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}}</ref> This version of the server software is claimed to efficiently scale to thousands of cores. It includes features unique to HPC workloads: a new high-speed NetworkDirect RDMA, highly efficient and scalable cluster management tools, a [[service-oriented architecture]] (SOA) job scheduler, an [[Message Passing Interface|MPI]] library based on open-source [[MPICH|MPICH2]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb524831%28VS.85%29.aspx|title=Microsoft MPI|accessdate=2011-10-22}}</ref> and cluster interoperability through standards such as the High Performance Computing Basic Profile (HPCBP) specification produced by the [[Open Grid Forum]] (OGF).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc972837%28WS.10%29.aspx|title=HPC Server Basic Profile Web Service Operations Guide|accessdate=2011-10-22}}</ref>
}}</ref> This version of the server software is claimed to efficiently scale to thousands of cores. It includes features unique to HPC workloads: a new high-speed NetworkDirect RDMA, highly efficient and scalable cluster management tools, a [[service-oriented architecture]] (SOA) job scheduler, an [[Message Passing Interface|MPI]] library based on open-source [[MPICH|MPICH2]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb524831%28VS.85%29.aspx|title=Microsoft MPI|accessdate=2011-10-22}}</ref> and cluster interoperability through standards such as the High Performance Computing Basic Profile (HPCBP) specification produced by the [[Open Grid Forum]] (OGF).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc972837%28WS.10%29.aspx|title=HPC Server Basic Profile Web Service Operations Guide|accessdate=2011-10-22}}</ref>


In June 2008, a system built collaboratively with the [[National Center for Supercomputing Applications]] (NCSA) and Microsoft ranked #23 on the [[TOP500]] list, a ranking of the world's fastest supercomputers, with a [[LINPACK]] score of 68.5 [[teraflops]]. The NCSA supercomputer uses both Windows Server HPC and [[Red Hat Enterprise Linux]] 4.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.top500.org/list/2008/06/100|title=June 2008 TOP500 Supercomputer Rankings|accessdate=2011-10-22}}</ref> As of November 2011, that ranking has since dropped to #253.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://i.top500.org/site/1200|title=TOP500 Supercomputer Rankings for the NCSA supercomputer|accessdate=2012-01-19}}</ref>
In June 2008, a system built collaboratively with the [[National Center for Supercomputing Applications]] (NCSA) and Microsoft ranked #23 on the [[TOP500]] list, a ranking of the world's fastest supercomputers, with a [[LINPACK]] score of 68.5 [[teraflops]]. The NCSA supercomputer uses both Windows Server HPC and [[Red Hat Enterprise Linux]] 4.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.top500.org/list/2008/06/100|title=June 2008 TOP500 Supercomputer Rankings|accessdate=2011-10-22}}</ref> As of November 2011, that ranking has since dropped to #253.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://i.top500.org/site/1200|title=TOP500 Supercomputer Rankings for the NCSA supercomputer|accessdate=2012-01-19}}</ref>
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.microsoft.com/hpc/}}
*{{Official website|http://www.microsoft.com/hpc/}}
*[http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee783547%28WS.10%29.aspx Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 Technical Library]
*[https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee783547%28WS.10%29.aspx Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 Technical Library]
*[http://resourcekit.windowshpc.net/Default.htm Windows HPC Server 2008 Resource Kit]
*[http://resourcekit.windowshpc.net/Default.htm Windows HPC Server 2008 Resource Kit]


Revision as of 07:20, 26 August 2017

Windows HPC Server 2008, released by Microsoft on 22 September 2008, is the successor product to Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003. Like WCCS, Windows HPC Server 2008 is designed for high-end applications that require high performance computing clusters (HPC stands for High Performance Computing).[1] This version of the server software is claimed to efficiently scale to thousands of cores. It includes features unique to HPC workloads: a new high-speed NetworkDirect RDMA, highly efficient and scalable cluster management tools, a service-oriented architecture (SOA) job scheduler, an MPI library based on open-source MPICH2,[2] and cluster interoperability through standards such as the High Performance Computing Basic Profile (HPCBP) specification produced by the Open Grid Forum (OGF).[3]

In June 2008, a system built collaboratively with the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) and Microsoft ranked #23 on the TOP500 list, a ranking of the world's fastest supercomputers, with a LINPACK score of 68.5 teraflops. The NCSA supercomputer uses both Windows Server HPC and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.[4] As of November 2011, that ranking has since dropped to #253.[5]

In the November 2008 rankings, published by TOP500, a Windows HPC system built by the Shanghai Supercomputer Center achieved a peak performance of 180.6 teraflops and was ranked #11 on the list.[6] In June 2015, that was the only Windows machine left then ranked 436, just barely made the TOP500 (with Windows Azure dropping off earlier), and in November 2015 it dropped off the list with then all the machines on the list running on Linux (98.8%) except for six AIX Unix machines, where the top ranked of the latter at number 208.[7]

Windows HPC Server 2008 R2

Windows HPC Server 2008 R2, based on Windows Server 2008 R2, was released on 20 September 2010.[8]

Windows HPC Pack

After Windows HPC Server 2008 R2, Microsoft released HPC Pack 2008 R2 in four flavors: Express, Enterprise, Workstation and Cycle Harvesting. Later it simplified the offer by releasing HPC Pack 2012 that combined capabilities of all four versions of HPC Pack 2008 R2. HPC Pack 2012 can be installed on top of any Windows Server 2012 Standard or Datacenter.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Windows HPC Server 2008 RTM's". Windows Server Division WebLog. Microsoft Corporation. 22 September 2008. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  2. ^ "Microsoft MPI". Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  3. ^ "HPC Server Basic Profile Web Service Operations Guide". Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  4. ^ "June 2008 TOP500 Supercomputer Rankings". Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  5. ^ "TOP500 Supercomputer Rankings for the NCSA supercomputer". Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  6. ^ "TOP500 Supercomputer Rankings". Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  7. ^ "TOP500 Supercomputer Statistics". Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  8. ^ "Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 Ships!". Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  9. ^ https://www.microsoft.com/hpc/en/us/product/high-performance-computing-faqs.aspx


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