Technical Information
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.
| Phone: | (905) 948-4297 |
| Toll Free: | 1 (877) 444-4573 |
| Email: | support@platform.com |
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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |
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