OpenCHAMI

Welcome, Dell—Our New Consortium Member

The OpenCHAMI community is delighted to announce that Dell Technologies has formally joined the OpenCHAMI consortium as a full voting member. Dell now holds seats on both the Governing Board and the Technical Steering Committee (TSC), alongside founding members such as LANL, HPE, CSCS, and NERSC.

NERSC nominated Dell based on their consistent commitment to open, community‑driven innovation in high-performance computing (HPC). Dell’s selection to supply NERSC’s next flagship supercomputer reinforces their leadership.

“Dell’s open‑source mindset and deep systems expertise will strengthen OpenCHAMI’s mission of building transparent, modular tooling for HPC operators.” — Eric Roman, Computational Systems Group, NERSC

Why Dell?

  • Proven HPC expertise – From Medusa and Ironman to numerous TOP500 clusters, Dell consistently delivers performant and energy-efficient HPC systems.
  • Commitment to open standards – Dell actively contributes to Redfish, OFED, Kubernetes, and other open ecosystems that align with OpenCHAMI’s goals.
  • End-to-end solutions – With expertise spanning servers, interconnects, storage, and software, Dell complements OpenCHAMI’s modular stack.

Shared Values, Shared Roadmap

  • Open collaboration – Dell engineers will work in the open, submitting PRs and RFDs like any contributor.
  • Technical stewardship – Dell joins as co-maintainers of Magellan and SMD scalability.
  • Community events – Dell will sponsor and present at the OpenCHAMI Developer Summit @ TACC (Sept 2025).

What This Means for the Community

Focus AreaCommunity Benefit
Firmware & Node MgmtReal-world test cases for Magellan accelerate Redfish workflows.
Scalability TestingDell’s multi-rack testbeds will improve performance across tools.
Docs & WorkshopsTutorials co-authored with Dell lower the barrier to adoption.

Next Steps

  • Dell engineers are onboarding to the OpenCHAMI Slack and mailing list.
  • A community roadmap session during the July TSC call will incorporate feedback.
  • Expect Dell’s first design proposal (RFD) in the Roadmap folder soon.

We’re excited to work shoulder-to-shoulder with Dell to advance open, operator-focused HPC management software.

Want to get involved? Read our contribution guide and join us on Slack!

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