Running Simulations > Distributed Analysis
Configuring Distributed
Analysis
To configure distributed analysis you select a distributed
machine configuration. This is a list of machines to use for a simulation,
based considerations such as whether the simulation is more memory intensive
or more CPU intensive, relative to the resources available on your network.
(See Selecting
an Optimal Configuration for Distributed Analysis for a discussion
of issues.) To create an new distributed machine configuration. or to
edit an existing one, see Editing
Distributed Machine Configurations. For more detailed information,
also see General
Information on DSO Configurations.
To select from an existing configuration:
1. Click HFSS and
HFSS-IE>Tools>General Options to display the General
Options dialog and select the Analysis
Options tab.
2. Select the Analysis Options
tab, and under the Analysis Machine Options,
click the Distributed
radio button.
This displays the field for selecting configurations.
If no list has been selected or created, the field is blank. If you
have previously created distributed machine configurations, click the
field to show a drop-down menu with those configurations:

When
you have made a selection, the lower field shows the enabled machines
in the configuration.

3.
Click OK to close the General Options
dialog.
Related Topics
Editing
Distributed Machine Configurations
HFSS Options: Solver
Tab
Selecting
an Optimal Configuration for Distributed Analysis
The Tools>Export
Options Files command writes xml files containing the Options
settings at all levels to the specified directory (default, ~\Documents\Ansoft\).
The Tools>Options>Export Options
feature is intended to make it easier for different users to use ANSYS
EM tools installed on shared directories or network drives. The Example
Uses for Export Options Features section outlines some use
cases enabled by this feature.