Ansys optiSLang Virtual Desktop

Ansys optiSLang is supported on Windows and Linux virtual desktops.

Follow the instructions in Creating a Virtual Desktop in the Administration Guide.

When creating a virtual desktop with Ansys optiSLang, use the following guidelines:

• Operating system: Windows or Linux

  Note: If using a CentOS image to create a Linux virtual desktop, see Important Notes About CentOS Linux Images in the Administration Guide.

• Applications: Ansys optiSLang

  The Linux package automatically adds XRDP for GNOME and GNOME Desktop Latest Version.

  Note:

  • For a Windows virtual desktop, Ansys recommends that you create the virtual desktop without any applications, and then add the application after the virtual desktop has been created. See Adding Applications to a Virtual Machine in the User's Guide. Sometimes, Windows updates are triggered on newly created virtual machines, causing application installation to fail.

  • If installing Ansys optiSLang along with Ansys DCS Design Point Service, always select DCS first and optiSLang second when selecting applications to install. Otherwise, DCS setup may fail. For details see Can't connect to DCS WebUI when DCS and optiSLang installed together in the Troubleshooting guide.

• Hardware: m4, m5, c4, c5 (.*xlarge sizes) with at least 4 physical cores and 32 GB RAM

  Note:

  • A workflow that runs on a local configuration will run on a similar configuration on a virtual desktop.

  • Higher CPU frequency and in some cases more CPU cores will accelerate execution.

  • With more CPU cores, memory demand may increase.

  • Hyper-Threading (Intel CPUs) or Simultaneous Multithreading (AMD CPUs) can be enabled to optimize usage of computing resources.

When the resource is in the Running state and the Connect button is displayed, you can connect to the virtual desktop. See Launching a Virtual Desktop Session in the User's Guide.