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Adams 2008 r1 Hardware and Software Specifications



Hardware
Vendor
Models and Processors Operating System Fortran C/C++
HP
PA-RISC
HP-UX
PA-8k based B-class,
C-class, J-class,and
rp-class servers
HP-UX 11i f90 3.1 c89 11.11.16,
aCC 03.73
IBM
POWER
AIX
POWER3, POWER4,
POWER5, POWER5+

AIX 5.3
   maintenance level 5

XLF 9.1.0.7

Visual Age C/C++ 8.0.11

Intel & AMD  
x86
Linux
Intel Pentium 4, Pentium D,
Core 2 Duo, Xeon, and
compatibles

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
   2.6.9-34

g77 3.4.6-3,
Intel Fortran 9.1,
Intel Fortran 10.1

g++ 3.4.6-3

Intel & AMD  
x86-64
Linux
Intel Pentium 4, Pentium D,
Core 2 Duo, Xeon, and
compatibles

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
   2.6.9-42

g77 3.4.6-8,
Intel Fortran 9.1,
Intel Fortran 10.1

g++ 3.4.6-8

Intel & AMD  
x86
Windows
Intel Pentium 4, Pentium D,
Core 2 Duo, Xeon, and
compatibles
Windows 2000,
Windows XP Professional, &
Windows Vista Enterprise

Intel Fortran 9.1,
Intel Fortran 10.1

Visual Studio 2005 SP1
Intel & AMD  
x86-64
Windows
Intel Pentium 4, Pentium D,
Core 2 Duo, Xeon, and
compatibles
Windows Server 2003 x64,
Windows XP Professional x64, &
Windows Vista Enterprise x64  

Intel Fortran 9.1,
Intel Fortran 10.1

Visual Studio 2005 SP1
Sun
UltraSPARC
Solaris
UltraSPARC III-based systems

Solaris 10

Sun Studio 12

Sun Studio 12

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System Requirements

Platform

Operating System

System Patches

 Disk Space 

Memory and
Swap Space

HP
PA-RISC
HP-UX

HP-UX 11i

GOLDBASE11i - Gold Base Patches for     
                     HP-UX 11i v1, December 2003
BUNDLE11i - B.11.11.0306.1 Required Patch
                 Bundle for HP-UX 11i, June 2003
PHCO_31923 - libc cumulative header file patch   
PHKL_30100 - Psets, vPar, Xserver, T600
                   HPMC KRNG, early LPMC
PHSS_28303 - LIBCL patch
PHSS_29371 - X/Motif Runtime Periodic Patch
PHSS_30049 - ld(1) and linker to cumulative patch
PHSS_30170 - Xserver cumulative patch
PHSS_30174 - 3D Common Run
PHSS_30496 - OpenGL 1.1 Run
PHSS_30504 - Xserver cumulative patch
PHSS_31281 - Xserver cumulative patch
PHSS_35099 - HP aC++ Compiler (A.03.73)

1.6 Gb

1 Gb Minimum
2 Gb Recommended   

Tunable Kernel
Parameters:
   maxdsiz = 256 Mb
   maxstsiz = 256 Mb
   maxusers = 128 or
                    higher

Swap = 2 x RAM

IBM
POWER
AIX

AIX 5.3

Maintenance Level 5

1.6 Gb

1 Gb Minimum
2 Gb Recommended

Swap = 2 x RAM

Intel & AMD  
x86
Linux

Red Hat Enterprise
   Linux 4

Enterprise Linux Kernel revision 2.6.9-34

1.6 Gb

1 Gb Minimum
2 Gb Recommended

Swap = 2 x RAM

Intel & AMD  
x86-64
Linux

Red Hat Enterprise
   Linux 4 x64

Enterprise Linux Kernel revision 2.6.9-42

1.6 Gb

1 Gb Minimum
2 Gb Recommended

Swap = 2 x RAM

Intel & AMD  
x86
Windows

Windows 2000,
Windows XP
  Professional, &
Windows Vista
  Enterprise

Windows 2000 SP4,
Windows XP Professional SP2

1.6 Gb

1 Gb Minimum
2 Gb Recommended

Swap = 2 x RAM

Intel & AMD  
x86-64
Windows

Windows Server
  2003 x64,
Windows XP
  Professional x64, &
Windows Vista
  Enterprise x64

Windows XP Professional x64 SP1

1.6 Gb

1 Gb Minimum
2 Gb Recommended

Swap = 2 x RAM

Sun
UltraSPARC
Solaris

Solaris 10

Latest revisions of patches: 126868-01,
118815-06, 119254-50, 121118-13, 119764-06,
125279-05, 126661-02, 126258-03, 125476-02,
123590-07, 120094-15, 125378-03, 121002-04,
120543-10, 119812-05, 121308-12, 120222-23,
122911-08, 118712-20, 125731-02, 119059-38,
119783-05, 120272-16, 128491-01, 125166-07,
125369-13, 127737-01, 125081-14, 128028-03,
127739-03, 124256-05, 127111-06, 125251-02

1.6 Gb

1 Gb Minimum
2 Gb Recommended

Swap = 2 x RAM

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Graphics Requirements

Platform
Operating System
     System Runtime Libraries    
Validated Graphics Hardware
HP
PA-RISC
HP-UX

HP-UX 11i

X11-R6, CDE/Motif,
OpenGL 1.1

Fire GL-UX

IBM
POWER
AIX

AIX 5.3

X11.base.rte 5.3.0.30,
OpenGL.OpenGL_X.rte.base 5.3

GXT3000, GXT4500P
Intel & AMD 
x86
Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
X11, OpenGL 1.2 The Adams products have been developed 
in full compliance with the OpenGL 1.2
specification.

The products should run properly with graphics cards that adhere to the 1.2 or later OpenGL specification.
Intel & AMD
x86-64
Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 x64 
X11, OpenGL 1.2 The Adams products have been developed in full compliance with the OpenGL 1.2 specification.

The products should run properly with graphics cards that adhere to the 1.2 or later OpenGL specification.
Intel & AMD
x86
Windows

Windows 2000,
Windows XP Professional, &
Windows Vista Enterprise

Open GL 1.2

The Adams products have been developed in full compliance with the OpenGL 1.2 specification.

The products should run properly with graphics cards that adhere to the 1.2 or later OpenGL specification.
Intel & AMD
x86-64
Windows

Windows Server 2003 x64,
Windows XP Professional x64, &
Windows Vista Enterprise x64

Open GL 1.2

The Adams products have been developed in full compliance with the OpenGL 1.2 specification.

The products should run properly with graphics cards that adhere to the 1.2 or later OpenGL specification.
Sun
UltraSPARC
Solaris
Solaris 10 X11 (CDE), OpenGL 1.3 Expert 3D, XVR 1000
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Licensing Requirements

Platform

Hostname Retrieval

Host ID Retrieval

HP
PA-RISC
HP-UX

From a shell window, enter the command:

    hostname

From a shell window, enter the command:

    uname -I

then convert the number to hex.

IBM
POWER
AIX

From a shell window, enter the command:

    hostname

From a shell window, enter the command:

    uname -l

Intel & AMD
x86 and x86-64
Linux

From a shell window, enter the command:

    hostname

From a shell window, enter the command:

    /sbin/ifconfig eth0

Return the information in the line labeled "HW addr" and
remove the colons ":".

Intel & AMD      
x86 and x86-64
Windows

From a "Command Prompt" window, enter the
command: 

    hostname

From a "Command Prompt" window, enter the command:

    ipconfig /all

Return the information in the line labeled "Physical Address". 

Sun
UltraSPARC
Solaris

From a shell window, enter the command:

    hostname

From a shell window, enter the command:

    hostid

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Platform and Product Support

Platforms HP
PA-RISC
IBM
POWER
Intel & AMD
x86
Linux
1
Intel & AMD
x86-64
Linux
1
Intel & AMD
x86
Windows
1
Intel & AMD
x86-64
Windows
1
Sun
UltraSPARC
Operating
Systems
11i AIX 5.3 Red Hat
Enterprise
Linux 4
Red Hat
Enterprise
Linux 4 x64
Windows 2000,
Windows XP
Professional,
Windows Vista
Enterprise
Windows Server
2003 x64,
Windows XP
Professional x64,
Windows Vista
Enterprise x64
Solaris
10
Graphics
Drivers
X11,
  OpenGL  
X11,
  OpenGL  
X11,
  OpenGL  
X11,
  OpenGL  
Microsoft Windows
Driver, OpenGL
Microsoft Windows
Driver, OpenGL
X11,
OpenGL
Adams Basic Package
Adams/View dot dot dot dot dot dot dot
Adams/Solver dot dot dot dot dot dot dot
Adams/Solver SMP dot dot dot dot dot dot dot
Adams/PostProcessor dot dot dot dot dot dot dot
Adams/Exchange dot dot dot dot dot dot dot
Adams/Insight dot dot dot dot dot dot dot
Adams/Linear dot dot dot dot dot dot dot
Adams Advanced Package
Adams/Controls 2 dot dot dot dot dot dot dot
Adams/Durability dot dot dot dot dot dot dot
Adams/Flex dot dot dot dot dot dot dot
Adams/Vibration dot dot dot dot dot dot dot
Adams Car Package
Adams/3D Road dot dot dot dot dot dot dot
Adams/Car Ride dot dot dot dot dot dot dot
Adams/Car Suspension Design dot dot dot dot dot dot dot
Adams/Car Vehicle Dynamics dot dot dot dot dot dot dot
Adams/Chassis dot dot dot dot dot dot
Adams/Driveline dot dot dot dot dot dot dot
Adams/SmartDriver dot dot dot dot dot dot dot
Adams/Tire Handling dot dot dot dot dot dot dot
 
Adams/Tire FTire dot dot dot dot dot dot dot
Adams/Engine Accessory Drive dot dot dot dot dot dot dot
Adams/Engine Advanced Cranktrain dot dot dot dot dot dot dot
Adams/Engine Base dot dot dot dot dot dot dot
Adams/Engine Basic Cranktrain dot dot dot dot dot dot dot
Adams/Engine Chain Drive dot dot dot dot dot dot dot
Adams/Engine Gear dot dot dot dot dot dot dot
Adams/Engine Piston dot dot dot dot dot dot dot
Adams/Engine Valvetrain dot dot dot dot dot dot dot
Adams/Engine Timing Belt dot dot dot dot dot dot dot

Notes:
1 Intel IA-32 and x64 processors: Pentium 4, Pentium D, Core 2 Duo, Xeon and AMD compatibles.
2 Adams/Controls is supported on these platforms. However, partner product support varies. Please see the Supported Versions of Integration Products document posted on this Web site and the Knowledge Base Article 1-68961283.

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Dropped Platforms and Transition Plans

Each release we review the platforms and operating systems changes by our partners and in the industry, and address these changes in our release. We make this information available to you for hardware planning. We welcome you input on platform support. Please communicate platform support needs to your MSC Sales Representative.


Platforms no longer support

Platform Final Release Supported Migration Platform

HP PA-RISC HP-UX

2009 r1

Other supported UNIX or Windows Platforms


Platforms being considered to terminate support
Platform
Recommended Platform

IBM POWER AIX

Other supported UNIX or Windows Platforms

Sun UltraSPARC Solaris

Other supported UNIX or Windows Platforms


updated: 23-May-2008