Differentiators
xCAT Scales
Beyond all IT budgets, up to 100,000s of nodes with distributed architecture.
Open Source
Eclipse Public License. Support contracts are also available, contact IBM.
Supports Multiple Operating Systems
RHEL, SLES, Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS, Fedora, Scientific Linux, Oracle Linux, Windows, Esxi, RHEV, and more!
Support Multiple Hardware
IBM Power, IBM Power LE, x86_64, aarch64 (alpha support)
Support Multiple Virtualization Infrastructures
IBM PowerKVM, KVM, IBM zVM, ESXI, XEN
Support Multiple Installation Options
Diskful (Install to Hard Disk), Diskless (Runs in memory), Cloning
Built in Automatic discovery
No need to power on one machine at a time for discovery. Nodes that fail can be replaced and back in action simply by powering the new one on.
RestFUL API
Provides a Rest API interface for the third-party software to integrate with