
Windows HPC Server 2008
Windows HPC enables the next generation of scalable parallel computing solutions.
Accelerate time-to-insight using an HPC platform that is easy to deploy, operate, and integrate with existing enterprise infrastructures.
Learn More: http://www.microsoft.com/hpc
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Windows HPC Server 2008 Infrastructure
- Overview of HPC 2008
- Administration: all-in-one monitoring, diagnostics, reporting
- Administration: template-based deployment and patching; application installation and fail-over
- Changes to network configuration, diagnostics, performance tuning
- Storage options
Demo:
- Cluster deployment
- Infiniband setup (if available a venue)
- Operations and diagnostics
- Command-line operations with PowerShell
- Head node fail-over
HPC PACK SDK Development
- Job Scheduler: new polices, resource and user templates, scalable architecture
- Interoperability: SOA via WCF on HPC, OGF Web Service Interoperability, Scheduler API
- Development: MPI via Network Direct RDMA, MPI.net, ETW
Demo:
- Schedule jobs using new scheduler polices and resource templates
- Develop a cluster-aware WCF component
- Develop CLR-based MPI applications with MPI.net