FastX Clustering Support
FastX displays high-resolution 2D & 3D X11 Linux applications with unsurpassed speed and security over LAN, WAN and Cloud networks
Thanks to close collaboration with industry and educational customers, including Exxon Mobil and the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), FastX 4 incorporates extensive advanced Cluster support features, including multiple load balancing options, job scheduling, such as SLURM along with advanced authentication protocols like Single Sign-On, SAML, OKTA and others are built-in. FastX even allows customers to set up headless nodes which reduces the load on head nodes.
Today, many of the largest users of FastX run vast compute clusters, ranging from a few dozen to HPC clusters with tens of thousands of nodes.
Here are some more details on the clustering capabilities
Scalable Remote Access
Whether you have a homelab or a 100-thousand core cluster, FastX can scale to fit your needs. Multi-layered configurations can adapt as your usage grows providing unsurpassed levels of support.
Built for IT
Take advantage of your existing IT infrastructure with FastX’s cluster support. FastX implements cluster access on top of your current network infrastructure speeding up deployment and upgrades.
Multiple Network Configurations
FastX adapts to the needs of your network conditions. Are you going through a VPN with all nodes on a LAN? Do you need a Gateway Proxy? Do you have hundreds of Compute nodes with only 1 Head node as an access point? FastX’s cluster configuration can be enabled to fit even the most complex secure use cases.
Bring Your Own Job Scheduler
FastX provides a flexible job scheduling tool that allows users to use the built in scheduler to start new sessions as well as custom job schedulers. SLURM and Kubernetes support are built in. Custom schedulers can also be created enabling a fine grained approach to launching sessions
Integrated Authentication & User Management
Linux based authentication is built into FastX. There is no need to create new users for FastX. FastX will automatically hook into your PAM stack and authenticate via standard linux based authentication. MFA and key based authentication comes standard even through the browser. Single sign on (SSO) is also supported. OpenID Connect and SAML authentication methods are available.