Last Updated: 12 March 2025

ADS - UNIX® and Linux Operating Systems
Product HP Sun Linux
ADS 2025 / ADS 2025 Update 1.0 / ADS 2025 Update 2.0
64-bit Operating Systems
Not supported Not supported RedHat Linux RHEL8 (64-bit)
RedHat Linux RHEL9 (64-bit)
SuSe Linux SLES15 (64-bit)
ADS 2024 / ADS 2024 Update 1.0 / ADS 2024 Update 2.0
64-bit Operating Systems
Not supported Not supported RedHat Linux RHEL7 (64-bit)
RedHat Linux RHEL8 (64-bit)
SuSe Linux SLES12 (64-bit)
ADS 2023 / ADS 2023 Update 1.0 / ADS 2023 Update 2.0
64-bit Operating Systems
Not supported Not supported RedHat Linux RHEL7 (64-bit)
RedHat Linux RHEL8 (64-bit)
SuSe Linux SLES12 (64-bit)
ADS 2022 / ADS 2022 Update 1.0 / ADS 2022 Update 2.0
64-bit Operating Systems
Not supported Not supported RedHat Linux RHEL7 (64-bit)
RedHat Linux RHEL8 (64-bit)
SuSe Linux SLES12 (64-bit)
ADS 2021 / ADS 2021 Update 1.0 / ADS 2021 Update 2.0
64-bit Operating Systems
Not supported Not supported RedHat Linux RHEL6 (64-bit)
RedHat Linux RHEL7 (64-bit)
SuSe Linux SLES11 (64-bit)
SuSe Linux SLES12 (64-bit)

ADS 2020 / ADS 2020 Update 1.0 / ADS 2020 Update 2.0
64-bit Operating Systems

Not supported Not supported RedHat Linux RHEL6 (64-bit)
RedHat Linux RHEL7 (64-bit)
SuSe Linux SLES11 (64-bit)
SuSe Linux SLES12 (64-bit)
ADS 2019/
ADS 2019 Update 1.0

64-bit Operating Systems
Not supported Not supported RedHat Linux RHEL6 (64-bit)
RedHat Linux RHEL7 (64-bit)
SuSe Linux SLES11 (64-bit)
SuSe Linux SLES12 (64-bit)

ADS 2017/
ADS 2017 Update 1.0

64-bit Operating Systems

Not supported Not supported

RedHat Linux RHEL6 (64-bit)
RedHat Linux RHEL7 (64-bit)
SuSe Linux SLES11 (64-bit)
SuSe Linux SLES12 (64-bit)

ADS 2016.01
64-bit Operating Systems
Not supported Not supported RedHat Linux RHEL5 (64-bit)
RedHat Linux RHEL6 (64-bit)
SuSe Linux SLES11 (64-bit)
ADS 2015.01
64-bit Operating Systems
Not supported Not supported RedHat Linux RHEL5 (64-bit)
RedHat Linux RHEL6 (64-bit)
SuSe Linux SLES11 (64-bit) 
ADS 2014.01
64-bit Operating Systems
Not supported Not supported RedHat Linux RHEL5 (64-bit)
RedHat Linux RHEL6 (64-bit)
SuSe Linux SLES10 (64-bit)
SuSe Linux SLES11 (64-bit)
ADS 2012.08
32-bit Operating Systems
 
Not supported Not supported Not supported
ADS 2012.08
64-bit Operating Systems
Not supported Not supported RedHat Linux RHEL5
RedHat Linux RHEL6
SuSe Linux SLES10
SuSe Linux SLES11

ADS 2011.01/.05/.10
32-bit Operating Systems

Not supported Not supported Redhat RHEL WS 4.x and RHEL 5
Novell SLES 9.3 and SLES 10
ADS 2011.01/.05/.10
64-bit Operating Systems
Not supported  Solaris 10 with 64-bit support turned on Solaris 10 05/08 Patch Bundle or the Solaris 10 05/08 (Update 5) release image with 138352-02 X11 6.6.2: fontconfig patch  Redhat RHEL WS 4.x and RHEL 5
Novell SLES 9.3 and SLES 10
(64-bit AMD Opteron and Intel EM64T processors)
ADS 2009, Update 1
32-bit Operating Systems
Not supported  Solaris 10 Redhat RHEL WS 4.0
Novell SUSE SLES 9.3 & 10
ADS 2009, Update 1
64-bit Operating Systems
Not supported Solaris 10 with 64-bit support turned on Redhat RHEL WS 4.0
Novell SUSE SLES 9.3 & 10 (64-bit AMD Opteron and Intel EM64T processors)
ADS 2008, Updates 1, 2
32-bit Operating Systems
Not supported  Solaris 10 Redhat RHEL WS 4.0
Novell SUSE SLES 9.3
ADS 2008, Updates 1, 2
64-bit Operating Systems
Not supported  Solaris 10 with 64-bit support turned on Redhat RHEL WS 4.0
Novell SUSE SLES 9.3 (64-bit AMD Opteron and Intel EM64T processors)
ADS 2006A, Updates 1, 2, 3
32-bit Operating Systems
HP-UX 11.0, 11i Solaris 8, 9, 10 32-bit versions of Red Hat Linux RHEL WS 3.x, WS 4.x, Novell SUSE SLES 9
ADS 2006A, Updates 1, 2, 3
64-bit Operating Systems
Not supported  Solaris 8, 9, 10 with 64-bit support turned on Redhat RHEL WS 3.x, 4.0, Novell SUSE SLES 9 (64-bit AMD Opteron and Intel EM64T processors)
ADS 2005A HP-UX 11.0, 11i Solaris 8, 9, 10 32-bit versions of Red Hat Linux 7.2, 7.3, 8, WS 2.1 and WS 3.x
ADS 2004A HP-UX 11.0, 11i Solaris 8, 9 Red Hat 7.2, 7.3, 8
ADS 2003C HP-UX 11.0, 11i Solaris 7, 8, 9 Red Hat 7.2, 7.3 remote simulation only
ADS 2003A HP-UX 11.0, 11i Solaris 7, 8, 9  

Deprecated and not recommended for new design starts.

Note: Although HP-UX 11i is supported as an operating system, ADS is not supported on Intel® Itanium®-based workstations.

For more detailed information on ADS software versions, computer platforms and operating systems, refer to Before You Begin UNIX and Linux Installation in the ADS UNIX and Linux Installation manual.

For ADS manuals, refer to:

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