SOFTIMAGE|XSI v.6.x System Requirements: Linux

Operating system - Officially supported distributions:

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 4, kernel 2.6.9.
• Fedora Project Core 3, kernel 2.6.9-1.667smp.
• Novell SUSE LINUX 9.3.
• Default GNOME window manager or KDE.

You should also be able to run XSI on other Linux distributions provided that you adhere to the following guidelines:

• Kernel: 2.4.18-3 – 2.6.11
• XFree86, XFree86-libs: 4.2.0, 4.3.0

You may also find information about Linux distributions that are not officially supported in the XSI Support Wiki.

Window managers:

Metacity, KDE (with klipper disabled), Sawfish (without “follow mouse focus” policy), twm, WindowMaker, Enlightenment

• glibc: 2.2.x, 2.3.x

The following components are also required:

• libjpeg
• libncurses
• e2fsprogs
• fam-server or gamin

The following components are required mainly during the installation process:

• sed
• textutils
• grep
• fileutils
• xinetd
• bzip2
• tar

Note: There is no support for running XSI on 64-bit Linux machines.  It is recommended that you install the 32-bit version of XSI v.6.x on a supported 32-bit operating system. Softimage does not officially support 32-bit applications running on 64-bit machines.   There is support for running the mental ray standalone component on 64-bit Linux machines.

You can run the setups for both the 32-bit version of XSI and the 64bit version of mental ray from the SOFTIMAGE|XSI v.6.x Software DVD or download the appropriate setup from the download section.

Hardware:

• Workstation with AMD K8 of 1GigHz or more.
  
  or

• Workstation with Intel Pentium IV of 1GigHz or more .

Graphics Card:

OpenGL accelerated graphics card. 128 MB RAM or more recommended. Click here for an updated list of supported cards and recommended drivers.

Hardware key (dongle):

Required for Essentials, Advanced, and standalone render nodes.  Student and Foundation models do not require a dongle.

• A USB hardware key attached to the USB port of each computer designated as a license server.
  
  or

• A serial hardware key attached to the serial port of each computer designated as a license server. In the case of the Sentinel serial dongle, you may also require a 25 pin-male to 9 pin-female converter (supplied with the dongle).

Privileges:

• To run XSI on Linux, you must be a Normal user (this includes installation and workgroup access to SPDL-based and other older, non-self-installing plug-ins).
• To install and license XSI, you must be a Super user.

License server:

Software Protection Manager (SPM) installed on a computer that is accessible from your workstation.

Available hard-disk space
950 MB for a typical installation. Setup requires additional temporary disk space for your system’s temporary folder when decompressing files during installation.

TCP/IP:

TCP/IP service protocol installed on both client and server computers.

RAM:

1 GB of RAM required minimum.

Display resolution:

1280 × 1024 screen resolution recommended.

Mouse:

Three-button mouse.

Web browser:

A web browser to view any HTML documentation.

Additional Recommendations:

An Internet connection to activate the software with a license

• A DVD drive, if installing the software or browsing the media from the Softimage Software DVD.
• A backup device, such as a DAT, 1/4” tape drive, removable hard disk, or DVD/CD-R/CD-RW drive.