1590290 : Nutzung von HFSS (Ansys)¶

Created: 2026-04-08T07:43:26Z - current status: open¶

Anonymized Summary: A user inquires about the availability of HFSS (part of the ANSYS Electronics Suite) on the Maxwell cluster at DESY, specifically regarding: - Pre-configured DESY-specific downloads. - License availability and access.

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Solution & Next Steps:¶

1. Download Availability:
2. HFSS is included in the ANSYS Electronics Suite, which is available for download via DESY’s internal repositories:
   • max-export.desy.de/software/ (accessible only within the DESY network, including EduVPN).
   • IT Software Downloads (requires DESY credentials; accessible externally).

3. Direct vendor downloads are possible but typically require registration.

4. License Information:

5. HFSS is covered under DESY’s ANSYS academic license (commercial product for academic use only).
6. License servers are pre-configured on Maxwell: bash export ANSYSLI_SERVERS=2325@zitlic10.desy.de export ANSYSLMD_LICENSE_FILE=1055@zitlic10.desy.de

7. To check license availability: bash my-licenses -p ansys | egrep 'lum|Overview'

8. Access on Maxwell:

9. Load the ANSYS module: bash module load ansys

10. Launch HFSS via the command line or GUI (if using FastX/X11 forwarding).

11. Documentation:

12. ANSYS Product Page
13. DESY Maxwell ANSYS Docs

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References:¶

• ANSYS Products
• DESY Maxwell ANSYS Documentation
• DESY Software Downloads