HFSS15: General Information on DSO Configurations

Each Distributed Solve Option (DSO) configuration consists of an ordered list of machine names. The machine names may be IPV4 addresses, DNS names, or UNC names. For each name in the list, the associated machine may be enabled or disabled. In some situations, it may be convenient to disable a host, instead of removing it from the configuration. For example, if a host is temporarily unavailable, then it may be disabled. When it become available again, it may be enabled.

When a distributed analysis is run, COM engines are started on each host to run a portion of the analysis. Generally, the COM engines are distributed to the hosts in the order that the hosts appear in the configuration. The same host may appear in a configuration multiple times. The number of COM engines started on the host is generally equal to the number of times that the host appears in the configuration. One way to distribute more of the analysis to hosts with more processing power is to run more COM engines on the more powerful hosts.

Each DSO configuration is identified by a unique name. The DSO configuration used when an analysis is run may depend on the design type.

• Setting DSO Configurations Using the User Interface

• DSO Configurations in the Registry

• Setting DSO Configurations Using UpdateRegistry