Version: 2008
Date Published: 10/31/2008
Language: English
Download Size: 486.8 MB - 7082.5 MB*
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Systems Management
• The new Administration Console based on System Center UI framework integrates every aspect of cluster management.
• Node grouping allows administrators to categorize and batch operations on compute nodes.
• Monitoring heat map allows viewing cluster status at-a-glance.
• Scriptable control of cluster using Windows PowerShell and other command-line tools.
• High availability for multiple head nodes.
• Improved compute node provisioning using Windows Deployment Services.
• Built-in support for cluster-wide updating.
• Built-in system diagnostics.
• Built-in cluster reporting.
• Extensible reporting, allowing for job scheduling analysis using external database tools like SQL Server Analysis Services.
• Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 Management Pack.
Job Scheduling
• Integration with WCF, allowing SOA application developers to harness the power of parallel computing offered by HPC solutions.
• Job scheduling granularity at processor core, processor socket, and compute node levels.
• Performance improvements for large clusters.
• Support for external databases for Job Scheduling.
• New job scheduling policies.
• Support for Open Grid Forum’s HPC Basic Profile interface for Job Scheduler interoperability.
Networking and MPI
• NetworkDirect, a new Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) network interface providing dramatic performance improvements for MPI applications running over high-speed fabrics.
• Improved Network Configuration Wizard.
• New shared memory MS-MPI implementation for multicore servers.
• MS-MPI integrated with Event Tracing for Windows.
brief Description
Windows HPC Server 2008 (HPCS) provides enterprise-class tools, performance, & scalability for a highly productive HPC environment. HPCS provides a complete & integrated cluster environment including the OS, Job Scheduler, Message Passing Interface v2 (MPI2) support, cluster management & monitoring.
