Lumerical offers the ability to distribute a large simulation across multiple computers (distributed computing) or run multiple simulations in parallel across multiple computers (concurrent computing).
Requisites
- Configure your machines or node for remote/parallel jobs as shown here.
Distribute a simulation job on multiple computers
Large simulations that require more memory can be distributed across several computers with MPI. See the Knowledge Base article on distributed computing for details of setting up MPI and configuring resources for this type of job.
Run sweeps in parallel on several computers
When running parameter sweeps, multiple design points can be executed in parallel on several remote machines to speed up the total simulation. See the Knowledge base article on concurrent parametric computing for details of setting up resources for this type of job.
See also
How to run simulations with Intel MPI on Windows
Running simulations remotely with MPI
Lumerical solve, accelerator, and Ansys HPC license consumption