Setting up a Distributed Simulation > Setting up configuration for remote parallel or sequential jobs > Setting up services on a Linux PC
Red Hat platform procedure
Red Hat platform procedure
Install procedure
Procedure
Edit the STDManager_redhat_tmpl file setup configuration section as shown below:
Copy this file to /etc/init.d/STDManager and change the file properties as shown:
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root@machine:~# cp STDManager_redhat_tmpl /etc/init.d/STDManager root@machine:~# chmod 755 /etc/init.d/STDManagerAME should be set to local Simcenter Amesim directory. AME_SIMULATIONPROCESSES should be set to the maximum number of parallel daemons requested on the host (for example, if you have a quad-core machine this should be set to 4). If you want to set a port number for STDSIMManager different from the default 40001, you must change STDSIMMANAGER_PORT. For example, if you want to set it to 39999:Install the service:
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root@machine:~# chkconfig STDManager on
Results
We recommand the default installation.
Now the STDSIMManager will run continuously in the background, and it will now be automatically started on boot
Uninstall procedure
Procedure
Uninstall the service:
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root@machine:/home/user$ chkconfig STDManager offRemove the /etc/init.d/STDManager script file.
Test procedure
The service must be started by the administrator, this service is owned by the user defined in the configuration file.
Procedure
Start the service:
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root@machine:/home/user$service STDManager start Starting STDManager (via systemctl): [ OK ]Check service status:
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user@machine:/home/user$ service STDManager statusCheck whether the STDSIMManager is running:
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user@machine:/home/user$ ps -u user | grep STDSIM 2786 ? S 0:00 STDSIMManagerStop the service
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root@machine:/home/user$ service STDManager stop Stopping STDManager: [ OK ]Check that the service is down:
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user@machine:/home/user$ service STDManager status
Source: https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/doc/254352342/PL20250521841123434.amesim_collection.Parallel_Processing/Red_Hat_platform_procedure · retrieved 2026-07-17