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title: ANSYS 
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keywords: software, ansys, slurm, interactive, rsm, pmodules, overlay, overlays
last_updated: 23 August 2024
summary: "This document describes how to load and use ANSYS in the Merlin7 cluster"
sidebar: merlin7_sidebar
permalink: /merlin7/ansys.html
---

This document describes generic information of how to load and run ANSYS software in the Merlin cluster

## ANSYS software in Pmodules

The ANSYS software can be loaded through **[PModules](pmodules.md)**.

The default ANSYS versions are loaded from the central PModules repository. 

However, we provide local installations on Merlin7 which are needed mainly for some ANSYS packages, like Ansys RSM.
Due to this, and also to improve the interactive experience of the user, ANSYS has been also installed in the 
Merlin high performance storage and we have made it available from Pmodules. 

### Loading Merlin7 ANSYS


```bash
module purge
module use unstable # Optional
module search ANSYS

# Load the proper ANSYS version, in example for 2022R2
module load ANSYS/2025R2
```

**We strongly recommend only using ANSYS/2024R2 or superior**.

<details>
<summary>[Example] Loading ANSYS from the Merlin7 PModules repository</summary>
<pre class="terminal code highlight js-syntax-highlight plaintext" lang="plaintext" markdown="false">
🔥 [caubet_m@login001:~]# module purge                                              
🔥 [caubet_m@login001:~]# module use unstable                                                                                                                           
🔥 [caubet_m@login001:~]# module load cray                                          

🔥 [caubet_m@login002:~]# module search ANSYS --verbose
ANSYS/2022R2:
  release stage: stable
  group:         Tools
  overlay:       merlin
  modulefile:    /data/software/pmodules/Tools/modulefiles/ANSYS/2022R2
  dependencies:  (none)
ANSYS/2023R2:
  release stage: unstable
  group:         Tools
  overlay:       merlin
  modulefile:    /data/software/pmodules/Tools/modulefiles/ANSYS/2023R2
  dependencies:  (none)
ANSYS/2024R2:
  release stage: stable
  group:         Tools
  overlay:       merlin
  modulefile:    /data/software/pmodules/Tools/modulefiles/ANSYS/2024R2
  dependencies:  (none)
ANSYS/2025R2:
  release stage: unstable
  group:         Tools
  overlay:       merlin
  modulefile:    /data/software/pmodules/Tools/modulefiles/ANSYS/2025R2
  dependencies:  (none)
</pre>
</details>


{{site.data.alerts.tip}}Please always run <b>ANSYS/2024R2 or superior</b>.
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## ANSYS Documentation by product

### ANSYS RSM

**ANSYS Remote Solve Manager (RSM)** is used by ANSYS Workbench to submit computational jobs to HPC clusters directly from Workbench on your desktop.
Therefore, PSI workstations with direct access to Merlin can submit jobs by using RSM.

For further information, please visit the **[ANSYS RSM](ansys-rsm.md)** section.

### ANSYS Fluent

For further information, please visit the **[ANSYS RSM](ansys-fluent.md)** section.

### ANSYS CFX

For further information, please visit the **[ANSYS RSM](ansys-cfx.md)** section.

### ANSYS MAPDL

For further information, please visit the **[ANSYS RSM](ansys-mapdl.md)** section.