12.4. Monitoring and Controlling Jobs

Engineering Knowledge Manager

User's Guide | Chapter 12: Managing Jobs |

12.3.9. Cancelling an Interactive Session |  | 12.4.1. Working with Fluent Server-mode Jobs
Prev |  | Next

## 12.4. Monitoring and Controlling Jobs

The Job Monitor page in the Jobs section lists all jobs that have been created in EKM and provides a convenient way of monitoring and controlling those jobs. Each job is identified by the Name that it was given during setup. The Job Type column tells you whether the job is `Batch` or `Interactive`. Each job displays the Application and Queue being used to execute the job.

For batch jobs, the Status updates at regular intervals as the job is queued and executed. You can also refresh the status at any time by clicking the refresh button on the toolbar. Typical Status messages include `Not Started`, `Queued`, `Running` or `Finished`. Interactive jobs will have only a `Running` status during the interactive session. When an interactive session is closed or cancelled, the corresponding job object will be automatically removed from Job Monitor.

You can sort the list of jobs by Name, Application, Queue, Status and so on by clicking the appropriate column header in the job details view. You can also filter the list according to any of the properties shown. For example, you can filter the list to show only jobs with `Running` status. For more information, see Filtering the View.

Figure 12.10: Jobs at Different Stages in Job Monitor

You can click a job on the Job Monitor page to display all of the job’s details:

In the job view:

- The Status tab displays the job status (`Queued`, `Running`, and so on) and the job submission settings (for example the Application and Queue). If the job is part of a process, the inputs and outputs for the job are listed. Direct links to the input files, output folder and working directory are also provided.

  Note: Access to the output folder is not available if you are working in a job-only view.

  The working directory is a location on the EKM server where job files are gathered. You can upload more files to the working directory, download the job files to your local computer, or download the job files to a location on the EKM server (for example My Data or Shared Data). For more information see Accessing a Job's Working Directory.

  For Workbench jobs you can view a Design Points table, as well as the progress of individual Workbench actions.

  For Fluent, CFX, MAPDL or Electronics jobs running in server mode, live monitors may be available depending on the type of job being run. Additional actions are available for Fluent, CFX and Electronics jobs which enable you to interact with the application being run.

  For more information, see the following:

  Working with Fluent Server-mode Jobs
  Working with CFX Server-Mode Jobs
  Monitoring Mechanical APDL Server-Mode Jobs
  Monitoring Electronics Server-mode Jobs
  Monitoring Workbench Jobs

  Note: For CFX jobs, live job monitors and controls are not available if the solver version is older than 17.1.

- The Transcript tab displays a detailed log of what has occurred during a job run.

  Note:

  - The Transcript tab shows a maximum of 10MB of data.

  - When running an LS-DYNA job using distributed computing (MPP), every core writes out a separate transcript file, but the Transcript tab only shows the transcript written by the first core.

- The Discussions tab lets you start a discussion about the job, and invite others to join the discussion.

Contains proprietary and confidential information of ANSYS, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates.

Prev | Up / Contents | Next

Release 18.2 - © ANSYS, Inc. All rights reserved.