V5 Client Hardware & Software Requirements
 

This document is provided as a guideline regarding hardware configurations, operating systems and operating system patches recommended for the use with Version 5 Release 21 on Client side. This information applies to the following products:

To access the page for Server side, click here.


Operating System

Supported Operating System Level(s)

Detailed Information

All Platforms This section contains information common to all operating systems click here
All Windows Platforms This section contains information common to all Windows operating systems click here
Microsoft Windows 32-bit
  • Windows XP Professional SP3
  • Windows Vista Enterprise / Business Edition x86 SP1
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Microsoft Windows 64-bit
  • Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP2
  • Windows Vista Enterprise / Business Edition x64 SP1 & SP2
  • Windows 7 Enterprise Edition/Professional Edition x64
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IBM AIX
  • AIX 6.1 Technical Level 02
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Important notice for Operating Systems support

The support of the following operating systems ended with Version 5 Release 17.
These systems are not supported from Version 5 Release 18 on:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
  • IBM AIX 5.2
  • SGI Irix (all levels)
  • Sun Solaris 8

The support of the following operating systems ended with Version 5 Release 19.
These systems are not supported from Version 5 Release 20 on:

  • IBM AIX 5.3
  • Hewlett-Packard HP-UX

Version 5 Release 20 is the last release supported on

  • Oracle Sun Solaris. No Oracle Sun Solaris code will be delivered in next V5 release.
  • IBM AIX Workstations. Version 5 Release 20 is the last release to deliver 32-bit V5 client code on AIX. Only 64-bit V5 client code will be delivered in next V5 release.

Starting with Version 5 Release 21 :

  • no Oracle Sun Solaris V5 code is delivered.
  • V5 code is not supported on AIX workstations. 32-bit client code is not delivered on AIX, only 64-bit V5 client code is delivered.

All Platforms

Recommended Memory

The following specifications apply for RAM (real memory)

For 3d com products:

For CAA-RADE products:

For other products (CATIA, DMU, ENOVIA V5 VPM, DELMIA Process Detailing & Validation, DELMIA Automation):

 


Microsoft Windows

Operating System Windows 32-bit Windows 64-bit
Windows XP Professional SP3
Windows Vista Enterprise / Business Edition x86 SP1
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP2
Windows Vista Enterprise / Business Edition x64 SP1 or SP2
Windows 7 Enterprise Edition/Professional Edition x64
Runtime Prerequisites Recommended patches   See Windows XP 64-bit section See Windows 7 64-bit section
Browsers
For ENOVIA 3d com and V5 VPM products:
(see Notes about Browsers);
EITHER
32-bit versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer 7

and Sun Java plug-in version 6 update 10 - 32-bit


YES 

YES

YES
OR
32-bit version of Microsoft Internet Explorer 8

and Sun Java plug-in version 6 update 14


YES

YES

YES
.NET Runtime Environment
For V5 VPM products
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 Redistributable Package
Microsoft Visual J# 2.0 Redistributable Package – Second Edition (x86)
YES YES YES
Java Runtime Environment
For ENOVIA VPLM Web Navigator
(see Notes about Java)
Sun Java Runtime Environment 6 update 10
YES YES NO
Sun Java Runtime Environment 6 update 14 YES YES YES
Collaboration
EITHER
Lotus Instant Messaging 8.0 SDK and Sun JRE 6 update 14
YES YES NO
OR
RTC 1.3 with Microsoft LCS 2005
YES
not supported on Windows Vista
YES
not supported on Windows Vista
(In addition, see Notes on Collaboration)
NO
Additional Software Requirements
for CAA-RADE products
IDE and Compiler Requirements
(CRT and MFC Redistributables are delivered with V5 media
and should be installed on targeted host)
Microsoft Visual Studio .Net 2008 SP1 including C/C++ compilers,
with following patches:

YES

YES

YES
Korn Shell emulator MKS Toolkit version 9.4 YES YES YES

Windows deliver an implementation of OpenGL libraries. Dassault Systemes provides recommendations related to driver levels on certified configurations.
These drivers may offer a CATIA Version 5 application setting (see Control Panel, Display Properties tabs), which should be selected when available, as they may contain application specific features.

Notes about browsers

Firefox 3.0 is supported for 3d com as an external browser (and not as an embedded browser). The embedded browser is Internet Explorer.

Java plug-in is required for ENOVIA 3d com and V5 VPM products

The URL to download the Java Plug-In is http://java.sun.com/products/archive/index.html

The Java Update is the minimum required level. V5 is also supported with higher Update level.

Notes about Java

ENOVIA VPLM Web Navigator products require Java Runtime Environment.

The Java Update is the minimum required level. V5 is also supported with higher Update level.

The URL to download the Java Runtime Environment is http://java.sun.com/products/archive/index.html

Notes on Collaboration

Note regarding Lotus Instant Messaging : On 64-bit Windows, if Lotus Instant Messaging is to be used, the 32-bit version of SUN JRE is needed. If the Credentials Manager is to be used, both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of the SUN JRE must be installed on the machine. During client installation, the path of the 64-bit version must be typed. The Collaboration-specific set up instructions must be followed to give the path of the 32-bit JRE for Collaboration.

Certified configurations

List of configurations certified with Version 5 is available at

http://www.3ds.com/support/hardware-certification/windows-certified-workstations/

Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP3

Microsoft Windows Vista x32 Enterprise or Business Edition SP1

IP V6 Inactivation

Starting with Windows Vista, IPv6 is installed and activated by default whereas a dual IPv4/IPv6 layer is provided. V5 Client/Server communication does not support IPv6 in V5R20, it is thus recommended to inactivate IPv6 to go back to IPv4
To inactivate IPv6 please refers to the following Microsoft Technet article:
http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/cba5a7ac-742a-49a6-8212-3844c768a0f81033.mspx?mfr=true
Sections :
To Uninstall IPv6 Using the Network Connections Folder
Or
To Uninstall IPv6 from a Computer from the Command Prompt
Note that this operation requires Administrative credentials

Microsoft Windows XP SP 2 64-bit

Note on Microsoft Windows 64-bit Support

Note that for ENOVIA 3d com Classic and ENOVIA V5 VPM, the support of Windows 64-bit is effective only on client side, not on server side.

Operating System

Installation of 32-bit V5 applications

For CATIA, DELMIA and ENOVIA DMU only: Installation of 64-bit V5 applications

The following patch is recommended
 

Patch Description
KB 973460 Ease crash problem determination by retrieving correct stack information :
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973460/en-us/

Microsoft Windows Vista 64-bit Enterprise or Business Edition SP1 or SP2

 

IPv6 inactivation

Starting with Windows Vista, IPv6 is installed and activated by default whereas a dual IPv4/IPv6 layer is provided. V5 Client/Server communication does not support IPv6 in V5R19, it is thus recommended to inactivate IPv6 to go back to IPv4
To inactivate IPv6 please refers to the following Microsoft Technet article:
http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/cba5a7ac-742a-49a6-8212-3844c768a0f81033.mspx?mfr=true
Sections :
To Uninstall IPv6 Using the Network Connections Folder
Or
To Uninstall IPv6 from a Computer from the Command Prompt
Note that this operation requires Administrative credentials

Windows 7 x64 Enterprise and Professional Edition

To be able to open the excel file from a design table definition, the following patch must be considered :
Patch Description
KB983396 When facing issues related to 32-bit OLE objects display, a Microsoft patch is correcting this problem, see Microsoft Article KB983396 :
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/983396

The stack information within the Abend Trace generated during a crash is often corrupted.
This stack information is very key in problem determination, especially when performing statistical crash analysis. Even in some particular cases, the crash is so brutal that the “Click OK to Terminate” window is not displayed and the abend trace not generated or not properly generated.
Patch Description
KB976038 Ease crash problem determination by retrieving correct stack information (to be activated at process level only):
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976038
As mentioned above, for the DS processes, only the activation at process level is supported (the activation at system level is not supported).

If you experience V5 Rich client crashes, which can be identified as access violation in glu32.dll, you might consider applying the following Microsoft patch:
Patch Description
KB2466493 When you run an application that uses OpenGL on a computer that is running Windows 7, an access violation occurs in glu32.dll, and the application crashes. This issue occurs because an index that is not in the boundary is used:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2466493

Additional Considerations

IPv6 inactivation

IPv6 is installed and activated by default whereas a dual IPv4/IPv6 layer is provided. V5 Client/Server communication does not support IPv6 in V5R19, it is thus recommended to inactivate IPv6 to go back to IPv4
To inactivate IPv6 please refers to the following Microsoft Technet article:
http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/cba5a7ac-742a-49a6-8212-3844c768a0f81033.mspx?mfr=true
Sections :
To Uninstall IPv6 Using the Network Connections Folder
Or
To Uninstall IPv6 from a Computer from the Command Prompt
Note that this operation requires Administrative credentials

 The following MultiCax Products are not certified yet on Windows 7 :

Windows XP mode on Windows 7

No support is provided on "Windows XP mode on Windows 7"

"surrogate pair"

No support is provided for "surrogate pair" on Windows 7

 


IBM AIX

Note

  • Version 5 Release 20 is no more supported on AIX 5.3.
  • Version 5 Release 21 is only supported on AIX servers.

Operating System

Base support:
AIX 6.1 Technical Level 02 (using 64-bit kernel) with following components:
 
Component
XL C/C++ V10.1.0.0 Run-time Environment (part of AIX 6.1 TL02)
XL Fortran V12.1.0.0 Run-Time Environment (part of AIX 6.1 TL02)
OpenGL 1.3 as delivered on AIX CDs
SMP Runtime Library as delivered on AIX CDs

 

Additional Software Requirements

For CAA-RADE products:
Compiler

Operating System Compiler
IBM AIX August 2008 XL C/C++ Enterprise Edition V8.0 for AIX PTF

 

For ENOVIA 3d com and V5 VPM products:
Java enabled HTML browser

ENOVIA VPLM Web Navigator products are designed to operate with the following software on the client side:

Operating System Browser Java Plug-In Level URL to download this Java Plug-In
IBM AIX Firefox 2.0 IBM 1.6.0 SR7 http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/aix/service.html

This Update is the minimum required level. V5 is also supported with higher Update level.


Java Run-Time Environment

Operating System Java Run-Time Environment URL to download this Java Run-Time Environment
IBM AIX IBM 1.6.0 SR7 http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/aix/service.html

This Update is the minimum required level. V5 is also supported with higher Update level.

Modify the ulimit Data Setting for Loading Large Data

The default AIX ulimit value of 131072 is only about 100MB, which is too low for 64-bit V5. Make sure you set the ulimit value to an high value using the ulimit -d unlimited command, for example, to be able to open large data.

Certified Configurations

Version 5 Release 21 is only supported on the AIX servers certified configurations available at :

http://www.3ds.com/support/hardware-certification/unix-certification-hardware.