System Requirements: Model Manager Server Version 6.2
Hardware Requirements
The hardware requirements for the Model Manager server include:
- A network card and internet connection for installing the server
- At least 4 GB memory, but 4 GB or more per processor core
- 2–3 GB of disk space, depending on your licensed products and installation options
- The following processors:
- An Intel® or AMD® 64-bit processor based on the Intel® 64 or AMD64 architecture with the SSE4 instruction set
- Intel® processors released in 2009 or later and AMD® processors released in 2012 or later satisfy this requirement.
- Apple silicon processors (M1 and later), supported with macOS
- ARM64 processors, supported with Linux®
- An Intel® or AMD® 64-bit processor based on the Intel® 64 or AMD64 architecture with the SSE4 instruction set
In addition, Adobe Acrobat® Reader is required to view and print the COMSOL documentation in PDF format.
For guidance on choosing RAM and processors, please see this Knowledge Base entry.
License Requirements
The Model Manager server server requires a floating network license (FNL).
Operating System Requirements
64-Bit Operating Systems
| Architecture | Windows® | macOS | Linux® |
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Intel® 64 AMD64 |
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| ARM64 (including Apple silicon processors like M1) | Not supported |
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OS-Specific System Requirements
| Linux® (Intel® 64 and AMD64) |
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| Linux® (ARM64) |
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FlexNet® License Manager
The system requirements for the license manager are the same as for COMSOL Multiphysics®. FlexNet® version 11.18.3 is used on all platforms. The version of lmgrd must be the same or newer than the FlexNet® version used by the COMSOL® software.
FlexNet® License Manager on Linux®
Linux Standard Base (LSB™) is required for Linux® on the license server computer.
If the LSB™ core package is missing from the distribution repository, manually create a symbolic link as root:
- For Intel® 64 and AMD64 architectures:
ln -s /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 /lib64/ld-lsb-x86-64.so.3
- For ARM64:
ln -s /lib64/ld-linux-aarch64.so.1 /lib64/ld-lsb-aarch64.so.3
| Debian® | lsb-core |
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| Ubuntu® | lsb-core |
| Red Hat® | redhat-lsb |
| SUSE® | lsb |
Graphics System Requirements
The Model Manager server does not require graphics rendering.
Parallel System Requirements
| Windows® | macOS | Linux® | |
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| Shared-Memory Parallelism | All supported versions of Windows® | All supported versions of macOS | All supported Linux® distributions |
Java® Environment
COMSOL is shipped with OpenJDK™ 11.0.20+8. You can choose an alternative Java 11 version 11.0.20+8 or later during installation.
Note: This information is provided for your benefit but should not be used as a substitute for your own investigation of the system requirements that may be appropriate for your use of COMSOL® software or other software, given your particular circumstances. Systems and hardware change regularly, which may impact any determination of what system requirements are appropriate for you.
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