• 1. Introduction
• 2. Installation and Setup
  • 2.1. Overview of Setup
  • 2.2. Roles and Permissions Required for IT Administrators when Setting Up Ansys Access on Microsoft Azure
  • 2.3. Prerequisites for Setup
  • 2.4. Express Setup Process
  • 2.5. Completing the Setup If You Did Not Specify a VNet
  • 2.6. Post-Setup Steps in Ansys Access on Microsoft Azure
  • 2.7. Activating a Private Offer from Ansys When Already Subscribed to Ansys Access on Microsoft Azure
  • 2.8. Identity, Roles, and Permissions Used to Access Azure Resources
    • 2.8.1. Service Principal Created for Ansys Access on Microsoft Azure
    • 2.8.2. IAM Roles Created for Ansys Access on Microsoft Azure
    • 2.8.3. Verifying the IAM Roles in the Azure Portal
    • 2.8.4. Permissions Used by Ansys Access on Microsoft Azure
    • 2.8.5. Revoking Permissions from Ansys Access on Microsoft Azure
  • 2.9. Requirements for Virtual Networks (VNets)
  • 2.10. Connecting your Local Network to Microsoft Azure
  • 2.11. Domains Required for Firewall Allowlist
  • 2.12. Allowing or Preventing the Generation of Public IP Addresses for Virtual Machines
  • 2.13. Configuring Internet Access for Virtual Machines Without Public IP Addresses
  • 2.14. Allowing or Forbidding Local Drive Mapping on Virtual Machines
  • 2.15. Checking the Status of Ansys Services
• 3. IT Policy Extensions
  • 3.1. Supported Formats for IT Policy Extension Scripts
  • 3.2. Storage Requirements for Confidential IT Policy Extension Scripts
  • 3.3. Adding IT Policy Extensions
  • 3.4. Configuring the Deployment of IT Policy Extensions
  • 3.5. Viewing and Managing IT Policy Extensions
    • 3.5.1. Editing the Properties of an IT Policy Extension
    • 3.5.2. Deleting an IT Policy Extension
  • 3.6. Viewing and Managing IT Policy Extension Configurations
    • 3.6.1. Specifying the Execution Order of IT Policy Extension Scripts
    • 3.6.2. Editing the Properties of an IT Policy Extension Configuration
    • 3.6.3. Deleting an IT Policy Extension Configuration
  • 3.7. Viewing Details of IT Policy Extensions Executed on a Resource
• 4. Azure Subscriptions
  • 4.1. Specifying Azure Subscription Information
  • 4.2. Editing an Azure Subscription Nickname
  • 4.3. Removing an Azure Subscription
• 5. Locations
  • 5.1. Viewing Locations
  • 5.2. Ensuring Connectivity Between Virtual Networks (VNets) and Locations
  • 5.3. Adding a Location
  • 5.4. Editing the Name of a Location
  • 5.5. Removing a Location
• 6. License Settings
  • 6.1. Configuring License Settings for Ansys Applications
    • 6.1.1. Configuring Shared Web Licensing
    • 6.1.2. Configuring FlexNet Licensing
    • 6.1.3. Configuring Ansys Elastic Licensing
  • 6.2. Editing License Settings
    • 6.2.1. Enabling or Disabling a Configured Licensing Type
    • 6.2.2. Setting the Priority of Licensing Types
    • 6.2.3. Uploading a New Token for Shared Web Licensing
    • 6.2.4. Removing a FlexNet License Server
    • 6.2.5. Editing FlexNet License Server Settings
    • 6.2.6. Unassigning a FlexNet License Server from a Region
    • 6.2.7. Editing Ansys Elastic Licensing Settings
  • 6.3. Viewing the License Settings Used by a Resource
• 7. Users
  • 7.1. How Users are Added to Ansys Access on Microsoft Azure
  • 7.2. Viewing User Information
  • 7.3. Changing a User's Access Level
  • 7.4. Adding Users
  • 7.5. Removing a User
• 8. Project Spaces
  • 8.1. Creating a Project Space
  • 8.2. Setting User Permissions in a Project Space
  • 8.3. Editing Project Space Settings
  • 8.4. Allowing Failed Resources to be Retained in Azure Cloud
  • 8.5. Deleting a Project Space
    • 8.5.1. Deleting a Project Space Directly from the Project Space
    • 8.5.2. Deleting a Project Space from the Administration Page
• 9. Budgeting
  • 9.1. Setting a Budget for a Project Space
  • 9.2. Monitoring Budget Usage
  • 9.3. Disabling a Budget Cap
• 10. Virtual Desktops
  • 10.1. Creating a Virtual Desktop
  • 10.2. Renaming a Virtual Desktop
  • 10.3. Setting Timers for a Virtual Desktop
  • 10.4. Deleting a Virtual Desktop
• 11. OS Images
  • 11.1. Operating System Support
  • 11.2. Viewing OS Images
  • 11.3. What You Should Know About the Rocky Linux OS Image by CIQ
  • 11.4. Converting a Virtual Desktop to an OS Image
  • 11.5. Configuring Support for the 'Convert to OS Image' Feature
  • 11.6. Deleting an OS Image
• 12. Autoscaling Clusters
  • 12.1. Creating an Autoscaling Cluster
  • 12.2. Checking the Installation Status of Autoscaling Cluster Applications
  • 12.3. Adding Applications to an Autoscaling Cluster
  • 12.4. Adding Ansys HPC Platform Services to an Autoscaling Cluster
  • 12.5. Adding Queues to an Autoscaling Cluster
  • 12.6. Deleting a Queue from an Autoscaling Cluster
  • 12.7. Mounting a Storage to an Autoscaling Cluster
  • 12.8. Unmounting a Storage from an Autoscaling Cluster
  • 12.9. Renaming an Autoscaling Cluster
  • 12.10. Viewing the Tags Applied to an Autoscaling Cluster
  • 12.11. Deleting an Autoscaling Cluster
• 13. Applications
  • 13.1. Configuring Applications
  • 13.2. Beta Applications
    • 13.2.1. Beta Disclaimer
    • 13.2.2. Allowing or Preventing Access to Beta Applications
• 14. Storage
  • 14.1. Azure Files Storage Account
  • 14.2. Storages Created for Autoscaling Clusters
  • 14.3. Types of Shared Storage
    • 14.3.1. Azure Files NFS Storage
    • 14.3.2. Azure Files SMB Storage
    • 14.3.3. Azure NetApp Files NFS Storage
  • 14.4. Comparison of Shared Storage Types
  • 14.5. Support for Application Installation on Different Storage Types
  • 14.6. Viewing Shared Storages in a Project Space
  • 14.7. Mounting Shared Storage on Virtual Desktops
  • 14.8. Unmounting Shared Storages from Virtual Desktops
  • 14.9. Changing the Performance Level of Azure NetApp Files Storages
  • 14.10. Deleting Shared Storage from a Project Space
  • 14.11. Local Storage for Temporary Solver Data
  • 14.12. Data Backup and Recovery
• 15. Tags
  • 15.1. Creating Tags
  • 15.2. Editing Tag Definitions
  • 15.3. Editing Tag Values in a Project Space
  • 15.4. Deleting Tags
  • 15.5. Required vs Inherited Tags
• 16. Templates
  • 16.1. Saving a Virtual Desktop Configuration to a Template
    • 16.1.1. Creating a Virtual Desktop Template During Virtual Desktop Creation
    • 16.1.2. Creating a Virtual Desktop Template from an Existing Virtual Desktop
  • 16.2. Saving Configured Applications to an Application Package Template
    • 16.2.1. Creating an Application Package Template During Virtual Desktop Creation
    • 16.2.2. Creating an Application Package Template from an Existing Virtual Desktop
  • 16.3. Viewing Templates
  • 16.4. Deleting a Template
• 17. Cost and Usage Reporting