DATASHEET
Univa Grid Engine — Container Edition
Docker container orchestrator for maximum utilization of IT resources
CONTAINERIZE YOUR DATA
CENTERS, IN PRODUCTION AT
SCALE
containers (and non-containerized
workloads) are prioritized over other
containers.
Univa® Grid Engine® – Container
Edition is the proven scheduling and
orchestration software that allows
organizations to unleash the power of
containerization on any infrastructure,
application, and framework.
Control Job Limits for Docker
Containers
Reduce administration overhead and
achieve desired, constrained resource
utilizations.
While the DevOps community
embraces Docker containers as the
most efficient method to develop,
modernize and release applications,
enterprises need proven orchestration
and scheduling, and the right tools, to
fully realize the benefits of container
deployment. Univa Grid Engine –
Container Edition accelerates
application deployment cycles while
elegantly orchestrating and managing
mixed application environments,
running containers at scale and
blending containers with other
workloads.
Univa Grid Engine – Container Edition
incorporates Docker containers into
the Univa Grid Engine resource
manager. Business critical containers
can be prioritized over other
workloads to maximize the use of
shared resources.
KEY FEATURES
AND CAPABILITIES
Run Docker containers in a Univa
Grid Engine cluster
Schedule work so business critical
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Accounting for Docker Containers
Ensure fair sharing of cluster
resources and allow workloads to be
traced for each department or group.
Data Management
Provide container data management
via transparent access to output and
error files outside of the container.
Interactive Docker Containers
Securely run interactive commands to
a container to allow administrators
control over applications in the Grid
Engine Cluster.
Run Parallel Jobs in Docker Containers
Worker tasks of parallel jobs can run in
Docker Containers using same image.
Docker Autostart Jobs
Run Docker containers that automatically
start an application when launched
without the need for a job script.
Array Jobs in Docker Containers
Array jobs can use a single Docker
Image launching multiple Univa Grid
Engine Array tasks.
Device Mapping in Docker Containers
Any host operating system device can
be mapped into a Docker container,
enabling straightforward support for
Univa Grid Engine
- Container Edition Highlights
All of the functionality of Univa
Grid Engine, plus support for
Docker containers
Run containers at scale
Blend containers with other
workloads
Support heterogeneous
applications
Univa Grid Engine
- Container Edition Benefits
Enable continuous integration:
small incremental changes to
applications can be rolled out
rapidly.
Avoid conflict with other jobs:
isolate user applications into
their own container, and
enable legacy applications in
Docker containers and noncontainerized applications to
run in the same cluster.
Shrink application delivery from
months to minutes: move
workloads between data centers
and the cloud seamlessly to
achieve substantial efficiency
improvements in computing
resources usage.
DATASHEET
Front-end Clients
Back-end Execution Agents
Shared Resource Hardware Pool
Submitted Tasks
Submission User(s)
Policy and Priority Control
Optimized Resource Utilization
Qmaster
Administrator(s)
Monitoring and Workflow Control
Accounting and Reporting
Provide container orchestration and maximum utilization of IT resources
Containers can be mixed and managed in a cluster with existing workloads. Scheduling decisions and resource allocation
of containers include full job control with pre-emption, termination and run-time statistics, cluster-wide.
Workload Scheduling
Container Orchestration
Docker Support
Proven Scale
Enterprise-Grade Management
Complete Job Control
Pre-Emption Capability
About Univa
Univa is the leading innovator of workload management products that optimize performance of applications, services and containers.
Univa enables enterprises to fully utilize and scale compute resources across on-premise, cloud, and hybrid infrastructures. Advanced
reporting and monitoring capabilities provide insights to make scheduling decisions and achieve even faster time-to-results. Univa’s
solutions help hundreds of companies to manage thousands of applications and run billions of tasks every day. Univa is headquartered
in Chicago, with offices in Canada and Germany. For more information, please visit univa.com.
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