Ansys HPC Platform Services is a set of technology components designed to help you manage the execution of simulations while making use of your full range of compute resources. Together, these components form a framework for executing HPC workflows with ease and efficiency.
You compute resources may be:
On-premises workstations
Virtual machines in a cloud environment
On-premises HPC cluster (Slurm, LSF, PBS, UGE, AWS ParallelCluster, Kubernetes)
Your simulations can be automated as one or more tasks, such as geometry updates, meshing operations, solver runs, postprocessing evaluations, and custom scripts. Each task has its own software and hardware requirements defined.
The mission of Ansys HPC Platform Services is to match task requirements with compute resources, relieving you of having to choose a suitable and available resource for each job and allowing efficient reuse of resources in a multi-user environment.
Ansys HPC Job Manager
In addition to a fully featured REST API, Ansys HPC Platform Services provides a browser-friendly Ansys HPC Job Manager web app in which you can:
Create simulation projects that define solve jobs
Adjust any software and hardware requirements
Keep track of submission status
Monitor execution progress
Download result files
Review output parameters
Whether your project comprises a single task, such as a batch solver run, or multiple tasks for design exploration or optimization, the Ansys HPC Job Manager is central. For more information, see Ansys HPC Job Manager Web App.
Integration with Ansys Applications
Starting with Release 2024 R1, Ansys Workbench and Ansys Mechanical provide integration with Ansys HPC Platform Services, enabling you to submit solutions and updates to the Ansys HPC Job Manager directly from the application.
For more information, see Job Submission to Ansys HPC Platform Services.