Does HPC pack 2016 Update 3 encapuslate all the previous updates to HPC 2016?

Question

Hi,

I am trying to setup an on premise Windows HPC 2016 cluster.

Setup:
Few details about the cluster are below:

• Windows Server 2016
• Single Head node configuration
• Network Topology 5
• 48 Compute Nodes added to the cluster
• 5 databases setup in a remote DB server

Context:

I am yet to install base HPC 2016 package, so as I see the installation steps are as follows:

• Install HPC 2016
• Apply Update 1
• Apply update 3

Issue:
When I check the installation files for Update 3, I see that one of the file is 'HPCPack2016Update3-Full-Refresh-v6450.zip'.
And, based on its description it looks like it covers the complete HPC installation.

So, the question is,
Can I do the HPC installation using this package alone , In other words does this package encapsulate all changes from Base package + Update 1 ?
OR
Do I have to follow the steps mentioned in the context tag above and use the 'HPCPack2016Update3-Patch.zip' to complete the setup?

If someone can guide me on this, that will be really helpful.

@Sumarigo-MSFT

Regards
Ajay

Answer 1

@Attuchirayil, Ajay

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A Platform, thanks for posting your query here.

Yes, 'HPCPack2016Update3-Full-Refresh-v6450.zip' is the slipstream install package for HPC Pack 2016 Update 3 and it includes all the updates for HPC Pack 2016.

Also, it is recommended to onboard HPC Pack 2019 Update 1 whenever possible.

HPC Pack 2019 Update 1 (6.1.7531) - 1/22/2022

Refer below links for more information:

What's New
Release Notes
Download
Azure ARM Templates

Hope that helps.
If the suggested response helped you resolve your issue, please 'Accept as answer', so that it can help others in the community looking for help on similar topics.