ACD/Labs Hardware and Software Recommendations

Client-Side Specifications

Desktop Software

OPERATING SYSTEM

• Microsoft Windows 10, 11
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Standard, 2019, or 2022

HARDWARE

• Microsoft Windows compatible PC (minimum 2-core CPU)
• 8 GB RAM or more (4 GB RAM minimum for some programs)
• Hard disk minimum 100 GB
• Internet connection (optional) / network connection (at least 50 Mbps)

SOFTWARE

• .NET Framework Version 2.0, 3.5, 4.x (required for importing some file types)
  • Spectrus package may require the follow for specific activities:
    • .NET Framework Version 2.0 to import Agilent LCMS 6000 files and use the PowDLL converter for XRPD files
    • .NET Framework Version 3.5 to import Bruker CompassXtract files
    • .NET Framework Version 4.x to support a scripting engine that uses .NET Assemblies
• Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable packages (required for importing some file types)
  • Spectrus package may require the follow for specific activities:
    • Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Runtime (x86) to import PerkinElmer TOFData files
    • Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 Runtime (x64) to import Bruker CompassXtract files
    • Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 Runtime (x64) to import Agilent LCMS 6000 files
    • Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2019 Runtime (x64) to import Shimadzu LabSolutions files

Spectrus Processor JS Browser-Based Software

SOFTWARE

• A modern web browser, such as:
  • Chrome
  • Edge
  • Safari
  • Firefox
  • Opera
  • Brave

HARDWARE

• Minimum 1 Mbps, higher speeds recommended for large datasets

Name Batch Version on Linux

OPERATING SYSTEM

• Linux kernel 2.6.9 or later
• GNU C Library version 2.5 or later

32-bit

• Fedora 29 (4.18.16); 30 (5.0.9)
• Mandriva 2011 (2.6.39)
• OpenSuse 13.2 (3.16.6)
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 (2.6.32)

64-bit

• Fedora 17 (3.3.4); 29 (4.18.16); 30 (5.0.9)
• Mandriva 2011 (2.6.38)
• OpenSuse 12.2 (3.4.6)
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (3.10.0)

Server-Side Specifications

Automation Server

OPERATING SYSTEM

• Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Standard, 2019, or 2022

HARDWARE [1]

• Multicore (minimum 2 cores) processor with maximum possible CPU speed
• 4 GB or more RAM (4 cores would require 8 GB of RAM)
• Hard disk minimum 100 GB
• Fast internet connection (1 Gb+)

SOFTWARE

• .NET Framework Version 2.0, 3.5, and 4.x (required for importing some file types)
  • Automation Server requires:
    • .NET Framework Version 2.0 to import Agilent LCMS 6000 files and use the PowDLL converter for XRPD files
    • .NET Framework Version 3.5 to import Bruker CompassXtract files
    • .NET Framework Version 4.x to support a scripting engine that uses .NET Assemblies
• If you are planning to install the Apache ActiveMQ™ message broker along with Automation Server software, then Java Runtime Environment (JRE) or Java Development Kit (JDK) version 8 or later should be initially installed on the Server computer

Database Server

OPERATING SYSTEM

• Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Standard, 2019, or 2022
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 [2]

HARDWARE

• Suitable Server to run operating system and database software (Oracle/PostgreSQL)
• 16 GB or more RAM
• Hard disk minimum 100 GB (for data). Estimation for disk space is approximately 3 times the size of raw data files
• Fast network connection with Spectrus DB Enterprise Application Server (1 Gb+, ping time from Spectrus DB Enterprise Application Server to Database Server <=2 ms, better < 1ms, 0% loss)

SOFTWARE

• Oracle Server 18c/19c (x64)
• PostgreSQL 12 or above (Version 15.5-1 included with delivery)

License Server

OPERATING SYSTEM

• Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Standard, 2019, or 2022

HARDWARE

• Suitable Microsoft Windows Server to run operating system
• 4 GB or more RAM
• Hard disk recommended 100 GB space for log files on hard drive (minimum 4 GB)
• TCP/IP protocol installed, and Fixed IP address assigned
• Fast internet connection (1Gb+)

Spectrus DB Enterprise Application Server

OPERATING SYSTEM

• Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Standard, 2019, or 2022

HARDWARE

• Suitable Microsoft Windows Server with minimum 8-core CPU (more users will require more cores)
• 16 GB or more RAM (~2GB per core)
• Hard disk minimum 100 GB + space for log files on hard drive
• Fast network connection with Spectrus DB Enterprise Application Server (1 Gb+, ping time from Spectrus DB Enterprise Application Server to Database Server <=2 ms, better < 1ms, 0% loss)

SOFTWARE

• Oracle Client 18c/19c (x64)
• PostgreSQL ODBC driver version (psqlODBC 15.0.0.0 included with delivery)
• .NET Framework version 4.x

Spectrus Processor JS Processing Server

OPERATING SYSTEM

• Microsoft Windows Server 2019 or 2022

HARDWARE [3]

• 2 CPU cores 3 (minimum 3 GHz each)
• 16 GB RAM 3
• 1 TB HDD
• Minimum 100 Mbps ethernet

SOFTWARE

• MongoDB
• ACD/Labs Arcus server [4]

Sync Server (File Share Server)

OPERATING SYSTEM

• Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Standard, 2019, or 2022

HARDWARE

• Suitable Microsoft Windows Server (minimum 2-core CPU)
• 4 GB or more RAM
• Hard disk minimum 40 GB (more if data is also stored on the server)
• Fast network connection (1 Gb+)

Percepta Portal

OPERATING SYSTEM

• Recommended: Red Hat family OSs gen. 8/9, e.g., RHEL, Rocky, Amazon Linux (if on AWS)
• Optional: Linux Ubuntu 20/22/24
• Optional: MS Windows 10/11 or MS Windows Server 2019/2022 [5]

HARDWARE [6]

• Any contemporary x86_64 architecture 8-Core processor (or a dual Quad-Core) with support for AVX instruction set
• 40 GB Disk Space
• 12 GB RAM (minimum), 16 GB RAM (recommended)

SOFTWARE

• MongoDB v.6.x or above
• Apache Tomcat v.9.x
• JAVA Runtime Environment (JRE) or JAVA Development Kit (JDK) v11
• HAProxy v.2.x or above
• ACD/License Server[7]

Percepta Kernel Server

OPERATING SYSTEM

• Recommended: Red Hat family OSs gen. 8/9, e.g., RHEL, Rocky, Amazon Linux (if on AWS)
• Optional: Linux Ubuntu 20/22/24
• Optional: MS Windows 10/11 or MS Windows Server 2019/2022 [5]

HARDWARE [6]

• Any contemporary x86_64 architecture 8-Core processor (or a dual Quad-Core) with support for AVX instruction set
• 40 GB Disk Space
• 8 GB RAM (minimum), 12 GB RAM (recommended)

SOFTWARE

• MongoDB v.6.x or above [8]
• HAProxy v.2.x or above
• ACD/License Server [7]

Citrix Deployment

Customers have successfully deployed ACD/Labs software under Citrix, however, ACD/Labs does not certify nor test the use of Citrix. ACD/Labs’ Professional Services team have assisted customers with such deployments on a project basis. Fast network transfer of large data files between client and Citrix machine is critical.

Please note, installations under Citrix require the use of License Server (installed outside of the Citrix environment) to control license permissions.

[1] Processor and disk space requirements will vary by application and use

[2] Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 is only supported with Oracle Server

[3] Scales linearly with number of users up to 100 users. Quantities shown are for 20 users. Deployments for more than 100 users requires cluster installation.

[4] Required only for supporting large high-resolution XC/UV/MS data and cluster deployments. Linux server required.

[5] Below hardware specifications assume the standard deployment on a single Linux machine. For more information on options including Windows based servers and multi-server setups, please contact us.

[6] Outlined hardware specs assume a standard Percepta Kernel license with 4 parallel calculation units (sufficient for up to 50 front-end users or 20,000 calculations/hour workloads via API). For larger deployments, add 1 processor core, 1 GB of RAM and 500 MB storage space per additional calculation unit, or consider hosting the Percepta Kernel Nodes across several machines.

[7] See corresponding section for the hardware/software specifications of this component.

[8] Optional where no custom algorithm training with in-house data is required.