Storage

Network control / Network Security:

• dynamic VLANS for nodes
• VLAN control - grouping clusters
• perimeter firewall control
• support for military level usage
• support for VPN
• support for NAT

HPC:

•  fully automated intergration for HPC using LSF
  • dynamically move blades (nodes) to-from HPC based on load and demand
• support for additional environments
  • LPARs ?
  • Moab
  • Condor

Power management:

• shutdown sysadmin defined % of resources when not in use or during low times
• hibernate mode for nodes
• tiered shutdown in the case of a Data center event

Provisioning additional resources:

• Z series ?
• idataplex - supported in xCAT2.X

Broker access to standalone windows machines

• hand out idle windows lab machines in off hours similiar to the linux/solaris lab machines

Hypervisors:

•  support for additional hypervisors, ie. Xen, kvm, virtual box, zvm, hyperV
• single nic support (currently vcl assumes two nics are available on nodes)

Application virtualization:

•  Streaming apps to base installs, ie. MS softgrid, Virtuozzo

Support for more OS's:

•  Windows 2008, Windows X
• Ubuntu, SLES, more
• 64 bit versions

Integrate Enterprise OS logins:

•  based on images or affiliations
• dynamically configured

Block Reservations:

•  Sysadmin resource calendar - for managing block reservations
• End user resource calendars per affiliation
• Tool for end user block owners to view or receive information regarding their block calendars

Remote Access protocols:

•  extend options for remote access protocols
  • VNC
  • FreeNX