The content in this technical library is intended for users who want to evaluate the Beta 1 release of Windows® HPC Server 2008 R2.
Download Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 Beta 1
To download the Beta 1 release of Windows HPC Server 2008 R2, you must be registered on the Microsoft Connect site for the Microsoft Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 Beta Program (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=169523). After you join the program, you can download Beta 1.
On the HPC Server 2008 R2 Beta Program site, click Downloads on the left pane to go to the Downloads page. On the Downloads page, you can find:
- Microsoft® HPC Pack 2008 R2
Beta 1: The high performance computing component of Windows
HPC Server 2008 R2. It includes management tools, a
job scheduler, and Microsoft Message Passing Interface (MS-MPI).
HPC Pack 2008 R2 Beta 1 must be installed on a
computer running Windows Server® 2008 R2 HPC Edition, or
any other 64-bit edition of Windows Server 2008 R2.
HPC Pack 2008 R2 can also be used to install the
management tools on a client computer.
- Windows Server 2008 R2 HPC
Edition : The evaluation version of the operating system.
- HPC Pack 2008 R2 SDK:
The software development kit for writing applications that call the
HPC scheduler APIs.
In this library
For a downloadable version of the documents in this library, go to http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=177810.
This library includes the following documents:
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This topic summarizes new and changed features to help you get up to speed quickly. |
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This guide includes scenarios and steps to help you test new features in this release. |
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Deploying a Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 Beta 1 Cluster with Remote Databases Step-by-Step Guide |
This guide provides step-by-step procedures for deploying an HPC cluster by installing the Beta 1 release of Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 and storing the HPC databases on remote servers. |
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This guide provides information about how Node Preparation and Node Release tasks work, and includes example procedures that describe how to submit a job with a Node Preparation and a Node Release task. |
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Setting Custom Job Progress Information in Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 Beta 1 Step-by-Step Guide |
This guide includes steps to create a sample application in C# that communicates job progress by using the Progress and Progress Message job properties. |
Videos
The following videos about this release are available for viewing:
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HPC R2 Demo: New heat map and location-based node management features |
In this short video (7 min.), Cathy Palmer, lead Program Manager in the Windows Server HPC team, demonstrates some of the new features for managing and monitoring large-scale clusters with Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 Beta 1. |
Feedback
To provide feedback about the features or the documentation for this release, send an e-mail message to HPCBeta@microsoft.com, or visit the Microsoft Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 Beta Program on Microsoft Connect (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=169523).