HPC Clusters

A cluster consists of multiple machines that are networked together. Each machine is called a node. A cluster consists of a head node that handles the job scheduling, and worker nodes that do the work. The worker nodes work in parallel with each other, boosting processing speed to deliver high performance computing.

The topics in this section provide an overview of creating and managing standard HPC clusters in a project space that supports 2024 R1 and earlier releases of Ansys applications. If you want to create a cluster using 2024 R2 or newer releases, see Autoscaling Clusters instead.

Topics:

Creating an HPC Cluster
Renaming an HPC Cluster
Setting a Shutdown Timer for an HPC Cluster
Deleting an HPC Cluster

For step-by-step examples of HPC cluster configuration and usage, see Recommended Configurations by Application in the Recommended Usage Guide.

For general information on using HPC clusters, see HPC Clusters in the User's Guide.