{"id":373658,"date":"2024-07-25T16:58:38","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T16:58:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/welcome-to-ansys-access-on-microsoft-azure\/"},"modified":"2025-08-15T16:06:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T16:06:51","slug":"welcome-to-ansys-access-on-microsoft-azure","status":"closed","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/welcome-to-ansys-access-on-microsoft-azure\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to Ansys Access on Microsoft Azure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ansys Access on Microsoft Azure is a secure, online portal that provides on-demand access to cloud-based applications and compute resources over the Internet. Resources are provisioned through Microsoft Azure from data centers worldwide using your company`s Azure account. Customers can use their existing Ansys applications and Azure services purchased directly from Microsoft to deliver cost savings, improved data management, and greater flexibility.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Please see the Documentation Chapter\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ansyshelp.ansys.com\/account\/secured?returnurl=\/Views\/Secured\/CSP\/v000\/en\/access_gs\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Getting Started with Ansys Access on Microsoft Azure<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0to streamline the process covered in detail in the documentation, here are some helpful hints and links:<\/p>\n<h3>What is Ansys Access on Microsoft Azure<\/h3>\n<p>Ansys Access on Microsoft Azure is an HPC provisioning tool to simplify the process of creating Virtual Machines (VM) and clusters on demand without any programming.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL0lZXwHtV6OkcZ_K0kY9uTHGMCDXoW5Fh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Getting Started with Ansys Access on Microsoft Azure<\/a> &#8211; YouTube Channel where you can find multiple videos on managing, connecting to machines on Access, and submitting jobs. To filter them by role or need, please visit this\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/view.genially.com\/668e92b14fe6ae2773c1b012\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">visual layout<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>How to Access Ansys Access on Microsoft Azure<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>You need to have an Azure account. If you don\u2019t have an Azure account, your IT department should be able to help you activate one.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can submit a request to your Tenant administrator to\u00a0<u><strong>subscribe<\/strong><\/u> to\u00a0the <strong>Ansys Access on Microsoft Azure<\/strong> service through the <a href=\"https:\/\/portal.azure.com\/#view\/Microsoft_Azure_Marketplace\/GalleryItemDetailsBladeNopdl\/id\/ansys.ansysaccessonmicrosoftazure\/selectionMode~\/false\/resourceGroupId\/\/resourceGroupLocation\/\/dontDiscardJourney~\/false\/selectedMenuId\/privateOffers\/launchingContext~\/%7B%22galleryItemId%22%3A%22ansys.ansysaccessonmicrosoftazureansysaccessplanprivate%22%2C%22source%22%3A%5B%22GalleryFeaturedMenuItemPart%22%2C%22VirtualizedTileDetails%22%5D%2C%22telemetryId%22%3A%22a8215acc-1ed1-4cb3-99c1-70cca43cd672%22%7D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft Azure marketplace<\/a> and self-onboard.<\/p>\n<h3>Tenant Administrator:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Review the\u00a0<strong>onboarding prerequisite<\/strong> material.\u00a0More information is available at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forum.ansys.com\/forums\/topic\/ansys-access-express-setup-prerequisites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/forum.ansys.com\/forums\/topic\/ansys-access-express-setup-prerequisites\/<\/a> .\u00a0 This onboarding is a self-service process, and you can find documentation to support you on our Ansys Help page. The Ansys installation and licensing team is a great resource to help here. We will be happy to have a quick chime meeting to sort out any issues.<\/li>\n<li>Three roles are managed in Ansys Access: 1) Tenant admin, 2) Project Space Admin, and 3) Simulation Users.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ansyshelp.ansys.com\/account\/secured?returnurl=\/Views\/Secured\/CSP\/v000\/en\/access_gs\/gs\/types_of_user_roles.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Find more about the roles<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forum.ansys.com\/forums\/forum\/installation-and-licensing\/ansys-access-on-microsoft-azure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ansys Access Support Forum<\/a> is 24hrs a day during the week so you can get quick feedback for your questions.<\/li>\n<li>Access Documentation is available from Access site or <a href=\"https:\/\/ansyshelp.ansys.com\/account\/secured?returnurl=\/Views\/Secured\/main_page.html?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ansys Help<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ansyshelp.ansys.com\/account\/secured?returnurl=\/Views\/Secured\/gateway\/v000\/en\/gateway_ag\/bk_gateway_ag.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Administration Documentation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ansyshelp.ansys.com\/account\/secured?returnurl=\/Views\/Secured\/CSP\/v000\/en\/access_ag\/ag\/locations.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adding Locations where your latest instances are available<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ansyshelp.ansys.com\/account\/secured?returnurl=\/Views\/Secured\/CSP\/v000\/en\/access_ag\/ag\/creating_a_project_space.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Setting up Project Space(s)<\/a>\u2014this could be one or many [each based on project, group, etc.]<\/li>\n<li><strong>Connecting to Ansys Licenses<\/strong>:\u00a0You can\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forum.ansys.com\/forums\/topic\/licensing-made-simple-for-ansys-gateway-powered-by-aws\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">connect to your existing Ansys Licenses\u00a0or create a temporary license server. If you need additional help, please contact technical support or submit your question on this Forum.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Simulation Project Manager\/Power User<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forum.ansys.com\/forums\/topic\/licensing-made-simple-for-ansys-gateway-powered-by-aws\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">For each project space, you can add users: Empower your team as power users so that they can create their own resources [VDI, Clusters]. Once you get the feel for it, you can create VMs for them to use. These VMs can become their virtual workstations!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forum.ansys.com\/forums\/topic\/licensing-made-simple-for-ansys-gateway-powered-by-aws\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Set a budget limit on each project space.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ansyshelp.ansys.com\/account\/secured?returnurl=\/Views\/Secured\/CSP\/v000\/en\/access_ru\/ru\/best_practices_for_managing_costs.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Review\u00a0Best Practices for Managing Costs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Technical Support:<\/h3>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL0lZXwHtV6OkcZ_K0kY9uTHGMCDXoW5Fh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Getting Started with Ansys Access on Microsoft Azure<\/a> &#8211; YouTube Channel where you can find multiple videos on managing, connecting to machines on Access, and submitting jobs. To filter them by role or need, please visit this\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/view.genially.com\/668e92b14fe6ae2773c1b012\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">visual layout<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The first preference is to visit the Ansys Access forum:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/forum.ansys.com\/forums\/forum\/installation-and-licensing\/ansys-access-on-microsoft-azure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/forum.ansys.com\/forums\/forum\/installation-and-licensing\/ansys-access-on-microsoft-azure\/<\/a> Questions can be asked to the forum<\/li>\n<li>It is also possible to log a new Service Request (SR) via the Customer Portal at <a href=\"https:\/\/support.ansys.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/support.ansys.com<\/a>. This is monitored continuously by our team.<\/li>\n<li>Find answers to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ansyshelp.ansys.com\/account\/secured?returnurl=\/Views\/Secured\/CSP\/v000\/en\/access_ts\/ts\/frequently_asked_questions.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">frequently asked questions<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Find solutions to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ansyshelp.ansys.com\/account\/secured?returnurl=\/Views\/Secured\/CSP\/v000\/en\/access_ts\/ts\/resolving_common_issues.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">common issues<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Learn about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ansyshelp.ansys.com\/account\/secured?returnurl=\/Views\/Secured\/CSP\/v000\/en\/access_ts\/ts\/ac_known_issues_and_limitations.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">known issues and limitations<\/a><\/li>\n<li>For help with questions or issues not covered in this guide, visit the Learning Forum at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forum.ansys.com\/forums\/forum\/installation-and-licensing\/ansys-access-on-microsoft-azure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/forum.ansys.com\/forums\/forum\/installation-and-licensing\/ansys-access-on-microsoft-azure\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>You can also access the forum directly from the main toolbar in <strong>Ansys Access on Microsoft Azure<\/strong>. Questions can be asked to the forum<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Additional Information:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ansys.com\/products\/cloud\/ansys-access\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ansys Access on Microsoft Azure<\/a> on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ansys-my.sharepoint.com\/personal\/ashwini_kumar_ansys_com\/Documents\/Microsoft%20Teams%20Chat%20Files\/www.ansys.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.ansys.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/status.ansys.com\/acr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ansys Service Status Dashboard<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Published Articles\/Blogs:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ansys.com\/news-center\/press-releases\/5-29-24-ansys-access-on-azure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ansys Launches Ansys Access on Microsoft Azure<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hpcwire.com\/off-the-wire\/ansys-launches-ansys-access-on-microsoft-azure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ansys Launches Ansys Access on Microsoft Azure (hpcwire.com)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/ansys-launches-ansys-access-on-microsoft-azure-302154845.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ansys Launches Ansys Access on Microsoft Azure (prnewswire.com)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-373658","topic","type-topic","status-closed","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"acf":[],"custom_fields":[{"0":{"_bbp_author_ip":["63.87.135.66"]," _bbp_last_reply_id":["0"],"_btv_view_count":["801"]," _bbp_likes_count":["0"],"_bbp_topic_status":["unanswered"],"_bbp_likes_count":["1"],"_bbp_status":["answered","publish"],"_edit_last":["2312"],"_bbp_revision_log":["a:2:{i:388038;a:2:{s:6:\"author\";i:4655;s:6:\"reason\";s:0:\"\";}i:388039;a:2:{s:6:\"author\";i:4655;s:6:\"reason\";s:0:\"\";}}"],"_edit_lock":["1729007698:2312"],"_aioseo_title":[null],"_aioseo_description":[null],"_aioseo_keywords":["a:0:{}"],"_aioseo_og_title":[null],"_aioseo_og_description":[null],"_aioseo_og_article_section":[""],"_aioseo_og_article_tags":["a:0:{}"],"_aioseo_twitter_title":[null],"_aioseo_twitter_description":[null],"_bbp_topic_id":["373658"],"_bbp_forum_id":["347203"],"_bbp_voice_count":["1"],"_bbp_reply_count":["2"],"_bbp_last_reply_id":["0"],"_bbp_last_active_id":["373658"],"_bbp_last_active_time":["2024-07-25 16:58:38"],"_bbp_subscription":["495862","500889","436330","514373","542736","558063","572562"],"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":["11"],"_bbp_engagement":["4655"]},"test":"akumar"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/373658","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/topic"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/373658\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":389838,"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/373658\/revisions\/389838"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=373658"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}