When the Update Option is set to HPC Platform Services, any update of design points from the Parameter Set bar will send the Workbench project definition and unsolved design points to Ansys HPC Platform Services for evaluation. The Workbench project definition includes the parameter definitions, workflow definition, and project files.
Clicking in the Parameter Set bar opens a dialog box. The prompt depends on if there are design points that require updating and if the Ansys HPC Platform Services project exists.
If there are no design points that require updating, you are told that the output parameters for all design points are up-to-date.
If the Workbench project has unsaved changes, you are told that you must save the Workbench project to proceed. Clicking saves the project and sends the project definition and unsolved design points to the Ansys HPC Platform Services project.
If the Ansys HPC Platform Services project exists but is not the same as the last one synced from the Workbench project, you are asked if you would like to replace the project and its design points, update the project but keep its design points, or create a new project.
If the Ansys HPC Platform Services project cannot be found because it has either been deleted or moved to a different server, you are asked if you want to create a new project with the same name. Clicking sends the Workbench project and design points to the new Ansys HPC Platform Services project.
As unsolved design points are sent to the HPC Platform Services project, evaluators pick them up and run the simulation tasks, writing results back to the Workbench project as the evaluations are completed.
Throughout this process, Workbench displays processing information in the status bar
and the Progress view. In the status bar, you can click the button
for opening the Ansys HPC Job Manager web app (
). Or, from the Jobs
menu, you can select .
In the Ansys HPC Job Manager web app, you can view project information, configure the project, and filter, sort, and compare design points. For more information, see Ansys HPC Job Manager Web App in the Ansys HPC Platform Services Guide.
Note: If you exit Workbench before the update finishes, evaluators continue to update the design points in the HPC Platform Services project. When you next open the Workbench project, it automatically syncs the design points in the Workbench and HPC Platform Services projects. If you later make parameter or project changes in the Workbench project, selecting > pushes these changes to the HPC Platform Services project.