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Fastest-Ever Windows HPC Cluster

Posted by timothy on from the class-envy dept.

An anonymous reader links to an eWeek story which says that Microsoft's "fastest-yet homegrown supercomputer, running the U.S. company's new Windows HPC Server 2008, debuted in the top 25 of the world's top 500 fastest supercomputers, as tested and operated by the National Center for Supercomputing Applications. ... Most of the cores were made up of Intel Xeon quad-core chips. Storage for the system was about 6 terabytes," and asks "I wonder how the uptime compares? When machines scale to this size, they tend to quirk out in weird ways."

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  1. finally by gmack · · Score: 5, Funny

    Enough power to run vista.

    1. Re:finally by Sabz5150 · · Score: 5, Funny

      Enough power to run vista.

      But not Crysis :(
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    2. Re:finally by v1 · · Score: 3, Funny

      mmm that may make a very nice addition to my botnet. Wonder what it has for network bandwidth?

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    3. Re:finally by tubapro12 · · Score: 3, Funny

      So, what does one do when their cluster BSODs?

    4. Re:finally by TRS80NT · · Score: 5, Funny

      But you still have to turn off Aero.


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    5. Re:finally by dreamchaser · · Score: 4, Funny

      But you still have to turn off Aero.

      Only because they cut some corners and went with integrated graphics on the motherboard.

    6. Re:finally by MPAB · · Score: 1, Funny

      How quick does it BSOD?

    7. Re:finally by camperslo · · Score: 3, Funny

      If one of these is expected to be networked in normal operation, perhaps it would be reasonable to require that antivirus software be running while doing benchmarks?

    8. Re:finally by neomunk · · Score: 4, Funny

      "Windows has reported an error:
          Cluster:fucked
      Press any key on any terminal to reboot"

    9. Re:finally by Bitmanhome · · Score: 2, Funny

      Dude, this thing could ray trace Crysis.

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  2. Linux? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    But does it run linux?

  3. Every Tuesday... by kwabbles · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Your cluster has just finished downloading an update, would you like to reboot now?"

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  4. That's ok... by JCSoRocks · · Score: 5, Funny

    So does everyone else.

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  5. Welcome Windows! by Tibor+the+Hun · · Score: 5, Funny

    And with the easily affordable CALs, up to 11 users will be able to use it at the same time! (well 8, 2 CALs will prolly be used by junior admins, and one for "test")

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  6. Quirk Out? by ProfessionalCookie · · Score: 3, Funny

    When machines scale to this size, they tend to quirk out in weird ways
    Just leave the doctype out and it'll revert to quirks mode. Should work as "intended" even if it does follow the standard.
  7. But why?! by mkcmkc · · Score: 1, Funny

    In other news, IBM debuts world's fastest punch card reader...

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  8. Ask Ballmer . . . by PolygamousRanchKid+ · · Score: 2, Funny

    How does a Windows HPC cluster present itself? Do you submit batch jobs from a GUI?

    . . . maybe with a tossed chair . . . ?

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  9. BSOD by suck_burners_rice · · Score: 3, Funny

    Such a powerful cluster should get from power-up to BSOD instantly!

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  10. New clippy quotes by 192939495969798999 · · Score: 4, Funny

    "It looks like you're breaking into the top 25 fastest supercomputers. Would you like me to fix that?"

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  11. Obligatory... by Undead+NDR · · Score: 4, Funny

    So.... six terabytes... isn't that horribly small by today's standards ?

    Should be enough for everyone.

  12. "Windows HPC Cluster" by ettlz · · Score: 4, Funny

    Is this euphemism for "botnet"?

  13. Re:I run several Windows Clusters by Ai+Olor-Wile · · Score: 3, Funny

    Why, getting activation keys for all of those nodes, of course.

  14. Obvious Application Software by billstewart · · Score: 2, Funny

    There's an obvious application to run on a Windows cluster.

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