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Technical Review 1037395: Introduction to high-performance computing …

Author: JillGrant615

learn-pr/azure/intro-to-hpc/1-introduction.yml

@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
-### YamlMime:ModuleUnit
-uid: learn.intro-to-hpc.1-introduction
-metadata:
-  title: Introduction
-  description: In this unit, you'll learn about a business scenario that you can address by using high-performance computing services in Azure.
-  ms.date: 05/22/2023
-  author: padmalathas
-  ms.author: padmalathas
-  ms.topic: unit
-title: Introduction
-durationInMinutes: 5
-content: |
-  [!include[](includes/1-introduction.md)]
-
+### YamlMime:ModuleUnit
+uid: learn.intro-to-hpc.1-introduction
+metadata:
+  title: Introduction
+  description: In this unit, you'll learn about a business scenario that you can address by using high-performance computing services in Azure.
+  ms.date: 04/07/2025
+  author: padmalathas
+  ms.author: padmalathas
+  ms.topic: unit
+title: Introduction
+durationInMinutes: 5
+content: |
+  [!include[](includes/1-introduction.md)]
+

learn-pr/azure/intro-to-hpc/2-azure-batch.yml

@@ -1,39 +1,39 @@
-### YamlMime:ModuleUnit
-uid: learn.intro-to-hpc.2-azure-batch
-metadata:
-  title: Azure Batch
-  description: In this unit, you learn about the Azure Batch service and how it helps you to manage high-performance compute tasks.
-  ms.date: 05/22/2023
-  author: padmalathas
-  ms.author: padmalathas
-  ms.topic: unit
-title: Azure Batch
-durationInMinutes: 10
-content: |
-  [!include[](includes/2-azure-batch.md)]
-quiz:
-  title: "Check your knowledge"
-  questions:
-  - content: "What's the advantage of using Azure Batch, rather than provisioning the required number of VMs for the task at hand?"
-    choices:
-    - content: "Because Azure Batch is a managed service, you get a discount on the compute capacity you purchase."
-      isCorrect: false
-      explanation: "There's no discount on capacity. Azure Batch helps by scheduling and managing nodes for HPC."
-    - content: "Azure Batch handles the scheduling and managing of nodes for you, free of charge."
-      isCorrect: true
-      explanation: "Azure Batch makes it easier to run HPC tasks by scheduling and managing nodes."
-    - content: "Only by using Azure Batch can you access the most high-performing VM SKUs on Azure."
-      isCorrect: false
-      explanation: "You can create high-performance VMs manually without Azure Batch. Azure Batch helps by scheduling and managing nodes for HPC."
-  - content: "You've analyzed a problem and found that it has 1000 separate subtasks. To solve this problem, your manager agrees to budget 20 VM nodes to run in Azure Batch. Compared to running on a single VM node of the same size, approximately how much quicker would you expect the problem's solution to be?"
-    choices:
-    - content: "1/50 of the time."
-      isCorrect: false
-      explanation: "Because there are many small subtasks, Azure Batch evenly distributes the work, and 20 VMs can complete the tasks in approximately 1/20 of the time."
-    - content: "1/20 of the time."
-      isCorrect: true
-      explanation: "Because there are many small subtasks, Azure Batch evenly distributes the work, and 20 VMs can complete the tasks in approximately 1/20 of the time."
-    - content: "The same length of time, but results are more accurate."
-      isCorrect: false
-      explanation: "Because there are many small subtasks, Azure Batch evenly distributes the work, and 20 VMs can complete the tasks in approximately 1/20 of the time."
-
+### YamlMime:ModuleUnit
+uid: learn.intro-to-hpc.2-azure-batch
+metadata:
+  title: Azure Batch
+  description: In this unit, you learn about the Azure Batch service and how it helps you to manage high-performance compute tasks.
+  ms.date: 04/07/2025
+  author: padmalathas
+  ms.author: padmalathas
+  ms.topic: unit
+title: Azure Batch
+durationInMinutes: 10
+content: |
+  [!include[](includes/2-azure-batch.md)]
+quiz:
+  title: "Check your knowledge"
+  questions:
+  - content: "What's the advantage of using Azure Batch, rather than provisioning the required number of VMs for the task at hand?"
+    choices:
+    - content: "Because Azure Batch is a managed service, you get a discount on the compute capacity you purchase."
+      isCorrect: false
+      explanation: "There's no discount on capacity. Azure Batch helps by scheduling and managing nodes for HPC."
+    - content: "Azure Batch handles the scheduling and managing of nodes for you, free of charge."
+      isCorrect: true
+      explanation: "Azure Batch makes it easier to run HPC tasks by scheduling and managing nodes."
+    - content: "Only by using Azure Batch can you access the most high-performing VM SKUs on Azure."
+      isCorrect: false
+      explanation: "You can create high-performance VMs manually without Azure Batch. Azure Batch helps by scheduling and managing nodes for HPC."
+  - content: "You've analyzed a problem and found that it has 1,000 separate subtasks. To solve this problem, your manager agrees to budget 20 VM nodes to run in Azure Batch. Compared to running on a single VM node of the same size, approximately how much quicker would you expect the problem's solution to be?"
+    choices:
+    - content: "1/50 of the time."
+      isCorrect: false
+      explanation: "Because there are many small subtasks, Azure Batch evenly distributes the work, and 20 VMs can complete the tasks in approximately 1/20 of the time."
+    - content: "1/20 of the time."
+      isCorrect: true
+      explanation: "Because there are many small subtasks, Azure Batch evenly distributes the work, and 20 VMs can complete the tasks in approximately 1/20 of the time."
+    - content: "The same length of time, but results are more accurate."
+      isCorrect: false
+      explanation: "Because there are many small subtasks, Azure Batch evenly distributes the work, and 20 VMs can complete the tasks in approximately 1/20 of the time."
+

learn-pr/azure/intro-to-hpc/3-how-azure-hpc-works.yml

@@ -1,39 +1,39 @@
-### YamlMime:ModuleUnit
-uid: learn.intro-to-hpc.3-azure-vm-hpc-instances
-metadata:
-  title: How Azure HPC works
-  description: In this unit, you learn about components of Azure HPC and the orchestration of components of Azure HPC.
-  ms.date: 05/22/2023
-  author: padmalathas
-  ms.author: padmalathas
-  ms.topic: unit
-title: How Azure HPC works
-durationInMinutes: 10
-content: |
-  [!include[](includes/3-how-azure-hpc-works.md)]
-quiz:
-  title: "Check your knowledge"
-  questions:
-  - content: "You're trying to provision several H-series Azure VMs in the Azure portal to solve some complex financial equations. How can you resolve the errors you're receiving?"
-    choices:
-    - content: "Use the Azure Virtual Machines pricing detail page to ensure that the kind of VM you're trying to deploy can solve the complex problem."
-      isCorrect: false
-      explanation: "These problems are often caused when you reach the limit for VM cores in your subscription. You can't solve them by using the pricing detail page."
-    - content: "Tell Azure that your subscription needs to support a greater number of cores than is allowed by default."
-      isCorrect: true
-      explanation: "Because H-series VMs use large numbers of cores, you can quickly reach the limit for your subscription. Open a support request to increase this limit."
-    - content: "Try again at a different time."
-      isCorrect: false
-      explanation: "These problems are often caused when you reach the limit for VM cores in your subscription. This problem is the same at a different time."
-  - content: "You want to deploy an HB-series VM for a weather modeling startup. However, this type of VM doesn't appear as an option in the portal. What should you check?"
-    choices:
-    - content: "Check that your subscription is allowed to deploy VMs of this type."
-      isCorrect: false
-      explanation: "HB-series VMs are supported in all Azure subscription. However, they're not supported in all Azure regions."
-    - content: "Try again at a different time."
-      isCorrect: false
-      explanation: "The problem is that HB-series VMs aren't supported in all Azure regions. This problem is the same at a different time."
-    - content: "Check that this VM is supported in your preferred region of deployment."
-      isCorrect: true
-      explanation: "HB-series VMs aren't supported in all Azure regions."
-
+### YamlMime:ModuleUnit
+uid: learn.intro-to-hpc.3-azure-vm-hpc-instances
+metadata:
+  title: How Azure HPC Works
+  description: In this unit, you learn about components of Azure HPC and the orchestration of components of Azure HPC.
+  ms.date: 04/07/2025
+  author: padmalathas
+  ms.author: padmalathas
+  ms.topic: unit
+title: How Azure HPC works
+durationInMinutes: 10
+content: |
+  [!include[](includes/3-how-azure-hpc-works.md)]
+quiz:
+  title: "Check your knowledge"
+  questions:
+  - content: "You're trying to provision several H-series Azure VMs in the Azure portal to solve some complex financial equations. How can you resolve the errors you're receiving?"
+    choices:
+    - content: "Use the Azure Virtual Machines pricing detail page to ensure that the kind of VM you're trying to deploy can solve the complex problem."
+      isCorrect: false
+      explanation: "These problems are often caused when you reach the limit for VM cores in your subscription. You can't solve them by using the pricing detail page."
+    - content: "Tell Azure that your subscription needs to support a greater number of cores than is allowed by default."
+      isCorrect: true
+      explanation: "Because H-series VMs use large numbers of cores, you can quickly reach the limit for your subscription. Open a support request to increase this limit."
+    - content: "Try again at a different time."
+      isCorrect: false
+      explanation: "These problems are often caused when you reach the limit for VM cores in your subscription. This problem is the same at a different time."
+  - content: "You want to deploy an HB-series VM for a weather modeling startup. However, this type of VM doesn't appear as an option in the portal. What should you check?"
+    choices:
+    - content: "Check that your subscription is allowed to deploy VMs of this type."
+      isCorrect: false
+      explanation: "HB-series VMs are supported in all Azure subscription. However, they're not supported in all Azure regions."
+    - content: "Try again at a different time."
+      isCorrect: false
+      explanation: "The problem is that HB-series VMs aren't supported in all Azure regions. This problem is the same at a different time."
+    - content: "Check that this VM is supported in your preferred region of deployment."
+      isCorrect: true
+      explanation: "HB-series VMs aren't supported in all Azure regions."
+

learn-pr/azure/intro-to-hpc/4-microsoft-hpc-pack.yml

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-### YamlMime:ModuleUnit
-uid: learn.intro-to-hpc.4-microsoft-hpc-pack
-metadata:
-  title: Microsoft HPC Pack
-  description: In this unit, you learn about the Microsoft HPC Pack and how you can use it to manage high-performance resources.
-  ms.date: 05/22/2023
-  author: padmalathas
-  ms.author: padmalathas
-  ms.topic: unit
-title: Microsoft HPC Pack
-durationInMinutes: 10
-content: |
-  [!include[](includes/4-microsoft-hpc-pack.md)]
-quiz:
-  title: "Check your knowledge"
-  questions:
-  - content: "You're trying to advise your organization on whether to choose Azure Batch or Microsoft HPC Pack. What might be a key factor in choosing HPC Pack?"
-    choices:
-    - content: "There's a significant on-premises infrastructure that your organization doesn't want to waste. It can be used for HPC problems."
-      isCorrect: true
-      explanation: "HPC Pack enables you to manage both on-premises and cloud infrastructure."
-    - content: "You don't want to be responsible for deciding how to optimize the way the HPC work gets allocated."
-      isCorrect: false
-      explanation: "In HPC Pack, you have full responsibility for the allocation of work. If you don't want this control, consider Azure Batch instead."
-    - content: "There's no remaining licensing budget for the year."
-      isCorrect: false
-      explanation: "HPC Pack incurs no extra licensing cost, although you must carefully consider the costs of licensing the VMs it manages."
-  - content: "You're trying to set up an HPC Pack topology, starting with on-premises resources. Which version of Windows Server should you use for the head node?"
-    choices:
-    - content: "Windows Server 2012 R2 or later."
-      isCorrect: true
-      explanation: "You can use Windows Server 2012 or any later version for the head node."
-    - content: "Windows Server 2016 or later."
-      isCorrect: false
-      explanation: "You can use Windows Server 2012 or any later version for the head node."
-    - content: "Windows Server 2019 or later."
-      isCorrect: false
-      explanation: "You can use Windows Server 2012 or any later version for the head node."
-
+### YamlMime:ModuleUnit
+uid: learn.intro-to-hpc.4-microsoft-hpc-pack
+metadata:
+  title: Orchestrate HPC Systems
+  description: In this unit, you learn how to deploy, manage, and orchsetrate HPC systems as well as review best practices, task scheduling, and workflow management guidance.
+  ms.date: 04/07/2025
+  author: padmalathas
+  ms.author: padmalathas
+  ms.topic: unit
+title: Orchestrate HPC Systems
+durationInMinutes: 10
+content: |
+  [!include[](includes/4-microsoft-hpc-pack.md)]
+quiz:
+  title: "Check your knowledge"
+  questions:
+  - content: "You're looking to dispatch work in your application efficiently. What best practice helps optimize CPU utilization, maximize job throughput, and minimize time between job submission and finish?"
+    choices:
+    - content: "Task scheduling"
+      isCorrect: true
+      explanation: "Correct"
+    - content: "Work arrangement"
+      isCorrect: false
+      explanation: "Incorrect"
+    - content: "Deploying tasks"
+      isCorrect: false
+      explanation: "Incorrect"
+  - content: "What tools can be utilized for more effective workflow management?"
+    choices:
+    - content: "Azure CycleCloud and Azure Batch"
+      isCorrect: true
+      explanation: "Correct"
+    - content: "Azure Storage Accounts and Head Nodes"
+      isCorrect: false
+      explanation: "Incorrect"
+    - content: "Azure Resource Manager and Virtual Machines"
+      isCorrect: false
+      explanation: "Incorrect"
+

learn-pr/azure/intro-to-hpc/5-scenarios-for-hpc-and-batch.yml

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-### YamlMime:ModuleUnit
-uid: learn.intro-to-hpc.5-scenarios-for-hpc-and-batch
-metadata:
-  title: Scenarios for HPC and Batch technologies
-  description: In this unit, you learn about some uses that HPC resources are often put to, and how the technologies you've learned about can address these scenarios.
-  ms.date: 05/22/2023
-  author: padmalathas
-  ms.author: padmalathas
-  ms.topic: unit
-title: Scenarios for HPC and Batch technologies
-durationInMinutes: 10
-content: |
-  [!include[](includes/5-scenarios-for-hpc-and-batch.md)]
-quiz:
-  title: "Check your knowledge"
-  questions:
-  - content: "What is a key benefit of using Azure Batch?"
-    choices:
-    - content: "You want a fully managed service for your HPC tasks."
-      isCorrect: true
-      explanation: "Azure Batch is a fully managed service for HPC tasks in Azure."
-    - content: "You want to be able to expand from on-premises into the cloud as needed."
-      isCorrect: false
-      explanation: "Only HPC Pack enables you to expand from on-premises to cloud VMs. Azure Batch provides a fully managed service for your HPC tasks."
-    - content: "You need the most powerful VMs available on Azure, and the InfiniBand networking they offer."
-      isCorrect: false
-      explanation: "The most powerful H-Series VMs and InfiniBand networking can be used without Azure Batch. Batch provides a fully managed service for your HPC tasks."
-  - content: "You've got a problem that requires you to use 3D Studio Max. You want the flexibility to pay the licensing fees on demand. What's the best Azure solution for this task?"
-    choices:
-    - content: "Azure Batch"
-      isCorrect: true
-      explanation: "Batch also lets you use some of the most important 3D rendering packages, like Maya, 3D Studio Max, and Chaos V-Ray."
-    - content: "Microsoft HPC Pack"
-      isCorrect: false
-      explanation: "Batch also lets you use some of the most important 3D rendering packages, like Maya, 3D Studio Max, and Chaos V-Ray."
-    - content: "Azure H-Series VMs"
-      isCorrect: false
-      explanation: "Batch also lets you use some of the most important 3D rendering packages, like Maya, 3D Studio Max, and Chaos V-Ray."
-
+### YamlMime:ModuleUnit
+uid: learn.intro-to-hpc.5-scenarios-for-hpc-and-batch
+metadata:
+  title: Scenarios for HPC and Batch Technologies
+  description: In this unit, you learn about some uses that HPC resources are often put to, and how the technologies you've learned about can address these scenarios.
+  ms.date: 04/07/2025
+  author: padmalathas
+  ms.author: padmalathas
+  ms.topic: unit
+title: Scenarios for HPC and Batch technologies
+durationInMinutes: 10
+content: |
+  [!include[](includes/5-scenarios-for-hpc-and-batch.md)]
+quiz:
+  title: "Check your knowledge"
+  questions:
+  - content: "What is a key benefit of using Azure Batch?"
+    choices:
+    - content: "You want a fully managed service for your HPC tasks."
+      isCorrect: true
+      explanation: "Azure Batch is a fully managed service for HPC tasks in Azure."
+    - content: "You want to be able to expand from on-premises into the cloud as needed."
+      isCorrect: false
+      explanation: "Only HPC Pack enables you to expand from on-premises to cloud VMs. Azure Batch provides a fully managed service for your HPC tasks."
+    - content: "You need the most powerful VMs available on Azure, and the InfiniBand networking they offer."
+      isCorrect: false
+      explanation: "The most powerful H-Series VMs and InfiniBand networking can be used without Azure Batch. Batch provides a fully managed service for your HPC tasks."
+  - content: "You've got a problem that requires you to use 3D Studio Max. You want the flexibility to pay the licensing fees on demand. What's the best Azure solution for this task?"
+    choices:
+    - content: "Azure Batch"
+      isCorrect: true
+      explanation: "Batch also lets you use some of the most important 3D rendering packages, like Maya, 3D Studio Max, and Chaos V-Ray."
+    - content: "Microsoft HPC Pack"
+      isCorrect: false
+      explanation: "Batch also lets you use some of the most important 3D rendering packages, like Maya, 3D Studio Max, and Chaos V-Ray."
+    - content: "Azure H-Series VMs"
+      isCorrect: false
+      explanation: "Batch also lets you use some of the most important 3D rendering packages, like Maya, 3D Studio Max, and Chaos V-Ray."
+

learn-pr/azure/intro-to-hpc/6-summary.yml

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-### YamlMime:ModuleUnit
-uid: learn.intro-to-hpc.6-summary
-metadata:
-  title: Summary
-  description: In this unit, you'll review what you have learned about high-performance computing tools in Azure.
-  ms.date: 05/22/2023
-  author: padmalathas
-  ms.author: padmalathas
-  ms.topic: unit
-title: Summary
-durationInMinutes: 5
-content: |
-  [!include[](includes/6-summary.md)]
-
+### YamlMime:ModuleUnit
+uid: learn.intro-to-hpc.6-summary
+metadata:
+  title: Summary
+  description: In this unit, you'll review what you have learned about high-performance computing tools in Azure.
+  ms.date: 04/07/2025
+  author: padmalathas
+  ms.author: padmalathas
+  ms.topic: unit
+title: Summary
+durationInMinutes: 5
+content: |
+  [!include[](includes/6-summary.md)]
+