For Scientific Computing

With Red Hat's subscription pricing for your high-performance cluster's nodes, plus support costs tied to the cluster head node, Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing costs less. If you have an HPC cluster managed as a single scale-out system, we make it simple for you to run Red Hat Enterprise Linux everywhere.

A slim component set that can be customized to your environment:

• Reduces the deployment footprint
• Simplifies management tasks
• Minimizes points of failure and security vulnerabilities

With its excellent ability to detect and optimize hardware configurations, Red Hat Enterprise Linux quickly and easily gets the most from your hardware. Red Hat's deep relationships across the industry translate into a platform optimized for the latest capabilities.

Advanced monitoring capabilities:

• Enhance your cluster's manageability.
• Provide timely performance information for tuning.
• Minimize the need for manual system checks.

With faster I/O, get data into and out of your HPC cluster more quickly, maximizing the cluster's processing performance.

Red Hat's Scalable File System Add-On provides support for file systems that are more than 16TB in size. You can manage these large data stores using advanced features, like 64-bit journaling and advanced locking algorithms.

The High Performance Network Add-On is ideal for:

• High-speed data-processing applications that require low latency.
• Speeding up cluster locking.
• Scaling up applications on distributed systems without investing in specialized networking technologies.

The Smart Management Add-On lets your organization easily manage and update Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems using Red Hat Network or Red Hat Network Satellite.

Contact Red Hat Sales to learn more about Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing, to get an evaluation copy, or to purchase Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing.

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server

A versatile platform for x86 and x86-64 that can be deployed on physical systems, as a guest on the major hypervisors, or in the cloud.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing

Red Hat offers packages specifically for the scientific user to deploy clusters of systems to take on the most challenging of missions:

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for HPC Head Node
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for HPC Compute Node

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM System z

Red Hat Enterprise Linux, deployed on IBM System z, provides flexibility, performance, and scalability for server consolidation and mainframe reliability.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM POWER

Deploy applications with confidence using the advanced features in IBM Power Systems and the consistency and flexibility of the market-leading Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating platform.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Business Applications

Red Hat packages and supports the software infrastructure stack required for optimal operation of SAP applications with enterprise-class service and support.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop

Available in either desktop or workstation configurations.

The most useful downloads and links about Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing:

• Overview of Red Hat's High Performance and Grid Computing Portfolio

See who relies on Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing:

• The University of Utah supports cutting-edge research by delivering 50 percent more work with half the power consumption [PDF]: University of Utah’s Center for High Performance Computing had an aging HPC cluster in need of an upgrade. Increasing demand for scientific research required a powerful cluster within the university’s budget.

Other products you may find useful:

• Red Hat Network Satellite

• Red Hat Enterprise MRG Grid