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Grid MP Features and Components

Grid MP has been named "Best Price-Performance Grid Middleware Solution" and "Most Innovative Grid Management or Performance Improvement Software."

Innovative and cost-effective. It doesn't get much better than that.

Grid MP features include:

• Uniquely engineered for non-dedicated HPC: Grid MP is the only technology designed from the ground up for large-scale, disparate non-dedicated environments where compute devices are not tightly controlled – so unpredictability is accounted for
• Proven, unparalleled scalability: Grid MP was built specifically for environments of massive scale – the product regularly scales to thousands of production customer nodes
• Simple to operate and manage: With a robust, web-based GUI, decentralized management of resource allocation policies, and automatic software update features for all code and program modules, Grid MP is easy for customers to use and manage
• Fast, easy application on-boarding: Grid MP features a flexible, open, standards-based Web services interface for integrating applications, and includes a Software Development Kit (SDK) with detailed documentation, tools and examples. Scores of commercial applications have been integrated to run on Grid MP.
• Embedded meta-data layer for automatic tracking, reporting and validation: Grid MP offers detailed reporting and monitoring of resources, users and jobs

Grid MP components include:

Component	Description	Benefits
Virtualization, Provisioning and Control	Single virtual interface to access SMP, cluster, server, workstation and desktop devices Resource grouping based on capability, geography & organization Decentralized management of resource allocation policies	Ability to maintain control of environment Optimized resource allocation for better performance Improved manageability
Secure Execution and Automation Layer (SEAL) Technology	Secure runtime environment protects application execution from tampering and interception Automatic encryption and compression of data over the network and during storage (for non-dedicated resources) Digital signature validation of executable code modules	Protection for users, applications and data System reliability
Advanced Workload Optimization	Scheduling based on job priority, resource constraints, fair share, and more Automatic job rescheduling in the presence of failures Scheduling based on affinity for cached data Application checkpointing for improved workload processing performance	Optimized performance and throughput Automation for reduced management overhead Maximized ROI on existing resources
Industry-Leading Application Framework	Simple command-line launch of sequential batch or tightly-coupled parallel (MPI, PVM, etc.) Open, standards-based Web services interface for integrating applications End-user transparency – application users continue to use the same interface Software Development Kit (SDK) with detailed documentation, tools and examples Application scripting can be done using several different languages and operating systems	Fast, easy application on-boarding Ease of application use and management Improved application utilization and value
Seamless Integration with Enterprise Environments	Scalable component architecture capable of concurrently handling thousands of devices and jobs Automatic software update features for all code and program modules Web-based management console Detailed reporting and monitoring of resources, users and jobs Support for Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) Broad support for a wide range of web browsers and agent operating systems	Scalable solution for business growth Increased visibility into infrastructure utilization Simplified installation and management Reduced TCO

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