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CFD Direct From the Cloud (Arm) is a complete platform providing OpenFOAM (open source computational fluid dynamics) and supporting software running on a long-term support (LTS) version of Ubuntu Linux. Users connect to an instance using SSH.
Overview
CFD Direct From the Cloud (Arm) is a complete platform providing OpenFOAM (open source computational fluid dynamics) and supporting software running on a long-term support (LTS) version of Ubuntu Linux. It is the version of CFD Direct From the Cloud (CFDDFC) for instances with Arm-based processors, e.g. C6g, operating in server-mode without graphical applications. Users connect to an instance using SSH. For remote desktop access, please use the standard version of CFDDFC built for instances with x86 processors. OpenFOAM (Open Field Operation and Manipulation) is a free, open source CFD software package which has a large user base across most areas of engineering and science, from both commercial and academic organizations. OpenFOAM can solve anything from complex fluid flows involving chemical reactions, turbulence and heat transfer, to solid dynamics and electromagnetics. OpenFOAM runs in parallel as standard, enabling users to take full advantage of computer hardware at their disposal.
Highlights
- Turnkey Installation of OpenFOAM
- Run batch CFD jobs on-demand with significant cost savings
- Enables Pay-as-you-go Scalable Parallel Computation
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64-bit (Arm) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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Operating system
Ubuntu 24.04
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Dimension | Cost/hour |
|---|---|
c6g.4xlarge Recommended | $0.168 |
c6g.large | $0.021 |
c6g.xlarge | $0.042 |
c6g.2xlarge | $0.084 |
c6g.8xlarge | $0.336 |
c6g.12xlarge | $0.504 |
c6g.16xlarge | $0.672 |
c6g.metal | $0.672 |
c6gn.large | $0.021 |
c6gn.xlarge | $0.042 |
Dimensions summary
You pay an hourly software fee that runs alongside your separate AWS EC2 charges. Billing is usage-based, so you only pay while an instance runs. Each dimension maps to one Arm-based (Graviton) EC2 instance type, spanning the C6g, C6gn, C7g, C7gn, HPC7g, C8g, C8gn, and C9g families. Within each family, sizes range from large up to metal and 48xlarge. Larger sizes give more processor cores, so the hourly rate scales with instance size. You choose the instance type that fits your simulation, then run single instances or clustered instances.
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Each dimension meters one Arm-based EC2 instance per hour it runs. The software fee accrues only while the instance is running. Stopped or terminated instances stop the software charge. Provisioned storage attached to a stopped instance may still incur separate AWS storage fees.
The software fee is charged hourly and appears alongside separate AWS charges for EC2 compute, block storage, and data transfer. All the supplied software is open source, so no extra licence fees apply. Your total cost is the software fee plus these AWS resource charges combined.
You pay the hourly software fee for each running instance. A single instance runs up to 192 cores. Clustering multiple instances to reach 1000 cores or more multiplies the per-instance fee by the number of running instances. More or larger instances raise the total hourly cost.
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Delivery details
64-bit (Arm) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
An AMI is a virtual image that provides the information required to launch an instance. Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) instances are virtual servers on which you can run your applications and workloads, offering varying combinations of CPU, memory, storage, and networking resources. You can launch as many instances from as many different AMIs as you need.
Version release notes
Product upgrade for version of OpenFOAM version 14, patch release 20260724, with Ubuntu 24.04: https://openfoam.org/14
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Usage instructions
We provide a Command Line Interface to launch, manage and connect to the application, https://cfd.direct/cloud/aws/cli . Alternatively, to launch the application see https://cfd.direct/cloud/aws/launch .
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Support
Vendor support
https://cfd.direct/cloud/support CFD Direct will provide support on the configuration and launch of an instance. Users must follow the instructions beginning from https://cfd.direct/cloud/aws/setup/ and CFD Direct will answer questions regarding these instructions submitted through the "Installation Queries" web form at the designated cloud support web page.
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