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Sun Grid Compute Utility

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the new-generation-of-data-farmers dept.

jbltgz writes "The Register is reporting that the long awaited Sun Grid Compute Utility has been opened to the public. Now you can run your CPU intensive jobs on a grid of AMD Opteron-based Sun Hardware for $1 per CPU per hour for a fraction of cost, in a fraction of the time."

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  1. Sun Grid HW / SW specs by DAldredge · · Score: 4, Informative

    From their FAQ:

    Q:
    What are the components of the Sun Grid Compute Utility?
    A:
    The Sun Grid Compute Utility service consists of the following parts:

            * Sun Fire dual processor Opteron-based servers with 4GB/RAM per CPU
            * Solaris 10 (x64)
            * Solaris 10 OS;
            * Sun N1 Grid Engine 6 software;
            * Grid Network Infrastructure of 1Gb switched Data Network and 100 Mb dedicated management network;
            * Web-based access portal; and
            * Internet-only access to upload data and applications (no physical access to location);
            * Storage allocation of up to 10 GB per user account.

    http://www.sun.com/service/sungrid/faq.xml

  2. Re:Details please by MK_CSGuy · · Score: 3, Informative

    From the FAQ:

     
    18. Q:
    What are the basic minimum technical requirements to run an application on the Sun Grid Compute Utility?
    A:
    The following requirements must be met:
    Application must run on Solaris 10 (x64).
    User must own the application or have proper legal licenses to run applications on the Sun Grid Compute Utility.
    Applications must be scripted to work with N1 Grid Engine software.
    Application must be self-contained, with no dependencies on external libraries or data sets
    Application and data sets total size must be under 10GB.
    The user must upload application and data to the Sun Grid over the Internet via portal the Internet Portal at http://www.network.com/