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Step 2: Install HPC Pack 2008 R2 on the Workstation Computers
Updated: June 29, 2011
Applies To: Windows HPC Server 2008 R2
There are several ways to install HPC Pack 2008 R2 on the workstation computers running the Windows 7 operating system that you want to add as workstation nodes to your HPC cluster. The installation process that you choose depends on several factors in your organization:
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Your workstation infrastructure
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Security policies that are in place
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Deployment practices that are commonly used
It is recommended that you install HPC Pack 2008 R2 on the workstation computers in the same way that you perform similar software installations in your organization. If you are not the workstation administrator for your organization, you will need to discuss and coordinate the installation of HPC Pack 2008 R2 with the workstation administrator.
The installation application for HPC Pack 2008 R2 offers two installation alternatives:
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Manual installation using the Microsoft HPC Pack 2008 R2 installation wizard
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Command-line installation, including unattended installation
Both installation alternatives install all the necessary features, as well as HPC Cluster Manager, HPC PowerShell, and HPC Job Manager.
You can manually install HPC Pack 2008 R2 on each workstation computer by using the HPC Pack 2008 R2 installation wizard. This wizard is available when you run the setup.exe application that is included in the installation media for HPC Pack 2008 R2.
A limitation of this type of manual installation is that you need to log on to each workstation computer, locally or by connecting to it remotely, using a domain or local account that has administrative privileges on that computer.
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To start the HPC Pack 2008 R2 installation wizard, run
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On the Getting Started page, click Next.
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On the Select Installation Edition page, select HPC Pack 2008 R2 Enterprise and HPC Pack 2008 R2 for Workstation, and then click Next.
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On the Microsoft Software License Terms page, read or print the software license terms in the license agreement, and accept or reject the terms of that agreement. If you accept the terms, click Next.
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On the Select Installation Type page, click Join an existing HPC cluster by creating a new workstation node, and then click Next.
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On the Join Cluster page, type or select the computer name of the head node of your HPC cluster. Click Next to continue.
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If you are running Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 SP2 or later in your cluster, you can specify a head node that is joined to the same domain to which the workstation computer is joined, or a head node in a domain that has an established trust relationship with the domain to which the workstation computer is joined. To specify a head node in a different domain, type the fully qualified domain name (for example, MyHeadNode.contoso.com).
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If you are running a previous version of Windows HPC Server 2008 R2, you must specify the computer name of a head node computer that is joined to the same domain as the workstation computer.
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If you are running Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 SP2 or later in your cluster, you can specify a head node that is joined to the same domain to which the workstation computer is joined, or a head node in a domain that has an established trust relationship with the domain to which the workstation computer is joined. To specify a head node in a different domain, type the fully qualified domain name (for example, MyHeadNode.contoso.com).
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Continue to follow the steps in the installation wizard to complete the installation of HPC Pack 2008 R2.
The setup.exe application that is included in the installation media for HPC Pack 2008 R2 can also run from a Command Prompt window, or from within a script.
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As with other command-line applications, depending on the configuration of the workstation computer and the domain policies, as well as the domain or local user account that you are using, User Account Control (UAC) in Windows 7 might ask for confirmation to run setup.exe, causing a script to stall or fail. The behavior of the UAC message can be changed by using Group Policy. For more information, contact the workstation administrator of your organization, or see UAC Group Policy Settings and Registry Key Settings (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=198512). |
The following command installs HPC Pack 2008 R2 in unattended mode on a workstation computer, and joins it to the specified HPC cluster:
setup.exe -unattend -workstationnode:<head_node>
where <head_node> is the name of the head node computer of the HPC cluster.
You can also the client components on the workstation computer by adding the –client parameter.
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To see a list of all parameters that are available for setup.exe, in a Command Prompt window, type the following command: setup.exe -?. |
For example, the following command installs HPC Pack 2008 R2 in unattended mode on a workstation computer, joins it to the HPC cluster where HEADNODE is the name of the head node computer, and also installs HPC Cluster Manager, HPC Job Manager, and HPC PowerShell on the computer:
setup.exe -unattend –workstationnode:HEADNODE -client
