Ansys Mechanical job submission to HPC Platform Services (HPS)

In this step-by-step tutorial, we walk through how to submit, monitor, and download results from simulation jobs using Ansys HPC Platform Services (HPS) on an auto-scaling cluster.

We begin with the basic workflow: submitting jobs from your local or virtual desktop to HPS, which manages job execution through SLM on your cluster. You’ll see how results can be downloaded directly into Ansys Mechanical or to your desktop.

The video then demonstrates how to set up a queue in Mechanical, connect to your HPS URL from Ansys Gateway, authenticate with user credentials, and configure advanced options like resource selection and queue assignment (including differences between Mechanical 2024 R2 and 2025 R1+).

Once jobs are submitted, we explore different monitoring options: directly in Mechanical, freeing up a license while monitoring through the HPS Web UI, or using the HPC Manager window for deeper insights into pending, scaling, and running jobs.

Finally, we show how to retrieve results after evaluation, download files, and continue with normal post-processing inside Workbench. Whether you’re new to HPS or fine-tuning your workflow, this video provides a complete overview of running Mechanical jobs efficiently in the cloud.

00:00 – Basic workflow overview (submitting jobs to HPS)
00:30 – Downloading results to Mechanical or desktop
00:39 – Gateway documentation for job submission
01:01 – Primary job submission method (Mechanical UI)
01:23 – Creating a queue in Mechanical
01:30 – Finding the HPS URL in Gateway
01:50 – Handling security warnings & copying the URL
02:08 – Pasting URL into Mechanical & testing connection
02:22 – Authentication (REP admin/REP user accounts)
02:41 – Advanced settings: resource & queue selection
03:03 – Mechanical 2024 R2 vs. 2025 R1 queue behavior
03:15 – Saving queue & specifying number of cores
03:26 – Submitting job & input file transfer
03:34 – Monitoring options in Mechanical (2025 R1+)
03:48 – Monitoring jobs via HPS Web UI
04:02 – Logging into HPC Manager
04:16 – Viewing pending status & cluster scaling
04:39 – Job running status & live console output
04:55 – Monitoring job in Mechanical (solution information)
05:12 – Completed job status & download options
05:35 – Retrieving results & post-processing in Workbench