Microsoft® Windows® High Performance Computing Server 2008 (HPCS) is designed specifically to run parallel, high-performance computing (HPC) applications to solve complex computations. HPCS combines the power of the Windows Server platform with rich, out-of-the-box functionality to help improve the productivity and reduce the complexity of your HPC environment. HPCS can efficiently scale to thousands of processing cores and provides a comprehensive set of deployment, administration, and monitoring tools that are easy to deploy, manage, and integrate with your existing infrastructure. For more information on Microsoft Windows HPC Server 2008, please see: http://www.microsoft.com/hpc.

HP offers HPC Server 2008 as a drop-in-the-box (included with your server) with select HP ProLiant and BladeSystem servers or through HP Cluster Platforms or HP Cluster Platform Express.

HP offers HP Cluster Platform (CP)and the HP Cluster Platform Express (CPE) which provides the flexibility of a custom solution with the simplicity, reliability and value of a preconfigured, factory-built cluster which includes the servers, racks, interconnects, cabling and power. For more information on the cluster platform configurations, please see: http://www.hp.com/go/cp-express.

Cluster Platforms and Cluster Platform Express, part of the HP Unified Cluster Portfolio, feature modular framework and specific configuration designs that enable flexible high-performance solutions from 5 to 1024 nodes. In a streamlined process, HP builds, delivers and maintains these clusters and supercomputers for the best total customer experience. Clustering is simple and fast with the HP Cluster Platforms. More information can be found at: http://www.hp.com/go/clusters

For more information, visit: www.hp.com/go/windowshpc.

• HP offers HPC Server 2008 (HPCS) as a drop-in-the-box (included with your server) with select HP ProLiant and BladeSystem servers or through HP Cluster Platforms or HP Cluster Platform Express.
• HPCS includes the following media: DVD1 contains the HPC operating system, DVD2 contains the Cluster Pack utilities, Documentation on CD
• For more information on supported platforms, visit: http://www.hp.com/go/ossupport

Microsoft HPC Server 2008, OEM Not Pre-Installed
NOTE: For supported HP ProLiant DL servers and HP BladeSystem servers only; Media only; OS Not Pre-installed; Sold with a server.

504103-B21

• New version of Windows for High Performance Computing clusters
• Includes Job Scheduling, Cluster Management and MPI
• Based on Windows Server 2008 x64, Standard Edition
• Individual compute nodes can use any x64 version of Windows Server 2008 except Web Server
• Supports Ethernet and InfiniBand interconnects
• The Microsoft® HPC Pack 2008 includes a new Administration Console for HPCS that is based on the Microsoft System Center interface, as well as a new scheduler interface, the HPC Job Manager.
• Active Directory based security
• Scalable, extensible job scheduling and resource management

For the benefit of customers who choose to add Windows HPC Server 2008-based clusters to existing Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 environments, Microsoft has worked to ensure that HPCS maintains backward compatibility with existing WCCS clusters. If it worked in WCCS, it should work in HPCS. Windows HPC users can continue to use familiar applications and scripts on both versions of HPC clusters.

NOTE: Windows HPC Server 2008 is designed and licensed only for use with dedicated computational servers for High Performance Computing (HPC) applications. You may not install or use any other general purpose computing applications except system utilities, server resource management, or similar software that is useable solely for administration, performance enhancement, or preventive maintenance of your cluster.

If you need to run general purpose applications (Microsoft SQL Server, Exchange Server, IIS, etc.) on cluster nodes, then you should purchase the appropriate version of Windows Server 2008 x64 Editions (Standard, Enterprise, or Datacenter) for installation on those nodes.

For more information on the full features of Microsoft Windows HPC Server, please see: http://www.microsoft.com/hpc.

HP-MPI for Windows is a high-performance, production-quality implementation of the Message Passing Interface standard. HP-MPI for Windows uses enhancements whenever appropriate to provide low latency and high bandwidth point-to-point and collective communication routines. It supports multi-protocol execution of MPI applications on clusters of shared-memory servers so that applications can take advantage of the shared memory for intra-node communications. HP recommends using the InfiniBand Access Layer (IBAL) protocol with HP-MPI for Windows for optimum performance for MPI applications.

HP-MPI for Windows software is included with Windows HPC Server 2008 from HP, but licenses must be purchased separately. Trial Licenses for HP-MPI for Windows are available for free download at: http://www.hp.com/go/softwaredepot.

For more information on HP-MPI for Windows, please see: http://www.hp.com/go/mpi.

Voltaire GridStack for Windows provides support for customers using high-speed InfiniBand interconnects. GridStack for Windows is used when customers purchase HP InfiniBand HCAs via HP Cluster Platforms or HP Cluster Platform Express. HP BladeSystem p-Class servers do not support InfiniBand interconnects, but InfiniBand for BladeSystem c-Class and supported ProLiant DL servers are fully supported.

HPCS supports Infiniband ConnectX (an HCA provided by Mellanox). Software support for the HCA is provided by product number 450716-B21, which provides three years of support for the WinOF driver provided by Voltaire.

The current supported InfiniBand HCA for ProLiant servers can be located at: http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/13078_na/13078_na.html

The IB Mezz HCA for c-Class can be located at: http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/12586_na/12586_na.html

More information on Voltaire GridStack for Windows can be located at:
http://www.voltaire.com

Based on HP Systems Insight Manager and ProLiant Essentials software, the Insight Control suites deliver comprehensive system health monitoring, remote control, vulnerability scanning and patch management as well as flexible deployment, virtual machine management, and power management in one easy to install package. HP Insight Control Environment provides comprehensive management for ProLiant ML/DL customers, while HP Insight Control Environment for BladeSystem provides delivers the same for HP BladeSystem environments. More information can be found at: http://www.hp.com/go/ice.

Software Technical Support for your HP Software, HP pre-installed third-party software is available from HP via multiple contact methods, including electronic media and telephone, for ninety (90) days from date of purchase. Software Technical Support includes assistance with:

• Answering your installation questions (how to, first steps, and prerequisites)
• Setting up and configuring the software (how-to and first steps). Excludes system optimization, customization and network configuration
• Interpreting system error messages
• Isolating system problems to software usage problems
• Obtaining support pack information or updates

Software technical support does NOT include assistance with:

• Generating or diagnosing user generated programs or source codes
• Installation of non-HP products

HP Services offers a full portfolio of comprehensive services and cost-saving updates to help you enhance the performance and availability of software from HP and other leading vendors.

• Standard Support: Available standard business hours on standard business days, this convenient HP Care Pack service gives your IT team direct access to HP IT Response Centers. Experienced Response Center engineers provide trustworthy advice on issues such as software features and use, problem diagnosis and resolution, and software defect identification. Any member of your IT staff can electronically access essential product and support information.
• HP 24x7 Software Technical Support provides comprehensive round-the-clock services and cost-saving updates to help you enhance the performance and availability of software from HP and other leading vendors.
• HP Support Plus delivers onsite hardware support and over-the-phone software support 13 hours per day, 5 days per week. Service coverage encompasses HP products and selected multi-vendor hardware and software.
• HP Support Plus 24 delivers onsite hardware support and over-the-phone software support around-the-clock 365 days per year.

NOTE: For more information, visit HP Care Pack Services at: http://www.hp.com/services.

Additional information for HP Cluster Platforms, ProLiant support for Windows, and information about the HP Microsoft Frontline Partnership can be found at the following links:

• HP Cluster Platforms: http://www.hp.com/go/clusters
• HP Cluster Platform Express: http://www.hp.com/go/cp-express
• HP and Windows Operating Systems: http://www.hp.com/go/windows
• HP ProLiant Support Matrix: http://www.hp.com/go/ossupport
• HP Microsoft Frontline Partnership web site: http://www.hp.com/microsoft