12.2.7. Running a Mechanical APDL Batch Job

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### 12.2.7. Running a Mechanical APDL Batch Job

You can use the built-in MAPDL Batch job template on the Applications panel to run a Mechanical APDL batch job. The template has been pre-configured with job submission settings that are specific to MAPDL, and works with all supported job schedulers. When this template is used, MAPDL is launched in server mode, which enables you to view live convergence and solution monitors.

1. Click the Applications icon on the title bar, and then click MAPDL Batch on the Applications panel.

2. On the first screen of the job wizard, specify the tag to apply to the job (if desired), the job name, and the working directory. For details see Setting Up a Batch Job for details.

3. Click Next, then select the input files to be uploaded to the working directory. See Setting Up a Batch Job for details.

4. Click Next, then specify the job submission settings. Note that you can only change the input file to one that has been uploaded to the working directory.

   Figure 12.5: MAPDL Job Submission Settings

   Version

     The version of MAPDL that will be launched.

     Note:

     - The available versions in this drop-down are determined by the `solverVersions` setting in the ekm.xml file. For details see Specifying Remote Process Policies (<remoteProcess>) in the Administration Guide.

     - Features introduced in current or recent releases of EKM, such as live job monitoring, may not be available in EKM if you choose a solver from an older release.

   Queue

     The job submission queue

   License

     Select a license from the available types

   Add-on Modules

     Possible add-on modules include:

     LS-DYNA (-DYN): Enables LS-DYNA. Applicable only for ANSYS Structural and higher license levels.
     ANSYS DesignXplorer (-DVT): Enables the ANSYS DesignXplorer advanced task. The DesignXplorer module is part of the ANSYS Workbench product and is used to compute the requested results for the entire range of all design parameters with one solve. See the DesignXplorer documentation for more information.

     For more information about the license and add-on module settings, see Product Settings in the Mechanical APDL Operations Guide.

   File Management

     See The File Management Tab in the Mechanical APDL Operations Guide for details.

   Customization/Preferences

     See The Customization/Preferences Tab in the Mechanical APDL Operations Guide for details.

   High Performance Computing Setup

     If using Distributed Computing, enable the Download Distributed Files check box if the ability to restart the analysis is required.

     For general information about this tab, see The High Performance Computing Setup Tab in the Mechanical APDL Operations Guide. For information about shared-memory parallel processing, see Using Shared Memory in the ANSYS Mechanical APDL Parallel Processing Guide.

     Note: On Linux queues, when Parallel processing is selected, passwordless SSH access must be set up for each cluster node.

   Import files into repository after job completion

     If enabled, files in the job's working directory will be copied to a repository folder after the job has been executed.

     Once enabled:

     1. Click Browse to select an Output folder for the files.

     2. If you would like to import specific files or file types into the repository, specify a comma-separated list of patterns in the File patterns box, as shown in the example below. Otherwise, if you specify no patterns, all files in the working directory will be imported.

     Note: This option is not available if you are working in a job-only view.

5. Click Finish to execute the job. During the solution you can view live convergence and solution monitors. See Monitoring Mechanical APDL Server-Mode Jobs for details.

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