Flame 2016 system requirements

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Oct 8, 2023


Products and versions covered


Issue:

Flame 2016 Extension 2 Service Pack 3 system requirements. For currently-available versions, see Flame system requirements.

Solution:

Flame 2016 Extension 2, Service Pack 3

For 2016 Extension 2 Mac and 2016 Extension 1 (Linux only), scroll down.

Minimum system requirements for Flame on Linux

OSCentOS or Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation for 64-bit x86-64 AMD/Intel version 6.3 or 6.5.
CPUAMD64 or Intel 64 multi-core processor.
GPUNVIDIA Quadro FX 5600 graphics or newer.
Audio cardALSA compatible.
RAM16 GB
Free disk space3 GB to download and install the software.
Display1,920 by 1,200 or higher.
KeyboardUS keyboard (to map keyboard shortcuts.

Certified Workstation Hardware for Flame on Linux

The standard workstation is based on the the HP Z840, SKU M7B41UP#ABA. See the HP Z840 Workstation Certified Hardware Setup Guide PDF. Legacy certified systems HP 8600 , HP Z800 ,HP Z820 are still supported in the 2016 Extension 2 release.

CategoryDescriptionPart number / SKUSupplier
Brand & ModelHP Z840 workstation with 2 x ten-core Intel Xeon 2687W v3 @ 3.10 GHz CPUM7B41UP#ABAHP
GraphicsMain M6000 12 GB & 24 GB, HP brandedIncluded in SKU aboveHP
Memory8 x 8 GB (64GB) DDR4 2133 MHz ECC RegisteredIncluded in SKU aboveHP
Internal HDD2 x 256GB SATA 6 Gb/s SSDIncluded in SKU aboveHP
BIOS Version 1.65HP: download page
DKU Version 11.0.0Autodesk: download the .gz file, download the .md5 file. If a re-install of a legacy system on RedHat 6.2 is necessary please contact support for important instructions.
OSRed Hat Enterprise Linux version 6.5 Red Hat

Required internal add-on adapters

CategoryDescriptionPart number / SKUSupplier
HBAATTOCelerity 16Gb 4-port PCIe Fibre HBAFC164EHP

Optional Internal add-on adapters

CategoryDescriptionPart number / SKUSupplier
MemoryAdditional 8 x 8 GB (64GB) DDR4 2133 MHz ECC Reg752368-581HP
GraphicsSecondary NVIDIAQuadroM6000, HP brandedL2K02AAHP
NetworkMellanoxFDR InfiniBand+ 10 GigE PCIe adapterMCX354A-FCBTHypertec
Video I/OAJAKONA4 PCIe video I/O card105184-R2HP
for aboveSDI cable (to reach BOB)103247-00HP
for aboveHDMI cable104150-00HP

Required Peripherals

CategoryDescriptionPart number / SKUSupplier
Monitor27” EIZOColorEdgemonitorCG277EIZO
Monitor (alternative)31.8” EIZOColorEdgemonitorCG318-4KEIZO
Breakout boxAJAK3G Breakout Box103354-R0AJA
 AJAK3G Cable (from card to break-out-box)103227-02AJA
Monitor ExtenderAvenviewDisplay Port Extender (up to 4K/60p)FO-DP4K-25MMTechorium
USB ExtenderAvenviewUSB 2.0 4-port extender kitUSB-C6-50M-SETTechorium
Storage cables4x LC/LC 5m duplex 50/125um optical cableFO-50125-LCLC-5-ONFR-MDOM4-ATechorium
VTR cableRS-422 cable (DB-9 M to DB-9 M), 25-feet, for VTRTCG-DB9M-25MMTechorium
BNC cable6ft RG59 male-male cableTCB-RG59-6-MMTechorium
Network cableCAT 5e, 568B standard cable 75-feet for USB Ext.TCG-CAT5E-75-MMTechorium
DVI Extender Power AdapterAvenviewDVI Extender power supply. Necessary only if you want to use an existing legacy Avenview FO-DVI-25-MM DVI extender in conjunction with the NVIDIA DVI to DisplayPort adapter.PS-FO-DVI-PSETechorium
Raid ChassisDot Hill FC 4824 16Gb RAID 24 x 1.2TB@10K SAS drives (plus cold spare); 28.8TBA4824XA28810BADot Hill
ExpansionDot Hill 16Gb Expansion Chassis - 24 x 1.2TB@10K drives (plus 1 cold spare); 28.8TBA4124XA28810BADot Hill

Optional Peripherals

CategoryDescriptionPart number / SKUSupplier
Pen tabletWacomUSB Intuos Pro Tablet Medium 15" x 9.9"PTH651WACOM
Control panelTangentElement Control Panel bundleELM-BDLTANGENT
Control panel hubC2G7-port USB Hub for Control Panel connectivity29509Techorium
KeyboardAutodeskSmoke USB KeyboardCKB-SMOKE-AJPU-USLogicKeyboard BSP
RackingHPRackMount KitB8S55AAHP

Flame 2016 Extension 2 Service Pack 3 Mac systems

Minimum system requirements

Other workstations or optional hardware may work with Flame, but have not been tested. Please make sure your system meets the minimum requirements.

OSMac OS X 10.9.5 Mavericks, 10.10.x Yosemite, or El Capitan up to 10.11.1.
RAM16 GB
GPUGraphics card with 4Gb of Vram or more
Free disk space3 GB to download and install the software
Display1,920 by 1,200 or higher recommended
KeyboardUS keyboard (to map keyboard shortcuts)

Recommended system requirements

WorkstationVideo cardRAMThunderbolt io CardThunderbolt StorageWacomDisplay
iMac Retina 5K (late 2014)AMD Radeon R9 M295X 4GB GDDR532GAJA io4kPromise Pegasus 2 R8Intuos Pro 
Mac Pro (late 2013)Dual AMD FirePro D700 GPUs with 6GB of GDDR5 VRAM each32GAJA io4kPromise Pegasus 2 R8Intuos Pro
 
1,920 by 1,200 or higher

Other compatible optional hardware:

ManufacturerModelDriver
AJAKONA 3G, IOXT, IO4K12.3.8
BMDUltraStudio Express, UltraStudio 4K, UltraStudio 4K Extreme, UltraStudio 3D10.5

Flame 2016 Extension 1 Service Pack 4 Certified Workstation Hardware for Linux

The standard workstation is based on the the HP Z840, SKU M7B41UP#ABA. See the HP Z840 Workstation Certified Hardware Setup Guide PDF

CategoryDescriptionPart number / SKUSupplier
Brand & ModelHP Z840 workstation with 2 x ten-core Intel Xeon 2687W v3 @ 3.10 GHz CPUM7B41UP#ABAHP
GraphicsMain NVIDIA Quadro M6000 12GB & 24 GB, HP brandedIncluded in SKU aboveHP
Memory8 x 8 GB (64GB) DDR4 2133 MHz ECC RegisteredIncluded in SKU aboveHP
Internal HDD2 x 256GB SATA 6 Gb/s SSDIncluded in SKU aboveHP
BIOS Version 1.65HP: download page
DKU Version 11.0.0Autodesk: download the .tar filedownload the .md5 file

Required internal add-on adapters

CategoryDescriptionPart number / SKUSupplier
HBAATTOCelerity 16Gb 4-port PCIe Fibre HBAFC164EHP

Optional Internal add-on adapters

CategoryDescriptionPart number / SKUSupplier
MemoryAdditional 8 x 8 GB (64GB) DDR4 2133 MHz ECC Reg752368-581HP
GraphicsSecondary NVIDIA Quadro M6000 12 GB or 24 GB, HP branded. Adding a secondary Graphics card requires  additional memory upgrade. Dual 12 GB M6000 = 64 GB RAM / Dual 24G M6000 = 128 GB RAML2K02AA  12 GB
T7T61AA  24 GB
HP
NetworkMellanoxFDR InfiniBand+ 10 GigE PCIe adapterMCX354A-FCBTHypertec
Video I/OAJAKONA4 PCIe video I/O card105184-R2HP
for aboveSDI cable (to reach BOB)103247-00HP
for aboveHDMI cable104150-00HP

Required Peripherals

CategoryDescriptionPart number / SKUSupplier
Monitor27” EIZOColorEdgemonitorCG277EIZO
Monitor (alternative)31.8” EIZOColorEdgemonitorCG318-4KEIZO
Breakout boxAJAK3G Breakout Box103354-R0AJA
 AJAK3G Cable (from card to break-out-box)103227-02AJA
Monitor ExtenderAvenviewDisplay Port Extender (up to 4K/60p)FO-DP4K-25MMTechorium
USB ExtenderAvenviewUSB 2.0 4-port extender kitUSB-C6-50M-SETTechorium
Storage cables4x LC/LC 5m duplex 50/125um optical cableFO-50125-LCLC-5-ONFR-MDOM4-ATechorium
VTR cableRS-422 cable (DB-9 M to DB-9 M), 25-feet, for VTRTCG-DB9M-25MMTechorium
BNC cable6ft RG59 male-male cableTCB-RG59-6-MMTechorium
Network cableCAT 5e, 568B standard cable 75-feet for USB Ext.TCG-CAT5E-75-MMTechorium
DVI Extender Power AdapterAvenviewDVI Extender power supply. Necessary only if you want to use an existing legacy Avenview FO-DVI-25-MM DVI extender in conjunction with the NVIDIA DVI to DisplayPort adapter.PS-FO-DVI-PSETechorium

Optional Peripherals

CategoryDescriptionPart number / SKUSupplier
Pen tabletWacomUSB Intuos Pro Tablet Medium 15" x 9.9"PTH651WACOM
Control panelTangentElement Control Panel bundleELM-BDLTANGENT
Control panel hubC2G7-port USB Hub for Control Panel connectivity29509Techorium
KeyboardAutodeskSmoke USB KeyboardCKB-SMOKE-AJPU-USLogicKeyboard BSP
RackingHPRackMount KitB8S55AAHP

Optional Storage

CategoryDescriptionPart number / SKUSupplier
Raid ChassisDot HillFC 4824 16Gb RAID 24 x 1.2TB@10K SAS drives (plus cold spare); 28.8TBA4824XA28810BADot Hill
ExpansionDot Hill16Gb Expansion Chassis - 24 x 1.2TB@10K drives (plus 1 cold spare); 28.8TBA4124XA28810BADot Hill

Other workstations or optional hardware may work with Flame, but have not been tested, please ensure your system meets the minimum requirements.

Mac OS X

Required components

  • Mac OS X version: 10.9.5 Mavericks, 10.10.x Yosemite, or El Capitan up to 10.11.1.
  • RAM: 8 GB. It is recommended to match the amount of RAM in your Flame or Flame Premium system.
  • Free disk space: 3 GB to download and install the software.
  • Display: 1,920 by 1,200 or higher recommended.
  • Keyboard: US keyboard (to map keyboard shortcuts).

Optional components

  • A separate media storage disk, such as on an external drive or array, is recommended for best playback performance. 
  • Wacom tablet: Intuos2, Intuos3, Intuos4, and Intuos5 USB.

See Also:

This document is for 2016 versions of Flame. For the latest versions, see Flame system requirements. Also see Flame 2015 System Requirements.

Products:

Flame;

Versions:

2016;


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