Diagnostics: HPC Cluster Manager

Microsoft HPC Pack provides a built-in set of commonly-used diagnostic tests. You can use these tests to help verify deployment, troubleshoot failures, detect performance degradation, and check for software updates.

For information about the HPC Services for Excel tests, newly available tests, and creating custom diagnostics, see online diagnostics resources.

This section provides information about the System tests that are included by default when you install HPC Pack, how to run tests, review results, and add custom diagnostic tests.

In this section

• Running Diagnostic Tests

  • Understanding Diagnostic Tests

  • Run Diagnostic Tests and Reports

  • Schedule Diagnostic Tests

• Reviewing Test Results

  • Understanding Test Result Categories

  • View and Save Test Results

  • Resolve and Clear Diagnostic Alerts

• Add New and Custom Diagnostic Tests

• Clear the Diagnostic Test Credentials

Additional considerations

• The job record retention period (TTLCompletedJobs) determines how long to store diagnostic test results and data in the HPCDiagnostics database. For more information, see Understanding Job History.

• For information about other ways you can monitor your nodes and jobs, see Monitoring Nodes, Managing the Job Queue, and Charts and Reports: HPC Cluster Manager.

• For more information about creating custom diagnostic tests, see Diagnostics Extensibility Step-by-Step Guide on MSDN.