Specify a Network Drive Default Output Folder

1.

If NextSeq 1000/2000 Control Software is open, select Minimize Application.

2.

Log into ilmnadmin.

3.

Select Applications.

4.

Under Favorites, select Terminal.

5.

Enter sudo touch /root/.smbcreds and then select Enter.

6.

Enter the ilmnadmin password when prompted.

The ilmnadmin password is required each time you use a sudo command.

7.

Enter sudo gedit /root/.smbcreds and then select Enter to open the text file named .smbcreds.

8.

When the .smbcreds text file opens, enter your network login credentials in the following format.

username=<user name>

password=<password>

domain=<domain_name>

Brackets are not required for username, password, and domain credentials. Domain credential is only required if the remote account is part of a domain.

9.

Select Save and exit the file.

10.

In the terminal, enter sudo chmod 400 /root/.smbcreds and then select Enter to grant read access to the .smbcreds text file.

11.

Identify the server name and share name for your SMB/CIFs server.

The server name and share name cannot have spaces, for example:

Server name: 192.168.500.100 or Myserver-myinstitute-03

Share name: /share1

12.

Enter sudo mkdir /mnt/<local name> and select Enter.

<local name> is the name of the new directory in your network drive and can contain spaces. This directory appears on the instrument.

13.

Enter sudo gedit /etc/fstab and then select Enter.

14.

When the fstab file opens, enter the following to the end of the file, and then select Enter.

//<Server name>/<Share name> /mnt/<local name> cifs credentials=/root/.smbcreds,uid=ilmnadmin,gid=ilmnusers,dir_mode=0775,file_mode=0775,_netdev,x-systemd.automount,sec=ntlmssp 0 0

For NextSeq 1000/2000 Control Software v1.5.0 and later, the /mnt/ path is required.

15.

Select Save and exit the file.

16.

In the terminal, enter sudo mount -a -vvv and then select Enter.

The network drive is now mounted as /mnt/<local name>.

17.

To confirm if the mount was successful, enter df | grep <local name> and then select Enter.

The name of the fileshare appears.

18.

Enter sudo mkdir /mnt/<local name>/<output directory> to create a subfolder within the local directory. The <output directory> represents your default output folder location.

The NextSeq 1000/2000 Control Software requires at least two levels of nested folders to recognize the location as a mounted network drive.

19.

Power cycle the instrument. Refer to Power Cycle the Instrument.

20.

Set the persistent mounted network drive as the default output folder. Refer to Specify the Persistent Network Drive as the Default Output Folder.

1.

If NextSeq 1000/2000 Control Software is open, select Minimize Application.

2.

Log into ilmnadmin.

3.

Identify the server name for your NFS server.

The server name cannot have spaces, for example:

Server name: 192.168.500.100 or Myserver-myinstitute-03

4.

Select Applications.

5.

Under Favorites, select Terminal.

6.

Enter sudo mkdir /mnt/<local name> and then select Enter.

<local name> is the name of the new directory in your network drive.

7.

Enter sudo gedit /etc/fstab and then select Enter.

8.

When the fstab file opens, enter the following to the end of the file, and then select Enter.

Server name:/share /mnt/<local name> nfs x-systemd.automount,defaults 0 0

For NextSeq 1000/2000 Control Software v1.5.0 and later, the /mnt/ path is required.

9.

Select Save and exit the file.

10.

In the terminal, enter sudo mount -a -vvv and then select Enter.

The network drive is now mounted in the /mnt/directory within the <local name> folder.

11.

Create a <sub folder> within the <local name> folder. The subfolder represents your default output folder location.

The NextSeq 1000/2000 Control Software requires at least two levels of nested folders to recognize the location as a mounted network drive.

12.

Power cycle the instrument. Refer to Power Cycle the Instrument.

13.

Set the persistent mounted network drive as the default output folder. Refer to Specify the Persistent Network Drive as the Default Output Folder.

1.

Login into ilmnuser.

2.

From the NextSeq 1000/2000 Control Software menu, select Settings.

3.

Under Default Output Folder, select the persistent network drive mount located at /mnt/<local name>/<output directory>.

4.

[Optional] If you have selected Online Run Setup under Run Mode, select an option from the Hosting Location drop-down menu.

5.

Select Save.