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New Features Add Speed and Administration Ease

Logical Domains (LDoms) provides built-in virtualization capabilities for Sun Chip Multithreading (CMT) Servers at no cost. The latest free release of LDoms is version 1.3, which now features CPU dynamic resource management (DRM), domain mobility performances improvement, crypto unit dynamic reconfiguration and migration support, link-based IPMP for virtual network, large virtual disk (>1TB) boot support, and more.

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Information on Latest Update Along With a Beginner’s Guide

Sun Grid Engine is a distributed resources management (DRM) system that maximizes resource utilization and workload throughput while adhering to resource allocation policies and business rules. Sun Grid Engine 6.2 Update 4 release is the latest available version. It is a bug fix update release and delivers no new features. Anyone interested in the DRM system may want to read a blog entry authored by Dan Templeton that provides the basics on the Sun Grid Engine to help new users get started.

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Best Practices on Tuning the Software for Maximum Effect in Large & Super Scale Environments

Several best practices for building super scale clusters utilizing Sun Grid Engine software are shared in the Sun white paper “Extreme Scalability Using Sun Grid Engine Software,” which also reveals practices to avoid. The 27-page paper authored by Daniel Templeton explains distributed resource management (DRM) systems, of which the Sun Grid Engine is a part, and focuses on the Sun software’s features and architecture.

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