When you want RSM to submit jobs to an HPC resource, whether it be an Ansys RSM Cluster (ARC), a third-party cluster such as Microsoft Windows HPC or LSF, or a Cloud portal, you need to create a configuration in RSM, as described in Defining RSM Configurations. Additional steps may be required to ensure successful cluster job submission.
Assumptions
The cluster with which you want to integrate RSM has already been established and properly configured. For information on setting up an Ansys RSM Cluster (ARC), refer to Ansys RSM Cluster (ARC) Configuration. The establishment of commercial clusters is beyond the scope of this user's guide. For those steps, consult the documentation for the third-party scheduler you are using.
You know the machine name of the cluster submit host (the node that performs job scheduling).
If you are using an Altair Grid Engine (UGE) cluster, parallel environments have already been defined by your cluster administrator.
You are able to install and run Ansys, Inc. products, including Licensing, on the cluster nodes. For information on product and licensing installations, see the Installation and Licensing Documentation on the Ansys Help site.
RSM has been installed on the cluster submit host. See RSM Software Installation.
The RSM launcher service is installed and running on the cluster submit host if it will be accepting submissions from remote RSM clients. See Installing and Configuring the RSM Launcher Service.
This chapter describes the additional steps you may need to take when integrating RSM with an established cluster.