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System Requirements for Abaqus 6.9-EF Products

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Four tables presented in the window below provide system requirements for each Abaqus platform.

  • General Requirements are minimum requirements applicable for all Abaqus products and features.
  • Additional Requirements are extra requirements needed for specific Abaqus products and features.
  • Requirements to View Online Documentation
  • Other Platform Notes

    More detailed explanations of the table contents and terminology are provided after the tables.

Windows/ x86-32

General Requirements

Product/Feature

Requirement

Specification

Applicable for all Abaqus products supported on this platform

Processor

x86-321

Applicable for all Abaqus products supported on this platform

OS Level5

• Windows XP Professional SP22
• Windows Server 2003 SP2
• Windows Vista3
• Windows 74

Notes:
1 The minimum processor required is equivalent to Intel Pentium 4 or AMD processors supporting SSE2 instruction set.
2 Microsoft has discontinued support for Windows XP. Any platform specific issues related to Windows XP may not be able to be resolved.
3 Although some Vista editions have not undergone formal qualification testing, Vista Home Basic, Home Premium, Business and Ultimate editions are all considered compatible with Abaqus 6.9-EF and are supported. See the Test Configurations web page for tested Vista editions.
4 Although some Windows 7 editions have not undergone formal qualification testing, Home Premium, Professional and Ultimate editions are all considered compatible with Abaqus 6.9-EF and are supported. See the Test Configurations web page for tested Vista editions.
5 Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 SP1 runtime libraries are required. See Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Requirements for Windows for more information.

 

 

Additional Requirements

Product/Feature

Requirement

Specification

Abaqus/CAE, Abaqus/Viewer

Graphics

Abaqus 6.9-EF Graphics Devices

Building post processing applications (Abaqus make utility with C++)

C++ Compiler

• Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 SP16
• Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP17

User Subroutines and building post processing applications with Fortran (Abaqus make utility with Fortran and Abaqus user subroutines)

Fortran Compiler8

• Intel Visual Fortran 10.1
• Intel Visual Fortran 11.0

Abaqus/Standard & Abaqus/Explicit MPI-based parallel execution

Library

MPI not supported on this platform. Use thread based parallel execution.

Abaqus/Standard & Abaqus/Explicit MPI-based Distributed Memory Parallel execution

Interconnect

DMP is unavailable on this platform. Use thread based parallel execution.

FSI Co-simulation using MpCCI

Partner Product

MpCCI version 3.1.09

Installation

Distribution Media

DVD-ROM10

Notes:
6 Visual C++ 2005 is also known as Visual C++ 8.0
7 Visual C++ 2008 is also known as Visual C++ 9.0
8 Intel Visual Fortran may require additional software pre-requisites. See the Intel Visual Fortran release notes and Intel Visual Fortran Pre-requisites for more information.
9 Fraunhofer SCAI
10 See DVD Media Announcement for information about the transition from CD to DVD media

 

 

Requirements to View Online Documentation

Product/Feature

Requirement

Specification

Abaqus HTML documentation

Internet Browser11

• Firefox 2.0, 3.0
• Internet Explorer 6.0, 7.0, 8.0

Abaqus PDF documentation

PDF Viewer12

Adobe Reader 8.0, 9.0

Notes:
11 Later versions of these web browsers are expected to offer acceptable performance.
12 Later versions of these PDF Readers are expected to offer better performance.

 

 

Other Platform Notes

Product/Feature

Requirement

Specification

All supported products

Maximum memory accessible

3 GB

Windows/ x86-64

General Requirements

Product/Feature

Requirement

Specification

Applicable for all Abaqus products supported on this platform

Processor

x86-641

Applicable for all Abaqus products supported on this platform

OS Level5

• Windows XP 64-bit SP22
• Windows Server 2003 64-bit SP2
• Windows Vista 643
• Windows Server 2008
• Windows HPC Server 2008
• Windows Server 2008 R2
• Windows 74

Notes:
1 The Windows/x86-64 release of Abaqus requires Microsoft .NET Framework Version 2.0 Redistributable Package (x64) which must be installed prior to running Abaqus. Information about this downloadable package is available from Microsoft.
2 Microsoft has discontinued support for Windows XP. Any platform specific issues related to Windows XP may not be able to be resolved.
3 Although some Vista editions have not undergone formal qualification testing, Vista Home Basic, Home Premium, Business and Ultimate editions are all considered compatible with Abaqus 6.9-EF and are supported. See the Test Configurations web page for tested Vista editions.
4 Although some Windows 7 editions have not undergone formal qualification testing, Home Premium, Professional and Ultimate editions are all considered compatible with Abaqus 6.9-EF and are supported. See the Test Configurations web page for tested Vista editions.
5 Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 SP1 runtime libraries are required. Both 32-bit & 64-bit runtime libraries are required to perform some translator functions.

 

 

Additional Requirements

Product/Feature

Requirement

Specification

Abaqus/CAE, Abaqus/Viewer

Graphics

Abaqus 6.9-EF Graphics Devices

Building post processing applications (Abaqus make utility with C++)

C++ Compiler

• Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 SP16
• Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP17

User Subroutines and building post processing applications with Fortran (Abaqus make utility with Fortran and Abaqus user subroutines)

Fortran Compiler8

• Intel Visual Fortran 10.1
• Intel Visual Fortran 11.0

Abaqus/Standard & Abaqus/Explicit MPI-based parallel execution

Library

• Windows HPC Server 2008
• Windows Server 2008 HPC Edition with Microsoft HPC Pack 2008

Abaqus/Standard & Abaqus/Explicit MPI-based Distributed Memory Parallel execution

Interconnect

1000 Mbps Ethernet9

FSI Co-simulation using MpCCI

Partner Product

MpCCI version 3.1.0-410

Installation

Distribution Media

DVD-ROM11

Notes:
6 Visual C++ 2005 is also known as Visual C++ 8.0
7 Visual C++ 2008 is also known as Visual C++ 9.0
8 Intel Visual Fortran may require additional software pre-requisites. See the Intel Visual Fortran release notes and Intel Visual Fortran Pre-requisites for more information.
9 See Support for Distributed Memory Parallel Analyses on Windows Platforms for more information on availability of DMP on Windows/X86-64
10 Fraunhofer SCAI
11 See DVD Media Announcement for information about the transition from CD to DVD media

 

 

Requirements to View Online Documentation

Product/Feature

Requirement

Specification

Abaqus HTML documentation

Internet Browser12

• Firefox 2.0, 3.0
• Internet Explorer 6.0, 7.0, 8.0

Abaqus PDF documentation

PDF Viewer13

Adobe Reader 8.0, 9.0

Notes:
12 Later versions of these web browsers are expected to offer acceptable performance.
13 Later versions of these PDF Readers are expected to offer better performance.

 

 

Other Platform Notes

Product/Feature

Requirement

Specification

All supported products

Maximum memory accessible

This platform supports 64-bit addressing, which enables memory usage in excess of 2 GB

Linux/ x86-32

General Requirements

Product/Feature

Requirement

Specification

Applicable for all Abaqus products supported on this platform

Processor

x86-321

Applicable for all Abaqus products supported on this platform

OS Level

• SUSE Linux Enterprise 102
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Notes:
1 The minimum processor required is equivalent to Intel Pentium 4 or AMD processors supporting SSE2 instruction set.
2 SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 includes Server (SLES) and Desktop (SLED) versions.

 

 

Additional Requirements

Product/Feature

Requirement

Specification

Abaqus/CAE, Abaqus/Viewer

Graphics

Abaqus 6.9-EF Graphics Devices

Building post processing applications (Abaqus make utility with C++)

C++ Compiler

• Intel C++ 9.1
• Intel C++ 10.1

User Subroutines and building post processing applications with Fortran (Abaqus make utility with Fortran and Abaqus user subroutines)

Fortran Compiler

• Intel Visual Fortran 9.1
• Intel Visual Fortran 10.13

Abaqus/Standard & Abaqus/Explicit MPI-based parallel execution

Library

HP-MPI 2.34

Abaqus/Standard & Abaqus/Explicit MPI-based Distributed Memory Parallel execution

Interconnect

1000 Mbps Ethernet

FSI Co-simulation using MpCCI

Partner Product

MpCCI version 3.1.0-45

Installation

Distribution Media

FTP6

Notes:
3 See Using the Intel 10/11 Compiler for Linux with Abaqus to address a new dependency introduced when using Intel Version 10.x compilers with Abaqus 6.9 on Linux/x86-32 systems.
4 Distributed with the FTP download of Abaqus.
5 Fraunhofer SCAI
6 Abaqus 6.9-EF will only be available on a limited distribution basis on Linux/x86-32 signaling that support for this platform is expected to be discontinued in a subsequent release. Linux/x86-32 will not be available on the Abaqus distribution media, but will be downloadable on request through your local SIMULIA support office. See SIMULIA Policy on Limited Distribution Software for more details on limited distribution status.

 

 

Requirements to View Online Documentation

Product/Feature

Requirement

Specification

Abaqus HTML documentation

Internet Browser8

Firefox 2.0, 3.07

Abaqus PDF documentation

PDF Viewer9

Adobe Reader 8.0, 9.0

Notes:
7 FireFox 2.0 is not available on SLES 10 prior to SP2.
8 Later versions of these web browsers are expected to offer acceptable performance.
9 Later versions of these PDF Readers are expected to offer better performance.

 

 

Other Platform Notes

Product/Feature

Requirement

Specification

All supported products

Maximum memory accessible

3 GB

Linux/ x86-64

General Requirements

Product/Feature

Requirement

Specification

Applicable for all Abaqus products supported on this platform

Processor

x86-641

Applicable for all Abaqus products supported on this platform

OS Level

• SUSE Linux Enterprise 102
• openSUSE 10.3
• SUSE Linux Enterprise 11
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Notes:
1 Supports both AMD Opteron and Intel EM64T processors.
2 SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 includes Server (SLES) and Desktop (SLED) versions.

 

 

Additional Requirements

Product/Feature

Requirement

Specification

Abaqus/CAE, Abaqus/Viewer

Graphics

Abaqus 6.9-EF Graphics Devices

Building post processing applications (Abaqus make utility with C++)

C++ Compiler

• Intel C++ 10.1
• Intel C++ 11.0

User Subroutines and building post processing applications with Fortran (Abaqus make utility with Fortran and Abaqus user subroutines)

Fortran Compiler

• Intel Visual Fortran 10.1
• Intel Visual Fortran 11.03

Abaqus/Standard & Abaqus/Explicit MPI-based parallel execution

Library

HP-MPI 2.34

Abaqus/Standard & Abaqus/Explicit MPI-based Distributed Memory Parallel execution

Interconnect

• 1000 Mbps Ethernet
• Miracom Myrinet MX
• Qlogic InfiniPath
• Qlogic Silverstorm
• Voltaire Infiniband

FSI Co-simulation using MpCCI

Partner Product

MpCCI version 3.1.0-45

Installation

Distribution Media

DVD-ROM6

Notes:
3 See Using the Intel 10/11 Compiler for Linux with Abaqus to address a new dependency introduced when using Intel Version 10.x compilers with Abaqus 6.9 on Linux/x86-64 systems.
4 Distributed on the Abaqus DVD media.
5 Fraunhofer SCAI
6 See DVD Media Announcement for information about the transition from CD to DVD media

 

 

Requirements to View Online Documentation

Product/Feature

Requirement

Specification

Abaqus HTML documentation

Internet Browser8

Firefox 2.0, 3.07

Abaqus PDF documentation

PDF Viewer

Supported9

Notes:
7 FireFox 2.0 is not available on SLES 10 prior to SP2.
8 Later versions of these web browsers are expected to offer acceptable performance.
9 Adobe's 32bit reader. You may also be able to view PDF documentation using other unsupported readers available from third parties. See Use of Adobe Acrobat Reader on the Linux x86_64 Platform.

 

 

Other Platform Notes

Product/Feature

Requirement

Specification

All supported products

Maximum memory accessible

This platform supports 64-bit addressing, which enables memory usage in excess of 2 GB.

Linux/ Itanium

General Requirements

Product/Feature

Requirement

Specification

Applicable for all Abaqus products supported on this platform

Processor

Itanium II

Applicable for all Abaqus products supported on this platform

OS Level

• SUSE Linux Enterprise 101
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Notes:
1 SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 includes Server (SLES) and Desktop (SLED) versions

 

 

Additional Requirements

Product/Feature

Requirement

Specification

Abaqus/CAE, Abaqus/Viewer

Graphics

Interactive products are not supported on this platform

Building post processing applications (Abaqus make utility with C++)

C++ Compiler

Intel C++ 10.1

User Subroutines and building post processing applications with Fortran (Abaqus make utility with Fortran and Abaqus user subroutines)

Fortran Compiler

Intel Visual Fortran 10.1

Abaqus/Standard & Abaqus/Explicit MPI-based parallel execution

Library

HP-MPI 2.32

Abaqus/Standard & Abaqus/Explicit MPI-based Distributed Memory Parallel execution

Interconnect

1000 Mbps Ethernet

FSI Co-simulation using MpCCI

Partner Product

MpCCI version 3.1.03

Installation

Distribution Media

DVD-ROM4

Notes:
2 Distributed on the Abaqus DVD media.
3 Fraunhofer SCAI
4 See DVD Media Announcement for information about the transition from CD to DVD media

 

 

Requirements to View Online Documentation

Product/Feature

Requirement

Specification

Abaqus HTML documentation

Internet Browser6

Firefox 2.05

Abaqus PDF documentation

PDF Viewer

Not Supported7

Notes:
5 FireFox 2.0 is not available on SLES 10 prior to SP2.
6 Later versions of these web browsers are expected to offer acceptable performance.
7 You may be able to view PDF documentation on unsupported platforms using readers available from third parties. See Compare Abaqus PDF and HTML Documentation Formats.

 

 

Other Platform Notes

Product/Feature

Requirement

Specification

All supported products

Maximum memory accessible

This platform supports 64-bit addressing, which enables memory usage in excess of 2 GB.

HP-UX/ Itanium

General Requirements

Product/Feature

Requirement

Specification

Applicable for all Abaqus products supported on this platform

Processor

Itanium II

OS Level

• HP-UX 11.23
• HP-UX 11.31

Additional Requirements

Product/Feature

Requirement

Specification

Abaqus/CAE, Abaqus/Viewer

Graphics

Interactive products are not supported on this platform

Building post processing applications (Abaqus make utility with C++)

C++ Compiler

• HP aC++ A.06.10
• HP aC++ A.06.12

User Subroutines and building post processing applications with Fortran (Abaqus make utility with Fortran and Abaqus user subroutines)

Fortran Compiler

• HP F90 2.9.3
• HP F90 3.1.2

Abaqus/Standard & Abaqus/Explicit MPI-based parallel execution

Library

HP-MPI 2.31

Abaqus/Standard & Abaqus/Explicit MPI-based Distributed Memory Parallel execution

Interconnect

1000 Mbps Ethernet

FSI Co-simulation using MpCCI

Partner Product

MpCCI version 3.1.02

Installation

Distribution Media

FTP3

Notes:
1 Distributed on the Abaqus DVD media.
2 Fraunhofer SCAI
3 Abaqus 6.9-EF will only be available on a limited distribution basis on HP-UX/Itanium signaling that support for this platform is expected to be discontinued in a subsequent release. HP-UX/Itanium will not be available on the Abaqus distribution media, but will be downloadable on request through your local SIMULIA support office. See SIMULIA Policy on Limited Distribution Software for more details on limited distribution status.

 

 

Requirements to View Online Documentation

Product/Feature

Requirement

Specification

Abaqus HTML documentation

Internet Browser4

Firefox 2.0

Abaqus PDF documentation

PDF Viewer

Not Supported5

Notes:
4 Later versions of these web browsers are expected to offer acceptable performance.
5 You may be able to view PDF documentation on unsupported platforms using readers available from third parties. See Compare Abaqus PDF and HTML Documentation Formats.

 

 

Other Platform Notes

Product/Feature

Requirement

Specification

All supported products

Maximum memory accessible

This platform supports 64-bit addressing, which enables memory usage in excess of 2 GB.

AIX/ Power

General Requirements

Product/Feature

Requirement

Specification

Applicable for all Abaqus products supported on this platform

Processor

• Power 4
• Power 5
• Power 6

Applicable for all Abaqus products supported on this platform

OS Level

• AIX 5.31
• AIX 6.1

Notes:
1 AIX 5.3 requires patch bos.64bit 5.3.0.52

 

 

Additional Requirements

Product/Feature

Requirement

Specification

Abaqus/CAE, Abaqus/Viewer

Graphics

Interactive products are not supported on this platform

Building post processing applications (Abaqus make utility with C++)

C++ Compiler

IBM xlC 9.02

User Subroutines and building post processing applications with Fortran (Abaqus make utility with Fortran and Abaqus user subroutines)

Fortran Compiler

xlf 11.01

Abaqus/Standard & Abaqus/Explicit MPI-based parallel execution

Library

IBM POE 4.2.2.73

Abaqus/Standard & Abaqus/Explicit MPI-based Distributed Memory Parallel execution

Interconnect

1000 Mbps Ethernet

FSI Co-simulation using MpCCI

Partner Product

MpCCI version 3.1.0-44

Installation

Distribution Media

DVD-ROM5

Notes:
2 See Support of ODB API for IBM AIX/Power Platforms
3 Later versions are expected to offer acceptable performance.
4 Fraunhofer SCAI
5 See DVD Media Announcement for information about the transition from CD to DVD media

 

 

Requirements to View Online Documentation

Product/Feature

Requirement

Specification

Abaqus HTML documentation

Internet Browser6

Firefox 2.0

Abaqus PDF documentation

PDF Viewer

Not Supported7

Notes:
6 Later versions of these web browsers are expected to offer acceptable performance.
7 You may be able to view PDF documentation on unsupported platforms using readers available from third parties. See Compare Abaqus PDF and HTML Documentation Formats.

 

 

Other Platform Notes

Product/Feature

Requirement

Specification

All supported products

Maximum memory accessible

This platform supports 64-bit addressing, which enables memory usage in excess of 2 GB.

 

Explanations of Table Contents and Terminology

System requirements include hardware, operating system versions, and any other tools required to run Abaqus. Where more than one specification is listed for a given requirement, select one from the list. The Abaqus System Requirements web pages define the range of supported configurations. The intent is to support any combination of specifications within the defined range. Minor updates to operating systems, compilers and other system requirements are usually compatible. Earlier versions of prerequisites are generally not compatible, and thus are not supported. Any exceptions identified which affect compatibility of minor updates will be noted here.

General Requirements are the minimum system requirements which are necessary to utilize any Abaqus product or feature supported on this platform; however the minimum requirements are not sufficient to support all Abaqus products or capabilities. Additional Requirements, beyond the General Requirements, are necessary for specific Abaqus products and features. Additional Requirements must be met only if you want to use the specific Abaqus product or feature associated with the requirement.

Final configurations depend on successful testing outcomes.  Supported platforms and configurations are subject to change without notice.

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