What is Microsoft HPC Pack 2012 SDK?

What is Microsoft HPC Pack 2012 SDK?

The Microsoft HPC Pack 2012 SDK, and its supplements, are designed to provide the tools and content necessary to write parallel applications for the Windows HPC platform. Required: The Microsoft HPC Pack 2012 SDK core package can be used to write client applications that interact with the job scheduler.

Can I use the Microsoft HPC Pack SDKs to schedule jobs?

You can use the Microsoft HPC Pack SDKs to schedule jobs on clusters that are created by using Microsoft HPC Pack 2008, Microsoft HPC Pack 2008 R2, Microsoft HPC Pack 2012, or Microsoft HPC Pack 2012 R2. You cannot use these SDKs to schedule jobs on Microsoft Compute Cluster Server 2003 (CCS).

What programming languages can be used with the HPC SDK?

HPC is designed for C, C++, Fortran, and .NET developers and those writing scripts. To run an application that uses the HPC SDK, the computer must have the HPC Pack Client Utilities installed. For information about run-time requirements for a particular programming element, see the Requirements section of the reference page for that element.

What is Microsoft HPC Pack?

Microsoft HPC Pack (Windows HPC Server) provides secure, scalable cluster resource management, a job scheduler, and a Message Passing Interface (MPI) stack for parallel programming. This document provides details for writing client applications that interact with the job scheduler. For information about MPI, see Microsoft MPI.