Flame Family Linux Certified, Self-Qualified systems and storage solutions

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Dec 18, 2024

Products and versions covered

What are Flame Family Linux Certified, Self-Qualified systems and storage solutions?

Autodesk Certified Workstations

  • All components included in system requirements have been certified by Autodesk.
  • All issues relative to specific hardware components will be treated by support team as valid.
  • Fully supported by DKU & system hardware check (Linux only).

Current certified Linux workstations:

 

Dell Precision 7960 Rack

Dell Precision Rack7960
ComponentDetailsNotes
CPUDual 16-core Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y @ 2.5GHz 
MemoryMinimum:
128GB DDR5 4800MHz RDIMM ECC (8 x 16GB modules)		Recommended:
256GB DDR5 4800MHz RDIMM ECC (8 x 32GB modules)
Graphics card

RTX™ 5000 Ada 32 GB
or
RTX™ 6000 Ada 48 GB

Dual GPU supported

BIOS

Use current manufacturer's version.
Link to Dell Precision Rack 7960 drivers page

 

 

Dell Precision Tower 7960

Dell Precision Tower 7960
ComponentDetailsNotes
CPUIntel w9-3475x (36 cores @ 2.2GHz) 
MemoryMinimum:
128GB DDR4 4800MHz RDIMM ECC (8 x 16GB modules)		Recommended: 
256GB DDR4 4800MHz RDIMM ECC
(8 x 32GB modules)
Graphics card

RTX™ A6000 48 GB
or
RTX™ 6000 Ada 48 GB

Dual GPU supported

BIOS

Use current manufacturer's version. 
Link to Dell Precision Tower 7960 drivers page

 

 

Dell Precision Tower 7875

Dell Precision Tower 7875
ComponentDetailsNotes
CPU32-core AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7975WX @ 4.0 GHz 
MemoryMinimum:
128GB DDR5 4800MHz ECC RDIMM (8 x 16GB modules)		Recommended:
256GB DDR5 4800MHz ECC RDIMM (8 x 32GB modules)
Graphics card

RTX™ 5000 Ada 32 GB
or
RTX™ 6000 Ada 48 GB

Dual GPU supported

BIOS

Use current manufacturer's version.
Link to Dell Precision Tower 7875 drivers page

 

 

Dell Precision Tower 7865

Dell Precision Tower 7865
ComponentDetailsNotes
CPUAMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX 32-Core 3.6Ghz 
MemoryMinimum:
128GB DDR4 3200MHz RDIMM ECC (8 x 16GB modules)		Recommended: 
256GB DDR4 3200MHz RDIMM ECC
(8 x 32GB modules)
Graphics card

RTX™ A6000 48 GB
or
RTX™ 6000 Ada 48 GB

Dual GPU NOT supported

BIOS

Use current manufacturer's version. 
Link to Dell Precision Tower 7865 drivers page

 

 

Dell Precision 7920 Tower / Rack

Dell Precision 7920 Tower / Rack
ComponentDetailsNotes
CPU

Dual 12-core Intel Xeon Gold 6136 @ 3.0 GHz, 24.75 MB cache
or
Dual 16-core Intel Xeon Gold 6226R @2.9 GHz, 22MB cache ** ***

** Xeon Gold 6226R:

  • Need to update BIOS to version 2.8.1 or higher.

IMPORTANT: DELL supports this processor on Rocky Linux 8 and higher.

Memory

Minimum:
96 GB DDR4 2666 MHz ECC Registered (12 x 8 GB modules)
or
96 GB DDR4 2933 MHz ECC Registered (12 x 8 GB modules)

Recommended:
192 GB DDR4 2666 MHz ECC RDIMMs
(24 x 8GB or 12 x 16GB modules)
or
192 GB DDR4 2933 MHz ECC RDIMMs
(24 x 8GB or 12 x 16GB modules)

Larger amount of RAM also possible: make sure to always use either 12 or 24 modules for proper CPU balancing.

*** NOTE: DDR4 2933MHz memory should be used with 16-core Intel Xeon Gold 6226R CPU.

Graphics Card

P6000 24 GB
or 
RTX™ 6000 24 GB
or
RTX™ A5000  24 GB
or
RTX™ A6000 48 GB

Must be installed in the PCIe3 x16 Slot 2
Dual GPU supported

 

 

BIOS

Use current manufacturer's version. 
Link to Dell 7920 drivers page (See BIOS category)

 

 

HP Z6 G5-A

HP Z6 G5-A
ComponentDetailsNotes
CPU32-core AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7975WX @ 4.0 GHz 
MemoryMinimum:
128 GB DDR5 5600 MHz ECC RDIMM (8 x 16 GB modules)		Recommended:
256 GB DDR5 5600 MHz ECC RDIMM (8 x 32 GB modules)
Graphics card

RTX™ 5000 Ada 32 GB
or
RTX™ 6000 Ada 48 GB

Dual GPU supported

BIOS

Use current manufacturer's version
Link to HP Z6 G5-A drivers page



HP Z8 G5 Fury

HP Z8 G5 Fury
ComponentDetailsNotes
CPU36-core Intel Xeon W9-3475X @ 2.2 GHz, 82.5 MB L3 cache 
MemoryMinimum:
128 GB DDR5 4800 MHz ECC SDRAM (8 x 16 GB modules*)

* NOTE: to get optimal memory performance, the memory configuration must use 8 DIMM (not 16 DIMM) : 1 DIMM per memory channel		256 GB DDR5 4800 MHz ECC SDRAM (8 x 32 GB modules*)
Graphics card

RTX™ A5000 24 GB
or
RTX™ A6000 48 GB
or
RTX™ 5000 Ada 32 GB
or
RTX™ 6000 Ada 48 GB

Dual GPU supported

BIOS

Use current manufacturer's version
Link to HP Z8 G5 Fury drivers page

 

 

HP Z8 G4

HP Z8 G4
ComponentDetailsNotes
CPUDual 12-core Intel Xeon Gold 6136 @ 3.0 GHz, 24.75 MB cache
or
Dual 16-core Intel Xeon Gold 6226R @2.9 GHz, 22MB cache ** ***

** Xeon Gold 6226R:

  • Need to update BIOS to version 2.56 or higher.
Memory

Minimum:
96 GB DDR4 2666 MHz ECC Registered (12 x 8 GB modules)
or
96 GB DDR4 2933 MHz ECC Registered (12 x 8 GB modules)

Recommended:
192 GB DDR4 2666 MHz ECC RDIMMs (24 x 8GB or 12 x 16GB modules)
or
192 GB DDR4 2933 MHz ECC RDIMMs (24 x 8GB or 12 x 16GB modules)

Larger amount of RAM also possible: make sure to always use either 12 or 24 modules for proper CPU balancing.

*** NOTE: DDR4 2933MHz memory should be used with 16-core Intel Xeon Gold 6226R CPU.

Graphics card

P6000 24 GB 
or 
RTX™ 6000 24 GB
or
RTX™ A5000  24 GB
or
RTX™ A6000 48 GB

Must be installed in the PCIe3 x16 Slot 4
Dual GPU supported

 

 

BIOS

Use current manufacturer's version 
Link to HP Z8 drivers page (Expand BIOS category)

 

 

Lenovo P8

Lenovo P8
ComponentDetailsNotes
CPU

32-core AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7975WX @ 4.0 GHz

 

Memory

Minimum:
128GB DDR5 4800MHz RDIMM ECC (8 x 16GB modules)

Recommended:
256GB DDR5 4800MHz RDIMM ECC (8 x 16GB modules)

Graphics Card

RTX™ 5000 Ada 32 GB
or
RTX™ 6000 Ada 48 GB 

Dual GPU supported
BIOS

Use current manufacturer's version
Link to Lenovo P8 drivers page

 



Lenovo P7

Lenovo P7
ComponentDetailsNotes
CPU

Intel(R) Xeon(R) w7-3465X

 

Memory

Minimum:
128GB DDR5 4800MHz RDIMM ECC (8 x 16GB modules)

Recommended:256GB DDR5 4800MHz RDIMM ECC (8 x 16GB modules)

Graphics Card

RTX™ A6000 48 GB
or
RTX™ 6000 Ada 48 GB

 
BIOS

Use current manufacturer's version 
Link to Lenovo P7 drivers page

Minimum recommended BIOS version is S0DKT0BA/1.0.0.11

 

Lenovo P620 / AMD Threadripper pro

Lenovo P620 / AMD Threadripper pro
ComponentDetailsNotes
CPU

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 32-Core 3.5Ghz
or
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX 32-Core 3.6Ghz

The P620 is supported on Rocky Linux 8.5 and higher only

Memory

Minimum:
128GB DDR4 3200MHz RDIMM ECC (8 x 16GB modules)

Recommended:
256GB DDR4 3200MHz RDIMM ECC (8 x 32GB modules)

Graphics Card

RTX™ 6000 24 GB
or
RTX™ A5000  24 GB
or
RTX™ A6000 48 GB
or
RTX™ 6000 Ada (Single GPU only)
  • Due to power requirements, the RTX 6000 Ada is supported only in Single-GPU configuration.
  • With the other cards permitting dual GPU operation, the adapters need to be installed in Slot #3 and #5 and BIOS setting needs to be adjusted: F1 to boot BIOS Setup, Device, Active Video = "PCI SLOT #5"
BIOS

Use current manufacturer's version. For the latest BIOS version please refer to the BIOS section in the Lenovo P620 support page.

 
NETWORKFor onboard networking port to function, need to download Marvell CentOS ethernet driver from the Lenovo P620 support page. 

Current certified Linux mobile workstations

 

HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 Mobile Workstation

HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 Mobile Workstation
ComponentDetailsNotes
CPUIntel® Core™ i9 14900HX (14th Generation) 
Memory64 GB DDR5 5600 MHz RAM 
Graphics card

RTX™ 5000 Ada 16 GB

 

BIOS

Use current manufacturer's version.
Link to HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 Software and Drivers page

 

HP ZBook Fury 16 G10 Mobile Workstation

HP ZBook Fury 16 G10 Mobile Workstation
ComponentDetailsNotes
CPUIntel® Core™ i9 13950HX (13th Generation) 
Memory64 GB DDR5 5600 MHz RAM 
Graphics card

RTX™ 5000 Ada Laptop 16 GB

 

BIOSUse current manufacturer's version.
Link to HP ZBook Fury 16 G10 Software and Drivers page		 

DELL Precision 7680 / 7780 Mobile Workstation

DELL Precision 7680 / 7780 Mobile Workstation
ComponentDetailsNotes
CPUIntel® Core™ i9 13950HX (13th Generation) 
Memory64 GB DDR5 5600 MHz RAM 
Graphics card

RTX™ 5000 Ada 16 Laptop GB

 

BIOS

Use current manufacturer's version. 
Link to Dell Precision 7680 Mobile Workstation Drivers & Downloads page

Link to Dell Precision 7780 Mobile Workstation Drivers & Downloads Page

 

Workstations self-qualified by vendor

  • All components included in system requirements have been qualified against Autodesk's certified workstations by the vendor.

 

Current self qualified Linux workstationsNotes
Dell T7910For more information, visit Dell.com or contact your local Dell vendor.
Lenovo P910 & P920

For more information, visit Lenovo.com or contact your local Lenovo vendor.

Boxx Apexx W5For more information, visit BOXX.com or contact your local BOXX vendor.
Ciara Titan 2204-G4
Ciara Kronos X600T
Ciara Kronos 840-G4
Ciara Kronos 840A-G5		For more information, visit the corresponding page from the manufacturer:
Titan 2204-G4, Kronos X600T, Kronos 840-G4, Kronos 840A-G5,
or visit the Ciara website or contact your local Ciara vendor.
Supermicro 5049A-TFor more information, visit Supermicro website or contact your local Supermicro vendor.
Proline Ultimate PRO G2For more information visit PL-Ultimate PRO G2

 

Storage solutions for managed media self-qualified by vendor

  • Use the following solutions for storing your Flame Family products managed volume.
  • All storage solutions mentioned below have been qualified against Autodesk's certified storage solution by the vendor.
Currently self qualified External storage solutions
Infortrend
EonStor DS 4024 & JB 3024		Infortrend product information
  • Ultimate mid-range storage performance
  • Innovative dual host board design
  • Fully integrated 12Gb/s SAS
  • SSD-optimized
  • Comprehensive data and security services
  • Durable and long-lasting emergency backup power
Infortrend GS 4016R2Infortrend product information
  • The EonStor GS 4000 series is a high availability solution integrating SAN, NAS and object storage as well as Cloud Gateway features to offer a powerful hybrid cloud environment.
Smart IOPS Data Engine™ T2 HP SSD SeriesSmartIOPS product information
  • Designed for very high performance in a compact and affordable stand-alone configuration
  • Outperforms all real-time playback requirements for Flame
Quantum
Xcellis Scale-out and workflow storage		Quantum product information
  • Flexible continuous scalability
  • Multi-protocol access built-in
  • Flexible connectivity options
  • Powered by StorNext 5
Dell EMC
Isilon scale out storage		Dell EMC solutions Overview

Dell EMC Isilon configuration & optimization white paper
  • Supports industry standard 4K formats, 4K/UHD color management, real-time monitoring and playback via SDI of 4K/UHD material at 50P and 60P
  • Extreme Performance: Dell EMC Isilon All-Flash accelerates content creation, management and delivery in the most demanding creation, broadcast, and delivery environments.
NetApp
A800 All Flash Array		NetApp A800
product information
  • ONTAP NAS software features: Available with every all-flash storage system including snapshotting, remote caching, and data tiering.
  • Data protocol: NFS
  • Data mobility: Built-in cold data tiering without needing active management to both private and public clouds (S3 or file system access) to automatically reduce SSD costs and maintain data access for Flame operators.
  • Data Protection: Up to six 9’s reliability and high availability. Dual I/O path protection and mirroring included. Cloud-based Active IQ monitoring with auto-support opens cases automatically and even dispatches parts for common issues.
Netapp
E5600 Hybrid-Flash Array		Netapp E5600 product information
  • Standard SANtricity software features are available with every E-Series and EF-Series storage system.
  • High availability: Dual I/O path protection and mirroring.
  • Performance SSD Cache: Achieve automatic serving of high-reference data by up to 5TB of SSD via data-driven caching.
  • SANtricity Storage Manager: Manage the SANtricity OS and E-Series storage systems and EF-Series all-flash arrays.
OpenDrives
Avalanche NAS		Avalanche NAS product information
  • An all-flash (SSD) array to minimize latency and maximize performance.
  • 18 GB/s aggregate throughput.
  • Native NAS protocol: NFS.
  • Edit, render, transcode, color and incorporate visual effects faster than ever.
  • Specific memory and caching enhancements to optimize speed.
  • Supports any file format, codec, or resolution.
Avid NEXIS | VFSAvid Nexis product informationIMPORTANT: This product is supported on Rocky Linux 9.3 and compatible with Flame current version (2025). Please refer to Avid for further details.
  • Workflow-optimized tiered storage for real-time media production
  • Avid NEXIS is the media industry’s most comprehensive and reliable shared storage solution, offering efficient, scalable storage tiering on premises and in the cloud.
  • Optimized to accelerate media workflows, it enables teams to collaborate faster and achieve better efficiency and security across flash, online, nearline, and archive storage.
  • It’s the storage solution the industry relies on to help them adapt to the changing needs and unpredictability of today’s media production
pixitmedia
pixstor		pixit media pixstor information
  • Software defined storage purpose built for media and entertainment workflows
  • Leverages commodity network infrastructure to deliver SAN-like performance with NAS-like simplicity to multiple operators simultaneously
  • Supports uncompressed 4K at 60FPS and beyond
  • Runs natively both on-premise and in-cloud
  • Combined with pixitmedia ngenea, enables teams to collaborate globally whilst providing seamless, automated and ‘bottomless’ archiving capacity by integrating low-cost cloud storage with high-performance pixstor deployments
Liqid Element LQD4500Liqid Element production information
  • High capacity PCIe Add-In-Card (AIC) featuring world record setting performance for today’s demanding workloads. An thin, full-height full-length (FHFL) formfactor ensures it will work seamlessly in systems available PCIe slots.
WEKA Data PlatformWEKA for Autodesk Flame product information
  • Accelerate Flame workflows from weeks to hours
  • Single storage software deployable in any cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP, or OCI) or on-premises
  • Render Flame at 120 fps from AWS
  • Single storage namespace delivers flash storage performance with object storage economics
  • Enable artist collaboration from anywhere using any storage protocol
  • Build a production VFX studio in the cloud in under an hour


 

Storage solutions for unmanaged media self-qualified by vendor

  • Use the following solutions for storing un-managed assets like source media and published content for multi-sites and multi-applications collaboration workflows.
  • All storage solutions mentioned below have been validated using Autodesk un-managed workflows guidance.
Currently self qualified External storage solutions
EditShare EFSEditShare EFS product information
  • Software defined storage ecosystem uniquely tailored for media centric environments
  • Deployable both on physical hardware and virtualized in the cloud
  • Presents a single namespace eliminating management of multiple storage volumes
  • Dedicated client for Windows, macOS and Linux
  • Built-in user management with integration with Active Directory
  • Secure auditing features to provide traceability and accountability
  • Scales from single storage node to enterprise cluster
LucidLinkLucidLink product information
  • Store, share, edit and collaborate on media assets from anywhere
  • Rapidly ingest hi-res footage for immediate access from any location
  • Quickly access cloud-based media assets without downloading or syncing files
  • Edit production and post-production audio and video projects directly from the cloud
  • Provide remote access to large VFX shot sequences
HammerspaceHammerspace product information
  • High performance, read/write, local access to data stored anywhere in the world
  • Remote creators collaborate live on the same content without creating copies
  • Power metadata driven workflows with AI enriched, actionable metadata to define and enforce policies to meet access, cost, performance, locality, security, and protection objectives.
  • View and use all data through a single namespace.  Hammerspace unifies content into a single global data environment across edge, different vendor’s data center storage solutions, multiple cloud regions, and multiple clouds.
  • Make all data accessible and available from any location with a global file system, while simultaneously ensuring it is stored and protected on the most cost-effective storage tier. 

 

Resellers and AWS enabled System Integrators (SIs)

The following list of resellers and AWS enabled System Integrators (SIs) have successfully deployed Flame on the cloud and are equipped to help with your workflow, deployment, and configuration needs.

Please consult the Running Flame Family on the Cloud FAQ for more information about Flame cloud deployment.

CompanyType
CineSys.ioReseller
Escape TechnologyReseller
Visual Graphics Inc.Reseller
Arch Platform TechnologiesSystem Integrator
GunpowderSystem Integrator
Konsistent ConsultingSystem Integrator

 

Products:

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