How the HPS Installer Works

The HPS Installer can be used to create a complete Ansys HPC Platform Services (HPS) deployment in a scripted or non-scripted manner.

The HPS Installer consists of two setup programs:

  • Root setup

    This program performs the following steps:

    • Installs Docker

    • Installs Docker Compose

    • Creates the HPS administration user account

    • Sets the base installation directory for HPS

    • Sets directory locations for file storage, cluster shared storage, and applications

    • Installs the Process Launcher Service

    • Installs the Autoscaling Service

    • Installs the Evaluator program

  • User setup

    This program performs the following steps:

    • Checks for required directories and files

    • Deploys the HPS Core Services using Docker Compose

    • Configures secrets for the Autoscaling Service

    • Configures the Autoscaling Service

Both setup programs must be run to create a complete HPS deployment. Note that prerequisites must be installed before running the setup programs. These are included in the HPS installation package.

To deploy HPS, choose either automated installation using an install script or interactive installation, and follow the corresponding steps.