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April 2008 - Posts

What the heck is a “Job Template” and why should I care?
Job Templates are one of the most whiz-bang new features in HPC Server 2008, but we've gotten a lot of feedback from the community that you don't really know what they're for or how to use them. So I figured a quick post here might help solve that problem Read More...
Virtual HPC Cluster Deployment on Hyper-V
If you want to setup and deploy a cluster with Windows HPC Server 2008 April CTP build on a single laptop or desktop, or if you want to build a bigger cluster with more nodes on a few powerful machines, here is a step-by-step document to help you achieve Read More...
HPC Basic Profile Web Service
Do you want to access the HPCS 2008 Job Scheduler from other environments such as Java, Linux, etc? Or build Job Submission tools around a standard web services based interface? Well, in the latest Community Technology Preview (CTP) released this week Read More...
Windows HPC Server 2008 April CTP Released
Please see the latest Community Technology Preview (CTP) release of Windows HPC Server 2008 at the beta program community site ( http://Connect.Microsoft.Com ). If you aren't yet a registered beta program participant, then you'll first need to join the Read More...
How to use C shell and Korn shell to manage a Windows HPC Server cluster?
(On behalf of Christina Carter ) Did you know you can use the familiar C shell and Korn shell under SUA (Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications) to call our PowerShell commands? If you have Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista Ultimate Read More...
How that Node/Socket/Core thing works
This week, I’d like to take some time to explain how a new feature, Multi Level Resource Allocation, can help you get the most out of your applications. The basic explanation for this feature is that when creating a job, you can choose at what granularity Read More...
Safety in Numbers
Safety in Numbers? Welcome to my first ever Blog entry, I’ve resisted entering the Blog-o-sphere up to now, but who will speak up for the actuarial users of Windows HPC tools if not me? My first Post title is pretty clearly a play on words in a number Read More...
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