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Amazon Workspaces is a VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) that allows a user to securely connect to a cloud compute instance. SEAS Computing has bundled Solidworks and Comsol as applications which authorized SEAS users may utilize, and have opened up the SEAS licensing servers to these instances.
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Clients can be downloaded at: https://clients.amazonworkspaces.com/
Fig. 2: Workspaces client download page
3. Connect to your Workspace (est. time 3 mins)
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Please note that workspaces auto-stop after 1 hour being disconnected. This means when you re-connect to your workspace, you will see that it is resuming, and you will have to wait a minute or less for the workspace to resume. You will automatically be connected to your workspace when it is ready.
Fig. 3: Workspace resuming message after successful logon
Once connected to your workspace, use it as you would any other computer. Solidworks and Comsol shortcuts are in the desktop and also in the start menu. No setup is required.
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A. Problem: You did not receive an invitation email from Amazon
Solution: It may be in your spam folder. If you are using, for example gmail (including g.harvard.edu), check your spam folder. Once you locate the email in your spam folder,
then click the 'NT SPAM' button on top of the email. This sends the email to your inbox and activates any links.
B. Problem: Invitation link does not work
Solution: The link expires when you clicked on it earlier and set up your password. If you have done that and remember your password, you should be
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- enter the password (if you do not remember the password, see below)
C. Problem: I don't remember my password
Solution: You should have the client downloaded and installed. If not, see Problem B above. Once you have the client installed:
- click 'forgot my password' on the workspaces client
Abaqus Instructions for ES 128
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If you already have the input (.inp) files, you can run them by opening a command window. To do so,
--- go to the folder where you have the input files
--- while pressing the shift key with left hand, press the right mouse button.
--- select "Open command window here" (screen shot vd-abaqus-02).
You can run abaqus with the usual commands "abaqus job=..... input=..."
Please send an email to help@seas.harvard.edu for any issues you experience with Workspaces. Use "SEAS VDI difficulties" in your subject line. Please do not send COMSOL and SOLIDWORKS related questions to this address.