Configuring the Windows HPC server
In order for Windows HPC Server to function with GPFS™, disable dynamic hosts file and re-enable dynamic DNS updates by doing the following
- On all nodes in the Windows HPC cluster, open the hosts file %systemroot%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts and change ManageFile = true to ManageFile = false.
- On the HPC head node, execute the following from HPC PowerShell,
assuming all nodes are part of the head node's Active Directory
domain.Go to Start > All Programs > Microsoft HPC Pack > HPC PowerShell and execute:
Set-HpcNetwork -EnterpriseDnsRegistrationType WithConnectionDnsSuffix