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Platform LSF
Technical Information
Platform LSF Product Upgrade
If you are a current Platform LSF customer with a valid annual support contract you are entitled to upgrade your licensed product to the most recent version free of charge by contacting Platform Support.
Or contact your local Platform office or local sales partner.
In order to use the upgraded products, you need to replace your current license key(s) with the latest version. FTP instructions will be provided within a couple of days of your request.
Summary of Supported Operating Systems for Platform LSF
Key: Y = Supported, N = Not Supported, D = Discontinued, S = Contact Support for Availability,
R = Retired
| Operating System | Platform LSF 8 | Platform LSF 7u6 | Platform LSF 7 | Platform LSF 6.2* | Platform LSF 6.1* |
Apple |
MacOS X 10.4.x | S | Y | Y | Y | Y |
MacOS X 10.5.x | S | Y | S | N | N |
HP |
| Tru64 5.x | D | S | S | Y | Y |
HP-UX 10.20 | R | R | R | R | Y |
HP-UX 11.00 | R | R | R | R | Y |
HP-UX 11i1,i2 (32 bit) | D | D | D | Y | Y |
HP-UX 11i1,i2 (64 bit) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
IBM AIX |
AIX 4.2/4.3 | R | R | R | R | Y |
AIX 5.1, 5.2 (32-bit) | R | D | D | Y | Y |
AIX 5.3 (64 bit) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| AIX 6 | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
AIX 7 | Y | Y | N | N | N |
Linux x86-64 |
SLES8, RHEL2.1 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
RHEL3 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
RHEL 4,5 SLES9,10,11 Generic Linux Distributions using the 2.6 kernel and glibc 2.3 or greater such as Debian, Ubuntu and Oracle Linux | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y glibc2.3 only |
RHEL 6 | Y | Y | N | N | N |
| Slurm 1.2 | S | S | S | N | N |
| Cray Unicos/lc 1.x | D | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Cray Unicos/lc 2.x | Y | Y | S | N | N |
| Quadrics RMS | R | R | R | R | R |
BPROC 4 | D | D | D | Y | Y |
Linux ia64 |
RHEL3 | D | S | S | Y | Y |
RHEL 4,5 SLES 9,10,11 and Generic Linux Distributions using the 2.6 kernel and glibc 2.3 or greater, such as Debian, Ubuntu and Oracle Linux | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y glibc2.3 only |
RHEL 6 | N | N | N | N | N |
SGI Altix with ProPack 3,4 | D | Y | Y | Y | Y |
SGI Altix with ProPack5 | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
Slurm 1.2 | S | S | S | N | N |
Quadrics RMS | R | R | R | R | R |
Linux PPC |
RHEL 4,5 SLES 9,10,11 and Generic Linux Distributions using the 2.6 kernel and glibc 2.3 or greater, such as Debian and Ubuntu | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Linux Alpha |
SLES8, RHEL2.1 | D | D | D | Y | Y |
Microsoft Windows |
Windows 7 | Y | Y | N | N | N |
2000 (SP1/2/3/4) | D | Y | Y | Y | Y |
XP x32, x64 (SP2) | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
Vista x32, x64 | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
Server 2003 Standard & Enterprise Edition (SP1/SP2) | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
Server 2003 x64 Standard & Enterprise Edition (SP1/SP2) | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
Server 2003 x64 Compute Cluster (SP1/SP2) | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
Server 2003 ia64 | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
| Server 2008 x32, x64 | Y | Y | Y | N | N |
HPC Server 2008 | Y | Y | N | N | N |
NEC Super-UX |
SX-8 | D | D | D | S | Y |
SGI IRIX |
Irix 6.5 | R | D | D | D | Y |
Irix 6.5.8 and up | R | D | D | D | Y |
Trix 6.5.8 and up | R | D | D | D | Y |
Irix 6.5.24 and up | S | Y | Y | Y | N |
Sun Solaris |
Solaris 2.6 on Sparc | R | D | D | Y | Y |
Solaris 7,8,9 on Sparc 32 bit | Y | Y | Y | S | Y |
Solaris 7,8,9 on Sparc 64 bit | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Solaris 10 on Sparc 64 bit | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Solaris 10 on x86_64 | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
Solaris 7,8,9 on x86 | D | D | D | Y | Y |
Solaris 10 on x86 | D | D | D | Y | Y |
* Processors/hardware released after December 2009 may not be correctly identified by Platform LSF 6.1 (released 2004) and Platform LSF 6.2 (released 2005). It is recommended that customers upgrade to Platform LSF 7 or 8 to ensure compatibility with the latest hardware.