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Audience Profile
Candidates should have three to four years of experience
using Windows HPC Server 2008 or two to three years of
experience using Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 and are
experienced using a scripting shell such as Windows
PowerShell 2.0. Candidates for this exam are IT
professionals whose main area of responsibility is managing
or deploying HPC or compute clusters. These IT professionals
might have the following job roles:
• IT specialists who work in environments in which Windows
HPC Server 2008 is part of an overall solution
• IT professionals who manage systems that run Windows HPC
Server 2008
• IT professionals who work with third-party applications
that are built to run on Windows HPC Server 2008
Credit Toward CertificationWhen
you pass Exam 70-690: TS: Windows HPC Server 2008, Configuring and
Managing, you complete the requirements for the following
certification(s):
Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows HPC Server
2008, Configuration
Skills
Being MeasuredThis exam measures your
ability to accomplish the technical tasks listed below.The
percentages indicate the relative weight of each major topic area on the
exam.The higher the percentage, the more questions you are likely to see
on that content area on the exam.
The information after “This
objective may include but is not limited to” is intended to further
define or scope the objective by describing the types of skills and
topics that may be tested for the objective. However, it is not an
exhaustive list of skills and topics that could be included on the exam
for a given skill area. You may be tested on other skills and topics
related to the objective that are not explicitly listed here.
Planning and Deploying the Cluster Infrastructure
Plan the networks.
This objective
may include but is not limited to: configuring the network
hardware, selecting a network topology
Plan external
services for the cluster.
This objective
may include but is not limited to: DHCP, DNS, Active
Directory Domain Services, Windows Deployment Services (WDS)
Configure the head
node.
This objective
may include but is not limited to: requirements for
installing HPC pack
Configure networks.
This objective
may include but is not limited to: enterprise, private,
application, third-party high-speed interconnect
Deploying Hardware and Managing Devices
Create and modify
node templates.
This objective
may include but is not limited to: pre/post deployment
steps, streamline software installs, enable network direct,
customize disk partitioning
Prepare nodes for
deployment.
This objective
may include but is not limited to: validating networks, PXE
boot
Deploy nodes.
This objective
may include but is not limited to: redeploying
Diagnose
provisioning issues.
This objective
may include but is not limited to: multiple sources of event
data and logs
Validate cluster
state by using cluster diagnostic tools.
This objective
may include but is not limited to: checking
network/interconnect, diagnosing cluster setup
Managing the Cluster
Manage nodes.
This objective
may include but is not limited to: HPC PowerShell, using
clusrun, cluscfg, job.exe, and node.exe command-line
utilities
Manage users and
groups.
This objective
may include but is not limited to: adding or removing
user/groups, change user characteristics, set/clear
credentials, install client utilities
Manage node state.
This objective
may include but is not limited to: maintain action,
assigning a node template, modifying node roles
Monitor nodes.
This objective
may include but is not limited to: performance metrics;
reports and charts
Managing Job Scheduler
Submit a job.
This objective
may include but is not limited to: submitting jobs remotely,
key job submit options
Monitor a job.
This objective
may include but is not limited to: monitoring tasks
Manage resources.
This objective
may include but is not limited to: node groups
Create a job
template.
This objective
may include but is not limited to: enforce users and group
permissions by using templates, enforce usage parameters on
cluster resources
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