AWS ParallelCluster and Teamcenter Integration Shortens Simulation Cycles from Days to Hours

Manufacturing organizations can now shorten simulation cycle times from days to hours by integrating Siemens Teamcenter Simulation with AWS ParallelCluster. This integration resolves high-performance computing (HPC) queue bottlenecks while maintaining complete data traceability.

Architecture and Workflow

Teamcenter Simulation is a simulation process and data management (SPDM) solution that provides data centralization and traceability for compliance. AWS ParallelCluster utilizes Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP as shared storage, supporting both SMB and NFS protocols, and submits jobs to the Slurm scheduler via Simcenter tool integration.

When executing jobs, ParallelCluster dynamically provisions compute nodes and automatically terminates them upon completion to optimize costs. Mesh files and results generated by tools such as Simcenter STAR-CCM+ are stored in FSx for NetApp ONTAP volumes to ensure data consistency between Teamcenter and the cluster.

Key Benefits

• Cost Efficiency: Responds to surging simulation demand by using elastic resources instead of fixed infrastructure.
• Data Management: All simulation inputs, outputs, and metadata are managed within the product lifecycle management (PLM) context.
• AI Acceleration: Systematized SPDM data supports the construction of high-quality datasets for training AI models.