Abaqus software system requirements

The system configurations on which this version of ABAQUS was developed and prepared for shipment by ABAQUS, Inc., are listed below. The system configurations and requirements may change between versions or releases. The latest system configuration information, including any additional supported platforms and the ABAQUS programs available on those platforms, can be found under Support & Services Technical Support Systems Information on the ABAQUS Home Page. In most cases ABAQUS is compatible with later versions of the operating system software; however, it is usually not compatible with earlier versions.

ABAQUS/CAE and ABAQUS/Viewer are supported on a limited number of platforms. For more information, see the latest system configuration information as described above.

The following conditions apply to the system configurations:

Requirements for platforms to be supported in ABAQUS Version 6.6-1:

Table A–1 Linux/x86-32 1 .

Chipsetx86-32
Operating systemSuSE Linux 8.2
CompilersIntel Visual Fortran 8.0
Intel Visual C++ 8.0
Web browserNetscape 7, Mozilla 1.2, or Firefox 1.2.1 or greater
PDF viewerAdobe Reader 5.0 2
CD-ROMMounted automatically.
1 ABAQUS requires a Pentium III (or higher) processor. The maximum memory available for running ABAQUS is 3 GB.
2 Collection-level search is not available with Adobe Reader 5.0

Table A–2 Windows/x86-32 1 .

Chipsetx86-32
Operating system 2 Windows XP Professional (SP2 is recommended)
CompilersIntel Visual Fortran 8.1
Microsoft Visual C++ .NET 2003 (Version 7.1)
Web browserInternet Explorer 6.0, Netscape 7, or Mozilla 1.2
PDF viewerAdobe Reader 6.0
CD-ROMMounted automatically.
1 ABAQUS requires a Pentium III (or higher) processor. The maximum memory available for running ABAQUS is 3 GB.
2 ABAQUS also runs on Windows 2000 Service Pack 3.

Table A–3 HP-UX/Itanium 1 .

ChipsetItanium II
Operating systemHP-UX B.11.22
CompilersHP F90 v2.8.1
HP aC++ A.05.55 [Dec 04 2003] IPF
Web browserNetscape 7, Mozilla 1.2, or Firefox 1.0.1
CD-ROMMounted automatically.
1 This platform supports 64-bit addressing, which enables memory usage in excess of 2 GB.

Table A–4 Linux/Itanium 1 .

ChipsetItanium II
Operating systemSuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0
CompilersIntel Itanium Fortran Compiler Version 8.1
Intel Itanium C++ Compiler Version 8.1
Web browserNetscape 7, Mozilla 1.2, or Firefox 1.0.1
CD-ROMMounted automatically.
1 This platform supports 64-bit addressing, which enables memory usage in excess of 2 GB.

Table A–5 Linux/x86-64 1 .

Chipsetx86-64
Operating systemSuSE 9.0
CompilersIntel EM64T Fortran 8.1
Intel EM64T C++ 8.1
Web browserNetscape 7, Mozilla 1.2, or Firefox 1.0.1
CD-ROMMounted automatically.
1 This platform supports 64-bit addressing, which enables memory usage in excess of 2 GB.

Requirements for additional platforms to be supported in ABAQUS Version 6.6-2:

Table A–6 AIX/POWER 1 .

ChipsetPower 4
Operating systemAIX 5.2
CompilersXL Fortran 8.1.1.0
VisualAge C++ 6.0.0.0
Web browserNetscape 7
CD-ROMmount -rv cdrfs device /cdrom
where device is the CD-ROM device on your system.
1 This platform supports 64-bit addressing, which enables memory usage in excess of 2 GB.

Table A–7 HP-UX/PA-RISC 1,2 .

ChipsetPA-RISC
Operating system HP-UX 11.00
CompilersHP F90 v2.4
HP C++ A.03.25
Web browserNetscape 7, Mozilla 1.2, or Firefox 1.0.1
CD-ROMmount -rF cdfs device /cdrom
where device is the CD-ROM device on your system.
1 This platform supports 64-bit addressing, which enables memory usage in excess of 2 GB.
2 Additional requirements:

Requirements for additional platforms to be supported in ABAQUS Version 6.6-3:

Table A–8 Windows/x86-64 1 .

Chipsetx86-64
Operating systemWindows XP Professional x64 Edition
CompilersIntel Visual Fortran 8.1
Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 (Version 8.1)
Web browserInternet Explorer 6.0 2 , Netscape 7, or Mozilla 1.2
CD-ROMMounted automatically.
1 This platform supports 64-bit addressing, which enables memory usage in excess of 2 GB.
2 Only 32-bit versions of Internet Explorer have been tested and qualified.

Table A–9 IRIX/MIPS 1 .

ChipsetMIPS
Operating systemIRIX 6.6.8
CompilersMIPSpro FORTRAN 77 7.3.1.3m
MIPSpro C++ 7.3.1.3m
Web browserNetscape 4.7 (latest available)
CD-ROMmount -rt iso9660 device /cdrom
where device is the CD-ROM device on your system. The CD-ROM will be mounted automatically if “mediad” is running.
1 This platform supports 64-bit addressing, which enables memory usage in excess of 2 GB.