System requirements
Desktop software
QIAGEN CLC Genomics Workbench
- Windows: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server 2019
- Mac: OS X 10.11 and macOS 10.12, 10.13, 10.14
- Linux: RHEL 7 and later, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 and later. The software is expected to run without problem on other recent Linux systems, but we do not guarantee this. To use BLAST related functionality, libnsl.so.1 is required.
- 64 bit operating system
- 2 GB RAM required
- 4 GB RAM recommended
- 1024 x 768 display required
- 1600 x 1200 display recommended
- Intel or AMD CPU required
Special requirements for the 3D Molecule Viewer
- System requirements
- A graphics card capable of supporting OpenGL 2.0.
- Updated graphics drivers. Please make sure the latest driver for the graphics card is installed.
- System Recommendations
- A discrete graphics card from either Nvidia or AMD/ATI. Modern integrated graphics cards (such as the Intel HD Graphics series) may also be used, but these are usually slower than the discrete cards.
Special requirements for read mapping. The numbers below give minimum and recommended memory for systems running mapping and analysis tasks. The requirements suggested are based on the genome size.
- E. coli K12 (4.6 megabases)
- Minimum: 2 GB RAM
- Recommended: 4 GB RAM
- C. elegans (100 megabases) and Arabidopsis thaliana (120 megabases)
- Minimum: 2 GB RAM
- Recommended: 4 GB RAM
- Zebrafish (1.5 gigabases)
- Minimum: 2 GB RAM
- Recommended: 4 GB RAM
- Human (3.2 gigabases) and Mouse (2.7 gigabases)
- Minimum: 6 GB RAM
- Recommended: 8 GB RAM
Special requirements for de novo assembly. De novo assembly may need more memory than stated above – this depends both on the number of reads, error profile and the complexity and size of the genome. See our white paper on de novo assembly for examples of the memory usage of various data sets.
QIAGEN CLC Main Workbench
- Windows: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server 2019
- Mac: OS X 10.11 and macOS 10.12, 10.13, 10.14
- Linux: RHEL 7 and later, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 and later. The software is expected to run without problem on other recent Linux systems, but we do not guarantee this. To use BLAST related functionality, libnsl.so.1 is required.
- 64 bit operating system
- 1 GB RAM required
- 2 GB RAM recommended
- 1024 x 768 display required
- 1600 x 1200 display recommended
Special requirements for the 3D Molecule Viewer System requirements
- A graphics card capable of supporting OpenGL 2.0.
- Updated graphics drivers. Please make sure the latest driver for the graphics card is installed.
System Recommendations
- A discrete graphics card from either Nvidia or AMD/ATI. Modern integrated graphics cards (such as the Intel HD Graphics series) may also be used, but these are usually slower than the discrete cards.
- A 64-bit workbench version is recommended for working with large complexes.
Java
The QIAGEN CLC Workbenches are built using Java technology. If you are a Windows, Mac OS X or Linux user, the QIAGEN CLC Workbench includes a JRE (Java Runtime Environment) which is needed to run the QIAGEN CLC Workbench. This JRE will not interfere with existing JRE’s on your computer and will only be used to run the QIAGEN CLC Workbench.
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QIAGEN CLC Assembly Cell
- Windows: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows Server 2012, and Windows Server 2016
- Mac: OS X 10.10, 10.11 and macOS 10.12, 10.13, 10.14
- Linux: RHEL 6.7 and later, Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 and later. (The software is expected to run without problem on other recent Linux systems, but we do not guarantee this.)
- 1024 x 768 display recommended
- Intel or AMD CPU required
- 64 bit computer and operating system
Special requirements for read mapping. The numbers below give minimum and recommended memory for systems running mapping and analysis tasks. The requirements suggested are based on the genome size.
- E. coli K12 (4.6 megabases)
- Minimum: 500 MB RAM
- Recommended: 1 GB RAM
- C. elegans (100 megabases) and Arabidopsis thaliana (120 megabases)
- Minimum: 1 GB RAM
- Recommended: 2 GB RAM
- Zebrafish (1.5 gigabases)
- Minimum: 2 GB RAM
- Recommended: 4 GB RAM
- Human (3.2 gigabases) and Mouse (2.7 gigabases)
- Minimum: 6 GB RAM
- Recommended: 8 GB RAM
Special requirements for de novo assembly. De novo assembly may need more memory than stated above – this depends both on the number of reads, error profile and the complexity and size of the genome. See our white paper on de novo assembly for examples of the memory usage of various data sets.
CLC License Server
The license server does not require much in terms of processing power and it only consumes a few megabytes of memory. This means that if you are putting together a dedicated server specifically for use as a license server, a modestly powered system equipped with a high number of redundant components will probably be a better investment than a system which is faster, has more memory, etc.
The system requirements for the CLC License Server are:
- Windows: Windows 8.1 and Windows 10
- Mac: OS X 10.8, 10.9, 10.10, 10.11 and macOS 10.12
- Linux: CentOS 6
The CLC License Server is based on the LM-X License Manager. The list of systems above has been derived from the LM-X supported system list. The CLC License Server will likely work on other Windows, Linux and (newer) macOS systems, but we cannot guarantee this.
QIAGEN CLC Genomics Server
Server system
- Windows: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server 2019
- Mac: OS X 10.11 and macOS 10.12, 10.13, 10.14
- Linux: RHEL 7 and later, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 and later. The software is expected to run without problem on other recent Linux systems, but we do not guarantee this. To use BLAST related functionality, libnsl.so.1 is required.
- 64 bit
- The CLC Server and its backends, including the CLC Server job nodes and the grid nodes, must run on the same type of operating system.
- File system that supports file locking
Hardware requirements
- Intel or AMD CPU required
- Computer power: 2 cores required. 8 cores recommended.
- Memory: 4 GB RAM required. 16 GB RAM recommended.
- Disk space: 500 GB required. More needed if large amounts of data is analyzed.
Special memory requirements for working with genomes
The numbers below give minimum and recommended amounts for systems running mapping and analysis tasks. The requirements suggested are based on the genome size.
- E. coli K12 (4.6 megabases)
- Minimum: 2 GB RAM
- Recommended: 4 GB RAM
- C. elegans (100 megabases) and Arabidopsis thaliana (120 megabases)
- Minimum: 2 GB RAM
- Recommended: 4 GB RAM
- Zebrafish (1.5 gigabases)
- Minimum: 2 GB RAM
- Recommended: 4 GB RAM
- Human (3.2 gigabases) and Mouse (2.7 gigabases)
- Minimum: 6 GB RAM
- Recommended: 8 GB RAM
Special requirements for de novo assembly
De novo assembly may need more memory than stated above – this depends both on the number of reads and the complexity and size of the genome. See our white paper on de novo assembly for examples of the memory usage of various data sets.
Clients
Analysis on the QIAGEN CLC Genomics Server can be initiated from:
- QIAGEN CLC Genomics Workbench
- QIAGEN CLC Main Workbench*
- QIAGEN CLC Command Line Tools
*Only server-enabled tools on the QIAGEN CLC Main Workbench can be launched from that client to run on the QIAGEN CLC Genomics Server.
Scope of requirements
All the system requirements on this page are requirements for the most recent versions of the products. For requirements for older versions, please refer to the user manual for that specific version.