture to be built into a server operating system.
• The Globus Toolkit. Provides software tools that make it easier to build computational grids and grid-based applications. Ported to Mac OS X by the BioTeam.
• The Condor Project by the University of Wisconsin. Distributed computing for desktop cycle harvesting across multiple platforms. Enables idle processor time to be used in a computational grid.
• GridStuffer. The project Xgrid@Stanford in the Molecular and Cellular Physiology department, Stanford University.
• OpenMacGrid is a community resource for scientists on the Mac platform provided in cooperation with MacResearch.org and a number of groups who have donated computing agents to the project.

Development

• Xcode. The ultimate toolbox, Apple’s Xcode development tool suite is designed to keep you waiting less and coding more.
• g95 Fortran. A free, open source Fortran 95-compliant Fortran compiler for multiple platforms.

Hardware Resources for Cluster Computing

• Myrinet by Myricom. High-performance, packet communication and switching technology for cluster interconnectivity.
• 10gb Ethernet by Small Tree Communications. High-performance Ethernet solutions for Mac OS X.
• EdgeIron network switches by Foundry Networks. Flexibility, low-latency, wire-speed performance, superior port density, and a complete, standard Layer 2 feature set to address the needs of cluster applications.

Commercial Engineering Analysis Applications for Cluster Computing

• Pointwise Gridgen. Solving CFD Meshing and Grid Generation problems for engineering analysts.
• CRAFT Tech. High-fidelity computational simulation of complex fluid dynamics and combustive problems on clustered computers.
• AVUS (Air Vehicles Unstructured Solver) from AFRL/VAAC is a finite volume unstructured-grid Euler/Navier-Stokes solver.
• Metacomp Technologies is at the forefront of cutting edge technology in Computational Fluid Dynamics, Computational Aero-Acoustics, Mesh Generation and Electrostatic Paint Deposition.
• LSTC LS-DYNA is a general-purpose transient dynamic finite element program capable of simulating complex real world problems.
• CEI EnSight DR. Industries leading distributed rendering for clusters and visualization walls.

Commercial Scientific Cluster Computing Applications

• gridMathematica by Wolfram Research. A platform-independent parallel Mathematica environment for accelerating Mathematica-based computations. Optimized for Tiger and Xserve Quad Xeon.
• Bioinformatics toolkit. Package installers of open source bioinformatics tools — including HMMER, ClustalW, EMBOSS, FASTA, PHYLIP, primer3 and Wise2.

Distributed Applications for Animation and Effects

• Final Cut Studio. The first choice of professional editors. Whether you’re working solo or collaborating with a team, Final Cut Studio gives you more creative options and technical control than ever before.
• Shake. The industry-standard compositing and effects solution for film and HD — now with unlimited network rendering on Mac OS X.
• Logic Pro. The industry-leading application for music creation and audio production dramatically broadens the capabilities of computer-based studio environments.
• Autodesk Maya. Academy Award-winning software lets you create engaging digital imagery, 3D animation and visual effects.
• Mental images mental ray. Uses advanced and proprietary acceleration and recursive sampling techniques for faster rendering on even the smallest, single processor machines.
• Adobe After Effects. After Effects provides tools for adding stunning motion graphics and visual effects to film and video productions.
• Luxology modo. modo delivers the next evolution of 3D modeling, painting and rendering in a single integrated and accelerated platform.
• Lightwave 3D by NewTek. This Emmy Award-winning 3D graphics solution is the tool of choice of award-winning artists in film, television and games around the world.
• Animo by Cambridge Animation Systems. The first software package to seamlessly integrate 2D and 3D animation, Animo enables artists to combine the time-honored methods of traditional animation with modern computer technologies for greater speed, richer images, smoother movement and advanced special effects.

Solution Providers and Professional Resellers

BioTeam
Consulting, needs assessments, application optimization, and installation of compute farms. Experts on Mac OS X. Providers of Inquiry, a fully provisioned informatics cluster solution that installs on Xserve in minutes.
Stan Gloss
978-304-1222

Dauger Research
Provides direct assistance with high-performance computing code, as well as assistance in code parallelization for G4 and G5 processors.
Dean Dauger, President
P.O. Box 3074
Huntington Beach, CA 92605
714-840-0013