Altair Access Desktop User Guide

2022.2.0

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Submit Jobs
Schedule jobs to run on an HPC cluster by submitting them to the Workload Manager.

What's New
About Access Desktop
Tutorials
System Requirements
Supported Product Configurations
Log into Access Desktop and Register an HPC Cluster
Upgrade Altair Access Desktop
Submit Jobs
Monitor Jobs
Manage Jobs
Manage Clusters
Manage Job Profiles
Set Access Desktop Preferences
Manage Application Definitions

2022.2.0

Altair Access Desktop User Guide

What's New
Latest features available with Altair Access™ Desktop.
About Access Desktop
Altair Access Desktop provides a simple, powerful and consistent interface for submitting and monitoring jobs.
Tutorials
Video tutorials to help you get started with Access Desktop.
System Requirements
Supported platforms and hardware requirements for using Access Desktop.
Supported Product Configurations
Supported product configurations for using Access Desktop.
Log into Access Desktop and Register an HPC Cluster
Log into Access Desktop and register an HPC cluster so that you can begin submitting jobs to the Workload Manager.
Upgrade Altair Access Desktop
Upgrade to the latest version of Access Desktop after receiving a notification that an upgrade is available.
Submit Jobs
Schedule jobs to run on an HPC cluster by submitting them to the Workload Manager.
- Submit a Job by Selecting an Input File
  Submit a job by selecting a job input file from your project folder in Windows Explorer.
- Submit a Job from a Shared File System
  Submit a job from your shared file system after mapping a network drive and configuring shared file system.
- Submit a Job by Selecting a Solver
  Submit a job by selecting a solver or a profile from the application.
Monitor Jobs
Monitor the status of your jobs, monitor memory and core utilization, view a list of job files, or view a list of job details.
Manage Jobs
Terminate and remove unwanted jobs.
Manage Clusters
Add, update, or delete HPC clusters.
Manage Job Profiles
Create and remove job profiles.
Set Access Desktop Preferences
Set the user Access Desktop preferences.
Manage Application Definitions
Application definitions are a predefined set of instructions to describe application parameters, store responses and prepare responses for job execution.

Altair Access Desktop User Guide

2022.2.0

Home
Submit Jobs
Schedule jobs to run on an HPC cluster by submitting them to the Workload Manager.

What's New
About Access Desktop
Tutorials
System Requirements
Supported Product Configurations
Log into Access Desktop and Register an HPC Cluster
Upgrade Altair Access Desktop
Submit Jobs
Monitor Jobs
Manage Jobs
Manage Clusters
Manage Job Profiles
Set Access Desktop Preferences
Manage Application Definitions

Submit Jobs

Schedule jobs to run on an HPC cluster by submitting them to the Workload Manager.

There are three ways of scheduling jobs:

Submit a Job by Selecting an Input File
Submit a job by selecting a job input file from your project folder in Windows Explorer.
Submit a Job from a Shared File System
Submit a job from your shared file system after mapping a network drive and configuring shared file system.
Submit a Job by Selecting a Solver
Submit a job by selecting a solver or a profile from the application.

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