XtreemOS 2.1 is out
22 March 2010
China
The XtreemOS consortium is pleased to announce the release of XtreemOS 2.1
This update release includes:
• Improved installer with a new xosautoconfig tool to greatly simply and automate installation of XtreemOS instances.
• A number of high impact bug fixes, along with work on stability and correctness.
• XtreemFS 1.2 which has a number of new features along with enhanced performance and stability
• XtreemOS MD (Mobile Device) - This new version integrates XtreemOS on Internet Tablets, beginning with the Nokia N8xx. This makes it possible to launch jobs and interact with XtreemOS resources via a zero configuration client.
• Virtual Nodes - a framework to provide fault tolerance for grid applications by replicating them over multiple nodes.
• XOSAGA - a set of technologies to allow you to run SAGA compliant applications on top of XtreemOS unmodified.
An updated list of Mandriva Mirrors can be found here:
http://api.mandriva.com/mirrors/list.php(opens in new window) and
http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org/en/Mandriva_mirrors(opens in new window)
The ISO files for XtreemOS releases are in the folder /devel/xtreemos/iso/2.1
This release has concentrated mostly on bug fixes and polishing. You can find the change log here:
http://sourceforge.net/apps/mantisbt/xtreemos/roadmap_page.php(opens in new window)
All users are encouraged to test the new ISO and report any issues to our bug tracker: http://sourceforge.net/apps/mantisbt/xtreemos/main_page.php(opens in new window)
About XtreemOS
XtreemOS 2.1 is the result of an ongoing project with 19 academic and industrial partners into the design and implementation of an open source Grid operating system including native support for virtual organizations (VO) ease of use. XtreemOS is running on a wide range of hardware ranging from smartphones, PCs and Linux clusters.
A set of system services, extending those found in the traditional Linux, provides users with all the Grid capabilities associated with current Grid middleware, but fully integrated into the OS. Based on Linux, XtreemOS provides distributed support for VOs spanning across many machines and sites along with appropriate interfaces for Grid OS services.
When installed on a participating machine, the XtreemOS system provide for the Grid what an operating system offers for a single computer: abstraction from the hardware and secure resource sharing between different users. XtreemOS provides for users, the vision of a large powerful single workstation environment, but removing the complex resource management issues of a Grid environment.
Partially funded by the sixth framework programme (Contract FP6-033576) of the European Commission, XtreemOS is a 4-year research project started in June 2006.
This update release includes:
• Improved installer with a new xosautoconfig tool to greatly simply and automate installation of XtreemOS instances.
• A number of high impact bug fixes, along with work on stability and correctness.
• XtreemFS 1.2 which has a number of new features along with enhanced performance and stability
• XtreemOS MD (Mobile Device) - This new version integrates XtreemOS on Internet Tablets, beginning with the Nokia N8xx. This makes it possible to launch jobs and interact with XtreemOS resources via a zero configuration client.
• Virtual Nodes - a framework to provide fault tolerance for grid applications by replicating them over multiple nodes.
• XOSAGA - a set of technologies to allow you to run SAGA compliant applications on top of XtreemOS unmodified.
An updated list of Mandriva Mirrors can be found here:
http://api.mandriva.com/mirrors/list.php(opens in new window) and
http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org/en/Mandriva_mirrors(opens in new window)
The ISO files for XtreemOS releases are in the folder /devel/xtreemos/iso/2.1
This release has concentrated mostly on bug fixes and polishing. You can find the change log here:
http://sourceforge.net/apps/mantisbt/xtreemos/roadmap_page.php(opens in new window)
All users are encouraged to test the new ISO and report any issues to our bug tracker: http://sourceforge.net/apps/mantisbt/xtreemos/main_page.php(opens in new window)
About XtreemOS
XtreemOS 2.1 is the result of an ongoing project with 19 academic and industrial partners into the design and implementation of an open source Grid operating system including native support for virtual organizations (VO) ease of use. XtreemOS is running on a wide range of hardware ranging from smartphones, PCs and Linux clusters.
A set of system services, extending those found in the traditional Linux, provides users with all the Grid capabilities associated with current Grid middleware, but fully integrated into the OS. Based on Linux, XtreemOS provides distributed support for VOs spanning across many machines and sites along with appropriate interfaces for Grid OS services.
When installed on a participating machine, the XtreemOS system provide for the Grid what an operating system offers for a single computer: abstraction from the hardware and secure resource sharing between different users. XtreemOS provides for users, the vision of a large powerful single workstation environment, but removing the complex resource management issues of a Grid environment.
Partially funded by the sixth framework programme (Contract FP6-033576) of the European Commission, XtreemOS is a 4-year research project started in June 2006.
Keywords
Grid Computing / Computer Science