microserver direct connect to nextseq 500

[cmccabe]

Is it possible to tether/direct connect via cat 6 to the nextseq500? The idea would be to run bcl2fastq on the server. The sequencing data would transfer to the run folder onboard the instrument then AI would mount that folder to the server. Thank you .

[hoytpr]

Is it possible to tether/direct connect via cat 6 to the nextseq500? The idea would be to run bcl2fastq on the server. The sequencing data would transfer to the run folder onboard the instrument then AI would mount that folder to the server. Thank you .

Hi cmccabe, I know this is a late reply, but cat9 is pretty much how any Nextseq500 is hooked up if you aren't using BaseSpace. Our server was set up with an Windows VM and them mapped as a drive to the NextSeq Windows operating system. We couldn't find a good pure Linux option (if that's what you're asking).

[sklages]

Why would I want to access the machine itself? We connected a very fast fileserver running linux and a samba... This server i mapped on the NextSeq. BCL conversion grabs the data from the file server .. You could also run bcl conversion directly on this server.