Administrat​ion

Lessons

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  Windows HPC Server 2008 Getting Started Guide

  Windows HPC Server 2008 provides an integrated application platform for developing, deploying, running, and managing high-performance computing (HPC) applications. The "Windows HPC Server 2008 Getting Started Guide" provides basic conceptual information and general procedures for…
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  Using Windows HPC Server 2008 Job Scheduler

  The "Using Windows HPC Server 2008 Job Scheduler" white paper describes the new Job Scheduler functions in Windows HPC Server 2008, such as job submission (including creating jobs, using the Job Scheduler API for C#, and using the HPC Basic Profile Web Service), job scheduling (including…
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  Windows HPC Server 2008 Job Templates

  Job templates serve as patterns for the creation and submission of jobs on a Windows HPC Server 2008-based cluster. They are defined by the IT administrator, and then employed by the end user; thus, job templates free the end user from having to learn the specialized Job Scheduler nomenclature…
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  Building and Measuring the Performance of Windows HPC Server 2008–Based Clusters for TOP 500 Runs

  The goal of this white paper is to encourage customers to deploy and optimize Windows HPC Server 2008–based compute clusters, to attempt High-Performance LINPACK (HPL) benchmarking runs on these clusters, and to submit the benchmark results to the TOP500 List. This white paper begins by…
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  Performance Tuning a Windows HPC Cluster for Parallel Applications

  This white paper discusses the factors that can affect the performance of your Windows HPC Server 2008 cluster with a focus on tuning and measuring tools and methods. The paper’s goal is to help you identify the interconnect hardware to choose for your cluster and to explain how to tune that…
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  Integrating a Windows HPC Server 2008 Cluster into a Linux Environment

  This white paper provides an overview of a series of more-detailed documents that guide a Linux administrator through the process of introducing Windows HPC Server 2008 into a predominantly Linux-based cluster environment. The paper begins by describing the installation and configuration of mixed…
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  Dual-Boot and ​Virtualizat​ion with Windows HPC Server 2008 and Linux Bull Advanced Server for Xeon

  This white paper explores ways to provide optimal flexibility for running several operating systems on a high-performance computing (HPC) cluster—specifically dual-boot clusters and Hybrid Operating System Clusters (HOSCs). The choice of an operating system for an HPC cluster is a critical…
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  High Performance and Productivity Computing with Windows HPC

  The "High Performance and Productivity Computing with Windows HPC" presentation begins with a history of high-performance computing (HPC) at Microsoft and a look at the goals of the HPC team. The discussion then delves into the various features of Windows HPC Server 2008, such as…
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  New Job Scheduler Features

  The "New Job Scheduler Features" presentation covers all aspects of the Job Scheduler in Windows HPC Server 2008. Beginning with a primer on Job Scheduler terminology and concepts, the presentation then dives into the Job Scheduler architecture, exploring the components and highlighting…
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  Performance and Management Improvements

  The "Performance and Management Improvements" presentation looks at the improvements in Windows HPC Server 2008. The discussion begins with a look at Abe, the Windows HPC Server 2008-based NCSA cluster that ranked at #23 on the June 2008 TOP500 list. The presentation then reviews the…
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  Windows HPC Server 2008 Monitoring and Management with Rae Wang

  Monitoring and managing a large scale cluster often requires advanced tooling. System Administrators demand tools that help them to manage heterogeneous compute nodes, check cluster status at a glance, identify deviance, correlate node and job information, track changes, and the ability to…