Installing Microsoft MPI for Use in Ansys Electronics Desktop
To set up MS MPI for distributed simulations in AEDT:
1. Install MS MPI from the ANSYS Electromagnetics Installation Shell:
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- Install Distributed Simulation Technologies
- Install Distributed Simulation Technologies
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- Install Microsoft MPI
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2. Start the MS-MPI service by opening an elevated CMD (right-click on CMD and select "Run as administrator") and run these three commands:
sc config MsMpiLaunchSvc depend= Dnscache/Dhcp
sc config MsMpiLaunchSvc start= delayed-auto
sc start MsMpiLaunchSvc
3. Set the MPI type in AEDT to MS-MPI in "HPC and Analysis Options" > "Options"
