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MSC.Nastran 2004

General Notes

  • The plans described here are tentative and subject to change.
  • The OS version is the planned build level. Systems can be expected to run on later OS versions where the provider of the OS advertises upward compatibility. In some instances, later versions are also cited if they warrant special mention.
  • In all cases, the Max Open Core is limited by the user's resource limits and the available swap space.
  • In all cases, the Max File Size is limited by the user's resource limits and the available disk space.
  • All platforms, except Cray and NEC, limit the number of users on a single computer using nodelock authorization.
  • DMP versions are expected for all MPI-capable systems.
  • The UNIX 2004 CDs also include the FLEXlm V9.2 server software for Compaq Alpha Tru64, HP 9000, HPUX IA64, IBM RS/6000, Linux, Silicon Graphics, and Sun. The identical software is also available on the MSC.Patran CD.

Online Documentation

Vendor 
Model
Processor
OS
Architecture
Max Open Core 
(MW)
BUFFSIZE
Max File Size 
(GB)
Special I/O Features
Parallel
Authorization
Compilers
Comments
Default
Maximum
Cray C90
C90, T90
UNICOS 10.0
unicosc90
unlimited
8193
65537
unlimited
FFIO
SMP
Nodelock
f90 3.2
Dropped, Last release 2001r4
Cray IEEE T90
IEEE T90
UNICOS 10.0
unicosts
unlimited
8193
65537
unlimited
FFIO
SMP
Nodelock
f90 3.3
Released
Cray SV1
SV1
UNICOS 10.0
unicos
unlimited
8193
65537
unlimited
FFIO
SMP
Nodelock
f90 3.2
Released
Cray J90
J90
UNICOS 10.0
unicos
unlimited
8193
65537
unlimited
FFIO
SMP
Concurrent, nodelock
f90 3.2
Dropped
Compaq Alpha
EV-6, EV-5
Tru64 5.0
alpha
2 048
8193
65537
unlimited
File mapping, large buffer
SMP
Concurrent, nodelock
F90 V5.5-1877
DEC C 6.1-011
Released
EV-6, EV-5
Tru64 5.0 Compaq MPI 1.9.6
DMP
Released
Compaq Alpha
EV-6, EV-5
Windows NT 4.0
alpha
25
8193
65537
unlimited
File mapping, large buffer
SMP
Concurrent, nodelock
N/A
Dropped, Compaq no longer supports.
Fujitsu
PrimePower
Solaris 8 MPI 2
solaris
1024
8193
65537
unlimited
File mapping, large buffer
DMP
Concurrent, nodelock
F90 5.3
Released
Fujitsu VPP
VPP, VX
UXP/V V10L20
uxpv
512
8193
65537
unlimited
File mapping, large buffer
No
Nodelock
N/A
Dropped for UXP/V 5000
DMP
Dropped for UXP/V 5000
Fujitsu VPP
VPP, VX
UXP/V V20L20
uxpv
512
8193
65537
unlimited
File mapping large buffer
DMP
Nodelock
frt V20L10
Released
HP 9000
PA-RISC 1.1
HP-UX 10.20
hpux
512
8193
65537
unlimited
Large buffer
SMP
Concurrent, nodelock
f77 10.2
Released
PA-RISC 2.0
N/A
Dropped
V-Class 
PA-RISC 2.0
HP-UX 11.0
f90 2.4
Released
V-Class 
PA-RISC 2.0
HP-UX 11.0 MPI 1.08
DMP
Released
HP-UX IA64
IA64
HP-UX 11.22

MPI 1.08

IA64
2 048
8193
65537
unlimited
Large buffer
SMP
Concurrent, nodelock
f90 2.6
Released
DMP
Released
HP Exemplar
PA-RISC 2.0
SPP-UX 5.2
sppux
No Plans
IBM RS/6000
32-bit
PowerClassic
AIX 4.3.2
aix
512
8193
65537
unlimited
MIO, File mapping, large buffer
SMP
Concurrent, nodelock
xlf 6.1.0.1 , xlc 3.6.6.0
Released
Power3,4,5
Released
PowerClassic
AIX 4.3.2 
POE 2.4
DMP
Released
Power3,4,5
Released
IBM RS/6000
64-bit
Power3,4,5
AIX 5.1,5.2,5.3
aix
512
8193
65537
unlimited
MIO, File mapping, large buffer
SMP
Concurrent, nodelock
xlf 6.1.0.1 , xlc 3.6.6.0
Released
Power3,4,5
AIX 5.1,5,2,5.3 
POE 2.4
DMP
Released
Intel x86 and compatibles
386+
Windows NT 4.0, 2000, XP
i386
512
8193
65537
unlimited
File mapping, large buffer
SMP
Concurrent, nodelock
Intel 5.0
Released
DMP
Not Supported
Intel x86 and compatibles
386+
Linux 2.2.5-15

LAM 6.5.6

i386
512
8193
65537
unlimited
File mapping, large buffer
SMP
Concurrent, nodelock
Intel 6.0
Released
DMP
Released
Intel x86-64 and compatibles
x86-64
Linux 2.4.21

glibc 2.3.2

LAM 7.0.4

x86-64
2048
8193
65537
unlimited
HPIO, File mapping, large buffer, FFIO
SMP
Concurrent, nodelock
Intel 8.1
Released
DMP
Released
Intel IA64 and compatibles
IA64
Linux 2.4.x

LAM 6.5.6

IA64
2 048
8193
65537
unlimited
HPIO, File mapping, large buffer, FFIO
SMP
Concurrent, nodelock
Intel 7.0
Released
DMP
Released
Intel SGI/Altix-IA64** and compatibles
IA64
Linux 2.4.x

LAM 7.0.4

IA64
2 048
8193
65537
unlimited
HPIO, File mapping, large buffer, FFIO
SMP
Concurrent, nodelock
Intel 7.1
Released
DMP
Released
NEC

SX-5, SX-6

SX-5, SX-6
SUPER-UX 12.1 
MPI/SX 5.0,6.1
SUPER-UX
2 048
8193
65537
unlimited
HPIO, large buffer
SMP
Concurrent, nodelock
f90.1.0 Rev 186
Released
DMP
Released
Silicon Graphics R4K
R4K, R5K
IRIX 6.5
irix
512
8193
65537
2
File mapping, large buffer
SMP
Concurrent, nodelock
f77 6.2
Released
Silicon Graphics R8K
R8K, R10K
IRIX64 6.5
irix64
2 048
8193
65537
unlimited
File mapping, large buffer, FFIO
SMP
Concurrent, nodelock
f77 7.2
Released
R8K, R10K
IRIX64 6.5 
Array Services 3.3 
MPT 1.3
DMP
Released
Sun SPARC
SuperSPARC
Solaris 2.5.1, 2.6, 7
solaris
1024
8193
65537
unlimited
File mapping, large buffer
SMP
Concurrent, nodelock
N/A
Dropped, 70.7 was last version
UltraSPARC
Solaris 8
f77 WS 7
Released
UltraSPARC
Solaris 8 
HPC 5.0
DMP
Released

Last updated: September 20, 2005