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Adams 2007 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 3.0 c89 11.11.14
aCC 03.65
IBM
POWER
AIX
Power3, Power4, Power5,
Power5+

AIX 5.3
maintenance level 5

XLF 9.1

Visual Age C/C++ 8.0

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

Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 4    2.6.9-34

g77 3.4.5-2-24,
Intel Fortran 9.1

g++ 3.4.5-2

Intel and AMD
x86-64
Linux
(32-bit)
Intel Pentium 4, Pentium D, Core 2 Duo, Xeon, and compatibles

Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 4    2.6.9-22

g77 3.4.4-2,
Intel Fortran 9.1

g++ 3.4.4-2

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

Intel Fortran 9.1

Visual Studio C++ .NET 2003,
Visual Studio C++ .NET 2005
Intel and AMD
x86-64
Windows
(WOW64)
Intel Pentium 4, Pentium D, Core 2 Duo, Xeon, and compatibles Windows 2003 Server x64,
Windows XP Professional x64

Intel Fortran 9.1 for
x86 (32-bit)

Visual Studio C++ .NET 2003,
Visual Studio C++ .NET 2005
SGI
MIPS
IRIX
R14k, R15k, R16k IRIX 6.5.27 f77 7.4.2 C/C++ 7.4.2
Sun
UltraSPARC
Solaris
UltraSPARC III-based
systems

Solaris 8, 9, 10

Sun Studio 8, 9, 10

Sun Studio 8, 9, 10

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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
PHCO_95167    Fortran90 patch
PHSS_28303     LIBCL patch
PHSS_28880     HP aC++ -AA runtime libraries
                         (aCC A.03.50)
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

1.3 Gb

512 Mb Minimum
    1 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

1.1 Gb

512 Mb Minimum
    1 Gb Recommended

Swap = 2 x RAM

Intel and AMD
x86
Linux

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4

Enterprise Linux Kernel revision 2.6.9-34

1.3 Gb

512 Mb Minimum
    1 Gb Recommended

Swap = 2 x RAM

Intel and AMD
x86-64
Linux
(32-bit)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4

Enterprise Linux Kernel revision 2.6.9-22

1.3 Gb

512 Mb Minimum
    1 Gb Recommended

Swap = 2 x RAM

Intel and AMD
x86
Windows

Windows 2000

Windows 2000 SP4

1.3 Gb

512 Mb Minimum
    1 Gb Recommended

Swap = 2 x RAM

Intel and AMD
x86
Windows

Windows XP Professional

Windows XP Professional SP1,
Windows XP Professional SP2

1.3 Gb

512 Mb Minimum
    1 Gb Recommended

Swap = 2 x RAM

Intel and AMD
x86-64
Windows
(WOW64)

Windows 2003 Server x64,
Windows XP Professional x64

Windows XP Professional x64 SP1

1.3 Gb

512 Mb Minimum
    1 Gb Recommended

Swap = 2 x RAM

SGI
MIPS
IRIX

IRIX 6.5.27

Support Levels above 6.5.27m are expected to work under the SGI published,
   "The Mandate of Application Compatibility in
     SGI IRIX 6.5"

1.3 Gb

512 Mb Minimum
    1 Gb Recommended

Swap = 2 x RAM

Sun
UltraSPARC
Solaris

Solaris 8

Recommended patch bundle later than 1/14/2003
Generic_108528-18
Latest revisions of patches: 106950, 10813
   and 111721

1.2 Gb

512 Mb Minimum
    1 Gb Recommended

Swap = 2 x RAM

Sun
UltraSPARC
Solaris

Solaris 9

Recommended patch bundle later than 8/14/2003
Generic_112233-08
Latest revisions of patch: 111711

1.2 Gb

512 Mb Minimum
    1 Gb Recommended

Swap = 2 x RAM

Sun
UltraSPARC
Solaris

Solaris 10

Latest revisions of patches:
113886, 113887, 118676, 116298, 116302,
117832, 117834, 117836, 117830, 117840,
117844, 118678, and 117838

1.2 Gb

512 Mb Minimum
    1 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 and 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 and AMD
x86-64
Linux
(32-bit)
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 and AMD
x86
Windows

Windows 2000,
Windows XP Professional

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 and AMD
x86-64
Windows
(WOW64)

Windows 2003 Server x64,
Windows XP Professional 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.
SGI
MIPS
IRIX

IRIX 6.5.27

X11/Motif, OpenGL

VPro Graphics systems

Sun
UltraSPARC
Solaris
Solaris 8
Solaris 9
Solaris 10
X11 (CDE), OpenGL 1.2
X11 (CDE), OpenGL 1.3
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 and AMD
x86
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 "HWaddr" and
remove the colons ":".

Intel and AMD
x86-64
Linux
(32-bit)

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 "HWaddr" and
remove the colons ":".

Intel and AMD
x86
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".

Intel and AMD
x86-64
Windows
(WOW64)

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".

SGI
MIPS
IRIX

From a shell window, enter the command:

    hostname

From a shell window, enter the command:

    sysinfo -s

then convert the number to hex.

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
(32-bit)
Intel & AMD
x86
Windows
1
Intel & AMD
x86-64
Windows
1
(WOW64)
SGI
MIPS
Sun
UltraSPARC
Operating
Systems
11i AIX 5.3 Red Hat
Enterprise
Linux 4
Red Hat
Enterprise
Linux 4
Windows 2000,
Windows XP
Professional
Windows 2003
Server x64,
Windows XP
Professional x64
IRIX 6.5.27 2 Solaris
8, 9, 10
Graphics
Drivers
X11,
OpenGL
X11,
OpenGL
X11,
OpenGL
X11,
OpenGL
Microsoft
Windows Driver,
OpenGL
Microsoft
Windows Driver,
OpenGL
X11,
OpenGL
X11,
OpenGL
Adams Basic Package
Adams/Solver
Adams/Linear
Adams/Solver SMP
Adams/View
Adams/Exchange
Adams/Insight
Adams/PostProcessor
Adams Advanced Package
Adams/Durability
Adams/Controls 3     3     3     3     3     3     3     3     3
Adams/Flex
Adams/Vibration
Adams/Car Package
Adams/3D Road
Adams/Car
Suspension Design
Adams/Car
Vehicle Dynamics
Adams/Car Ride
Adams/Chassis
Adams/Driveline
Adams/SmartDriver
Adams/Tire Handling
Adams/Tire FTire
Adams/Engine
Accessory Drive
       
Adams/Engine
     Advanced Cranktrain
       
Adams/Engine
Base
       
Adams/Engine
Basic Cranktrain
       
Adams/Engine
Chain Drive
       
Adams/Engine
Gear
       
Adams/Engine
Piston
       
Adams/Engine
Valvetrain
       
Adams/Engine
Timing Belt
       

Notes:
1 Intel IA-32 and x64 processors: Pentium 4, Pentium D, Core 2 Duo, Xeon and AMD compatibles.
2 QA performed on 6.5.27, but Adams is expected to work on levels above this.
3 Adams/Controls, in the Adams Advanced Package, is supported on these platforms. However, partner product support
   varies. Please see the Knowledge Base Article 1-53024309 and Support Versions of Integration Products table
posted on the Adams Product Support Web site.

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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 supported after this release

Platform
Final Release Supported Migration Platform

SGI MIPS IRIX

Adams 2007 r1

Other supported UNIX or Windows Platforms

Sun Solaris 8

Adams 2007 r1

Solaris 9, 10 or other supported UNIX or Windows platforms


revised: 01/11/2008