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Table 8-1 IBM Platform Cluster Manager SE versus IBM Platform Cluster Manager AE
IBM Cluster Manager Standard Edition
IBM Cluster Manager Standard Edition manages single static clusters. It is an
easy-to-use, powerful cluster management software that improves the
productivity of Technical Computing users by reducing the cluster management
complexity. The Standard Edition includes the following features:
It delivers a comprehensive set of cluster provisioning, monitoring, and
reporting capabilities for technical computing users.
Automates the deployment of the operating system, software components,
and complex activities, such as, provisioning and maintaining a cluster.
By using a centralized user interface, system administrators can manage
complex clusters as a single system from anywhere. A next-generation web
portal provides a single point of access into the cluster, which makes it easy
to manage complex cluster as a single system.
All of the functions that are required to operate a cluster are installed at the
same time and are tightly integrated.
Feature Standard Edition Advanced Edition
Physical provisioning Yes Yes
Server monitoring Yes Yes
Other hardware monitoring Yes No
IBM Platform HPC integration Yes No
VM provisioning No Yes
Multiple cluster support No Yes
Self-service portal No Yes
Storage management No Yes
Network management No Yes
Supported Environments
IBM Platform Load Sharing Facility®
family
Ye s Ye s
IBM Platform Symphony® family No Yes
Other workload managers No Yes
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