Microsoft MPI decreases in performance after you install HPC Pack 2008 SP1 on a computer that uses some Nehalem processors

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Prerequisites

To apply this update, you must be running Windows HPC Server 2008. Additionally, HPC Pack 2008 Service Pack 1 (SP1) must be installed.

Installation instructions

To apply this update, run this update on the head node.

Note If you have a pair of high availability head nodes, run this update on the active node and then on the passive node.

Restart requirement

You may have to restart the computer after you install this update.

Update replacement information

This update does not replace a previously released update.