For SCL, Synopsys recommends one or more dedicated, single servers in a non-redundant (non-triad) configuration, with the following setup:
- SCL 2021.03 or 2021.03-SP1
- Recent AMD or Intel x86_64 processor
- OS: CentOS or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 or 7.9
- Multiple cores (modern CPU with four or more cores)
- 2 GHz CPU speed or better
- 32GB Minimum RAM, 64GB for Enterprise Servers
- 10Gbps Ethernet card & switch
- ext3 or ext4 filesystem
- Adequate file descriptors (typically 32768 or 65535)
- For WAN servers, a physical machine is recommended
Notes:
- Other OS platforms are supported (see table below), but are recommended only for LAN servers with small quantities of licenses
- Docker, Singularity, and other containers are not compatible with SCL
- Virtual machine setup is not recommended over a WAN as this can impact server performance
- Redundant (triad) SCL server setup is not supported over a public or private cloud
- Redundant SCL server setup is not supported when the server is a virtual machine
- The reiserfs filesystem is not supported.
- The btrfs filesystem is supported starting with SCL 2020.06
Supported SCL Platforms by Operating System & Platform Keyword
For a list of Operating Systems supported under SCL 2021.03, see the table below:
