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Microsoft® Windows® Compute Cluster Server 2003
High Performance Computing Clusters solve some of the most challenging computational problems encountered today in the areas of scientific research, financial analytics, computer-aided engineering and digital content management. Microsoft Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 for SGI® Altix® XE clusters enable customers to choose the most optimum operating system for solving their compute-intensive problems - and the product which also best fits into their computational environment. Microsoft Windows CCS, available today, supports the full SGI Altix XE product line of high performance clusters. Windows CCS on SGI Altix XE brings the Windows ease of deployment and manageability to HPC and enables easy integration with existing Microsoft infrastructure. The winning combination of SGI Altix XE clusters and WCCS means users can maintain a results-based focus with their HPC projects, rather than devoting valuable time to mastering intricacies and complexities of building and managing cluster environments. Researchers and scientists who today are using workstations to compute and solve problems often struggle with an unacceptably long time to solution, which increases steadily with the complexity of problems being solved. Moving to a cluster can dramatically reduce time to solution by significantly increasing the compute resource available for these tasks. For users who are already familiar with the Windows environment, introducing Microsoft Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 into the HPC environment is a natural step toward increasing productivity without the need for additional training. SGI Altix XE clusters with WCCS provide customers with a powerful cluster solution that seamlessly integrates with their existing Windows infrastructure. Windows CCS integrates with Active Directory®, simplifying authorization and authentication processes. WCCS also draws upon other Windows capabilities and tools, including a Message Passing Interface (MS-MPI), Windows Deployment Services (WDS), Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS), Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 and Microsoft Management Console (MMC). About Microsoft | ||||||||||||||||||
