OpenLab CDS ChemStation Edition

Requirements

ChemStation Edition Requirements

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ChemStation Edition Requirements

 In this Guide ...

This document details the minimum requirements for network, hardware and
software to support OpenLab CDS ChemStation Edition C.01.10.
• OpenLab CDS ChemStation Edition C.01.10
• Secure Workstation for OpenLab CDS ChemStation Edition C.01.10
• OpenLab CDS Shared Service Server Software 2.2, 2.3 or 3.2
These requirements also apply to the Value Line (VL) Edition of OpenLab CDS
ChemStation unless otherwise stated.
Table 1 Terms and abbreviations used in this document

Term Description

AIC Agilent's Analytical Instrument Controller

CDS Chromatography Data System

ChemStation OpenLab CDS ChemStation Edition

Control Panel OpenLab Control Panel

Microsoft Control Panel Part of the Microsoft Windows operating system

Secure Workstation Secure Workstation for OpenLab CDS ChemSta-

tion Edition

ChemStation Edition Requirements 3

 1 Introduction
This chapter contains an overview of the installation scenarios and general
software requirements.

2 Stand-Alone Workstation or Networked Workstation

This chapter describes the requirements for stand-alone workstations or
networked workstations running OpenLab CDS ChemStation Edition.

3 Secure Workstation for OpenLab CDS ChemStation Edition

This chapter describes the requirements for a Secure Workstation for OpenLab
CDS ChemStation Edition.

4 Distributed System
This chapter describes the requirements for instrument controllers or clients
running OpenLab CDS ChemStation Edition.

5 OpenLab CDS Shared Services Server

This chapter describes the requirements for an OpenLab CDS Shared Services
server. A Shared Services server is required for Networked and Distributed
Systems.

6 Network Requirements
This chapter describes the network requirements that must be met in order to
support the environmental computing needs.

7 Licensing
This chapter contains information on the software used for licensing.

8 Required Windows Users

This chapter contains recommendations about Windows users for OpenLab CDS
ChemStation Edition in different configurations.

ChemStation Edition Requirements 4

Contents

1 Introduction 7
Different Installation Types 8
General Software Requirements 11
Language Compatibility 13
Important Notes 14
System Configuration Checker 15
Application Virtualization 16

2 Stand-Alone Workstation or Networked Workstation 17

Hardware Requirements 18
Number of Instruments 19
Software 20

3 Secure Workstation for OpenLab CDS ChemStation Edition 21

Hardware Requirements 22
Number of Instruments 22
Software 23

4 Distributed System 25
Analytical Instrument Controller (AIC) 26
Client in a Distributed System 28
Supported Server Products 30

5 OpenLab CDS Shared Services Server 31

Hardware 32
Software 33
Databases 34

ChemStation Edition Requirements 5

 6 Network Requirements 36
Introduction 37
LAN Connectivity 37
Network Isolation 50
Important Notes 52

7 Licensing 53
Software subscriptions and Software Maintenance Agreement (SMA) 54
Supported Software 54

8 Required Windows Users 55

Recommendations for Standalone Workstations 56
Recommendations for Networked Workstations and Distributed
Systems 57

ChemStation Edition Requirements 6

1 Introduction

Different Installation Types 8

General Software Requirements 11
Power Management and Screen Savers with ChemStation 12
Co-Residence with UV-Vis ChemStation Software 12
Language Compatibility 13
Important Notes 14
Disk Space 14
Dedicated Servers 14
System Configuration Checker 15
Application Virtualization 16
VMWare Support 16

This chapter contains an overview of the installation scenarios and general

software requirements.

ChemStation Edition Requirements 7

1 Introduction
Different Installation Types

Different Installation Types

Depending on the type of installation, you may need different hardware

components. The following graphics show the required components for each
scenario.

Hub

Intranet/Internet
Workstation
(optional)
Figure 1 OpenLab CDS ChemStation Edition Workstation

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1 Introduction
Different Installation Types

WorkStation WorkStation

WorkStation

OpenLab CDS OpenLab ECM Server

Shared Services (optional)
Server

Figure 2 Networked Workstation configuration (example)

For an installation with OpenLab Server, the Shared Services component and
Content Management module are installed on the same server.

ChemStation Edition Requirements 9

1 Introduction
Different Installation Types

AIC

Client

Client AIC

Switch
Client

AIC

OpenLab CDS OpenLab ECM

Shared Services Server (optional)
Server

Figure 3 Distributed System Configuration

For an installation with OpenLab Server, the Shared Services component and
Content Management module are installed on the same server.

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1 Introduction
General Software Requirements

General Software Requirements

The following software is needed to operate the ChemStation or one of its

components.

Software Notes

.NET Framework Automatically provided or activated during installation:

4.7.2 and 3.5.1

PDF reader A PDF Reader is required to view site prep or administrative reports, to
use the Report Viewer Feature, or to view the documentation (Start>
All programs> Agilent Technologies> Documentation and Learning).
Provided with this revision: Adobe Acrobat Reader 2017

NOT E
If an older version of Acrobat Reader (2016 or lower, XI or lower) or a
Reader version from the DC Continuous track is installed on your sys-
tem, you must deinstall it first. Otherwise, the installation would result
in an Acrobat Reader version that pushes automatic updates on a reg-
ular basis.

PDF writer Automatically provided during installation:

PDF XChange 6.0

Web browser A web browser must be installed to open the Documentation and
Learning page. It is also required by content management systems as
a content browser.

Adobe Flash Must be installed independently. Needed to view the eFamiliarization.

ChemStation Edition Requirements 11

1 Introduction
General Software Requirements

Power Management and Screen Savers with

ChemStation
In general, screen savers should not be used together with the ChemStation.
Simple screensavers such as blank screen may be used. OpenGL screen savers
must not be used.
Screen savers can cause undue loading of the CPU that may result in the loss of
data from the GC during high data collection periods. Translucent windows
themes introduced with Windows 7 can cause graphic artifacts in various
ChemStation screens like Online Plot or Data Analysis. To avoid these effects
select a Windows Classic Theme for your desktop (Windows 7), or disable the
taskbar transparency in the Windows color settings (Windows 10).
Advanced power management features of the PC BIOS must be disabled for
systems that have to perform instrument control and data acquisition.
Disable any Energy Save features for any Energy Star compliant PC to prevent the
loss of data during high data collection periods. Problems may also be exhibited
by I/O error with the instruments. I/O errors will result in the loss of data. They
can be found in the log book.

Co-Residence with UV-Vis ChemStation Software

ChemStation for GC, LC, CE, A/D, CE/MS, and LC/MS, revision C.01.xx is not
supported for co-execution or co-installation with Agilent ChemStation for
UV-visible Spectroscopy.

ChemStation Edition Requirements 12

1 Introduction
Language Compatibility

Language Compatibility

Localized versions of OpenLab CDS ChemStation Edition are supported on

localized language versions of Windows operating systems, using the following
default system fonts:
• Chinese: Sim Sun
• Japanese: MS UI Gothic

ChemStation Edition Requirements 13

1 Introduction
Important Notes

Important Notes

Disk Space
Disk space requirements should be adjusted based on the number and type of
instruments and archival periodicity. Agilent recommends providing enough disk
space for one year of lab operation, in addition to the operating system and
OpenLab CDS ChemStation Edition requirements
Table 2 Typical expected file sizes

Run time Description Expected data size

2D data 60 min 10 Hz, 2 channel data ~600 KB

3D data 60 min 10 Hz, 5 channel data, ~30 MB

plus spectra at 1 nm
resolution from 200 to
400 nm

LC/MS data 60 min Scan mode ~30 MB

Dedicated Servers
For the server-based products (e.g. OpenLab Shared Services Server, OpenLab
CDS ChemStation Edition AIC), use dedicated servers to avoid conflicts with
other applications and optimize performance.

ChemStation Edition Requirements 14

1 Introduction
System Configuration Checker

System Configuration Checker

The System Configuration Checker helps you to make sure that the PC matches
all requirements. You can use it for all supported operating systems and
applications.
1 Run the installer from the USB medium or from a centralized folder. From the
Planning screen, select System Configuration Checker.
2 The Site Preparation Tool opens. Select OpenLab CDS ChemStation Edition
C.01.XX from the drop-down list.
3 Select OK.
4 Complete page 1 of the Contact Information—System details by typing in the
fields provided.
• System Location fields
• System Information fields
• Configuration fields
5 Review the system details and make any necessary entries. The system will
follow the paths specified.
6 Select the green check mark icon in the top left corner of the screen to begin
the software check. A summary report is displayed showing the results for
each check category. Results are expressed as Pass, Warning, Critical Warning,
or Fail.
Fail results must be corrected before continuing with the installation. Agilent
recommends investigating and correcting any Critical Warnings and Warnings
whenever possible before proceeding.
If the firewall is controlled by security software, the Site Preparation Tool cannot
NOT E read the firewall settings because of security limitations and will display Status
"Fail" for the firewall settings.
In this case, make sure the firewall is disabled and enter the status in the Site
Preparation Tool report manually.

7 To view details of the report, select the appropriate link: System Hardware
Details, Operating System and Software Details, or Manual Verification Required.
8 To save the report, select the Save icon at the top left of the screen.
9 E-mail the saved report to your Agilent Service Representative for evaluation,
and for validation of your personal computer for Agilent Software Systems
Installs.

ChemStation Edition Requirements 15

1 Introduction
Application Virtualization

Application Virtualization

VMWare Support
Though Agilent has been testing and is confirming the reliability of ChemStation
on VMWare we do not support issues in conjunction with this platform.
Customers who want to use this technique must always provide their own
properly trained and adequately skilled personnel.
Workstations, clients, and Analytical Instrument Controllers (AICs) can be
virtualized using VMWare vSphere 6.x.
When using virtual machines as instrument controllers, confirm that the virtual
network connection allows access to other system components with no routing
between instruments and the instrument controller.
Virtualization of instrument controllers introduces a risk to data buffering
functions for the system. In the event of a network failure, the connection to the
instrument will be severed and acquisitions in progress will fail. To avoid this
scenario use physical instrument controllers.
Strictly adhere to the ChemStation requirements. They also apply to virtual
machines.
Further settings are recommended. For additional information, refer to the
technical note 5991- 3637EN, Virtualizing Agilent OpenLab CDS ChemStation
Edition with VMware.

ChemStation Edition Requirements 16

2 Stand-Alone Workstation or Networked
Workstation

Hardware Requirements 18
Number of Instruments 19
Software 20

This chapter describes the requirements for stand-alone workstations or

networked workstations running OpenLab CDS ChemStation Edition.

ChemStation Edition Requirements 17

2 Stand-Alone Workstation or Networked Workstation
Hardware Requirements

Hardware Requirements

Table 3 Minimum hardware configuration (ChemStation workstations)

Item HW requirements

Processor speed (CPU) 3 GHz Dual Core

Physical memory (RAM) 4 GB (single instrument)

8 GB (multi-instrument or MSD)

Hard disc 160 GB, SSD recommended

(20 GB for the software plus disk space for data,
see “Disk Space” on page 14)

Video 17 ' 1280x1024 (SXGA)

19 ' 1440x900 recommended

Mouse Microsoft Windows compatible pointing device

No support for touchscreen functionality

Removable media USB Port

Network 100/1000 LAN1

1 A second LAN interface is recommended to isolate the instrument's data traffic.

ChemStation Edition Requirements 18

2 Stand-Alone Workstation or Networked Workstation
Number of Instruments

Number of Instruments

There is a limit to the number of instruments (for example, GCs, LCs or CEs) that
can be concurrently controlled by an OpenLab CDS ChemStation Edition
workstation:
• GC, LC (2D): 4 instruments
• LC (3D): 2 instruments
• CE: 2 instruments
• LC/MS, CE/MS: 1 instrument
Each instrument can consist of several modules, as in the case of Agilent
modular LC systems. The recommended maximum number of modules depends
on the types of modules and the exact configuration. Agilent recommends to not
exceed a maximum of 18 modules (12 standard modules plus 6 CAN-slave
modules such as valves or UIB interfaces). See the Configuration Guide
(CDS_CS_Configure.pdf) for more detail.
Interactive data reprocessing is not recommended when acquiring data in a
NOT E three- or four-instrument configuration on a workstation or an AIC at full load (for
example, 7–10 2D instruments).

On a ChemStation VL Workstation, you can configure 1 GC or 1 LC with specific

modules. For details on the configurable modules, please refer to the Supported
Instruments and Firmware Guide.

ChemStation Edition Requirements 19

2 Stand-Alone Workstation or Networked Workstation
Software

Software

Table 4 Supported Operating Systems for OpenLab CDS ChemStation Edition workstations and
clients

Operating System Details

Windows 7 • Service Pack 1

• Enterprise or Professional1
• 64 bit

Windows 10 • Enterprise or Pro: version 18031, 1809,

19032, or 1909
• Long Term Servicing Branch (LTSB): version
1507, 1607, or 1809
• 64 bit
• Touchpad functionality is not supported

1
if you use Adobe Acrobat Reader version 17.011.30138 with Windows 7 Professional or Windows 10
1803 Enterprise, you need to deactivate "Protected Mode" in Acrobat Reader
2
With 1903 the Net.TCP Port Sharing Service must be enabled by running the PowerShell command
"Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -online -All -FeatureName WCF-TCP-Activation45"

ChemStation Edition Requirements 20

3 Secure Workstation for OpenLab CDS
ChemStation Edition

Hardware Requirements 22
Number of Instruments 22
Software 23

This chapter describes the requirements for a Secure Workstation for OpenLab
CDS ChemStation Edition.

ChemStation Edition Requirements 21

3 Secure Workstation for OpenLab CDS ChemStation Edition
Hardware Requirements

Hardware Requirements

Table 5 Minimum hardware configuration for Secure Workstation

Item HW requirements

Processor Intel® Xeon® E5-1620 (3.60 GHz, 10 MB cache,

4 cores) or equivalent

Physical memory 16 GB

Hard disc 4 x 500 GB or 2 x 1TB

(20 GB for the software plus disk space for data,
see “Disk Space” on page 14)

Video 17 '' 1280x1024 (SXGA)

19 '' 1440x900 recommended

Mouse Microsoft Windows compatible pointing device

Removable media USB Port

Network 100/1000 LAN1

1
A second LAN interface is recommended to isolate the instrument's data traffic.

Number of Instruments

There is a limit to the number of instruments that can be concurrently controlled

by a Secure Workstation:
• LC, GC, CE, A/D, SFC: 2 instruments
• LC/MS, CE/MS: 1 instrument

ChemStation Edition Requirements 22

3 Secure Workstation for OpenLab CDS ChemStation Edition
Software

Software

Table 6 Operating Systems and Applications for Secure Workstation

ChemStation Edition C.01.07 C.01.07 SR3 C.01.08 C.01.09 C.01.10

SR1, SR2

Windows 7 SP1 64-bit1

Enterprise or Professional
(English US, Japanese, or Chinese)

Windows 8.1 64-bit

2
Enterprise or Professional
(English US, Japanese, or Chinese)

Windows 10 64-bit
Enterprise or Pro: version 18033, 1809, 19034, or
1909
Long Term Servicing Branch (LTSB): version 1507,
1607, or 1809
(English US, Japanese, or Chinese)

Internet Explorer 10 (64 bit)

5 3

Internet Explorer 11 (64 bit)

Microsoft Edge n/a

PostgreSQL The required PostgreSQL version is automatically

installed during the Secure Workstation installation.

1
With Windows hotfixes KB2577795 and KB2999226
2 Updates only
3
if you use Adobe Acrobat Reader version 17.011.30138 and Windows 10 1803 Enterprise, you need to deactivate "Protected
Mode" in Acrobat Reader
4
With 1903 the Net.TCP Port Sharing Service must be enabled by running the PowerShell command "Enable-WindowsOptionalFea-
ture -online -All -FeatureName WCF-TCP-Activation45"
5 Only with Windows 7

ChemStation Edition Requirements 23

3 Secure Workstation for OpenLab CDS ChemStation Edition
Software

Legend:

• : supported

• : not supported
If you use enable the Secure File I/O function in ChemStation, several features
are not supported anymore. For details, refer to the Secure Workstation for
OpenLab CDS ChemStation Edition Installation Guide.

ChemStation Edition Requirements 24

4 Distributed System

Analytical Instrument Controller (AIC) 26

Hardware Requirements 26
Number of Supported Instruments 26
Software 27
Client in a Distributed System 28
Hardware Requirements 28
Software 29
Supported Server Products 30
Options for combining different Agilent CDS Products in a Distributed System 30

This chapter describes the requirements for instrument controllers or clients

running OpenLab CDS ChemStation Edition.

ChemStation Edition Requirements 25

4 Distributed System
Analytical Instrument Controller (AIC)

Analytical Instrument Controller (AIC)

Hardware Requirements
Table 7 Minimum hardware configuration for ChemStation Edition AIC

Item HW requirements

Processor speed (CPU) Single Processor with 6 cores, 1.8 GHz or

2x Quad Core 1.8 GHz

Physical memory (RAM) 24 GB

Hard disc 2x 250 GB, SSD recommended

(20 GB for the software plus disk space for data,
see “Disk Space” on page 14)

Video 17 ' 1280x1024 (SXGA) minimum

19 ' 1440x900 1

Mouse Microsoft Windows compatible pointing device1

Removable media USB Port

Network 100/1000 LAN2

1 Only for installation and administration. Touchscreen functionality is not supported.

2 A second LAN interface is recommended to isolate the instrument's data traffic.

Number of Supported Instruments

There is a limit to the number of instruments (for example, GCs, LCs or CEs) on
an OpenLab CDS ChemStation Edition AIC. You can configure up to 40
instruments, and run up to 10 online and 10 offline instances concurrently.
ChemStation Edition supports instruments and modules connected exclusively
via LAN.
One LC/MS Single Quad instrument is equivalent to four 2D LC instruments.
There is no limit to the number of AICs in a distributed system.

ChemStation Edition Requirements 26

4 Distributed System
Analytical Instrument Controller (AIC)

Software
Table 8 Supported Operating Systems for OpenLab CDS ChemStation Edition AICs

Component C.01.07 C.01.08 C.01.09 C.01.10

Windows Server
2008 R2 SP1
Enterprise or Stan-
dard

Windows Server
2012 R21
Standard or Data-
center

Windows Server
2016
Standard or Data-
center

1 With Windows hotfix KB2999226

Legend:

• : supported

• : not supported

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4 Distributed System
Client in a Distributed System

Client in a Distributed System

For troubleshooting purposes, it is highly recommended to have at least one

NOT E Agilent ChemStation bundle PC operating as an OpenLab CDS ChemStation
client. This PC should be kept as a reference to identify client PC
hardware-related display and performance problems.

Hardware Requirements
Table 9 Minimum hardware configuration for ChemStation clients in a Distributed System

Item HW requirements

Processor speed (CPU) 3 GHz Dual Core

Physical memory (RAM) 4 GB minimum

8 GB recommended with co-existent software

Hard disc 160 GB

Video 17 ' 1280x1024 (SXGA)

19 ' 1440x900 recommended

Mouse Microsoft Windows compatible pointing device1

Removable media USB Port

Network 100/1000 LAN

1
Touchscreen functionality is not supported.

ChemStation Edition Requirements 28

4 Distributed System
Client in a Distributed System

Software
Table 10 Supported Operating Systems for OpenLab CDS ChemStation Edition workstations and
clients

Operating System Details

Windows 7 • Service Pack 1

• Enterprise or Professional
• 64 bit

Windows 10 • Enterprise or Pro: version 1803, 1809, 19031,

or 1909)
• Long Term Servicing Branch (LTSB): version
1507, 1607, or 1809
• 64 bit
• Touchpad functionality is not supported

1 With 1903 the Net.TCP Port Sharing Service must be enabled by running the PowerShell command "En-
able-WindowsOptionalFeature -online -All -FeatureName WCF-TCP-Activation45"

ChemStation Edition Requirements 29

4 Distributed System
Supported Server Products

Supported Server Products

ChemStation C.01.10 supports the following server products in Networked or

Distributed Systems.
• OpenLab Server 2.2 or OpenLab ECM XT 2.2
• OpenLab Server 2.3 or OpenLab ECM XT 2.3
• OpenLab Server 2.4 or OpenLab ECM XT 2.4
• OpenLab ECM 3.4.1 SP2 Hotfix04
• OpenLab ECM 3.5 with Update 5 (or higher)
• OpenLab ECM 3.6

Options for combining different Agilent CDS

Products in a Distributed System
Configurations with OpenLab Server or OpenLab ECM XT
Sharing of data in a mixed environment with ChemStation C.01.10 AICs/clients
and OpenLab CDS 2.x AICs/clients is supported with the following server
products:
• OpenLab Server 2.2 or OpenLab ECM XT 2.2
• OpenLab Server 2.3 or OpenLab ECM XT 2.3
• OpenLab Server 2.4 or OpenLab ECM XT 2.4
Note that the version of your OpenLab CDS 2.x AICs and need to be compatible to
the server product.

Configurations with OpenLab ECM 3.x

ChemStation C.01.10 and CDS 2.4 Clients are supported on one single Shared
Services Server rev. 3.2 with the following OpenLab ECM products:
• OpenLab ECM 3.5 with Update 6
• OpenLab ECM 3.6
Shared Services Server 3.2 is included with ChemStation C.01.10 and with
OpenLab CDS 2.4.

ChemStation Edition Requirements 30

5 OpenLab CDS Shared Services Server

Hardware 32
Software 33
Databases 34

This chapter describes the requirements for an OpenLab CDS Shared Services
server. A Shared Services server is required for Networked and Distributed
Systems.

ChemStation Edition Requirements 31

5 OpenLab CDS Shared Services Server
Hardware

Hardware

Table 11 Minimum hardware configurations for Shared Services Server

Item HW requirements

Processor speed (CPU) 3 GHz Dual core

Physical memory (RAM) 12 GB (64-bit)

Hard disc 160 GB

Screen resolution1 17": 1024x768 (SXGA)

recommended: 19": 1440x900

Mouse1 Microsoft Windows compatible pointing device

No support for touchscreen functionality

Removable media USB Port

Network 100/1000 LAN

1
Only for installation and administration. Touchscreen functionality is not supported.

ChemStation Edition Requirements 32

5 OpenLab CDS Shared Services Server
Software

Software

Table 12 Operating Systems for an OpenLab CDS Shared Services server

Operating Sys- A.02.02 2.1 2.2 2.3 3.2

tem

Windows
Server 2008 R2
SP1
Enterprise or
Standard

Windows
Server 2012 R2
Standard or
Datacenter

Windows
Server 2016
Standard or
Datacenter

Legend:

• : supported

• : not supported

ChemStation Edition Requirements 33

5 OpenLab CDS Shared Services Server
Databases

Databases

Agilent OpenLab Shared Services manage information using a database. The

database is created and configured automatically during the OpenLab Shared
Services server installation.
When deploying networked system configurations, the database requires
additional installation to ensure acceptable performance of the system.
Table 13 Supported Operating Systems and Databases for Shared Services Server

Shared Services A.02.02 2.1 2.2 2.3 3.2

ChemStation C.01.07 SR1, SR2 C.01.07 SR3 C.01.08 C.01.09 C.01.10

SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1

Express
(Upgrades only1) (Upgrades only1)

SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2

Enterprise or Standard

SQL Server 2012 Enterprise

or Standard (SP2) (SP2) (SP3) (SP3) (SP4)

SQL Server 2014 Enterprise

or Standard (SP2)

Microsoft SQL Server 2016

Enterprise or Standard (SP2)

Microsoft SQL Server 2017

Enterprise or Standard

PostgreSQL 9.2

PostgreSQL 9.3

PostgreSQL 10.3

Oracle 11g R2

(Upgrades only2) (Upgrades only2)

ChemStation Edition Requirements 34

5 OpenLab CDS Shared Services Server
Databases

Table 13 Supported Operating Systems and Databases for Shared Services Server

Shared Services A.02.02 2.1 2.2 2.3 3.2

ChemStation C.01.07 SR1, SR2 C.01.07 SR3 C.01.08 C.01.09 C.01.10

Oracle 12c R1

Oracle 12c R2

1
Upgraded systems are supported with their existing database. On environments with more than ten instruments, upgrade SQLServer
Express to a supported version for improved performance
2 Upgraded systems are supported with their existing database.

Legend:

• : supported

• : not supported
It is strongly recommended that you store database files and transaction logs
NOT E (when applicable) on physically exclusive hard drives.

ChemStation Edition Requirements 35

6 Network Requirements

Introduction 37
LAN Connectivity 37
LAN Power Management 37
Firewall Settings 38
Domain Requirements 48
Environments with Proxy Servers 49
Network Assessment 49
Network Isolation 50
Databases 52
Important Notes 52

This chapter describes the network requirements that must be met in order to
support the environmental computing needs.

ChemStation Edition Requirements 36

6 Network Requirements
Introduction

Introduction

OpenLab CDS ChemStation Edition systems rely on network infrastructure in

order to support the communication between various system nodes. This
communication is based on standard TCP/IP protocols. In order to provide
optimum performance and uptime, the network must meet design criteria for
available bandwidth, IP address assignment, name resolution and appropriate
isolation of the lab subnet from the corporate network.

LAN Connectivity

When using LAN communications to connect workstations or instrument

controllers to an instrument, use one of these methods:
• Directly connect the instrument using a crossover CAT-5 (or higher quality)
cable
• Connect via an isolated switch (see “Network Isolation” on page 50) using
standard CAT-5 (or higher quality) network cabling
• Use professional switches only instead of consumer products as those often
do not provide the enhanced protocol features for performance optimization
LAN communication hardware should be 100/1000 mbps speed capable. Do not
team LAN cards for instrument communications.

LAN Power Management

Avoid data capture or transfer interruptions in your data acquisition system by
making LAN communication cards available for instrument and system
component communications.

ChemStation Edition Requirements 37

6 Network Requirements
LAN Connectivity

Windows may be set to turn instruments/components off to save power while

sleeping or hibernating. To change this setting:
1 In the Microsoft Control Panel, open the Network and Sharing Center1.
2 Select Change adapter settings. Right-click Local Area Connection> Properties>
Configure.
3 Select the Power Management tab.
4 Clear the Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power check box.

Firewall Settings
Following is a list of ports used by the OpenLab CDS ChemStation Edition. These
ports are required to be opened in order for the OpenLab software applications to
communicate. The ports for OpenLab CDS ChemStation are programmed into
the Windows Advanced Firewall for the active profile during installation. The
exception to this is some of the instrument communication ports. These ports
must be configured on other software/hardware firewalls being used. The ports
for Oracle, SQL Server and PostgreSQL databases and ECM are not configured by
the installation. Depending on your firewall configuration this list may not be all
inclusive of the configurations that are required for the software to function
correctly. In addition, many applications contact a server on the listed (listener)
port but transfer information using a dynamically allocated port.
A domain service user account is also required for inter-server communication. It
is required that this account be set explicitly to have local Administrative
privileges on the OpenLab CDS Shared Services, ECM, and OpenLab servers. In
some cases it may also be required to have local Administrative privileges on the
clients.

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OpenLab Server or OpenLab ECM EXT Server

Table 14 OpenLab Server - Inbound Rules

Application Protocol Port Remote Description

System

CM Server TCP 21 Any [Optional] Only if FTP service is turned

on for OpenLab Server. By default it is
off.
Used by C:\ProgramFiles (x86)\
Agilent Technologies\Open-
LAB Data Store\tomcat\bin\
tomcat8.exe
CM Server TCP 80 Any OpenLab Server website and REST
APIs operate on this port. Configu-
rable.
Used by C:\ProgramFiles (x86)\
Agilent Technologies\Open-
LAB Data Store\tomcat\bin\
tomcat8.exe
CM Server TCP 443 Any OpenLab Server secure website &
REST APIs operate on this port if
HTTPS is used.
Used by C:\ProgramFiles (x86)\
Agilent Technologies\Open-
LAB Data Store\tomcat\bin\
tomcat8.exe
OLSS Diagnostics TCP 3424 Clients, Used for collecting diagnostic logs
AICs, Serv-
ers

DR PostgreSQL TCP 5433 DR Ser- Database port (Firewall rule gets

Server vices applied during installation of DR)
Used by all internal + external applica-
tions and services, which connect
against DR/PG: CDS, AT, QualA, Mer-
cury.

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Table 14 OpenLab Server - Inbound Rules

Application Protocol Port Remote Description

System

CM Server TCP 5701 Cluster OpenLab Server Cluster

Servers Used by C:\ProgramFiles (x86)\
Agilent Technologies\Open-
LAB Data Store\tomcat\bin\
tomcat8.exe
DCS HTTP 6328 Any Data Collection Service Legacy Port
(ChemStation and CDS 2.4 and earlier)
Used by C:\Program Files\Agi-
lent Technologies\OpenLab
Data Collection Server\Bin\
DataCollectionService.exe
OLSS Server TCP 6570 Clients, OpenLab Licensing (Flexera) Server
AICs Used by C:\Program Files\Agi-
lent Technologies\OpenLab
Data Collection Service\Bin\
DataCollectionService.exe
OLSS Server TCP 6577 Clients, OpenLab Shared Services
AICs

OLSS Server HTTP 6624 Clients, Legacy Shared Services REST API
AICs, Oth- Legacy Licensing Support service
ers REST API

OLSS Server HTTP 6625 Clients, Shared Services REST API

AICs Licensing Support service REST API

OLSS Server TCP 8084 Clients, Licensing Support service WCF API
AICs

OLSS Server TCP 8085- 8099 Clients, OpenLab Licensing view-only web UI
AICs (Flexera). Default is 8090. Other ports
may be used if 8090 is in use.

CM Search Ser- TCP 8983 Clients, Search Service

vice AICs Used by C:\ProgramFiles (x86)\
Agilent Technologies\Open-
LAB Data Store\java\bin\
java.exe

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Table 14 OpenLab Server - Inbound Rules

Application Protocol Port Remote Description

System

QualA Service TCP 9092 Any QualA Web Service hosts REST APIs
and website on this port. The port
number can be changed using QualA
Config tool.

QualA DR Micros- TCP 9093 Any Provides central management ser-

ervice vices for internal use from QualA Ser-
vice

OLSS Server TCP 27000- Clients, OpenLab Licensing (Flexera) Server

27009 AICs

ATS HTTP 52080, Any Audit Trail Service (both ports)

DCS 52088 Data Collection Service (52088, for leg-
CertSvc acy http: 6328) at C:\Program
OLSS Server Files\Agilent Technologies\
OpenLab Data Collection Ser-
vice\Bin\DataCollectionSer-
vice.exe
Certificate Service (52088 only): No
program configured in Windows Fire-
wall - path is C:\Program
Files\
Agilent Technologies\Open-
Lab Certificate Service\Bin\
Agilent.OpenLab.CertSer-
vice.CertServiceCore.exe
Shared Services REST API and Licens-
ing Support services REST API (52088
only)

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Table 15 OpenLab Server - Outbound Rules

Application Protocol Port Remote System Description

OLSS Server TCP 25 Email Server If email server uses a different

port, or uses secure ports, the
destination port will be differ-
ent.

TCP/UDP 53 DNS Server DNS

TCP/UDP 67, 68 DHCP Server DHCP or BootP

TCP 137-139 NetBios WINS For NetBios/Name resolution

for NT Share

OLSS Server TCP 389 LDAP Server LDAP

TCP 445 NAS/Share Server Message Block (SMB).

Server Used for storage on a remote
NAS share.

(OLSS Server) TCP 636 Secure LDAP Secure LDAP

Server

CM Server, OLSS TCP 1433 SQL Server Only when using MS SQL
Server. Configurable.

CM Server, OLSS UDP 1434 SQL Server Only when using MS SQL
Server. UDP

CM Server, OLSS TCP 1521 Oracle Server Only when using Oracle Server.
Configurable.

OLSS Server TCP 3268 LDAP Server Global Catalog LDAP

OLSS Server TCP 3269 LDAP Server Global Catalog LDAP SSL

CM Server, OLSS TCP 5432 PostgreSQL Only when using external Post-
Server greSQL Server. Configurable.

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OpenLab ECM 3.x Server

Table 16 ECM 3.x Server - Inbound Rules

Protocol Port Remote System Description

TCP 80 Clients OpenLab ECM Server website

and REST APIs operate on this
port. Configurable.

TCP 443 Clients OpenLab ECM Server secure

website & REST APIs operate
on this port.

Table 17 ECM 3.x Server - Outbound Rules

Protocol Port Remote System Description

TCP 25 Email Server If email server uses a different

port, it can be specified in
OpenLab Control Panel.

TCP/UDP 53 DNS Server DNS

TCP/UDP 67, 68 DHCP Server DHCP or BootP

UDP 161 Simple Network Management

Protocol (SNMP)

TCP 389 LDAP Server LDAP

TCP 636 Secure LDAP Server Secure LDAP

TCP 1433 SQL Server Only when using MS SQL

Server. Configurable.

UDP 1434 SQL Server Only when using MS SQL

Server. UDP

TCP 1521 Oracle Server Only when using Oracle Server.

Configurable.

TCP 3268 LDAP Server Global Catalog LDAP

TCP 3269 LDAP Server Global Catalog LDAP SSL

TCP 8211 ECM Comm Service If caller is a Service

TCP 18211 ECM Comm Service If caller is Forms Host

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OpenLab ECM 3.x Clients

Table 18 ECM 3.x Client - Inbound Rules

Protocol Port Remote System Description

TCP 1801 MSMQ MSMQ messages used in ECM

Scheduler Agent

Table 19 ECM 3.x Client - Outbound Rules

Protocol Port Remote System Description

TCP/UDP 53 DNS Server DNS

TCP/UDP 67, 68 DHCP Server DHCP or BootP

UDP 161 Simple Network Management

Protocol (SNMP)

TCP 389 LDAP Server LDAP

TCP 636 Secure LDAP Server Secure LDAP

ChemStation Workstation, AIC,or Client

Please see the Table 21 on page 45 and Table 22 on page 47 for ports used for
instrument communication.
Table 20 ChemStation Workstation, AIC, or Client

Protocol Port System Description

TCP, UDP 53 AICs, Workstations, DNS

Clients

TCP 80 AICs, Workstations, HTTP

Clients

TCP 443 AICs, Workstations, HTTPS

Clients

TCP 445 AICs, Workstations, Server Message Block (SMB)

Clients

TCP 2886 AICs, Workstations, OpenLab Automation Services

Clients

TCP 3389 AICs, Clients Microsoft RDP

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Table 20 ChemStation Workstation, AIC, or Client

Protocol Port System Description

TCP 3424 AICs, Workstations, OpenLab Diagnostics Tools

Clients

TCP 6570 AICs, Workstations, OpenLab Licensing Support

Clients (Flexera)

TCP 6577 AICs, Workstations, OpenLab Shared Services

Clients

TCP 6624 AICs, Workstations, OpenLab REST API

Clients

TCP 8080 AICs, Workstations, OpenLab Licensing Support

Clients (Flexera)

TCP 8084 AICs, Workstations, OpenLab Licensing Support

Clients (Flexera)

TCP (8085-8090) AICs, Workstations, OpenLab Licensing alternates

Clients

TCP 8090 AICs, Workstations, OpenLab License web UI

Clients

TCP 9753 AICs, Workstations, Messaging communication

Clients

TCP (11121-11141) AICs, Workstations, Agilent Compliance Engine

Clients (ACE)

TCP (27000-27009) AICs, Workstations, OpenLab Licensing Support

Clients (Flexera)

Agilent Instruments
Table 21 Instruments - Inbound Rules

Protocol Port Remote System Description

TCP, UDP 20 AIC, Workstation FTP is required for some instru-

ments.

TCP 21 AIC, Workstation FTP: GC/MSD - Firmware

Installation (FTP). Needs to be
open from PC used to do FW
update to instrument

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Table 21 Instruments - Inbound Rules

Protocol Port Remote System Description

TCP 22 AIC, Workstation SFTP is required for some

instruments.

TCP, UDP, Telnet 23 AIC, Workstation Required for GC/MS, all LC. For
LAN config only, no telnet pro-
tocol implemented

UDP 69 AIC, Workstation TFTP: Required for communi-

cation with legacy Instruments
(Jet Direct Cards)

HTTP 80 AIC, Workstation LC Infinity II modules only,

closed by default, opened if
Infinity Lab Companion
G7108A license is installed

TCP 111, 1007, AIC, Workstation LC/MS instrument communica-

1024- 1026 tion

TCP 2101 AIC, Workstation ELSD - communication with the

ELSD RC.Net driver

TCP 2883-2885 AIC, Workstation GC/MSD - Instrument control

(Proprietary/SunRPC/TCP)

TCP 3068,3071 AIC, Workstation GC/MSD - Instrument control

(Proprietary/SunRPC/TCP)

TCP 4879 AIC, Workstation Instrument communication

(headspace)

TCP 4900, 4901 AIC, Workstation Instrument communication

(Micro GC 490, 990)

TCP 5813 AIC, Workstation GC/MSD - Firmware installation

(ICMP/Ping)

TCP 5973 AIC, Workstation GC/MSD - Instrument control

(Proprietary/SunRPC/TCP)

TCP 8194 AIC, Workstation PAL3, data subscription

TCP 9001- 9002 AIC, Workstation Instrument communication

(GC/LC)

TCP, Licop 9100 AIC, Workstation Instrument communication

(GC/LC/35900)

TCP 9101 AIC, Workstation Instrument communication

(GC/LC)

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Table 21 Instruments - Inbound Rules

Protocol Port Remote System Description

TCP 9110 AIC, Workstation Instrument communication

(GC/LC)

TCP, Licop 9200 AIC, Workstation Instrument communication

(LC), Talk To Lab cards (G1369)
only

TCP 10000- 10010 AIC, Workstation Instrument communication (GC

78xx, 88xx, 9000)

TCP 30718 AIC, Workstation Instrument utilities

TCP 55055- 55057 AIC, Workstation Instrument utilities

TCP 61001 AIC, Workstation Instrument utilities

TCP 64000,64001 AIC, Workstation PAL3 communication

TCP 64500 AIC, Workstation PAL3, plain socket protocol

Table 22 Instruments - Outbound Rules

Protocol Port Remote System Description

TCP/UDP 53 DNS Server DNS

TCP/UDP 67, 68 DHCP Server DNS or BootP

Dynamic Ports
Dynamic Ports: used for temporary communications between clients. The ports
used depend on the operating system in use and are configurable. See the
operating system documentation for more information.

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Domain Requirements
Domains support the flow of information and user access rights across
machines in the network. This means that all machines within the Networked or
Distributed OpenLab CDS ChemStation Edition system must reside within the
same domain or have the appropriate cross domain trusts to allow name based
communications between all components in the system. In the case of a
workstation installation, domains are only relevant if you are using a Windows
domain-based authentication model or the number of Networked Workstations is
bigger than five. In this case the workstation or client must always be able to
communicate with domain components in order to function as expected.
Installing OpenLab CDS ChemStation Edition will apply network exceptions to the
Windows firewall under the domain profile to result in a functional system. The
components necessary to support ChemStation on a domain are:
• Domain controller — broadcasts the domain name and negotiates access to
machines.
• Domain name server (DNS) — maintains records of what hostnames belong to
which IP on the network. This component is always required for effective
components communications in networked systems.
• Active directory — maintains the list of users and their access rights on the
domain.
The domain name server (DNS) must be able to resolve the IPv4 address of all
NOT E instrument controllers and instruments. Any unresolved instrument controller or
instrument will disrupt the functionality of OpenLab resulting in errors or delays.
IPv6 is not supported and must be deactivated.

ChemStation components may not be installed on the same machine as the

NOT E domain controller.

The domain components above host a variety of services and settings that must
be configured appropriately to allow communication across machines. The
following services and settings will need to be configured to fit your domain. Your
internal IT group is responsible for proper configuration of any custom domain
solutions. These include settings for:
• Lookup zones and hostnames
• Group and security policies
• Subnet masks and Virtual LANs
• IP reservation (static or DHCP)

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Environments with Proxy Servers

The servers in your environment (for example: Shared Services server, license
server) must be accessible via http or https in the network. If you use proxy
severs, make sure that accessing the servers is possible. If required, adjust the
proxy settings.

Network Assessment
If you use the Agilent Network Assessment Tool (NAT), make sure that you open
the following ports in the firewall for this tool:
• 5002
• 7000
• 22943

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Network Isolation

Network Isolation

It is recommended that Client/Server systems are isolated from network

environments that experience frequent failures due to faulty switching, viruses, or
worms. If network isolation is not possible, it is recommended that you
reconfigure the machines and disconnect them from the problematic network
until these issues can be resolved. On an isolated network, name resolution
services must be hosted by a separate machine to enable proper
communications between system components by name.
An isolated network is physically completely isolated so that no LAN switch
connections on the network are shared with the corporate network infrastructure.
Figure 4 on page 51 shows a simple client/server topology. In this example, the
connection highlighted in red prevents isolation of the system.

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Network Isolation

AIC

Client

Client AIC

Switch

Client

Intranet/Internet
(Corporate Network)

OpenLab Server DC/DNS

Corp PC Corp PC Corp PC Corp PC

Figure 4 Sample client/server topology: Network Isolation

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Important Notes

Databases
For systems configured to use a database external to the OpenLab Shared
Services Server, the network separation between the database and the Shared
Services Server must be minimized for best performance. The database and
shared services server should be physically connected to the same switch for
optimal performance.

Important Notes

• TCP/IP networking is required for all products.

• WANs (wide area networks) are not supported.

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7 Licensing

Software subscriptions and Software Maintenance Agreement (SMA) 54

Supported Software 54

This chapter contains information on the software used for licensing.

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7 Licensing
Software subscriptions and Software Maintenance Agreement (SMA)

Software subscriptions and Software

Maintenance Agreement (SMA)

Bundled into OpenLab CDS ChemStation Edition is a one-year software

subscription which provides access via SubscribeNet to new software updates,
product upgrades, familiarization and media.
As a best practice, we recommend customers to renew subscriptions annually
so as to maintain their licenses and have full access to the newest updates,
upgrades, media and familiarization. To manage software entitlements and
download software, log in to SubscribeNet by pasting this link in your browser:
http://agilent.subscribenet.com/
Software subscriptions do not include installation services. Installation or
upgrade services must be purchased by contacting your sales representative in
your region.

Supported Software

Agilent OpenLab CDS ChemStation Edition 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. 11.12
This software is installed on the OpenLab CDS Shared Services server and on
stand-alone workstations.

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8 Required Windows Users

Recommendations for Standalone Workstations 56

Recommendations for Networked Workstations and Distributed Systems 57

This chapter contains recommendations about Windows users for OpenLab CDS
ChemStation Edition in different configurations.

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Recommendations for Standalone Workstations

Recommendations for Standalone Workstations

Agilent recommends that the following users are prepared for a ChemStation
Workstation or for a Secure Workstation:
• Installation user
This is the user who installs the software.
• Either a local user or a domain user
• Member of the local Administrators group
• ChemStation administrator
This user can change settings for all ChemStation instances running on the
workstation.
• Either a local user or a domain user
• Member of the local Users group
• No need to be a member of any administrators group
• Member of the local CSAdministrators group (adding the user to the group
is only possible after installing the software, as the group will be created
automatically).
• If you plan to use Secure Fie I/O: File operations user
If you enable Secure File I/O, ChemStation will use this account exclusively for
all file operations.
• Either a local user or a domain user
• Not member of the local Users group
• Not member of any administrators or power users group
• No administrative privileges
• Ideally having a password that does not expire
Make sure that you use only the following characters for user names:

A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _ (underscore), - (hyphen)

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Recommendations for Networked Workstations and Distributed Systems

Recommendations for Networked Workstations

and Distributed Systems

Agilent recommends that the following users are prepared for Networked
Workstations or Distributed Systems:
• Installation user
This is the user who installs the software.
• Domain user
• Member of the local Administrators group on each computer where
software components are installed
• ChemStation administrator
This user can change settings for all ChemStation instances running on the
Networked Workstations or AICs.
• Domain user
• Member of the local Users group on the Networked Workstations or AICs
• No need to be a member of any administrators group
• Member of the local CSAdministrators group on each Networked
Workstation or AIC (adding the user to the group is only possible after
installing the software, as the group will be created automatically)
• If you plan to use Secure Fie I/O: File operations user
If you enable Secure File I/O, ChemStation will use this account exclusively for
all file operations.
• Domain user
• Not member of any administrators or power users group
• No administrative privileges
• Not used for any other purpose
• Ideally having a password that does not expire
Make sure that you use only the following characters for user names:

A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _ (underscore), - (hyphen)

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In This Book

This document details the minimum

network, hardware and software
requirements for supporting OpenLab CDS
ChemStation Edition C.01.10.
• OpenLab CDS ChemStation Edition
C.01.10
• Secure WorkStation for OpenLab CDS
ChemStation Edition C.01.10
• OpenLab CDS Shared Service Server
Software 3.2
These requirements also apply to the Value
Line (VL) Edition of OpenLab CDS
ChemStation Edition unless otherwise
stated.

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