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This video provides a brief introduction to a five-part series that describes and demonstrates the High-Performance Computing Basic Profile (HPCBP), a feature included in Windows HPC Server 2008 that lets users submit jobs from Java or Linux environments to Windows HPC Server 2008-based clusters.

The HPCBP is a proposed Open Grid Forum (OGF) interoperability specification for job submission and management between high-performance computing (HPC) systems, including batch job schedulers. It provides access to some of the Windows HPC Server 2008 core job submission functionality, and supports cross-platform interaction.

The video series provides in-depth information about HPCBP and the standards behind it. Find out how HPCBP is integrated into Windows HPC Server 2008, and how to access HPCBP through the Microsoft software development kit (SDK). Three examples that illustrate HPCBP functionality are also provided: submitting a simple job, submitting a job with file staging, and enabling a service-oriented architecture (SOA) session.

  • Intro - What Is the HPC Basic Profile?
    Learn about the HPC Basic Profile, a feature in Windows HPC Server 2008 that enables submission of jobs from Java or Linux to Windows-based clusters.

  • Part 1 - What Is the HPC Basic Profile?
    Learn the basics of the HPC Basic Profiler, an interoperability standard for batch job scheduler task submission and management included in Windows HPC Server 2008.

  • Part 2 - The SDK
    Learn about the components of the Windows HPC Server 2008 software development kit (SDK) that relate to the HPC Basic Profile Web interface.

  • Part 3 - Submitting a Job
    See how to use the HPCBP and the Job Scheduler to submit a job from a Java client to a cluster running Windows HPC Server 2008.

  • Part 4 - File Staging
    See how to use file staging features within the HPC Basic Profile to submit a job from a Java client to Windows HPC Server 2008.

  • Part 5 - SOA Sessions
    See how to use Java to submit a job to the Windows HPC Server 2008 Job Scheduler that can initiate an interactive service-oriented application.