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hpcfile
Updated: December 10, 2012
Applies To: Microsoft HPC Pack 2008 R2, Microsoft HPC Pack 2012, Windows HPC Server 2008 R2
Uploads, downloads, deletes, or lists files on a cluster node, including Windows Azure nodes. hpcfile is used to:
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Move, delete, or list files on a Windows Azure node.
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Download small files, such as log files, from a cluster node.
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Upload a small file to a cluster node.
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Retrieve results from custom diagnostic tests that can run on Windows Azure nodes.
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| This command was introduced in HPC Pack 2008 R2 with Service Pack 1 and is not supported in previous versions. |
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Deletes one or more files from a cluster node. |
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Lists the contents of a folder on a cluster node. |
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Downloads one or more files from a cluster node. |
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Uploads one or more files to a cluster node. |
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hpcfile /? |
Displays Help at the command prompt. |
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hpcfile /help |
Displays Help at the command prompt. |
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If you have deployed HPC nodes in Windows Azure using the Windows Azure HPC Scheduler SDK, you can use
hpcfileonly to move files and perform file operations only between one node and another node within the Windows Azure HPC Scheduler deployment. You cannot usehpcFileto move files and perform file operations between an on-premises computer and a node in a Windows Azure HPC Scheduler deployment. -
hpcfileoperations are limited to 4 GB, and operations cannot run longer than one week.
