Scheduler Terminology
- Core – Unit of processing.
- Processor – Consists of one or more cores.
- Machine/Host/Node – Consists of one or more processors, memory, disk, and so on.
- Resource – Machines, licenses, and so on that are used by a job.
- Job – Application (or program, executable) with command line options that uses resources to produce useful results. For example, ansysedt.exe –ng –BatchSolve.
- Serial Job – Job that runs on a single core.
- Parallel Job – Job that runs on multiple cores (belonging to same or different machines).
- Compute Cluster – Network of machines on which jobs run. Typically consists of head nodes and many compute nodes.
- Service – Program that runs in the background (like an RSM service). Listens on a port. OS provides programming interface by which applications communicate with service, once machine and port number are known. Launching an executable on a remote machine requires a service to run on the remote machine.
Ansys Electromagnetics Terminology
- Desktop – The main application used to accomplish a task, such as Twin Builder. The desktop may run as a GUI or as a batch command.
- Engine – Application (or executable) that launches during analysis commands, to generate analysis results.
- Distributed-processing – Multiple engines launched simultaneously on one or several machines. Uses ansoft_distrib (and related) license.
Related Topics
Command Line Information for Ansys Electromagnetics Desktop Products