Hey all, I'm doing another series of webcasts. 2 of them have already been aired, two more will happen shortly. Here are the topics: - deployment and management - high availability - new scheduler features - hpc server 2008 and linux You'll find a link...

Did you notice that the latest CTP has introduced a new option for mpiexec? Using mpiexec -affinity you can affinitize the mpi rank to the core where it is started, thus avoiding context switches. Your application will determine whether you actually benefit...

I've recently been involved in a simple benchmarking exercise. Here are a few quick "rules of thumb" that have helped me: - 4x4 A PCIe 4x slot is supposed to have 4 lanes capable of 250 MB/s each, for a total of 1 GB/s. An Infiniband SDR 4x card has 4...

In my last post I investigated how HPC can be used to build UFOs. This time, I've learned to my surprise that HPC can be used to make movies! Digital media production follows a complex workflow, from initial sketch to wireframe model, to rendered 3D images...