Agilent OpenLAB CDS EZChrom ChemStation Editions Hardware Software Requirements guide
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1. Agilent OpenLAB Chromatography Data System CDS EZChrom and ChemStation Editions Hardware and Software Requirements gh Agilent Technologies Notices Agilent Technologies Inc 2011 No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form or by any means including electronic storage and retrieval or translation into a foreign language without prior agreement and written consent from Agilent Technologies Inc as governed by United States and international copyright laws Manual Part Number M8301 90041 Edition Second edition March 2011 Printed in USA Agilent Technologies Inc Warranty The material contained in this document is provided as is and is subject to being changed without notice in future editions Further to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law Agilent disclaims all warranties either express or implied with regard to this manual and any information contained herein including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose Agilent shall not be liable for errors or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing use or performance of this document or of any information contained herein Should Agilent and the user have a separate written agreement with warranty terms covering the material in this document that conflict with these terms the warranty terms in the separate agreement shall control2. Technology Licenses The hardware and or software described in this document are furnished under a license and may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of such license Restricted Rights Legend If software is for use in the performance of a U S Government prime contract or subcontract Software is delivered and licensed as Commercial computer software as defined in DFAR 252 227 7014 June 1995 or as a commercial item as defined in FAR 2 101 a or as Restricted computer software as defined in FAR 52 227 19 June 1987 or any equivalent agency regulation or contract clause Use duplication or disclosure of Software is subject to Agilent Technologies standard commercial license terms and non DOD Departments and Agencies of the U S Government will receive no greater than Restricted Rights as defined in FAR 52 227 19 c 1 2 June 1987 U S Government users will receive no greater than Limited Rights as defined in FAR 52 227 14 June 1987 or DFAR 252 227 7015 b 2 November 1995 as applicable in any technical data Safety Notices CAUTION A CAUTION notice denotes a hazard It calls attention to an operating procedure practice or the like that if not correctly performed or adhered to could result in damage to the product or loss of important data Do not proceed beyond a CAUTION notice until the indicated conditions are fully understood and met A WARNING notice denotes a haza
3. ChemStation Edition WorkStation or Agilent Instrument Controller AIC as shown in Table 4 Each instrument can consist of several modules as in the case of Agilent modular LC systems The theoretical maximum number of modules is 31 the recommended maximum number is 14 Table 4 Maximum Number of Instruments ChemStation Edition WorkStation AIC GC LC 2D 4 10 LC 3D CE 2 5 LCMS CEMS 1 Not Supported There is no limit to the number of AICs in a distributed system 2 Hardware and Software Requirements Similarly Table 5 below shows the instrument connection limit for workstations and AICs running OpenLAB CDS EZChrom Edition Table 5 Maximum Number of Instruments EZChrom Edition Software WorkStation AIC GC LC 2D 4 4 LC 3D CE 2 2 LCMS CEMS Not Supported Not Supported Software The following information applies to all installable OpenLAB CDS components except where otherwise noted Operating systems The following Operating systems are supported for the installation and use of the specified OpenLAB CDS components Windows Windows Windows 7 Windows Server Windows Component XP SP3 Vista SP1 32 64bit 2003 R2 SP2 Server 2008 R2 Shared Services Server x x x Y Y ChemStation Edition Y Y Y x x Workstation NWS ChemStation Edition AIC x x x x Y EZChrom Edition Y Y Y x x Workstation NWS EZChrom Edition Client Y Y Y Y Y EZChrom Edition AIC Y Y Y x x OpenLAB ECM software In order for OpenLAB CDS t
4. OpenLAB CDS shared services servers instrument controllers and client systems can be run on virtual machines that meet the requirements outlined above Use the VMWare vSphere 4 0 software for host machines See Network Requirements guides for restrictions regarding implementation of virtualized instrument controllers OpenLAB CDS EZChrom Edition clients are also supported to run via terminal services and Citrix XenApp 5 0 Other software The following software must be installed on any supported operating system prior to installating OpenLAB CDS components Microsoft Net Framework 3 5 with Service Pack 1 Windows Installer 4 5 required for SQL Installations on Shared Servers Hardware and Software Requirements Software Language compatibility The English version of OpenLAB CDS is validated on Windows English and Western European language versions Localized versions of OpenLAB CDS are supported on localized language versions of Windows using default system fonts Chinese Simsun Japanese MS UI Gothic Portuguese MS Sans Serif Non localized instrument drivers are supported and will appear in English even when running localized versions of OpenLAB CDS Important notes Unless otherwise stated workstations clients and Agilent instrument controllers listed above are tested and supported with any combination of 4 instruments LC s containing PDA DAD count as 2 instruments with up to one Headspace or CTC Sampler
5. l Quad Core 3 GHz Dual core Physical Memory RAM Minimum 1 GB 2 GB 8GB 4GB Recommended 4 GB 4GB 32 bit 10 GB 6GB 64 bit 6GB 64 bit Disk Space Minimum Total 80 GB 80 GB 250 GB 80 GB Available 40GB 40GB 50 GB 40GB Optical Drive DVD ROM 12x DVD ROM 12x DVD ROM 12x DVD ROM 12x Network Adapter Minimum 10 100 LAN Adapter 10 100 LAN Adapter 10 100 LAN Adapter 10 100 LAN Adapter Recommended 100 1000 LAN Adapter 100 1000 LAN Adapter 100 1000 LAN Adapter 100 1000 LAN Adapter Hardware and Software Requirements Hardware Agilent Instrument Controller AIC compatibility Table 2 and Table 3 list the Agilent Instrument Controllers that support installation of OpenLAB CDS EZChrom Edition or ChemsStation Edition Table 2 Agilent Instrument Controllers that support installation of OpenLAB CDS EZChrom Edition AIC Model CPU RAM Disk Space 5000 2 8 GHz 1GB 80 GB 7800 2 3 GHz Dual Core 2GB 135 GB 7900 3 0 GHz Dual Core 2GB 232 GB 2x116 8000 3 16 GHz Dual Core 4GB 250 GB Revision A and B Agilent instrument controllers are not supported for use with Agilent OpenLAB CDS Table 3 Agilent Instrument Controllers that support installation of OpenLAB CDS ChemStation Edition AIC Model CPU RAM Disk Space ML150 P N M8304AA 2 00 GHz 2xQuad Core 8GB 2x500 GB Number of Instruments Supported There is a limit to the number of instruments for example GCs LCs or CEs that can be configured on a single OpenLAB CDS
6. o use ECM as a file storage location you will need these ECM product revisions Agilent OpenLAB ECM Server 3 3 2 SP1 3 4 1 Agilent OpenLAB ECM API v 1 0 25 x Available as ECM 3 3 2 Hotfix03 included with ECM 3 4 1 Hardware and Software Requirements Hardware Licensing Agilent OpenLAB CDS supports the use of a central licensing server for the distribution and tracking of license entitlements The following software is supported for this purpose Flex Net Publisher v 11 8 This software is installed with the installation of OpenLAB Shared Services Server components Databases Agilent OpenLAB CDS Shared Services Servers manage information using a database The database is installed and configured automatically during OpenLAB CDS workstation installation When deploying networked system configurations the database requires additional installation to ensure acceptable performance of the system The following database software is supported for hosting shared services databases SQL Server 2008 R2 Express 82 bit Installed with product SQL Server 2008 R2 Standard or Enterprise 82 bit SQL Server 2008 R2 Standard or Enterprise 64 bit Windows 2008 Server R2 databases only Oracle 11g Standard and Enterprise Editions Note It is strongly recommended that you store database files and transaction logs when applicable on physically exclusive hard drives Application virtualization delivery
7. rd It calls attention to an operating procedure practice or the like that if not correctly performed or adhered to could result in personal injury or death Do not proceed beyond a WARNING notice until the indicated conditions are fully understood and met Contents Introduction1 Hardware 1 Memory processing disk and communications 1 Agilent Instrument Controller AIC compatibility 2 Number of Instruments Supported 2 Software 3 Operating systems3 OpenLAB ECM software 3 Licensing 4 Application virtualization delivery 4 Other software 4 Language compatibility 5 Important notes 5 iii Introduction Hardware Software This document details the minimum hardware and software requirements for supporting the Agilent OpenLAB Chromatography Data System CDS family of products This document is valid for OpenLAB CDS Shared Services A 01 02 ChemStation Edition C 01 02 and EZChrom Edition A 04 02 Memory processing disk and communications Table 1 Item Table 1 lists minimum and recommended hardware configurations by category and OpenLAB CDS software product Workstation Client or EZChrom AIC on 32bit os Minimum and recommended hardware configurations Workstation Client or EZChrom AIC on Win7 or 64bit OS ChemStation AIC on 64bit OS Shared Services Server 32 or 64 bit 0S Processor Speed CPU Minimum 2 GHz 2 GHz 2GHz 2 GHz Recommended 3 GHz Dual core 3 GHz Dual core Dua
8. running simultaneously Disk space requirements should be adjusted based on the number and type of instruments and archival periodicity Agilent recommends a period of expected disk usage one year beyond the recommendation of the operating system Typical file sizes for reference Hardware and Software Requirements 2D data 60min 10Hz 2 channel data 600Kb 3D data 60min 10Hz 5 channel plus spectra at Inm resolution from 200 400nm 300Mb Citrix and Terminal Servers are supported for running OpenLAB CDS EZChrom Edition clients only
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