(2) Deploy the platform#

Download and then deploy and start the Ansys App Portal and Light Deployment Templates™ platform.

Note

By deploying the platform, you acknowledge and agree that you are installing certain third-party products and/or open-source software (collectively, “third-party software”). Such third-party software is subject to separate terms and conditions separate from the terms of your Ansys software license agreement. Ansys does not warrant or support use of such third-party software separately from the Ansys products.

Download the package#

  1. Download the App Portal and Light Deployment Templates (Windows) package from the Ansys Customer Portal.

  2. Locate Ansys_App_Portal_and_Light_Deployment_Templates.zip

  3. Unzip the Ansys_App_Portal_and_Light_Deployment_Templates.zip.

Deploy and start the platform#

  1. Run a Windows PowerShell terminal as administrator and go to the deployment_scripts directory.

    • PowerShell
    cd .\Ansys_App_Portal_and_Light_Deployment_Templates\deployment_scripts

  2. Execute the deployment script.

    It checks all prerequisites and notifies you about failures, with the corresponding corrections. During the process, it prompts you to enter some required inputs for the platform setup (for an explanation about those inputs, see the section follows).

    • PowerShell
    .\Deploy-Platform.ps1

  3. During the deployment, you will be asked to specify different settings (in case of doubt, you can leave the default values):

Configuration

Description

Default value

Linux Distribution

Specify the Linux distribution to be used by the platform.

The first listed distribution.

Solutions directory path

Specify the path where the .awa solution files are extracted to locally.

C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Roaming\Ansys\solutions

Email domain

Update this to your relevant company’s domain, as only users with email addresses from this domain can register on the Ansys App Portal.

example.com

Port to connect to the platform

Specify the port the platform will be accessible through at http://portal.<hostname>.<domain_name>:<tr_port>.

TR_PORT=8080

Port to connect to Keycloak (identity provider)

Specify the port Keycloak will be accessible through at http://keycloak.<hostname>.<domain_name>:<kc_port>/auth.

KC_PORT=8011

  1. Once the platform is deployed, the URL to access it is displayed in the terminal. You can access the platform by opening a web browser and entering the URL.

Note

The Deploy-Platform.ps1 deployment script performs the following operations automatically:

  • Logs any errors or warnings in a log file located at C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Roaming\Ansys_solutions_platform_logs.

  • Sets an inbound rule to open the following port ranges in the Windows firewall. These ports are used by the platform services.

    Port

    Description

    PIM_PORT

    Port used by the instance management system. Default to 8443.

    3000-9000

    Port range where optiSLang instances are launched.

    30000-65000

    Port range where a service for communicating with optiSLang is launched.
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