Windows Azure HPC Scheduler

The Windows Azure HPC Scheduler includes modules and features that enable you to launch and manage high-performance computing (HPC) applications and other parallel workloads within a Windows Azure service. The scheduler supports parallel computational tasks such as parametric sweeps, Message Passing Interface (MPI) processes, and service-oriented architecture (SOA) requests across your computing resources in Windows Azure. With the Windows Azure HPC Scheduler SDK, developers can create Windows Azure deployments that support scalable, compute-intensive, parallel applications.

• Running a parametric sweep application with the Windows Azure HPC Scheduler

  This lab demonstrates how to run an HPC parametric sweep application on Windows Azure compute nodes. The lab uses a basic CPU spinner application that loads the CPU of the machine in which it runs.

• Running SOA Services with the Windows Azure HPC Scheduler

  This lab demonstrates how to create a WCF service that can run on Windows Azure compute nodes and how to create a client application that starts a WCF service job.

• Running MPI Applications with the Windows Azure HPC Scheduler

  This lab demonstrates how to run MPI applications with the Windows Azure HPC Scheduler, and how to submit MPI jobs through the Windows Azure HPC Scheduler Web Portal.