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