Traditional job scheduling is dependent upon the OS image and application version residing on a given compute node. This limits flexibility to schedule jobs on any available compute node as jobs enter the queue. By adding VMware Infrastructure, Platform's Virtual Computing Cluster solution enables users to run applications with different revision levels and various OS instances simultaneously on the same compute node, and it automatically checkpoints when changes are made to virtual machines which enables increased reliability and priority job queuing.

"VMware Infrastructure combined with Platform VMO provide an ideal platform for Virtual Computing Cluster by severing the ties to specific operating systems and applications to enable dynamic, high-performance workload management", stated Dr. Stephen Herrod, Chief Technology Officer, VMware. "This lets customers leverage existing resources to more efficiently run mission-critical applications that have the most demanding performance requirements."

Virtual Computing Cluster removes the dependency on the installed application version and OS image by leveraging the power of VMware virtualization. This solution provides guest image and the dynamic resource management capabilities of Platform VMO and Platform LSF to manage the prioritized scheduling of simultaneous jobs over thousands of compute nodes.

"Customers are way ahead when two leading global technology vendors combine their world class products into a single solution", stated Dr. Jingwen Wang, Vice President Products and Co-Founder, Platform Computing. "The combination of Platform VMO with VMware Infrastructure to provide the Virtual Computing Cluster enables users to simplify the management of compute jobs by using a set of pre-defined, certified workload environments for each of their applications."