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                          INFO - Remote Solve Manager Roles & Terminology

                          Authored by Nick Heberle November 30th, 2021 5973 views 1 likes KB995629

                          Description

                          Within Remote Solve Manager, there are numerous terms to understand to properly follow installation, configuration, and maintenance tasks.

                          Solution

                          RSM Roles & Terminology

                          When working with Remote Solve Manager (RSM), there are a few essential terms to understand regarding the components of RSM:

                          Term Definition
                          Job A processing task submitted from a client application
                          Job Script Used to perform a processing task
                          Job Template Used to customize a job
                          Client Machine Machine where Ansys Workbench and other Ansys applications are installed
                          Client Application Ansys application that submits jobs to RSM
                          HPC Resource A system that support High Performance Computing, such as a cluster or cloud environment
                          Node A single computer
                          Head Node In a multi-node system, computer responsible for scheduling
                          Execution Node In a multi-node system, one or more computers responsible for computational work
                          Queue A list of execution nodes suited for a particular type of job
                          RSM Queue Queue that contains RSM jobs and maps to appropriate HPC Queue
                          HPC Queue Queue with one or more execution nodes assigned to it, which are the resources that will be utilized to execute a job
                          HPC Configuration A set of properties that specify information about an HPC resource

                          File Handling

                          When a job is submitted to RSM from a client application, input files are transferred from the client's working directory to the HPC staging directory, and when the job has finished, output files requested by the client are transferred back to the client application.

                          The directories are:

                          Term Definition
                          Client Working Directory Location of job input files on the client machine. The location of this directory is controlled by the client application
                          HPC Staging Directory A shared directory that all HPC nodes can access
                          HPC Job Directory Jobs can be run in the HPC staging directory, or in a scratch directory local to the execution node

                          File Transfer Methods

                          RSM utilizes one of the following methods to transfer files from the client to the HPC resource:

                          • RSM internal socket file transfer
                          • Operating System file transfer (network share)
                          • External mechanism (such as SSH)
                          • No file transfer (client directory is under the HPC staging directory)

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