The following instructions are for users who would like to use GeneSpring  Linux cluster. If you need technical assistance with GeneSpring on the cluster, please contact helpdesk.

To run GeneSpring, a graphical application, you must use X11 - other "terminal" programs do not forward the X session correctly. Here's how to access this installation:

• log onto bmiclusterd.cchmc.org, the DMZ cluster login node (if you're using a Mac, substitute -Y for the -X):

ssh -X bmiclusterd.cchmc.org

• Now to start up an interactive GeneSpring job, just type the following in a terminal.

GeneSpring

• If starting GeneSpring for the first time, you will need to download a working genome. From the menu at the top of the screen, choose Edit - Preferences and select the Workgroup tab. Click "New..." and enter the following:

Workgroup Server Name: Signet

Workgroup Server Address: 205.142.199.139:1104
Default Username: The username you use to access Signet
Select "Different sides" and "No" for the options at bottom and click "OK"

Workgroup Server Name: Architect
Workgroup Server Address: 205.142.199.178:80
Default Username: The username you use to access Architect
Select "Different sides" and "No" for the options at bottom and click "OK"

• From the menu at the top of the screen, choose File - Login to Workgroup Server... to login to Signet.

• From the menu at the top of the screen, choose File - Genome Manager...

• Expand the folder "Signet", select the genome you want and click "Copy from Workgroup Server..."