{"id":240040,"date":"2022-11-07T22:50:33","date_gmt":"2022-11-07T22:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"\/forum\/?post_type=topic&p=240040"},"modified":"2024-09-26T15:54:39","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T15:54:39","slug":"ansys-gateway-powered-by-aws-onboarding-overview-and-prerequisites","status":"closed","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/ansys-gateway-powered-by-aws-onboarding-overview-and-prerequisites\/","title":{"rendered":"Ansys Gateway powered by AWS: Onboarding Setup Overview and Prerequisites"},"content":{"rendered":"

<h3><span style=”font-size: 16.0pt; color: #ffc000;”>\/ <\/span><\/strong>Introduction<\/h3><p><span style=”font-size: 12pt;”>To enable your company to access Amazon Web Services (AWS) resources via Ansys Gateway powered by AWS, you must complete a setup process. This is automatically launched on the screen when you subscribe to Ansys Gateway powered by AWS.<\/span> <span style=”font-size: 12pt;”>There are two options available for setting up Ansys Gateway powered by AWS: <span class=”emphasis”>Express<\/em><\/span> <\/strong>and <span class=”emphasis”>Manual<\/em><\/span><\/strong>. See Gateway onboarding methods (ansys.com)<\/a><\/span> <span style=”font-size: 12pt;”>Ansys recommends Express setup as it requires minimal IT expertise and configuration. Manual setup is only needed if you want to integrate Active Directory with Ansys Gateway powered by AWS. Please see the IT Administration Videos here<\/a>.<\/span> <span style=”font-size: 12pt;”>To perform the setup, you must have an Ansys ID. For more information about Ansys ID see the Ansys Account Management<\/a> guide or the Ansys Sign-In Help<\/a>. Post onboarding, users can sign in to Ansys Gateway web portal if following criteria are met. <\/span><\/p><\/p>\n

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  1. <span style=”font-size: 12pt;”>User’s Ansys ID email address domain matches the Ansys ID email address domain of the IT administrator, which is used during onboarding.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. <span style=”font-size: 12pt;”>User’s Ansys ID email address is added in the mail property of Actitve Directory user profile.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    <p><span style=”font-size: 12pt;”>Users need to be explicitly added to Project Space\/s to view or access any Project Space.<\/span> <span style=”font-size: 12pt;”>To prepare for connecting to Ansys Gateway powered by AWS, ensure that you meet the prerequisites for your desired setup method.<\/span><\/p><div class=”note” title=”Note”><hr><\/div><p><span style=”font-size: 14pt;”>This article refers to Manual Setup, For Express Setup, please see: Ansys Gateway powered by AWS – Express Setup Overview and Prerequisites<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p><h3><span style=”font-size: 16.0pt; color: #ffc000;”>\/ <\/span><\/strong>Overview of Manual Setup Process<\/h3><p class=”Default”><span style=”font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: ‘Source Sans Pro’,sans-serif;”>To connect your local network to Ansys Gateway powered by AWS, you will enter information in the wizard and perform tasks in your local IT environment, AWS Cloud, and Ansys Gateway powered by AWS. Please see short video of Manual Setup process at Ansys Gateway powered by AWS: Manual Setup (youtube.com)<\/a><\/span><\/p><p class=”Default”><span style=”font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: ‘Source Sans Pro’,sans-serif;”><\/a><\/span><\/p><h3 class=”MsoNormal” style=”margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;”><span style=”font-size: 16.0pt; color: #ffc000;”>\/ <\/span><\/strong><span style=”font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: ‘Source Sans Pro SemiBold’,sans-serif;”>How Ansys Gateway powered by AWS works<\/span><\/strong><\/h3><p class=”Default”><span style=”font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: ‘Source Sans Pro’,sans-serif; color: windowtext;”>Here is an overview of how everything connects and works together. <\/a><\/span><\/p><p class=”Default”> <\/p><h3 class=”MsoNormal”><span style=”font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%; color: #ffc000;”>\/ <\/span><\/strong><span class=”Heading1Char”><span style=”font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;”>Prerequisites<\/span><\/span><\/h3><p><span style=”font-size: 12pt;”>To prepare for connecting to Ansys Gateway powered by AWS, you must have the following set up in AWS:<\/span><\/p><\/p>\n

      <li class=”hasChild hassub” style=”font-size: 12pt;”><span style=”font-size: 12pt;”>AWS Administrator who is running Manual setup should have full administrative privileges to run AWS Cloud Formation Template (AWSCloudFormationFullAccess policy) on their AWS account. Post Manual setup, AWS Administrator will be asked to run an AWS Cloud Formation Template which provides a shared access role with the following policies to Ansys Gateway by AWS.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      <ul class=”topic-with-bgcolor”><li class=”hassub” style=”font-size: 12pt;”><span style=”font-size: 12pt;”>AmazonEC2FullAccess<\/span><\/li>\n

      <li class=”hassub” style=”font-size: 12pt;”><span style=”font-size: 12pt;”>ServiceQuotasFullAccess<\/span><\/li>\n

      <li class=”hassub” style=”font-size: 12pt;”><span style=”font-size: 12pt;”>AWSPriceListServiceFullAccess<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      <p class=”MsoNormal” style=”margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;”><span style=”font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: ‘Source Sans Pro’,sans-serif;”>This onboarding wizard is configured for customers with a single domain only. If your email\/authentication\/active directory domains are different, please contact Ansys support. This guide assumes that you have the following already set up:<\/span><\/p><h3 class=”MsoNormal” style=”margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;”><span style=”font-size: 18pt;”><span style=”font-family: ‘Calibri Light’, sans-serif;”>\/ <\/span><\/strong><span style=”font-family: ‘Times New Roman’, serif;”>Ansys ID Requirement<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3><p class=”MsoNormal” style=”margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;”><span style=”font-size: 12pt;”><span style=”font-family: ‘Times New Roman’, serif;”>To be able to launch Manual setup or <\/span><span style=”font-family: ‘Times New Roman’, serif;”>sign in<\/span><\/a><span style=”font-family: ‘Times New Roman’, serif;”> to Ansys Gateway powered by AWS, you must have an Ansys ID. If you do not have one, you will be prompted to create an Ansys account when signing in.<\/span><\/span><\/p><h3 class=”MsoNormal” style=”margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;”><span style=”font-size: 18pt;”><span style=”font-family: ‘Calibri Light’, sans-serif;”>\/ <\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=”font-size: 14pt; font-family: ‘Calibri Light’, sans-serif;”> <\/span><\/strong><span class=”Heading2Char”><span style=”font-size: 14.0pt;”>Prepare your local IT environment<\/span><\/span><\/h3><p class=”MsoNormal” style=”margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;”><span style=”font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: ‘Source Sans Pro’,sans-serif;”>To prepare for connecting to Ansys Gateway powered by AWS, you must have the following set up in your local environment:<\/span><\/p><p class=”MsoNormal” style=”margin: 0in; text-indent: 0in; line-height: normal;”><span style=”font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: ‘Source Sans Pro’,sans-serif;”> <\/span><\/p><p class=”MsoListParagraph” style=”text-indent: -.25in; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0in .25in;”><!– [if !supportLists]–><span class=”Heading3Char”><span style=”font-size: 14.0pt;”>1.<span style=”font: 7.0pt ‘Times New Roman’;”>     <\/span><\/span><\/span><!–[endif]–><span class=”Heading3Char”><span style=”font-size: 14.0pt;”>A local server hosting Active Directory<\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=”MsoNormal” style=”margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;”><span style=”font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: ‘Source Sans Pro SemiBold’,sans-serif;”>Requirements:<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/p>\n