Compute Node Linux

{{short description|Runtime environment for Cray supercomputer systems}}

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Compute Node Linux (CNL) is a runtime environment based on the Linux kernel for the Cray XT3, Cray XT4, Cray XT5, Cray XT6, Cray XE6 and Cray XK6 supercomputer systems based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server.{{cite web|last1=Wallace|first1=David|title=Compute Node Linux: Overview, Progress to Date & Roadmap|date=2007-05-04|url=http://www.ece.uc.edu/~paw/classes/ece975/sp2010/papers/wallace-07.pdf|access-date=2015-02-16}}{{cite web|last1=Wallace|first1=David|title=Compute Node Linux: New Frontiers in Compute Node Operating System|url=https://cug.org/5-publications/proceedings_attendee_lists/2007CD/S07_Proceedings/pages/Authors/Wallace-12B/Wallace-12B_paper.pdf|website=Cray User Group|access-date=2015-02-16}} CNL forms part of the Cray Linux Environment. {{As of|2011|11}} systems running CNL were ranked 3rd, 6th and 8th among the fastest supercomputers in the world.{{cite news | url=http://www.top500.org/lists/2011/11 | title=Top 500 Supercomputers website}}