It's hard to tell, from what you have said, if xcat is the right tool. xcat supports aix, linux, windows, ESX, KVM, and some functions with VIOS. It doesn't support sunos or hp-ux. But then again, you will be hard pressed to find a tool that supports deployment and managment on all of those. Also, xcat doesn't have much integration with ldap. But since xcat is open source, you could develop code for these gaps and contribute it to the project.
So, the bottom line is that if you are willing to do some coding to fill in some of the gaps, xcat is probably a good choice for you. If you are looking for a turn-key system for all of these platforms, xcat is not for you. Bruce Potter STSM, Linux & AIX Cluster Development, IBM, Poughkeepsie, NY Email: [email protected] Phone: external: 845-433-7073, internal: TL 293-7073 From: Hans-Joachim Ehlers <[email protected]> To: xCAT Users Mailing list <[email protected]> Date: 11/25/2011 08:14 AM Subject: Re: [xcat-user] Is xCat the right tool for me ? No comments ? Its not easy to select/judge a tool if no feedback is given. In case its the wrong forum and you know a better place to get advice - please let me know. Tia and have a nice weekend Hajo From: Hans-Joachim Ehlers [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2011 10:32 AM To: xCAT Users Mailing list Subject: [xcat-user] Is xCat the right tool for me ? Hi I have to maintain a small Computing center which support AIX, Linux (Suse/Redhat) , SunOS , HP-UX and MS Windows running on Power/Intel/AMD/Sparc . Most is virtualized using IBM VIOs ,ESX and KVM. Underlying Hardware is IBM BladeCenter , p6 & p7 Hardware , INTEL and SUN Server. Even its small i have to support many projects with different needs. The needs ranging from a special software up to full blown virtual HPC environment. >From a top view : The current approach (planned ) is the keep all projects and there requirements in LDAP and take the information from LDAP to build the project environment. >From a bottom view: We need a foundation to deploy and maintain all Operating systems on bar metal or on virtualized env. So do you think xCAT fits well ? What are the limitations of xCat in multi Cluster / Multi project Environment ? Are you using additional tools to build your Multi Cluster / Multi Project Environment ? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ All the data continuously generated in your IT infrastructure contains a definitive record of customers, application performance, security threats, fraudulent activity, and more. Splunk takes this data and makes sense of it. IT sense. And common sense. http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-novd2d _______________________________________________ xCAT-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcat-user ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ All the data continuously generated in your IT infrastructure contains a definitive record of customers, application performance, security threats, fraudulent activity, and more. Splunk takes this data and makes sense of it. IT sense. And common sense. http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-novd2d _______________________________________________ xCAT-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcat-user
