Sun GridEngine (SGE) is an opensource batch-queuing system , supported by Sun Microsystems, that allocates resources such as processors, memory, disk-space, and software licenses to batch jobs. The main features of SGE include:
- Advanced scheduling algorithms
- Cluster queues
- Fault tolerance
- Job arrays
- DRMAA (Job API)
- Resource reservation
- N1 Grid Engine 6 accounting and reporting
A number of SGE add-ons are available:
- Grid engine portal
- Transfer-queue over globus (TOG)
- Job scheduling hierarchically (JOSH)
SGE runs on multiple platforms, including:
The next release of SGE (6.0u4) will also add Windows support.
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