Intel® Cluster Ready for Hardware & Component Vendors



Intel Cluster Ready: It all works together

Grow your high performance computing (HPC) user community through the Intel® Cluster Ready program.
By offering certified Intel Cluster Ready systems, you can drive HPC market expansion and make it easier for
your customers to buy, deploy, and operate an HPC cluster. Choose the Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series
and unleash more performance for your customers’ most demanding HPC applications.

 

Why Intel Cluster Ready?

Drive hardware adoption
Offer certified Intel Cluster Ready systems and certified components to give customers greater confidence in adopting HPC systems. Customers can select a certified cluster easily and put it to use immediately, without interoperability issues.

Expand your customer base
Each certified cluster is interoperable with registered applications from dozens of leading ISVs. Reach new customers by offering certified systems and components that support a wide range of applications.

Streamline customer support
Intel® Cluster Checker software simplifies system management for customers while enabling you to accelerate the resolution of customer support issues.

 

Certification Made Simple

Certification usually takes less than one week. Once you accept the program agreement, Intel will provide access to all the documents and tools you need to certify a cluster.

Download the Intel Cluster Ready Certification Procedure

 

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How does it work?

Intel Cluster Ready Specification
The Intel Cluster Ready Specification helps ensure interoperability by providing a common basis for building clusters. Use the specification as the first step toward building certified Intel Cluster Ready systems.

Download the specification

Check out the Intel Cluster Ready Manufacturing Requirements

Certified Intel Cluster Ready clusters
Certified clusters are built according to the Intel Cluster Ready Specification and rigorously tested for component interoperability. For more information about how to create certified clusters refer to the Intel Cluster Ready Quick-Start Guide.

Download the Certification Quick-Start Guide

Learn more about Mass-producing Your Certified Cluster Solutions

Registered Intel Cluster Ready applications
Registered applications have been validated on a certified Intel Cluster Ready cluster. Customers can run multiple registered applications on the same certified cluster without rebuilding the software stack or reconfiguring hardware.

View a list of Intel Cluster Ready registered applications

Intel Cluster Ready recipes
Use Intel Cluster Ready “recipes” (reference designs) to design and build certified Intel Cluster Ready clusters. Recipes offer excellent starting points, though the Intel Cluster Ready Specification gives you the flexibility to add components so you can add value.

View Intel Cluster Ready recipes

Intel® Cluster Checker
Provided free with all certified Intel Cluster Ready systems, Intel Cluster Checker software ensures ongoing interoperability and helps streamline customer support by identifying problems quickly.

Learn more about Intel Cluster Checker

Documents and resources for hardware and component vendors


Additional program information