HFSS15: Large Scale DSO Command Line Syntax

Large Scale DSO feature operates through a non-graphical batch application called 'desktopjob'. You can run the desktopjob command-line to perform parametric analysis DSO. The command-line interface supported by this batch program is consistent with the command-line used for current DSO jobs. “desktopjob -help” lists all available command-line options as shown below:

Command Line Syntax:

desktopjob.exe <options> <project-path-on-shared-drive>

Options:

-help: Print this help text

-cmd: Specify command to run. Available choices: dso

-ng: Run analysis in non-graphical mode

-monitor: Output progress and messages to standard output/error

-waitforlicense: Queue the job until the availability of licenses

-preserve: Preserve local storage space of the distributed job for investigation into job's run. If local storage directory (aka, temp directory) is provisioned by scheduler, ensure it is also configured to preserve job's local storage. (Note: this storage should be deleted manually)

-batchoptions: Override the Tools/Option entries through either a batchoptions file or batchoptions string.

Example:

-batchoptions <config-file-on-shared-drive>

-batchoptions "'name1'='val1' 'n2'='v2'"

-machinelist:

•  In the context of Ansoft RSM:

Specify machines for distributed analysis. Machine list is specified either inline (as a comma separated machine names) or through a file. Multiple cores are specified by repeating the name of machine or by embedding number of cores in the machine name, using a colon separator.

Example 1:

-machinelist "list=m1,m1,m1,m2,m2,m3"

Example 2:

-machinelist "list=m1:3,m2:2,m3"

Example 2:

-machinelist "file=machines.txt"

• In the context of a scheduler such as LSF:

Specify the portion of total machines for distributed analysis. Use remaining for overhead or shared memory multiprocessing.

Example:

-machinelist "Num=10"

-usefolderasinput: Choose this option if the job's input represents the entire folder rather than just the project file.

-maxfolderInMB: Specify the maximum size (MBytes) of input folder that is allowed for a valid job. By default, the maximumsize allowed for input is 10MB. Specify a value of 0 to remove this size restriction and enable inputs of any size. Note: this option aplies when '-usefolderasinput' is used.

-workdir: Specify the shared drive folder for status and result files generated by analysis. By default, the results folder of input project is used as the work directory.

-batchsolve: Solve the specified parametric setup. Syntax for the setup:

<design-name>:Optimetrics:<parametric-setup>