It is a parallel scheduling system that matches each job's processing needs and priority with available resources and special instructions for maximum resource utilization.

• Delivers tight control of resources: can limit use of individual machines to specific times, users or job classes, or can use machines only when the keyboard and mouse are inactive
  
  
• Tracks the total resources used by each serial or parallel job and offers several reporting options to track jobs and utilization by user, group, account or type over a specified time period
  
  
• Can incorporate machine speed to adjust chargeback rates and be configured to require an account for each job to support chargeback for resource use
  
  
• Offers both a command line interface and a graphical interface in addition to an API enabling user-written applications to control it
  
  
• Supports high-availability configurations to ensure reliable operation, and automatically monitors available compute resources to ensure that no jobs are scheduled to failed machines
  
  
• Integrates with AIX® Workload Manager (WLM) and the IBM High Performance Switch (HPS) for System p™ hardware, and includes an algorithm for the Blue Gene® machine BG/L
  
  
• "Solution Sheet: Maximize operational efficiencies and business resiliency"
  
  
• Operating systems supported: AIX, Linux