Configuring Applications

Most Ansys applications require licensing information to be specified during resource creation before they can be installed on the resource.

Some applications have additional settings or options that affect installation. For example:

Ansys application package Configuration options
Electronics Desktop
  • Manually define Project and Temporary Directories
Electronics Desktop Autoscaling Cluster
  • Manually Define Temp Directory
Mechanical Enterprise
  • Install Ansys Discovery
  • Install Explicit Dynamics: Autodyn
  • Install Explicit Dynamics: LS-DYNA
  • Install Motion
  • Install Offshore: Aqwa
  • Install Structural Mechanics: Customization Files
  • Install Structural Mechanics: Mechanical Products
  • Install Material Designer Product
  • Install Structural Mechanics: Additive
  • Install Electronics Reliability: ANSYS Sherlock
  • Additional Tools: Install Remote Solve Manager Standalone Services
  • Additional Tools: Install Viewer
  • Additional Tools: Install ANSYS Sound - SAS
  • Install ANSYS Geometry Interfaces
Rocky
  • Interconnect Port
SpaceClaim
  • Install ANSYS Geometry Interfaces
Speos
  • Install ANSYS Geometry Interfaces

Administrators can preconfigure an application so that resource creators do not have to manually specify its settings during resource creation. Whether default application settings are configured or not, resource creators can specify (or override) application settings when creating a resource.

To globally configure an application:

  1. On the main toolbar, click to access the Administration page.

  2. In the navigation pane, select Applications. This page lists all applications available for installation on virtual desktops and clusters. (If you want to configure a cluster application, you can also find it on the Cluster packages page.)

  3. Locate the application to configure and click Edit in the application's table row.

  4. Specify the application's configuration settings. Settings vary depending on the application. For licensed Ansys applications, for example, you must specify information about your license server and license details. For information on available options, see Managing Application Licenses.

  5. Click Save to save the specified values.

Note:

  • Application settings will be applied to applications on new resources only.

  • If you want to change the license server settings for applications on existing resources, you must modify ansyslmd on those machines. For more information, refer to the Ansys, Inc. Licensing Guide in the Licensing documentation.