• 1. Introduction
• 2. Installation and Setup
  • 2.1. Overview of Setup
  • 2.2. Permissions Required for 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. Identity, Roles, and Permissions Used to Access Azure Resources
    • 2.7.1. Service Principal Created for Ansys Access on Microsoft Azure
    • 2.7.2. IAM Roles Created for Ansys Access on Microsoft Azure
    • 2.7.3. Verifying the IAM Roles in the Azure Portal
    • 2.7.4. Permissions Used by Ansys Access on Microsoft Azure
    • 2.7.5. Revoking Permissions from Ansys Access on Microsoft Azure
  • 2.8. Requirements for Virtual Networks (VNets)
  • 2.9. Connecting your Local Network to Microsoft Azure
  • 2.10. Domains Required for Firewall Allowlist
  • 2.11. Checking the Status of Ansys Services
• 3. Azure Subscriptions
• 4. Locations
  • 4.1. Viewing Locations
  • 4.2. Ensuring Connectivity Between Virtual Networks (VNets) and Locations
  • 4.3. Adding a Location
  • 4.4. Editing the Name of a Location
  • 4.5. Removing a Location
• 5. Tenant Settings
  • 5.1. Allowing or Forbidding Local Drive Mapping on Virtual Machines
  • 5.2. Allowing or Preventing the Generation of Public IP Addresses for Virtual Machines
• 6. Users
  • 6.1. How Users are Added to Ansys Access on Microsoft Azure
  • 6.2. Viewing User Information
  • 6.3. Changing a User's Access Level
  • 6.4. Adding Users
  • 6.5. Removing a User
• 7. Project Spaces
  • 7.1. Creating a Project Space
  • 7.2. Setting User Permissions in a Project Space
  • 7.3. Editing Project Space Settings
  • 7.4. Deleting a Project Space
    • 7.4.1. Deleting a Project Space Directly from the Project Space
    • 7.4.2. Deleting a Project Space from the Administration Page
• 8. Budgeting
  • 8.1. Setting a Budget for a Project Space
  • 8.2. Monitoring Budget Usage
  • 8.3. Disabling a Budget Cap
• 9. Virtual Desktops
  • 9.1. Creating a Virtual Desktop
  • 9.2. Renaming a Virtual Desktop
  • 9.3. Setting Shutdown Timers for a Virtual Desktop
  • 9.4. Deleting a Virtual Desktop
• 10. Images
  • 10.1. Viewing OS Images
  • 10.2. What You Should Know About the Rocky Linux OS Image by CIQ
  • 10.3. Deleting an OS Image
• 11. Autoscaling Clusters
  • 11.1. Creating an Autoscaling Cluster
  • 11.2. Checking the Installation Status of Autoscaling Cluster Applications
  • 11.3. Renaming an Autoscaling Cluster
  • 11.4. Viewing the Tags Applied to an Autoscaling Cluster
  • 11.5. Adding Ansys HPC Platform Services to an Autoscaling Cluster
  • 11.6. Deleting an Autoscaling Cluster
• 12. Applications
  • 12.1. Configuring Applications
  • 12.2. Managing Application Licenses
  • 12.3. Beta Applications
    • 12.3.1. Beta Disclaimer
    • 12.3.2. Allowing or Preventing Access to Beta Applications
• 13. Cluster Packages
  • 13.1. Configuring Cluster Packages
• 14. Storage
  • 14.1. Azure Files Storage Account
  • 14.2. Types of Shared Storage
    • 14.2.1. Azure Files NFS Storage
    • 14.2.2. Azure Files SMB Storage
    • 14.2.3. Azure NetApp Files NFS Storage
  • 14.3. Comparison of Shared Storage Types
  • 14.4. Support for Application Installation on Different Storage Types
  • 14.5. Viewing Shared Storages in a Project Space
  • 14.6. Mounting Shared Storage on Virtual Desktops
  • 14.7. Unmounting Shared Storages from Virtual Desktops
  • 14.8. Changing the Performance Level of Azure NetApp Files Storages
  • 14.9. Deleting Shared Storage from a Project Space
  • 14.10. Local Storage for Temporary Solver Data
  • 14.11. 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