OS family | Unix System V |
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Working state | Current |
Latest release | R21.1 / March 2014 |
Marketing target | Supercomputing |
Platforms | SX architecture |
License | Proprietary |
Official website | www |
SUPER-UX, sometimes also annotated SuperUx or Super-UX, is the version of the Unix operating system that is used on NEC SX architecture supercomputers. It is a port of System V Release 4.2MP (SVR4.2MP), but includes many features adopted from BSD and Linux, along with some additional proprietary features specific to a supercomputing environment.
SUPER-UX supports the Supercomputer File System (SFS).
The Earth Simulator used ES OS, an operating system based on SUPER-UX.