Release Specific Support

This guide lists the platforms supported by the Synopsys D- Foundation Releases 2009.12, 2010.03, 2010.06. A platform consists of the computer architecture and the operating system version. Not all Synopsys products are available on every platform listed below. For an exact listing of platform availability for Synopsys products you have purchased, consult the Synopsys Solvnet Download Center at https://solvnet.synopsys.com/DownloadCenter/dc/product.jsp

Use the following index to jump directly to the C-Foundation Operating System and Patch recommendations:

x86 (IA-32) Linux 32-bit
x86_64 Linux 64-bit
SPARC Solaris 32-bit & 64-bit
x86_64 Solaris 32-bit & 64-bit
x86 Microsoft Windows
IBM RS6000 AIX 32-bit & 64-bit

A Baseline Operating System is the OS version that Synopsys products are compiled and tested on. A Binary Compatible Operating System is an OS version that has been qualified for the baseline build of Synopsys products through testing. Binary compatibility does not specify that all Synopsys products are tested on all binary compatible platforms.

Recommended run-time patches for each platform are presented in this guide. Synopsys employs a Qualified System Configuration (QSC) for each release foundation. The baseline patch versions of this QSC are published below. Platform vendors are continuously releasing operating system patch updates so in some cases the baseline patch versions we specify are no longer available from the vendor. The extensive testing we perform with every release has verified that Synopsys products are not sensitive to patch versions. We therefore recommend that systems be configured with these baseline patches or the latest versions of these patches recommended by the platform vendor.

Sun SPARC Solaris 32-bit and 64-bit 
Windows Manager

• CDE Native Version

Solaris 9

• Recommended Solaris 9 Runtime Patches:
  • Rev, 9/05 - Baseline Solaris 9 Patch Level
  • 111722-05 Math Library patch (libm)
  • 117560-06 OpenMP support (libmtsk)
  • 112874-37 libc patch needed for 2007 DST changes
  • 113225-07 time zone patch needed for 2007 DST changes
  • 113886-43 OpenGL 1.3: OpenGL patch for Solaris (32-bits) (Only for products using OpenGL)
  • 113887-43 OpenGL 1.3: OpenGL patch for Solaris (64-bits) (Only for products using OpenGL)

Solaris 10

• Recommended Solaris 10 Runtime Patches:
  • Rev. 5/08 - Baseline Solaris 10 Patch Level

x86 Solaris 32-bit and 64-bit 
Solaris 10

• Recommended Solaris 10 Runtime Patches:
  • Rev. 5/08 - Baseline Solaris 10 Patch Level

x86 (IA-32) Linux 32-bit

Windows Manager

• GNOME Native Version Distributed with RedHat Enterprise Linux

Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 4 (AS, ES, WS)

• Recommended RHEL v4 Runtime Patches
  • Update 6: Minimum Patch Level Required
  • kernel-hugemem-2.6.9-67.EL.i686.rpm - Huge Mem Patch, allows 32-bit processes to access address past 3GB of memory

Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 5 (AS, ES, WS)

• Recommended RHEL v5 Runtime Patches
  • Hugemem is no longer available in RHEL v5. Users must use the PAE kernel in order to address 3GB of memory. 
    NOTE:
    • The PAE kernel does not allow 32-bit processes to access as much memory as hugemem.
    • Installing the "Xen" kernel (virtualization option) may result in reduced performance from the system.

x86 (IA-32) 32-bit - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

Windows Manager

• KDE Native Version Distributed distributed with SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server version 9 (SLES9)

• Recommended SLES 9 Runtime Patches:
  • Service Pack 3: Minimum Patch Level Required

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server version 10 (SLES10)

• Recommended SLES10 Runtime Patches:
  • Service Pack 1: Minimum Patch Level Required.

x86_64 Linux 64-bit- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 
Windows Manager

• GNOME Native Version Distributed with RedHat Enterprise Linux

Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 4 (AS, ES, WS)

• Recommended RHEL v4 Runtime Patches:
  • Update 6: Minimum Patch Level Required
• Running 32-bit x86 binaries is supported on this 64-bit system.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 5(AS, ES, WS)

• Recommended RHEL v5 Runtime Patches:
  • None
    Note: Installing the "Xen" kernel (virtualization option) may result in reduced performance from the system.
    Note: “SMP” kernel should be used to utilize multi-core processors.
• Running 32-bit x86 binaries is supported on this 64-bit system.

x86_64 Linux 64-bit - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

Windows Manager

• KDE Native Version Distributed distributed with SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server version 9 (SLES9)

• Recommended SLES9 Runtime Patches:
  • Service Pack 3: Minimum Patch Level Required
• Running 32-bit x86 binaries is supported on this 64-bit system.

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server version 10 (SLES10)

• Recommended SLES10 Runtime Patches:
  • Service Pack 1: Minimum Patch Level Required.
• Running 32-bit x86 binaries is supported on this 64-bit system.

x86 Microsoft Windows XP Professional

• Recommended Runtime Patches:
  • Service Pack 2

x86 Microsoft Windows Vista

• Recommended Runtime Patches:
  • Service Pack 1

IBM RS6000 AIX 32-bit & 64-bit

Windows Manager

• CDE Native Version

AIX 6.1

• Recommended AIX 6.1 Runtime Patches:
  • None