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SCL Supported OS

For SCL, 草榴社区 recommends one or more dedicated, single servers in a non-redundant (non-triad) configuration, with the following setup:

  • SCL 2025.03 or SCL 2024.06
    • SCL 2025.03 is mandatory for VALTRIX customers
  • Recent AMD or Intel x86_64 processor
  • OS: 
    • RHEL, AlmaLinux, or Rock Linux 8.4+
    • CentOS Linux or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.9
  • Multiple cores (modern CPU with four or more cores)
  • 2 GHz CPU speed or better
  • 32GB Minimum RAM; 64-256GB for Enterprise Servers
  • 10Gbps Ethernet card & switch
  • ext3 or ext4 filesystem
  • Adequate file descriptors (65535 or higher)
  • For WAN servers, a physical machine is recommended  

Windows OS 

The Windows OS is not recommended except for small quantities of licenses, such as 400 or less seats. Also, SCL for Windows does not support keys that reference the following legacy daemons: 

  • doradod  (Tweaker / PrimeClosure)
  • fishtail  (Timing Constraints Manager)
  • imperasd  (ImperasDV)
  • sftlmd  (PrimeESD, R3D, etc.)
  • VALTRIXT (STING) 

Notes:

  • Docker, Singularity, and other containers are not compatible with SCL.
  • Redundant server setups are not supported on the Cloud. 
  • Redundant server setups are not recommended over a WAN.
  • If used, redundant server setups 
    • should be used only on LANs
    • the PRIMARY_IS_MASTER keyword should be added to the end
      of the SERVER line denoting the master server.       

Supported SCL Platforms by Operating System & Platform Keyword
For a list of Operating Systems supported by SCL, see the table below:

草榴社区 Common Licensing Supported Platforms by OS & Keyword
Platform Operating System Platform Keyword
(use for downloading & installation)
x86_64 CentOS or RHEL Linux 7.3, 7.6, 7.9
AlmaLinux, RHEL Linux or Rocky Linux 8.x (8.4+)
Note: Migrate off CentOS/RHEL 7.x
linux64?(64-bit)
x86_64 SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP2+
suse64 (64-bit)
x86_64 Windows Server 2019, 2022
Windows OS 10, 11
win32
aarch64
(ARM64)
CentOS or RHEL 7.6, 7.9
AlmaLinux, RHEL Linux or Rocky Linux 8.x (8.4+)
linuxaarch64

OS COMPATIBILITY:

  • 草榴社区 builds its products on a selected "base" version of each operating system.
  • Operating system vendors guarantee that applications compiled on a lower minor version of an operating system will be binary-compatible with higher minor versions of the same operating system. This means that an application supported on OS version X.Y should run on OS version X.Z. For example, a tool supported on CentOS or RHEL 7.3 should also run on CentOS or RHEL 7.9.
  • 草榴社区 relies on the OS vendors' binary compatibility claim and supports running higher minor versions.

More Information:

For a list of vendor daemons incorporated into SCL, click here.