Setting Up the Cloud Environment

This procedure shows you how to install and configure your environment in order to be able to solve simulations in the cloud.

Prerequisites: You must already have an Ansys account, a cloud essentials subscription assigned to you and a set of Ansys Elastic Currencies (AEC).
Note: If you need help regarding subscriptions, get in touch with your Ansys representative.

To set up the Ansys Cloud environment:

  1. Make sure you are meeting the Ansys Cloud requirements.
  2. Install the Ansys Cloud suite.
  3. Check your Ansys Cloud installation.
  4. Make sure Ansys Command Line Interface (CLI) has been correctly installed with the ANSYS Cloud suite installation:
    1. Access your environment variables.
    2. From the System variables, edit the Path variable and verify that the CLI directory path has been added as a new value of the current environment variable.


  5. Configure your Speos Core environment:
    1. Open Speos Core.
    2. Click Speos HPC cluster configuration .
    3. In HPC configuration type, select Ansys Cloud.
  6. Click Log in to connect to the Ansys Cloud.
  7. When prompted, sign in to your Ansys Cloud account.
  8. Click OK.
Your Ansys Cloud environment is set up and ready to be used.