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Supercomputer Flexibility Increased by Virtualized Operating System

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Researchers got 4,096 of Red Storm's 12,960 nodes to run a virtual external operating system, creating a more flexible environment for users. Credit: Sandia National Laboratories

Sandia National Laboratories

January 22, 2010

New work on Sandia National Laboratories’ Red Storm supercomputer — the 17th fastest in the world — is helping to make supercomputers more accessible, in effect removing them from the solitary confinement of their specialized operating systems.

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