OpenQRM LiveCD is a LiveCD that provides an open source resource manager and data center management platform. It is designed to simplify the process of managing and maintaining data centers, and can be used on a variety of hardware platforms.
This open-source platform is customizable and integrates with existing components in enterprise data centers, making it highly scalable and highly available. openQRM is derived from a proven commercial product and distributed as an open source project through SourceForge, using a modified Mozilla Public License.
openQRM's architecture is highly extensible through its "plug-ins." The project team has created a number of plug-ins for commonly used open-source projects and proprietary solutions and aims to recruit the community to assist in creating additional plug-ins.
openQRM provides data center management capabilities for managing thousands of servers while tracking their usage and utilization. It also uses automatic, policy-based provisioning and dynamically adjusts the amount of allocated servers according to actual usage. Redeploying applications and preparing machines for maintenance with a single click are also possible.
Data center maintenance tasks are simplified with advanced image management, allowing shared resources between similar environments. openQRM supports booting servers from local disk, NAS, or iSCSI and has full support for servers running Linux 2.4 and 2.6. It also partially supports servers running Microsoft Windows.
Deploying openQRM is easy, and it supports server and application management with simple tools. It can integrate and leverage existing infrastructure software such as VMWare and Nagios, and ready-made packages support specific configurations like 3-tier web application environments.
openQRM provides multiple interfaces, including a secure web interface and a powerful command line interface (CLI). The complete "triggers" mechanism allows users to hook their own applications and scripts to events happening in the system.
openQRM is highly extensible through its advanced plug-in architecture, allowing the addition of new components to any part of the system, including the user interface, monitoring agents, decision engines, and more. Plug-ins can be written in Java, PHP, or any scripting language, and the open-source code allows advanced users to modify the system to suit their needs.
Overall, openQRM is an excellent platform for automating IT infrastructure and setting the standard in data center management. OpenQRM.org offers support and information services to benefit all users of openQRM, including implementation advice, user forums, and customer feedback.
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