Ansys HPC Platform Services runs in a Linux environment. Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) lets you run a Linux environment directly on Windows, making it possible to deploy and run Ansys HPC Platform Services on a Windows machine.
The machine on which you intend to deploy Ansys HPC Platform Services on WSL should meet the following requirements:
Minimum 16 GB RAM
Minimum 4 cores
Enough disk space to accommodate the number and size of files expected to be transferred by users
Internet access (to download the required Docker files and build Docker images)
Follow these steps to set up a WSL environment and deploy Ansys HPC Platform Services in that environment: