Windows HPC 2008 R2 CTP released
If you've got a spare supercomputer that is just sitting around waiting to test pre-released software on, then you'll be glad to hear that Microsoft has made the Community Technical Preview (CTP) of Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 available on Microsoft Connect.
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22.5.2009 Free Windows for Supercomputers Available for Download - Windows HPC Server 2008
Microsoft made the latest iteration of its Windows operating system for supercomputers available as a free download.
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23.9.2008 How to Install Windows Server 2008 and Vista SP2 Beta Build 16497
Microsoft has published a command shell script, which will add and set a registry key on the computer so that Windows Update, Microsoft Update or Automatic Updates will offer the Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 the Service Pack 2 (KB version 948465) beta build 6002.16497.
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5.12.2008 How can I install Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 to a virtual hard disk (VHD) file?
Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 add the ability for an OS to be installed onto a virtual hard disk (VHD) file to boot physical hardware. To do this, perform the following steps.
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17.2.2009 Microsoft postpones Winhec 2008 to Fall 2008
Microsoft announced that WinHEC 208 will not be held in the spring as previous years, but in the fall (October probably) of 2008.
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17.11.2007 Microsoft: How to install a browser on Windows 7 E
Microsoft have created a guidance page on the Windows 7 part of their website, detailing how users should go about installing a browser on Windows 7 E the main version of Windows that will ship in the UK, that comes without a browser.
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15.7.2009 Microsoft patch fails to install for some users
Microsoft Corp. has reported a problem with one of its security patches released yesterday that requires some users to take additional steps to ensure it installs properly.
The problem affected patch number MS06-007, which fixes a TCP/IP vulnerability in several versions of Windows that could allow a denial-of-service attack. Microsoft called the patch important but not critical, and said users should install it as soon as possible. It was one of several patches released yesterday (see "Microsoft issues seven security patches").
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16.2.2006 How to Install Microsoft Telnet Client on Windows 7
If you have been fan of traditional Microsoft Telnet client then you will be surprised to see that traditional Telnet Client is not available in Windows Vista & 7 by default and you have to manually install Telnet Client to use Telnet from command prompt.
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17.7.2009 Microsoft: IE 8 Release Candidate wont install on Windows 7
Windows 7 testers wont be able to install Microsofts near-final Release Candidate (RC) test build of Internet Explorer (IE) 8 a limitation Microsoft is acknowledging and saying is by design.
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20.1.2009 Founder to Install $250M Worth Microsoft Software in China
Founder Technology Group Corp., one of China?s largest PC makers, signed a Windows cooperative engagement agreement with Microsoft.
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13.4.2006 Microsoft: Should You Install Windows Vista SP1 RC Refresh?
Last week, on January 9th, 2008, Microsoft dropped Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Release Candidate Refresh Build 17128 into the laps of some 15,000 testers.
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14.1.2008 Windows Vista SP1 Beta Install Fiesta, Courtesy of Microsoft
Microsoft is hard at work hammering away at the first service pack for Windows Vista.
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20.11.2007 How to Install Windows Vista
For people with access to the Vista betas through MSDN, there is an installation guide.
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How to install another OS on your PS3
Who'll get the last laugh now? They said the PS3 sucks, is late, is too expensive, isn't worth it, isn't a bargain. Well, look at it now! It's shaping up to be something worth its weight in news.
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13.11.2006 Install multiple versions of IE on your PC
Ever wanted to test your website in various versions of Internet Explorer?
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10.12.2006 How to Install and Enable DreamScene in Windows 7
Windows DreamScene, a feature which allows a video clip, movie show, slideshow or animated image and picture to be set as the desktop background in Windows Vista has been removed in Windows 7, in favor of Desktop Slideshow wallpaper auto rotator. Although Windows 7 no longer supports DreamScane, the DreamScene function can still be manually added and installed into Windows 7 with a little hack in order to turn on and enable the DreamScene support in Windows7.
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13.1.2009 How to Install Chrome OS in Windows 7
Google unveiled Chrome OS in an event yesterday where they demonstrated the upcoming cloud-based OS for the first time in public. Source code of Chrome OS was also released which folks over at gdgt have compiled in a ready-to-install .vmdk file.
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20.11.2009 Vista: Should I Install 64bit or 32bit Version?
Deciding which Vista version to install can be a difficult decision and can really limit what you can do with your system. Here are practical hints which should help a user decide which version to install. I decided to write this guide after installing 64-bit and 32-bit vista systems on several test boxes.
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12.1.2007 Windows Post-Install Wizard (WPI) 6.1
Windows Post-Install Wizard (WPI) is a hypertext application designed for giving users choice. While Windows XP offers many ways of customizing the setup process out of the box, its major drawback is the lack of being able to select which applications an end user may install.
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29.7.2007 Windows 7 testers - RC is a clean install
The latest post on Microsofts Engineering Windows 7 blog outlines what existing Windows 7 beta testers will have to do in order to be able upgrade to the release candidate.
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9.4.2009 Install Any Version of Windows 7 with Universal ISO
Those of you who own an official copy of Windows 7 from MSDN or TechNet may have faced a scenario where you wanted to install a different edition of Windows, only to find out that you will have to download a separate ISO file just to install your desired edition.
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9.11.2009 Crack Available to Install Windows Vista with Only 256MB RAM
Want to perform the impossible with Windows Vista and install the operating system on systems with only 256 MB of RAM? vista_nomem.exe is a patch that promises to deliver just that, enabling you to deploy Vista even if you only have 256 MB of memory.
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8.2.2007 Vista Hands On #4: Clean install with an upgrade key
I've been reading
the breathless reports this week about the "Vista upgrade loophole." Most of it is typical echo-chamber stuff, and most of the reports I've read so far have gotten the basic facts wrong.
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19.2.2007 Pirates release fully cracked Vista install
DISCUSSING PIRATED software is still fairly taboo within the press, but sometimes a scene release is worthy of note, despite the influx of staunch anti-piracy e-mails that will flood our in-box.
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18.5.2007 Windows Vista SP1 Beta Install Fair
The Windows Vista SP1 Deployment Team wanted me to pass along notice of an upcoming Install Fair being held here in Redmond at month's end; we've held events like this before and they've always been well received.
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3.10.2007 My Day at the Windows Vista SP1 Install Fair
On Saturday October 27th, I had the chance to visit the Microsoft campus and join various others in installing the Windows Vista SP1 Beta.
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29.10.2007 How to install Windows 7 on a virtual hard disk - VHD
If You want to test Windows 7, without impacting your current installation of Windows XP or Vista on your desktop? A possible solution is: Boot from VHD.
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19.6.2009 How to Install Snow Leopard (10A432) on PC Hackintosh
Snow Leopard 10.6Snow Leopard is released and all the Hackintosheers are waiting eagerly to run the latest version of Mac OS X 10.6 on their PC a.k.a Hack Pro.
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27.8.2009 How to download and install Windows 7 Language Packs - MUI
Language packs or MUI packs are used to change the default language of Windows 7 to a language of your choice. For example, download and installing the French language pack will translate all the menus and options in Windows 7 into French.
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27.8.2009 Workaround Discovered For "Clean Install" With Vista Upgrade DVDs
DailyTech has posted a 7-step workaround courtesy of Paul Thurrott (via Microsoft internal documents) on how to perform a clean install with a Windows Vista Upgrade DVD.
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31.1.2007Turning a Mac Mini into a virtual Windows HPC Server 2008 Compute Cluster
Volker Will: Best thing you can do to a Mac Mini? No, wait, certainly not the right way to start this post.
I am going prepare a
Mac Mini in such a way that you will be able to install a 2 or more node HPC cluster and a head node. Once you followed the steps outlined in the
videos you will be able to install a fully functional HPC cluster environment, literally a cluster-in-one-box. This post covers all aspects from
reinstalling the Mac OS with fewer options, using less space on the disk to a Boot Camp installation of Windows Server 2008 and configuring Hyper-V.
The final steps necessary to install the HPC cluster software are outlined in
Giovanni’s document on
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20.03.2008CTP of Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 available today
Ryan Waite: It was almost exactly one year ago that we signed off on beta 2 of Windows HPC Server 2008 and today we made available the Community
Technical Preview (CTP) of Windows HPC Server 2008 R2. Based on Windows Server 2008 R2, the CTP is a preliminary release, allowing an early preview of
planned functionality for HPC Server 2008 R2.
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21.05.2009Windows HPC Server 2008 April CTP Release Now Available
Phil Pennington: 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 program using the same web site.
This CTP release includes the HPC Pack which may be installed on
any x64 edition of Windows Server (an evaluation version is also available for download) as well as the HPC Pack SDK (for developing HPC applications)
and the HPC Pack OPK (for OEMs preparing HPC offerings). Be sure to provide feedback on the CTP features using the Feedback Tool on the Connect
website. Also, please leverage the HPC MSDN Forums to obtain product support for ITPro's and Developers (
http://forums.microsoft.com/WindowsHPC).
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23.04.2008Windows HPC Server 2008 CTP released
Volker Will: Today the product group has released the HPC Server 2008 Community Technology Preview (CTP). This is the next major milestone on our way
to RTM. As always, the software is available via Microsoft Connect.
If you are interested in the CTP build, please visit
this page on Microsoft Connect. You'll
have to provide a bit of information about yourself and any intended use. As always, the team provides newsgroup support via Microsoft Connect.
For more information about Windows HPC Server 2008, please visit the Microsoft HPC
homepage and use the
Windows HPC Community Portal for all things
technical information.
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11.03.2008Microsoft Unveils Windows HPC Server 2008
Microsoft Corp. today released the first public beta of Microsoft Windows HPC Server 2008, a server operating system and tools designed for the
fast-growing high-performance computing (HPC) market. Microsoft also established the Parallel Computing Initiative, a program creating a set of common
development tools across multicore desktops and clusters.
Windows HPC Server 2008, the successor to Windows Compute Cluster
Server 2003, is based on the Windows Server 2008 operating system and is designed to increase productivity, scalability and manageability. Windows HPC
Server 2008 has been renamed to reflect its readiness to tackle the most challenging HPC workloads. Key features are new high-speed networking, highly
efficient and scalable cluster management tools, advanced failover capabilities, a service oriented architecture (SOA) job scheduler, and support for
partners clustered file systems. The beta is now available for download at
http://www.microsoft.com/hpc; the final version will be generally available in the second half of 2008.
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13.11.2007Windows HPC Server 2008 RTM's
Ryan Waite: Were DONE with HPC Server 2008! We shipped our first beta last November, then a series of CTPs, then a second Beta in May, then a couple
release candidates, and now we are FINISHED. 600MB of technical specifications, 500K lines of code, 250 customer based design changes, and 3000 beta
downloads.
2 years and 3 months ago we shipped Compute Cluster Server 2003 (yes, a strange name for a product that shipped in
2006). Now were shipping
Windows HPC Server 2008. First, we have a better name. The
Clunk-Clunk of Compute Clusters cacophony was confusing. The HPC means were ready for the most demanding HPC workloads. For example, on the last Top
500 list we were number TWENTY-THREE, jumping 93 positions from our previous listing of #116.
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22.09.2008Design and Deployment Guide for Windows HPC Server 2008
This guide provides detailed information and step-by-step procedures for designing and installing a high performance computing cluster using Windows®
HPC Server 2008. You can use this guide to first plan the deployment of your HPC cluster, and when you are ready to deploy you can follow the
procedures to configure the head node, add compute nodes to the cluster, and verify that your cluster deployment has been successful.
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18.09.2008Windows HPC 2008 R2 CTP released
If you've got a spare supercomputer that is just sitting around waiting to test pre-released software on, then you'll be glad to hear that
Microsoft has made the Community Technical Preview (CTP) of Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 available on Microsoft Connect. Windows HPC Server is a
specialized version of Windows Server designed for use in high performance computing applications, designed to solve complex computation problems or
in parallel (cluster) computing. Minimum system requirements for Windows HPC server is an x64 hardware platform such as Intel Xeon processors with
Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology (EM64T) or AMD Opteron processors and 512MB of RAM. However, we suggest picking up a Cray CX1, starting price is
around $25,000.
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23.05.2009Windows HPC Server 2008 RC1 Now Available
Phil Penn: You may now download the Windows HPC Server 2008 release candidate via
http://connect.microsoft.com. Register for the "Windows HPC Server 2008" beta program.
You'll also want to grab the corresponding SDK. Please do provide usability feedback using the "Feedback Tool" on the beta program web-site.
For technical discussions, join and participate in the Windows HPC forums accessible via the "Forums" tab on
http://windowshpc.net.
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01.07.2008HPC entering the mainstream
The world of high performance computing (HPC) is increasingly moving into the mainstream, according to specialists in the field. They attribute the
shift to faster processors, better design but also to the increasing involvement of companies like Microsoft in the field.
“Microsoft
is making a huge push into HPC; and that Microsoft is getting so involved is an indication of just how mainstream it’s getting,” John Lee,
vice president of advanced technology solutions at Appro told vnuent.com
“Another sign was when Cray got into it with a small HPC
running Windows and Linux – it’s amazing when you think about it.”
He said that when Bill Gates gave the keynote address
at the Supercomputing Conference in Seattle in 2005 it was a major signal that Microsoft was gunning for the HPC market and that it had made steady
progress.
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07.11.2008Q&A: Microsoft Launches Windows HPC Server 2008 at Leading Wall Street Event
At the 2008 High Performance on Wall Street event, U.S. Capital Markets Industry Solutions Director Craig Saint-Amour and Director of HPC Marketing
Group Vince Mendillo discuss how Microsofts new high-performance computing server can help financial services firms uncover and analyze risk...
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22.09.2008Microsoft to release near-final beta of HPC Server 2008
Microsoft Wednesday said it plans to release at the end of the month another beta of its Windows HPC Server 2008 and that the final version will ship
by year-end.
The beta is the first release candidate (RC), which Microsoft says is feature complete. An RC is a final beta before
the code is considered finished. Microsoft officials said they plan to have one more RC before development is complete.
Microsoft made the announcement at the start of the International Supercomputing Conference in Dresden, Germany, where it also placed for the
first time in the Top 25 of the worlds largest supercomputers.
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19.06.2008Porting your HPC Code to Windows
Wenming Ye: One of the most frequent questions I get when I talk to customers is, what is my best option for porting my Linux HPC code to windows...
As a cross platform developer for the last few years, I had to make sure codes worked on mac/various linux/windows/unix platforms, and it can be a
major headache at times. Fortunately, HPC codes are usually not that difficult to port, as they are often console only (has no gui), and they often
use MPI, which is an industrial standard.
Porting from Unix to Windows often requires a little bit of research first. There are
many options depending on the situation. I would like to introduce several options and state my personal experiences with these options...
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07.09.2008Microsoft makes available new high performance Windows Server test build
Microsoft made available on November 16
a code-complete beta of Windows HPC (High
Performance Computing) Server 2008 R2 to selected testers.
The company made the announcement at the
Supercomputing 2009 show in Portland, Oreg., where officials said they planned to provide all of the
4,500 or so of the attendees with the bits today. Microsoft also will be providing select testers with access to the downloadable beta via the Connect
site today. Microsoft is expecting to release at least one more beta of HPC Server 2008 R2 before rolling out the final version some time in 2010.
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16.11.2009Windows HPC Server 2008 RC2 Now Available
The 2nd release candidate is now available for beta community participants. You can download the bits by registering as a beta participant
at
http://connect.microsoft.com. See the "Windows HPC Server 2008 beta program".
A significant new feature with RC2 is the ability to schedule jobs using applications designed to offload processing to multi-core
graphics cards. A white-paper published within the beta program downloads section details this feature. A typical command line
to submit a graphics processor job uses the new HPC_ATTACHTOCONSOLE environment variable as follows: Job submit /env:HPC_ATTACHTOCONSOLE=TRUE
mygpgpu.exe
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20.08.2008Windows HPC Server 2008 Beta1 Observations
Phil Pennington: HPC Pack Beta1 was recently announced at the Super-Computing convention in Reno (i.e. "SC'07"). Executing on release milestones
with hard dates, as with the convention date, is always a project management night-mare. The task illustrates the classic struggle between time,
resources, and features. Generally, features are sacrificed and resources are increased (i.e. the product team works overtime).
Such is the case with HPC Server 2008 beta1. Yes, there are missing features and certain features that present a nice "Easter Egg" type of
surprise for those willing to give the product a spin. Although, the beta generally accomplishes what beta's are supposed to accomplish. That is,
the user community is given a good idea of where the product is headed and the beta also give us an opportunity to provide feedback which will
ultimately positively influence the product.
With this perspective, it seems appropriate to keep a running-list of observations
that might help you get past some of the features that were first scattered amongst the resources and subsequently gathered into beta1...
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02.12.2007Windows Server 2008 High-Availability Clusters
Giovanni Marchetti: It is no secret that HPC Server 2008 will offer the option to make the head node of a HPC cluster highly available. This feature
is not in beta 1, but it is being developed. It will exploit fail-over mechanisms provided by Server 2008 (enterprise edition or better), so I thought
I'd mention some highlights in this area too.
High-availability clusters are difficult to set up and troubleshoot on several
platforms. With Windows Server 2003 we made progress in simplifying them, but limitations are still significant...
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23.01.2008"Virtual" HPC Cluster on a Notebook PC...?
Maybe a stretch, eh? Well maybe not if you just want to experiment with the tools and platform technologies. Today, you can acquire a multi-core
notebook supporting a CPU/RAM combination capable of running multiple virtual machines simultaneously. This allows you to experiment not only with
new Windows Server 2008 RC0 Virtualization (i.e. "Hyper-V"), but also Windows Compute Cluster Server and Visual Studio 2008 release candidate.
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16.11.2007Microsoft amassing high-performance server software attack
Microsoft has built a strategy around the planned early-November release of its high-performance computing server that it hopes will be the catalyst
to deliver massive computing power for future applications.
The strategy encompasses Microsoft applying its typical mantra of
simplifying computing to the costly and often complex high-performance computing world in the form of its Windows HPC Server 2008 surrounded by
Microsofts collection of applications, management wares, development tools and independent software vendor community.
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26.09.2008Microsoft and Cray announce 'affordable' supercomputer
On Monday, Microsoft and supercomputer manufacturer Cray announced that they have teamed up to release the Cray CX1, the most affordable supercomputer
that Cray has ever created. Prices start at $25,000 and range up to $60,000.
The CX1 will run Microsoft HPC Server 2008 and is
purpose built for offices, laboratories and other non-traditional HPC environments. The system incorporates up to 8 nodes and 16 Intel Xeon
processors, either dual or quad core, and delivers up to 64 gigabytes of memory per node. It also features up to 4 terabytes of internal storage. Cray
says that it doesn't requires a dedicated computer room, special power or cooling requirements like typical supercomputers.
Scientists
at the Laboratory of Neuro Imaging at UCLA plan to use a Cray CX1 with Microsoft HPC Server 2008 for mathematical modeling and visualization.
Over at the Windows Server division blog, Tina Couch explained that ordering a CX1 is "as easy as shopping on Amazon.com. Customers can go online,
order the CX1 system using a configurator and pay with credit card. If that’s not making supercomputing mainstream, I don’t know what
is."
We could not find the CX1 on Amazon, yet.
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