Sizing software HPE Scalable Compute

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HPE Scalable Compute Software is a software solution that aggregates the memory, CPUs, and I/O of multiple physical servers to create a single software-defined server. At the core of the HPE Scalable Compute Software software is a proprietary bare-metal hypervisor, called the HyperKernel, that leverages virtualization extensions on modern processors to virtualize the physical resources of a server. HPE Scalable Compute Software runs a copy of this hypervisor on each physical machine (worker node) that is aggregated into a single software-defined server. HPE Scalable Compute Software’s patented technology communicates over a high-speed interconnect network using standard Ethernet between all the worker nodes running the HyperKernel and presents an aggregated, unified view all the physical resources from every server to the Operating System and application stack. From the perspective of the Operating System, it is running on a single large server that sees the memory, CPU, and I/O capabilities as the sum of the individual server resources composing the software-defined server. Physical servers may be added or removed as the workload demands, increasing or decreasing the overall available resources of the software-defined server and thus ensuring that the software-defined server is always appropriately sized. HPE Scalable Compute Software eliminates the need for costly and complex sizing, migration, and procurement exercises. Furthermore, HPE Scalable Compute Software avoids the long-term commitments on expensive hardware, giving users the flexibility to resize server capacity at any time based on current workload demand.