Can I upgrade my existing Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 cluster to Windows HPC Server 2008?
A. Make sure that your existing hardware and any third-party applications are certified to run Windows Server 2008.Create a new Windows HPC Server 2008 head node.Upgrade all compute nodes from an x64-based version of Windows Server 2003 to an x64-based version of Windows Server 2008. Join the compute nodes to the new Windows HPC Server 2008 cluster.
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