OpenLab CDS

Workstations, Clients, and Instrument Controller

Requirements and Supported Instruments

OpenLab CDS Requirements and Supported Instruments

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OpenLab CDS Requirements and Supported Instruments

 In this Guide ...

This document details the minimum hardware and software requirements that
need to be met to run OpenLab CDS. It is valid for Workstation, Workstation Plus,
Client, or Analytical Instrument Controller (AIC) components. It also provides
information on supported Agilent and Non-Agilent instruments.
For server components please refer to the OpenLab Server and OpenLab ECM XT
Hardware and Software Requirements Guide
(ECM_XT_v2.7_HardwareSoftwareRequirements_en.pdf), or the Requirement
guide for ECM, respectively.
Table 1 Terms and abbreviations used in this document

Term Description

Content Management Component of OpenLab Server including a database, used to manage

your analytical data

AIC Agilent's Analytical Instrument Controller

Control Panel Control Panel for Agilent OpenLab software

Microsoft Control Panel Part of the Microsoft Windows operating system

Shared Services Set of administrative services that control, for example, the security
policy and the central configuration of OpenLab CDS. Shared services
are accessed via the Control Panel.

1 Hardware Requirements
This chapter contains the hardware requirements for the different components of
an OpenLab CDS system.

2 Software Requirements
This chapter contains the software requirements for the different components of
an OpenLab CDS system.

3 Network Specifications
This chapter provides network specifications for an OpenLab CDS system.

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 4 System Preparation Tool
The System Preparation Tool (SPT) checks and applies Windows settings on your
machine.

5 Instrument Information
This chapter provides information on the instruments supported by the current
revision of OpenLab CDS and the required respective instrument drivers and
firmware revisions.

6 Software Compatibility
This chapter contains information on compatibility with other Agilent or
non-Agilent software.

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Contents

1 Hardware Requirements 7
OpenLab CDS Topologies 8
OpenLab CDS Client/Server System Topologies 10
PC Recommendations 15
Configuration Capacity 18
Disk Space 21
OpenLab Server / OpenLab ECM XT configurations 22

2 Software Requirements 23
General Software Requirements 24
Supported Operating Systems 25
Supported Databases 28
Virtualization 29
Licensing 33

3 Network Specifications 34
Introduction 35
Network Specifications 36
About LAN Communications 39
Power Management 39
Specific Requirements for Compliant Systems 40
Firewall Settings 41

4 System Preparation Tool 54

Use the System Preparation Tool 55
Reference of SPT Checks 58

5 Instrument Information 61
Instrument Drivers 62

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 Agilent LC, SFC, and CE Instrument support 64
Agilent LC/MS Instrument support 76
Agilent GC System and Sampler support 78
Agilent GC/MS Instrument support 84
Other supported Agilent Instruments 85
Non-Agilent Instruments 86
OpenLab CDS VL Workstation and OpenLab CDS VL Workstation Plus
Instruments 88

6 Software Compatibility 91
OpenLab CDS System Compatibility 92
Supported Content Management configurations 93
Compatible Libraries and Databases 95
Supported Agilent Software Add-Ons 96

7 Sales and Support Assistance 97

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OpenLab CDS Topologies 8

OpenLab CDS Client/Server System Topologies 10
PC Recommendations 15
Workstation 16
Client 15
Analytical Instrument Controller (AIC) 17
Shared Services Server 17
Configuration Capacity 18
Disk Space 21
OpenLab Server / OpenLab ECM XT configurations 22

This chapter contains the hardware requirements for the different components
of an OpenLab CDS system.

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OpenLab CDS Topologies

OpenLab CDS Topologies

OpenLab CDS is available in different topologies. They differ on where the various
software components (Clients, Shared Services and, if relevant, Content
Management) are located. For details on the topologies refer to the respective
installation guide or check with your Agilent representative.

OpenLab CDS Workstation and Workstation Plus

OpenLab CDS Workstation installations include all required components on the
same PC. Agilent provides two different storage options for OpenLab CDS
Workstations: file share, and Workstation Plus with included content
management.

Workstation
Figure 1 All components on the same PC

Networked Workstation
Networked Workstation is defined as a PC machine that supports both user
interaction (i.e. sample submission and data review and processing) as well as
automated functions (i.e. data acquisition and automated processing and
printing). For OpenLab CDS, a Networked Workstation is an AIC used interactively
for sample submission and data processing. The Client components are installed
as part of the AIC installation.

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OpenLab CDS Topologies

OpenLab CDS Client/Server

With an OpenLab CDS Client/Server installation, you need multiple hardware
components (see “OpenLab CDS Client/Server System Topologies” on page 10
for more detail). The OpenLab CDS software provides the chromatography data
system components for instrument control, data analysis and reporting on
Analytical Instrument Controllers (AICs) and clients.
On the server(s), the OpenLab Server software provides the Shared Services and
Content Management components.
For configurations with multiple servers, you will receive a starter pack with two
OpenLab Server software licenses; in addition, you will need an OpenLab Content
Management Index server.

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OpenLab CDS Client/Server System Topologies

OpenLab CDS Client/Server System Topologies

Based on your expected system load, that depends on the number and type of
instruments and users, OpenLab CDS Client/Server systems can be deployed
with different topologies:
 1-server all-in-one system (see Figure 2 on page 11),

 2-server system: (see Figure 3 on page 12),

• the database is hosted on a separate machine

 4-server system (see Figure 4 on page 12)

• Content Management and Shared Services on the first server
• database on the second server
• Index server on the third server
• the file server on the fourth server

 as a Scalable System.
For more information on scalable systems, please refer to the Agilent
OpenLab Server and OpenLab ECM XT Scalable System Installation Guide.

Consult with your Agilent support representative to decide which topology is

appropriate for your environment.

The following diagrams are a conceptual representation of the system topology.

They are not intended to represent the topology's network architecture.

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OpenLab CDS Client/Server System Topologies

AIC

Web/Repository
Database
Clients Server Index
File Storage

Figure 2 All-in-one topology: Clients and AIC link to one server

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OpenLab CDS Client/Server System Topologies

AIC

Clients
Web/Repository
Server Index Database
File Storage Server
Figure 3 2-Server topology: Clients and AIC link to two dedicated servers.

AIC

Web/Repository Database File Index

Clients
Server Server Storage Server
Figure 4 4-Server topology: For high-load environments with multiple AICs

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OpenLab CDS Client/Server System Topologies

Cloud Services Compatibility

OpenLab CDS client/server installations with OpenLab ECM XT as backend can
run in an Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Microsoft Azure cloud environment,
where OpenLab ECM XT is configured as the secured repository for OpenLab
CDS; see compatibility statements listed on the next page.
The table provides a simplified view of the possible cloud configurations.
Alternative cloud platforms such as Google Cloud, AWS China, Azure China, IBM
Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, etc. have not been tested. Agilent can only provide basic
guidelines for alternative cloud platforms which often use different services and
operate with different specifications. Support for these platforms would be the
responsibility of the lab and IT resources of the end user.
Table 2 Supported Cloud configurations

Private cloud providers AWS EC2, AWS S3 or AWS RDS Azure SQL
OpenLab or Azure VM1 Azure File (managed)
components storage2

Workstations - - - -

Clients c c n/a n/a

Instrument controller - - n/a n/a

OpenLab ECM XT server n/a n/a

Index Server n/a n/a

Database Server c

Content Storage 3 n/a n/a

1 versions tested: 2021 through 04/2022

2 Azure File storage requires the OpenLab servers to be on Azure as well

3 S3 or Azure File Share only. File storage on Azure is not supported

Legend
supported AWS: Amazon Web Services

- Not supported EC2: Elastic Compute Cloud

n/a: not applicable RDS: Relational Database Service - managed

c: contact Agilent S3: Simple Storage Service

VM: Virtual machine File Storage: File based storage

Azure SQL: Azure database management service

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OpenLab CDS Client/Server System Topologies

Additional Cloud Service compatibility statements:

• English language only supported
• On-Premises VM hosts must be below 50% capacity (client side)
• Azure Active Directory (AAD) is not supported
• No support of Oracle in the cloud
For more information and assistance with cloud deployment check Deploying
OpenLab CDS in the cloud - Guidance for IT at
https://www.agilent.com/en/product/software-informatics/analytical-software-
suite/chromatography-data-systems/openlab-cds/cloud-deployments.

Cloud deployments with OpenLab ECM 3.x as back-end are not supported under
a standard support agreement.

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PC Recommendations

PC Recommendations

The following tables are intended to be guidelines for minimum hardware and
NOTE may need to be adjusted based on your intended load. Consult with your Agilent
support representative to decide which hardware and topology is appropriate for
your needs. Factors to consider include number of logical instruments,
concurrent users, and other connection points. See also calculations for “Disk
Space” on page 21 and “Configuration Capacity” on page 18.

For information on pre-configured Agilent original bundle PCs see

https://www.agilent.com/en-us/products/software-informatics/openlab-software-
suite/openlab-chromatography-data-system-(cds)/originalpcbundle.

Client
Table 3 Minimum hardware configuration for a client

Item HW requirements

Recommended Agilent Small Form Factor

original bundle PC HP Z2 G5

Processor 3.0 GHz or greater

4 Core

Physical memory (RAM) 8 GB

Ensure that at least 4 GB is reserved for the Windows operating system.

Hard disk 500 GB 7200 RPM SATA drives minimum

or equivalent solid state drive

USB port USB 2 required for installation via provided media

LAN Card 100 MB/1 GB LAN for instrument control

Graphic resolution 1600 x 900 minimum

1920 x 1080 recommended

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PC Recommendations

Workstation
OpenLab CDS is available in two workstation flavors: With storage in the local file
system (OpenLab CDS Workstation software), or with a built-in Content
Management database (OpenLab CDS Workstation Plus software).
Based on the number of instruments OpenLab CDS Workstation software has
two recommended PC configurations: A small (default) with 8GB to control up to
2 instruments, and with upgraded memory (16GB) that can be used to control up
to 4 instruments. The table below provides the minimum hardware configuration
for Workstations. It also applies to OpenLab CDS VL (Note: VL only supports 1
instrument).
Table 4 Minimum hardware configuration for workstations

OpenLab CDS Workstation OpenLab CDS WS Plus

Item

Recommended Agilent Small Form Factor HP Workstation

original bundle PC HP Z2 G5 HP Z4 G4

Processor speed 3.0 GHz or greater, 3.6 GHz or greater,

(CPU) 4 Core 4 Core

Physical memory up to 2 instrument points 16 GB

(RAM) • 8 GB
3 or more instrument points
• 16 GB

Note that at least 4 GB is reserved for the Windows operating system.

Hard disk 1 x 500 GB 7200 RPM SATA drive 2 x 500 GB or 1 TB 7200 RPM
minimum SATA drive minimum1
SSD drive recommended for better SSD drive recommended for better
performance performance
See Table 12 on page 21 See Table 12 on page 21

Graphic Resolution 1600 x 900 minimum; 1920 x 1080 recommended

RS-232 port 1 serial port required for selected instruments that are still using RS-232
communication. See instrument specifications for details.

USB port USB 2 required for installation via provided media

LAN card 100 MB/1 GB LAN for instrument control

2nd LAN card required for lab intranet connection, to isolate the
instrument's data traffic from the lab intranet connection.

Win 11 Microsoft has specific chipset requirements for Win 11. Refer to Microsoft
for details

1 If the computer has a disc array controller we recommend 2 x 1 TB in RAID1.

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PC Recommendations

Analytical Instrument Controller (AIC)

The below table is applicable for AICs with up to 6 instruments. For AIC’s
configured with fewer instruments, the amount of memory required by the
system may be decreased.
Table 5 Minimum hardware for an Instrument Controller

Item HW requirements

Recommended Agilent HP Z4 G4 with 16 GB RAM

Original Bundle PC

Processor 3.0 GHz or greater,

4 Core

Physical memory (RAM) 16 GB

ensure to reserve at least 4 GB for the Windows operating system.

Hard disk 2 x 500 GB or 1 TB 7200 RPM SATA drive minimum

SSD drive recommended for better performance
If the computer has a disc array controller Agilent recommends 2 x 1 TB
in RAID1.

RS-232 port 1 serial port required for selected instruments that are still using RS-223
communication. See instrument specifications for details.

USB port USB 2 required for installation via provided media

LAN card 100 MB/1 GB LAN for instrument control

2nd LAN card required for house, to isolate the instrument's data traffic
from the lab intranet connection.

Graphic resolution 1600 x 900 minimum

(Monitor required for 1920 x 1080 recommended
failover mode only)

Shared Services Server

A separate Shared Services server is needed for configurations with OpenLab
ECM as storage backend. For more information, please refer to the Configuring
OpenLab CDS with ECM guide. It is available from the Planning tab of the
OpenLab installer.

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Configuration Capacity

Configuration Capacity

Instrument An analytical system, made up of one or more modules that are configured
together to achieve the desired analytical functionality. Also known as a system,
i.e. an LC/MSD system.
Points The relative level of load (load value) that an instrument or module puts on a
physical or virtual system, aggregating CPU and RAM (memory) consumption.
Different types of detectors require more processing power and memory than
others, so they have been assigned higher “point” values.
Concurrent The number of simultaneous connections to the system. This includes user
sessions connections and instrument connections. For OpenLab CDS, use points as the
measure of instrumentation as this reflects both number of instruments and the
amount of data generated by each instrument system. See below for examples
of number of points per instrument type.
Instrument Connection Licenses refer to the licenses required in the software in order to run
licenses a specific instrument configuration. Note: Points do not equal instrument
connection licenses.

The instrument capacity (number of configurable instruments) per Workstation

or AIC depends on the type of instrument configured. Work with your Agilent
representative to ensure your system is configured sufficiently for your projected
number of users, concurrent sessions, instruments, and load.
You can configure any number of instruments that sum up to 4 instrument points
per OpenLab CDS Workstation (Standard configuration). Per OpenLab CDS VL
Workstation you can configure 1 instrument with up to 2 instrument points.
Table 6 Instrument Capacity of OpenLab CDS Workstations

OpenLab CDS standard configuration Supported Instrument points

Standalone Workstation Up to 4 points

Standalone Workstation with Content Management Up to 4 points

Standalone VL Workstation 1 instrument; up to 2 points

Standalone VL Workstation with Content Management 1 instrument; up to 2 points

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Configuration Capacity

Table 7 Instrument Capacity of OpenLab CDS AICs

OpenLab CDS AIC Instrument points per AIC1

Standalone PC Up to 6 points

Virtualized PC2 Up to 6 points

Networked WorkStation Up to 4 points

Client/Server Scalable, with 6 points per AIC.

1 For customers migrating from OpenLab ChemStation their existing computer hardware is supported. In
this case it is possible to configure up to 10 points per AIC. See OpenLab ChemStation documentation for
ChemStation AIC specifications

2 AIC virtualization is supported but not recommended

Load Approximations
The following tables provide some guidance how to approximate load-based
requirements for different instruments. Note that the load is also depending on
actual instrument utilization and number of users.
Table 8 Points vs Licenses – OpenLab CDS system with Agilent LC Instruments

Module Type Instrument Connection

Points Licenses

LC Instrument (= injector + pump + Agilent 2D detector1 such as 1 1

VWD)

LC 2D detector 0 0

LC 3D detector (such as DAD or (3D) FLD)2 1 1

HDR (High Dynamic Range) 2 1

MSD (Single quadrupole mass spectrograph) 2 1

OpenLab CDS Client 2 0

1 Includes any detector connected via an Analog-to-Digital converter

2 Additional Agilent DAD (if same DAD model) or a 3D-FLD, does not consume an additional license.
Non-Agilent 2D or 3D detectors require a specific own connection license.

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Configuration Capacity

Table 9 Points vs LIcenses – Openlab CDS with Agilent GC Instruments

Module Type Instrument Connection

Points (load Licenses
value)

GC Instrument (GC=Inlet + detector i.e. FID1) 1 1

Additional GC detector/ Headspace 0 0

GC Sampler e.g. PAL, Headspace 0 0

MSD (Single quadrupole mass spectrometer) 2 1

OpenLab CDS Client 2 0

1 Includes any detector connected via an Analog-to-Digital converter

Table 10 Points vs Licenses – Other OpenLab CDS system components

Instrument Connection
Points Licenses

A2D instrument1 1 12

Agilent Instrument with A2D3 0 0

Non-Agilent Instrument with A2D4 0 12

Test Services (QualA) 1 0

1 For a system that is configured using only an A2D module

2 Non-Agilent Instrument connection

3 For a system that includes an A2D module as part of a supported Agilent instrument configuration,
e.g. a 8890 with additional detector connected through A2D

4 Non-Agilent 2D or 3D detectors require a connection license on their own

The instruments points can be different for non-Agilent instruments. Please

NOTE check the respective driver documentation.

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Disk Space

Capacity approximations for some example configurations:

Table 11 Examples

System Points Connection Licenses

LC + DAD 2 points 2 Connections (1x LC + 1x LC 3D)

LC + HDR DAD 3 points 2 Connections (1 x LC + 1 x LC 3D)

LC + DAD + FLD 2 points 2 Connections (1 x LC + 1 x LC 3D)

LC + MS 3 points 2 Connections (1x LC + 1x MS)

LC + MS + DAD 4 points 3 Connections (1x LC + 1x MS + 1xLC 3D)

GC with HS 1 point 1 Connection (1x GC; HSS is 0 connections)

GC + MS 3 points 2 Connections (1x GC +1x MS)

Disk Space

Disk space requirements should be adjusted based on the number and type of
instruments and archival periodicity. Agilent recommends providing disk space
for one year of lab operation in addition to the operating system and OpenLab
CDS requirements.
Table 12 Typical expected file sizes

Run time Description Expected data size

2D data 60 min 10 Hz, 2 channel data 300-700 KB

3D data 60 min 10 Hz, 5 channel data, plus spectra at 100-300 MB

1 nm resolution from 200 to 400 nm

LC/MS data (SQ) 60 min Scan mode 20-40 MB

GC/MS data (SQ) 60 min Scan mode 50-300 MB

GC/MS data (SQ) 60 min SIM mode with 2 ions 1-3 MB

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OpenLab Server / OpenLab ECM XT configurations

OpenLab Server / OpenLab ECM XT

configurations

The choice of a specific server topology depends on the specific requirements

and constellations in your lab. The table below just provides a rough guideline.
Please check with your Agilent representative to determine the correct
configurations for your laboratory.
Table 13 OpenLab Server / OpenLab ECM XT configurations

Concurrent Sessions1 typically this corresponds to Recommended OpenLab Server

x Instruments in Lab Configuration

Up to 70 Up to 30 All-in-One server

Up to 90 Up to 50 Two-server

Up to 115 Up to 100 Four-server

Up to 290 Above 100 Scalable system

1 See section "Configuration Capacity" for details on how to calculate Concurrent Sessions for OpenLab
CDS

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General Software Requirements 24

Supported Operating Systems 25
Supported Databases 28
Virtualization 29
Licensing 33

This chapter contains the software requirements for the different components of
an OpenLab CDS system.

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General Software Requirements

General Software Requirements

Component Details

.NET Framework (64-bit)1 .NET 3.5.x

.NET 4.8 or higher2

.NET Core (64 bit) .NET 5.x

.NET 6.x

Web browser • Google Chrome 98 or higher

• Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based, as provided with the
supported OS versions)

Antivirus software 3 • Symantec Endpoint Protection (64 bit)

• Trend Micro
• Microsoft Defender Antivirus
• McAfee

1 Will be installed by the OpenLab installer if needed

2 Both Frameworks are required, they coexist.

3 The listed antivirus software has been tested and is recommended by Agilent. Support is not limited to
this software. Check the specific requirements and support of each product.

You may use a PDF viewer to open PDF manuals in OpenLab Help & Learning.
The PDF viewer is not required for the system to function correctly.

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Supported Operating Systems

Supported Operating Systems

Language Compatibility
User interfaces are displayed in the language of the Windows operating system
for the following languages:
• English
• Chinese
• Japanese
• Brazilian Portuguese
• Russian (Workstations only)
The English language OpenLab CDS software is also supported with Western
European language operating systems, provided the OS Region settings are
configured correctly.

OpenLab Server/ECM XT, as well as Test Services (QualA) are supported with
HINT English, Chinese, Japanese and Brazilian Portuguese Windows OS languages
only.

Non-localized instrument drivers are supported; They will appear in English even
when running localized versions of OpenLab CDS.
Customized locale settings might be required for Non-Agilent drivers. Please
check the localization statement in the driver documentation.

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Supported Operating Systems

Supported Operating Systems

Table 14 Supported Operating Systems by components of OpenLab CDS v2.7

Workstation Networked Client AIC

Windows Product Workstation1

Windows 11 64 bit, Professional

or Enterprise

Windows 10 64 bit, Professional

or Enterprise

Windows Server 2016 64-bit

2 3 2
Standard or Datacenter

Windows Server 2019 64-bit

2 3 2
Standard or Datacenter

1 Networked Workstation is defined as a PC machine that supports both user interaction (i.e. sample sub-
mission and data review and processing) as well as automated functions (i.e. data acquisition and auto-
mated processing and printing). For OpenLab CDS a Networked Workstation is an AIC used interactively
for sample submission and data processing.

2 supported, but not recommended

3 virtual environment

Table 15 Supported versions of Microsoft Windows

OpenLab CDS v2.4 v2.5 v2.6 v2.7

Windows Product1

Windows 11 Pro (64 bit) 21H2

Windows 11 Enterprise 21H2

(64 bit)2

Windows 10 Pro (64 bit)2 21H1 or greater

20H2 or greater 20H2
2004
1909 or greater
1803 1809
1709
1703

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Supported Operating Systems

Table 15 Supported versions of Microsoft Windows

OpenLab CDS v2.4 v2.5 v2.6 v2.7

1
Windows Product

Windows 10 Enterprise 21H1 or greater

(64 bit)2 1909 or greater
1803 1809 or greater
1709
1703

Windows 10 LTSC/LTSB Check FAQ on Agilent.com /

OpenLab CDS 3

Windows 8.1
Pro/Enterprise

Windows 7 Pro SP1

/Enterprise

Windows Server 20224

Windows Server SAC

Windows Server 2019 Standard Standard Standard

Data Center Data Center Data Center

Windows Server 2016 Standard Standard Standard Standard

Data Center Data Center Data Center Data Center

Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard

Data Center

1 Agilent supports the versions supported at release per Windows life-cycle fact sheet (https://docs.micro-
soft.com/en-us/lifecycle/faq/windows). Agilent expects, but cannot guarantee, that newer minor product
versions will be compatible.

2 Agilent does not support use on Windows Home Edition, or Windows Education Edition.

3 (https://www.agilent.com/en/support/software-informatics/analytical-software-suite/chromatography-dat
a-systems/openlab-cds/faq-openlab-cds-ltsc) . Any system using LTSC must be managed under a cus-
tom support agreement.

4 All Windows Server compatibility is provided per ECM XT/OpenLab Server compatibility. Other content
management compatibility is defined by that product.

Agilent may ship any supported Windows version. Updating to a different version
is the responsibility of the end user and is not part of standard installation
process.

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Supported Databases

Supported Databases

OpenLab CDS supports PostgreSQL databases for hosting the Data Repository.
OpenLab CDS Workstation Plus uses a PostgreSQL database for Shared
Services, the Data Repository and Content Management. It is installed and
configured automatically during installation. Agilent supports only the use of the
PostgreSQL version as installed by the OpenLab software.

If you are using OpenLab Server/ECM XT or OpenLab ECM to store data, please
refer to the respective product documentation for information on supported
databases.
For information on Databases for Shared Services Server please check the
manual Configuring OpenLab CDS with OpenLab ECM.

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Virtualization

Virtualization

OpenLab CDS supports two separate virtualization technologies: Application

Publishing Technologies such as Microsoft Remote Desktop Services
(RDS/Terminal Server) and Operating System Virtualization Technologies such as
Hyper-V for Windows Server, sometimes known as hardware virtualization. Basic
machine and processing requirements do not change when virtualizing your
machine. Ensure to comply with the recommendations provided in this guide.

Thin Client or Remote Access

OpenLab CDS clients can be virtualized on application virtualization platforms
like Citrix. OpenLab CDS clients have been tested with the following virtualization
software. Note that the resource requirements are equal to those of the physical
machines. On-Premises VM hosts must be at less than 50% capacity (client
side).
Tested client application publishing software
• Microsoft Remote Desktop Services (RDS/Terminal Server) for Windows
Server 2016 and 2019
Additional information (Microsoft):
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/remote/remote-desktop-
services/rds-deploy-infrastructure
• Citrix XenApp for Windows Server 2016 and 2019
Tested revision: 7.15u2. Additional information (Citrix):
https://docs.citrix.com/en-us/citrix-application-delivery-management-softwa
re/current-release/deploy.html
For Citrix or plain Windows RDS, at least the OpenLab Control Panel needs to be
registered on the server side to be shared for 'thin client' access. For the default
installation folder this is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Agilent Technologies\OpenLab
Services\UI\Agilent.OpenLab.ControlPanel.exe.
Further programs to optionally register for sharing are:
• OpenLab Help and Learning - C:\Program Files (x86)\Agilent Technologies\
OpenLabHelp\en\index.htm
• Parts Finder - C:\Program Files (x86)\Agilent Technologies\Parts Finder\Parts
Finder\PartsFinder.exe
• IMPORT - eMethod - C:\Program Files (x86)\Agilent Technologies\
eMethodWizard\Agilent.eMethodWizard.OpenLabCDS.exe

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2 Software Requirements
Virtualization

Terminating client sessions when there is data in the File Upload Queue will
NOTE result in data loss (for example, when reprocessing a large data set).
To avoid the risk of data loss do not use aggressive session management
settings that automatically terminate client sessions as a way to save server
resources. Session management should only disconnect idle sessions but not
terminate them.

Be aware of a potential conflict when using an All-in-one Citrix environment: Both

NOTE Citrix and OpenLab CDS use port 27000 for the License Manager Daemon. See
“Firewall Settings” on page 41.

Users opening Data Analysis in a restricted mode (Snapshot, Review completed

NOTE Injections) may lose access to their Data Analysis sessions in Citrix / RDS
OpenLab CDS environments. This could occur when a user closes the Citrix
session but not DA. When restarting Citrix, this user may be distributed to a
different Citrix client.
To minimize the risk of losing unsaved changes to your results in restricted Data
Analysis mode, Agilent recommends to always allocate the user to Citrix / RDS
clients for one entire work day or shift (8-10) hours, rather than just 30 min. This
mitigates the risk that the restricted Data Analysis closes automatically without
saving, due to loss of user server allocation within the 30 minute persistence
time.

Tested Operating System virtualization software

• VMware vSphere (64 bit) for Windows Server 2016 and 2019
• Hyper-V (64 bit) for Windows Server 2016 and 2019

To prevent OpenLab CDS licensing issues when using client application

NOTE virtualization software, disable the (default) dynamic MAC address.
The product licensing is based on the MAC address of the server or Workstation
/ Workstation Plus. A change of MAC address, will break licensing and the
application won't be functional.

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Virtualization

WAN or Cloud – OpenLab Architecture Concept

CDS 2.x Distributed + ECM XT 2.x
(Mixed) (MS-SQL) (Thin Clients)

(Thin)CDSClients
CDSClient(Host) RDSClient
RDSServer CitrixClient
OL/DBServer CitrixXenApp VMHorizonClient
VMHorizon HyperͲVClient
ECMXT2.xServer
Database(s) HyperͲV

Corporate LAN
WAN
Corporate LAN
CDS2.xAIC

Domain/DNS

Domain/DNS

Lab (isolated) VLAN/LAN

NonͲAgilent
AgilentLC’s AgilentGC’s Instruments

Agilent Agilent
LCMS GCMS

Figure 5 Example Topology

Please contact Agilent if you are interested in other application publishing

technologies such as VMWare Horizon View.

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Virtualization

Analytical Instrument Controllers (AIC)

Virtualizing AICs is supported with VMWare vSphere.
Agilent does not recommend virtualizing AICs due to the added risks associated
with not locating the AIC near to the instrumentation. The Instrument-to-AIC
connection is outside of the OpenLab communication redundancy protocols and,
to reduce the chance of non-recoverable communication issues, it is
recommended that this connection be in a local network. It is the responsibility of
the customer to make the appropriate risk assessment when choosing where
and how to deploy the AIC within their environment.

More Information
See the Technical Overview Virtualizing OpenLab CDS Client/Server Systems
(5994-3609EN) for more detail.
For details on virtualization of OpenLab servers contact your Agilent support
representative.

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Licensing

Licensing

OpenLab CDS uses FlexNet Publisher (v. 11.12) for the distribution and tracking
of license entitlements. This software is installed with the OpenLab CDS
components.

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3 Network Specifications

Introduction 35
Network Specifications 36
About LAN Communications 39
Power Management 39
Specific Requirements for Compliant Systems 40
Firewall Settings 41
OpenLab Server /OpenLab ECM XT 42
ECM XT Add-ons 45
OpenLab CDS AICs 46
OpenLab CDS Clients 48
Instrument Communication 50
OpenLab ECM 3.x Server 51
OpenLab ECM 3.x Clients 52
Dynamic Ports 53

This chapter provides network specifications for an OpenLab CDS system.

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3 Network Specifications
Introduction

Introduction

OpenLab CDS 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.
Use of other network topologies, such as wide area networks (WAN), are
considered non- standard configurations and it is your responsibility to ensure
performance to these specifications.

The communication path between instruments and workstations or instrument

NOTE controllers is intolerant of latency, competitive traffic or service interruptions. For
this reason, the instruments and their controllers should be on an isolated
network segment. This means there should be no routing within the segment,
switching must provide dedicated resources for instrument communication, and
the segment should have no other traffic including broadcast messages or
network management traffic.
Failure to isolate instrument traffic properly may make data acquisition
unreliable.

Servers used in an OpenLab CDS environment (for example, OpenLab Server or

license server) must be accessible via http or https in the network. This might
require adjusting the proxy settings.
Cloud topologies are supported for OpenLab CDS. Please see “Cloud Services
Compatibility” on page 13 for details.

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Network Specifications

Network Specifications

The specifications provided below apply to one or several of the following

OpenLab network points:
• Client running OpenLab CDS
• Analytical Instrument Controller (AIC)
• Content Management server (OpenLab Server / ECM XT, or OpenLab ECM
3.x)
• Shared Services Server (only in conjunction with OpenLab ECM 3.x.)
• Database Server
• File Server
The following diagram gives an overview of OpenLab network recommendations.
Depending on the OpenLab products you have configured, your network may or
may not include all of the network components described here.

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Network Specifications

Table 16 Basic network requirements

Network Specification description Specification

Max MTU for Local Interfaces > 999

MTU size MTU size on all segments of the packet path is the same

IP Address Resolution Time (DNS <= 20 ms

Resolution) <= 200 ms server to Internet

Number of hops between two network <= 4

points <= 2 for Shared Services Server / SQL Server, or
Shared Services Server / Content Management Server

Packet loss <= 5 %

Percentage of loss by using ICMP 0%

protocol

Ping latency <= 100 ms

Bandwidth > 12 Mbps

Overall throughput for TCP and UDP >= 10 Mbps

protocols >= 100 Mbps for Shared Services Server and SQL Server
>= 100 Mbps for Shared Services Server and Content
Management Server
>= 100 Mbps for ECM Server and Client

Connectivity from server component to All queries are executed successfully. Execution time is < 1
Active Directory through LDAP: s per query.
• Retrieve 2000 users from AD
• Get all available domains
• Get global catalog

All domains trusted from the currently All domain controllers are available, have the correct
running domain: version and global catalog is enabled. All LDAP checks for
• Domain Controller is available and each domain controller are within specification.
the tool can establish connection
• Requires domain functional levels
Windows Server 2008 or higher
• Global catalog is enabled
• Run all standard LDAP Checks

Domain names Consistent with RFC-1034

TLS Protocol TLS 1.2, or TLS 1.3

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Network Specifications

Table 17 Additional network requirements for Shared Services Server and Domain Controller
Server

Check Specification

Response time to LDAP queries <= 20 ms

Additional network specifications for connections with a DNS Server:

• Shared Service Server and DNS Server
• ECM Server and DNS Server
• SQL Server and DNS Server
• Client and DNS Server
Table 18 Additional network specifications for DNS Server

Check Specification

Response time for forward lookup like nslookup <= 20 ms

Response time for reverse lookup like nslookup <= 20 ms

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About LAN Communications

About LAN Communications

When using LAN communications to connect workstations to an instrument, use

one of these methods:
• Connect via an isolated switch using standard CAT-5 network cabling
• LAN communication hardware should be 100/1000 Mbps (or higher) speed
capable.

The J4100 Jet Direct Card is not supported. For example, use a G1369 LAN
NOTE interface card instead.

• NIC teaming: LAN cards should not be teamed on workstations, instrument

controllers, or clients.
• LAN communication must be on the same subnet as instruments, and
preferably on the same segment.

See the separate driver installation guides for further information regarding
NOTE vendor specific instrument connections. GPIB or RS232 might be required.

Power Management

Avoid data capture or transfer interruptions in your data acquisition system by

making network communication cards available for instrument and system
component communications.
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.

1
View the items by icon to see a list of all items.

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Specific Requirements for Compliant Systems

Specific Requirements for Compliant Systems

If you intend to use your system in a compliant environment, ensure the following
settings related to time synchronization:
• Your network must have a time synchronization service to make sure that all
systems are using a consistent and valid time.
• To ensure that users cannot change the time, users must not operate using
an administrator account.

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3 Network Specifications
Firewall Settings

Firewall Settings

If you are using a third party firewall or anti-virus software on a network with
OpenLab CDS, the firewall ports listed in this section may not be in use by other
applications to allow communication between the system components of
OpenLab CDS. These apply to workstations as well as to Client/Server systems
as component communications rely on these communication channels.
For any mixed distributed configurations (clients or server) also the ports
required for v2.6 need to be opened and available. The System Preparation Tool
(SPT) of OpenLab installer will check the ports during installation, and set up
firewall rules that apply including v2.6 to allow for mixed mode configurations
during upgrade.

The ports listed only in the column for v2.6 and earlier, are not needed for pure
NOTE new installations of v2.7. They may be closed manually.
Local ports are used for internal communications only and do not need to be
opened in the firewall.

Terms used in the following tables

ATS Audit Trail Service

CertSvc Certificate Service

CM Content Management

DCS Data Collection Service

DR Data Repository

OLSS OpenLab Shared Services

Ports in bold are required in secure systems.

NOTE

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3 Network Specifications
Firewall Settings

OpenLab Server /OpenLab ECM XT

Table 19 OpenLab Server - Inbound Rules

Application v2.7 or higher v2.6 or earlier Remote Comments/Description

System
Protocol Port Protocol Port

CM Server1 FTP 21 FTP 21 Any [Optional] Only if FTP service is

turned on for OpenLab Server. By
default it is off

OpenLab Reverse HTTP :80/ HTTP :80/ Any OpenLab Reverse Proxy
Proxy (Apache
HTTPD) HTTPS :443/ HTTPS :443/ Any OpenLab Reverse Proxy

OLSS Diagnostics HTTPS 443 TCP 3424 Clients, Used for collecting diagnostic logs
AICs,
Servers

Content TCP 5432 TCP 5432 Alfresco Required for secure system on
Management PostgreSQL systems
PostgreSQL Server For database access

DR PostgreSQL TCP 5433 TCP 5433 DR Required for Sample Scheduler

Server Services Desktop or configuration
Database port (Firewall rule gets
applied during installation of DR)
Used by all internal and external
applications + services, which
connect against DR/PG: e.g. DCS,
Audit Trail Service, Test Services,
Sample Scheduler Desktop Client

CM Server1 HTTP 5701 TCP 5701 Cluster OpenLab scalable servers,

Servers between the nodes

Data Collection HTTPS :443/openlab/dcs HTTPS 52088 ChemSta DCS (until CDS 2.4, ChemStation)
Service2 tion ECM XT (may or may not be
HTTP 6328 (used by HTTP 6328 ECM XT remote)
ECM XT) (used by Server
ECM XT)

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Firewall Settings

Table 19 OpenLab Server - Inbound Rules

Application v2.7 or higher v2.6 or earlier Remote Comments/Description

System
Protocol Port Protocol Port

OLSS Server TCP 6570 TCP 6570 Clients, OpenLab Licensing (Flexera)
AICs Server

HTTPS 443 TCP 6577 Clients, OpenLab Shared Services WCF

(WCF) (WCF) AICs APIs

- - HTTP 6624 Clients, Legacy Shared Services REST API,

AICs, Legacy Licensing Support service
others REST API

HTTPS 443 TCP 8084 Clients, Licensing API

AICs

HTTP 8090 HTTP 8085 Clients, OpenLab Licensing view-only web

8098, 8099 - 8099 AICs UI (Flexera). Default is 8090. Other
ports may be used if 8090 is in use

TCP 27000 TCP 27000 Clients, OpenLab Licensing (Flexera)

- 27009 - 27009 AICs Server

OLSS Server (REST HTTP 66253 HTTP 6625 Clients, (SSL Termination) Shared Services
API) HTTPS 443 HTTPS 443 AICs REST API, Licensing Support
service REST API

CM Server1 HTTP localhost:8006 HTTP 8006 Internal Content Management Server

for CM

HTTPS 8443 HTTPS 8443 CM and Required for secure system on

Index 4-server and scalable only
Server OpenLab Server website and REST
APIs for index service

CM Search Service4 HTTPS 8983 HTTPS 8983 Index Search Service

server Required for secure system on
4-server and scalable only

CM Server1 HTTP localhost:9083 HTTP 9083 Internal OpenLab Server website and REST
APIs (accessed via Reverse Proxy
only)

Test Services HTTPS :443/testservices/ HTTPS 9092 Any The port number can be changed
(QualA) Web Service :443/openlab/ca/ using QualA Config tool
(REST APIs and
website)

Test Services HTTPS :443/testservicess HTTPS :52088/o Any Central Management Service
(QualA) Central erver/ penlab/te manages scheduling and email
Management stservice notifications for Test Services
Service sserver/

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Firewall Settings

Table 19 OpenLab Server - Inbound Rules

Application v2.7 or higher v2.6 or earlier Remote Comments/Description

System
Protocol Port Protocol Port

Reverse Proxy HTTP 12876 HTTP 12876 Internal Reverse Proxy Configuration
Configuration Service hosts REST APIs to
Service5 configure the Reverse Proxy Server
Disabled after install

DCS2 HTTPS :443/openlab/dcs HTTPS 52088 Any Required in secure systems for
backwards compatibility with older
CertSvc6
HTTPS /openlab/certservi HTTPS 52088 clients/servers
ATS
ce/ Certificate Service
OLSS Server
• Required for internal
communication on secure
systems
• Not required in a secure
configuration for incoming
traffic
Not required for secure systems:
• Data Collection Service,
• Audit Trail Service

RabbitMQ Server TCP 5671 TCP 5671, Any AMQP Ports (HTTPS)
5672

15671 15671, Any RabbitMQ Management UI

15672 (HTTPS)

4369 4369 Server, Peer discovery service (used by

Clients RabbitMQ nodes and CLI tools)

Sample Scheduler HTTPS 443 HTTPS 52088 Any

Webserver,
Orchestrator,
DB-Management

1 C:\Program Files (x86)\Agilent Technologies\OpenLAB Data Store\tomcat\bin\tomcat8.exe

2 C:\Program Files\Agilent Technologies\OpenLab Data Collection Server\Bin\DataCollectionService.exe

3 As of 2.7, called only by OpenLab Installer

4 C:\Program Files (x86)\Agilent Technologies\OpenLAB Data Store\java\bin\java.exe

5 C:\Program Files (x86)\Agilent Technologies\OpenLab Reverse Proxy Configuration Service\ConfigurationService\Agilent.Open-

Lab.ReverseProxy.ConfigurationService.exe

6 No program configured in Windows Firewall - exe path is: C:\Program Files\Agilent Technologies\OpenLab Certificate Service\
Bin\Agilent.OpenLab.CertService.CertServiceCore.exe

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Firewall Settings

Table 20 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 different.

OLSS Server TCP/UDP 53 DNS Server DNS

OLSS Server TCP/UDP 67, 68 DHCP Server DHCP or BootP

OLSS Server TCP 137 NetBios WINS For NetBios/Name resolution for NT Share
-139

OLSS Server TCP 389 LDAP Server LDAP

OLSS Server TCP 445 NAS/Share Server Server Message Block (SMB). Used for storage on a
remote NAS share.

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 Server Only when using external PostgreSQL Server.
Configurable

ECM XT Add-ons
Table 21 ECM XT Add-ons - Inbound Rules

Application Protocol Port Remote System Description

Import Scheduler HTTP 9091 Server, Services for Import Scheduler communication port for Web UI
CM and REST API

Import Scheduler HTTPS 9093 Server, Services for Import Scheduler communication port for Web UI
CM and REST API

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Firewall Settings

OpenLab CDS AICs

Table 22 AIC - Inbound Rules

Application v2.7 or higher v2.6 or earlier Remote Comments/Description

System
Protocol Port Protocol Port

OLSS Storage Client TCP 2886 localhost Local traffic only, does not require
open port
OpenLab Automation Service
(Work Area, Buffered Upload)

OLSS Diagnostics HTTPS 443 TCP 3424 Clients, WCF. Used for collecting
(WCF) (WCF) AICs, troubleshooting logs
Server

OLSS Storage Client HTTPS 443 HTTP 6628 Clients Remote Work Area REST API

Test Services HTTPS :443/testservices/ HTTPS 9092 Any Test Services Web Service hosts
(QualA) Website & :443/openlab/ca REST APIs and website on this
REST APIs port. The port number can be
changed using Test Services
Config tool.

Acquisition WS :443/openlab/Acq TCP 9753 CDS 2.5 or earlier messaging

usitionServices communication1

WS :443/openlab/Acq HTTPS 9753 Clients CDS 2.6 messaging

uisitionServices/{I
communication2
HTTPS D}
HTTPS 443
CDS 2.7 or later messaging
443
communication 3

Sample Scheduler HTTPS 443 HTTPS 52088 Clients CDS 2.7 or later - messaging
Agent communication4

1 Reverse proxy is not installed and communication is TCP based

2 Reverse proxy is installed but dormant, so 9753 is used directly

3 Reverse proxy is installed and active; all incoming connections are routed through the proxy

4 Reverse proxy is installed and active; all incoming connections are routed through the proxy

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Firewall Settings

Table 23 AIC - Outbound Rules

Application Protocol Port Remote System Description

TCP/UDP 53 DNS Server DNS

TCP/UDP 67, 68 DHCP Server DHCP or BootP

Content TCP 80 OpenLab Server OpenLab Server website and REST APIs
Management
TCP 443 OpenLab Server OpenLab Server secure website & secure REST APIs.
Needed only if HTTPS is used

OLSS Client API HTTPS 443 OpenLab Server OpenLab Shared Services WCF APIs

OLSS Licensing API TCP 6570 OpenLab Server OpenLab Licensing (Flexera) Server

Control Panel HTTPS 443 OpenLab Server Shared Services REST API, Licensing Support service
REST API

TCP 8084 Clients, AICs Licensing API

TCP 8090, OpenLab Server OpenLab Licensing view-only Web UI (Flexera).

8098, 8099 Default is 8090. If 8090 is in use, other ports may be
used

TCP 27000 OpenLab Server OpenLab Licensing (Flexera) Server

- 27009

OLCF Data HTTPS 443 OpenLab Server Data Collection Service

Collection API, Data HTTP 6328 6328 used as fallback only if HTTPS is not available
Collection Agent

Sample Scheduler HTTPS 443 OpenLab Server Sample Scheduler, connection to Orchestrator
service

Please see the instruments "outbound" section at “Instrument

Communication” on page 50 for additional ports that certain drivers listen on for
incoming communications from instruments.
Firewalls on AICs must be configured to allow such traffic.

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Firewall Settings

OpenLab CDS Clients

Table 24 CDS Client - Inbound Rules

Application v2.7 or higher v2.6 or earlier Remote Comments/Description

System
Protocol Port Protocol Port

OLSS Storage Client - - TCP 2886 localhost OpenLab Automation Service

(work area, buffered upload)
Local traffic only, does not require
open port

Control Panel TCP 3424 TCP 3424 Clients, Used for collecting diagnostics
AICs, logs
Servers

Test Services HTTPS 9092 (optional)1 HTTPS 9092 Any Test Services Web Service hosts
(QualA) REST APIs and website on port
9092 1

1 It is not necessary to open this port in the firewall for the tool to work. Users can load the web UI and access REST APIs using
https://localhost:9092/ from local system (client) itself. However if remote access it required, then this port should be open in the
firewall and users can access https://<client-fqdn>:9092/ from remote systems. PS 1: Reverse Proxy is not available on Client
systems. PS 2: The port number can be changed using QualA Config tool.

Table 25 CDS Client Outbound Rules

Application Protocol Port Remote System Description/Comments

TCP/UDP 53 DNS Server DNS

TCP/UDP 67, 68 DHCP Server DHCP or BootP

TCP 80 OpenLab Server OpenLab Server website and REST APIs

TCP 443 OpenLab Server OpenLab Server secure website and secure REST
APIs. Needed only if HTTPS is used.

OLSS Client API HTTPS 443 OpenLab Server OpenLab Shared Services WCF APIs

OLSS Licensing API TCP 6570 OpenLab Server OpenLab Licensing (Flexera) Server

Control Panel TCP 8084 Clients, AICs Licensing API (WCF)

HTTP 8090 OpenLab Server OpenLab Licensing view-only web UI (Flexera).

8098, 8099 Default is 8090. If 8090 is in use, other ports may be
used.

TCP 27000 OpenLab Server OpenLab Licensing (Flexera )Server

- 27009

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Firewall Settings

Table 25 CDS Client Outbound Rules

Application Protocol Port Remote System Description/Comments

Acquisition TCP 9753 CDS 2.5 or earlier

Messaging HTTPS 9753 AIC CDS 2.6
communication HTTPS 443 CDS 2.7 or later

Acquisition HTTPS 443 AIC Agilent OpenLab remote work area. Client talks to
AICs on this port

OLCF Data HTTPS 443 OpenLab Server Data Collection Service, 6328 used as fallback only if
Collection API, HTTPS is not available
Data Collection HTTP 6328
Agent

Sample Scheduler HTTPS 443 OpenLab Server, Sample Scheduler

AIC Sample Scheduler Desktop Client / Configuration
TCP 5433 OpenLab Server OLDR connection (only if activated, only if OLDR
configuration)

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Firewall Settings

Instrument Communication
Table 26 Instruments - Inbound Rules

Protocol Port Remote System Description

TCP, UDP 20 AIC, Workstation (FTP) GC MSD Firmware installation (SQ 597*,
Triple-Quad 70**)
TCP 21 AIC, Workstation

TCP 22 AIC, Workstation (SFTP) Firmware installation & SmartCard Trace

for some instruments (e.g. 7000 series
GC-Triple-Quad, 7200A GC-QTOF)

TCP, UDP 23 AIC, Workstation (Telnet) GC MSD Firmware installation (SQ 597*,
Triple-Quad 70**)

UDP 69 AIC, Workstation (TFTP) Required for communication with legacy

instruments (Jet Direct Cards)

TCP 111, 1004, 1007, AIC, Workstation LC/MS instrument communication

1024-1026 GC MSD instrument communication

TCP 2883-2886 AIC, Workstation GC MSD instrument control (5975, 5973 MSD)
3068, 3071 (proprietary/SunRPC/TCP)

TCP 4879 AIC, Workstation Instrument communication (Headspace)

TCP 5813 AIC, Workstation GC MSD Firmware installation (ICMP/Ping)

TCP 5973 AIC, Workstation GC MSD instrument control

(proprietary/SunRPC/TCP)

TCP 7972, 7973 AIC, Workstation GC MSD instrument control (597* MSD): Slick
protocol

TCP 8194 AIC, Workstation PAL3, data subscription

TCP 9001, 9002 AIC, Workstation Instrument communication (GC, LC)

TCP 9100 AIC, Workstation Instrument communication (GC, LC, 35900)

TCP 9101, 9110 AIC, Workstation Instrument communication (GC, LC)

TCP 10000-10020 AIC, Workstation Instrument communication (GC 78xx, 88xx, 9000)

TCP 30718 AIC, Workstation Instrument utilities

TCP 55055-55057 AIC, Workstation Instrument utilities

UDP 55065 AIC, Workstation GC MSD instrument control

TCP 60000 AIC, Workstation PAL XT communication

TCP 61001 AIC, Workstation Instrument utilities

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Firewall Settings

Table 26 Instruments - Inbound Rules

Protocol Port Remote System Description

TCP 64000, 64001 AIC, Workstation PAL3 communication

TCP 64500 AIC, Workstation PAL3, plain socket protocol

Table 27 Instruments - Outbound Rules

Protocol Port Remote System Description

TCP/UDP 53 DNS Server DNS

TCP/UDP 67, 68 DHCP Server DNS or BootP

TCP 7980 - 7983 AIC, Workstation GC MSD - Reverse Slick

OpenLab ECM 3.x Server

Table 28 ECM 3.x Server - Inbound Rules

Application 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.

Reverse Proxy HTTP 12876 Internal (localhost Reverse Proxy Configuration Service hosts REST
Configuration only) APIs to configure the Reverse Proxy Server's
Service1 configuration file. Currently, this modifies the Apache
HTTPD server's httpd.conf file.

1 C:\Program Files (x86)\Agilent Technologies\OpenLab Reverse Proxy Configuration Service\ConfigurationService\Agilent.Open-

Lab.ReverseProxy.ConfigurationService.exe

Table 29 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

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Firewall Settings

Table 29 ECM 3.x Server - Outbound Rules

Protocol Port Remote System Description

TCP/UDP 67, DHCP Server DHCP or BootP

68

UDP 161 SNMP Server Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

TCP 389 LDAP Server LDAP

TCP 636 Secure LDAP Secure LDAP

Server

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 If caller is a Service

Service

TCP 18211 ECM Comm If caller is Forms Host

Service

OpenLab ECM 3.x Clients

Table 30 ECM 3.x Client - Inbound Rules

Protocol Port Remote System Description

TCP 1801 MSMQ MSMQ messages used in ECM Scheduler

Agent

Table 31 ECM 3.x Client - Outbound Rules

Protocol Port Remote System Description

TCP/UDP 53 DNS Server DNS

TCP/UDP 67, DHCP Server DHCP or BootP

68

UDP 161 SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol

(SNMP)

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Firewall Settings

Table 31 ECM 3.x Client - Outbound Rules

Protocol Port Remote System Description

TCP 389 LDAP Server LDAP

TCP 636 Secure LDAP Server Secure LDAP

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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4 System Preparation Tool

Use the System Preparation Tool 55

Reference of SPT Checks 58

The System Preparation Tool (SPT) checks and applies Windows settings on
your machine.

The SPT only checks that minimum requirements are met. Work with your
NOTE Agilent representative to ensure your system is configured sufficiently for your
projected number of users, instruments, and load.

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Use the System Preparation Tool

Use the System Preparation Tool

The settings are also applied automatically when you run the OpenLab installer.
Running the SPT in advance helps you to shorten the installation process and
gives you an overview of both mandatory and recommended settings.
1 Optional: Copy the entire content of the USB media to a local drive or
centralized folder, then remove the USB media from the PC.
2 To open the installer, right-click the setup.exe file, and run it as administrator.

If User Account Control (UAC) is switched on, this step requires active
NOTE confirmation to continue.

3 On the start screen, select OpenLab CDS, and click OK.

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Use the System Preparation Tool

4 From the Planning tab, select System Preparation Tool.

The System Preparation Tool window opens.

5 Select the product configuration corresponding to your system:
• For a Workstation with file system storage, select OpenLab
CDS~2.7~Workstation~Win10 or OpenLab CDS~2.7~Workstation~Win11.
• For a Workstation with Content Management, select OpenLab
CDS~2.7~WorkstationPlus~Win10 or OpenLab
CDS~2.7~WorkstationPlus~Win11
For AICs:
• OpenLab CDS~2.7~AIC~Win10
• OpenLab CDS~2.7~AIC~Win11
• OpenLab CDS~2.7~AIC~Win2016
• OpenLab CDS~2.7~AIC~Win2019
For clients:
• OpenLab (CDS, ECMXT)~2.7~(Client, CMServices)~Win10
• OpenLab (CDS, ECMXT)~2.7~(Client, CMServices)~Win11
• OpenLab (CDS, ECMXT)~2.6~(Client, CMServices)~Win2016
• OpenLab (CDS, ECMXT)~2.6~(Client, CMServices)~Win2019
Click Continue. The installer automatically applies all mandatory Windows
settings to ensure proper installation.
6 Select which recommended settings to apply to the system.
There are several recommended settings that can improve the performance
and stability of your system, but do not need to be completed to deploy the
application. The recommended settings are listed after the mandatory
settings.

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Use the System Preparation Tool

You can clear the check boxes for recommended settings. Mandatory
settings cannot be cleared. Recommended actions are selected by default
and will be applied unless they are cleared.
For more information on mandatory and recommended settings, see
“Reference of SPT Checks” on page 58.
7 Click Apply Fixes to apply the correct settings.
The System Preparation Tool attempts to fix the selected settings and
displays the new status on the Update Configuration page. All actions are
saved to a log file. A link to the log file is provided at the bottom of the page.
8 Click Next to proceed to the System Preparation Report page.
The System Preparation Report is displayed. It lists the new status for all
selected settings.
The System Preparation Report is saved to disk. Its location is shown at the
top of the page.
9 Click Print Report to print the System Preparation Report.
You may print to a file, for example, using the Adobe PDF printer, and add
comments.
10 The System Preparation Report lists any mandatory or recommended
settings that are not automatically updated by the System Preparation Tool.
Follow the instructions provided in the Actions Required section of the System
Preparation report to manually update operating system settings.
11 Click Finish.
12 Reboot your system if requested to do so.

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Reference of SPT Checks

Reference of SPT Checks

Table 32 Mandatory settings

Name Workstation Client AIC OpenLab Server

Workstation Plus CM Services ECM XT
OLSS Server

Programs and Features

Enable/deploy .NET Framework 3.5

Tcp Port Sharing and Activation

Windows Communication Foundation

Non-HTTP Activation

.NET Framework 4.X Advanced Services1

Telnet Client

TFTP Client

System

Local Group Policy Requirements2

Set Services Timeout

HTTP service

Set Services Timeout

Power options

Set preferred plan to High performance

Set "Put the computer to sleep" to "Never for

Performance Power Plan"

Set "Turn off hard disk" after to "Never for

Performance Power Plan"

Disable Quick Start

Security Options: Set Sharing and security

model for local accounts to Classic

Network: Disable Power Management options

for Network Adapter

1 W10/W11 only

2 Local Group Policy Requirements for OpenLab: - Set "Hide entry points for Fast User Switching" to Enabled - Adds “Users” group to
"Access this computer from the network" setting

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Table 33 System Checks

Name Workstation Client AIC OpenLab Server

Workstation Plus CM Services ECM XT
OLSS Server

CPU

Minimum Memory

OS Compatibility

OS Minimum Version 1

OS Architecture (64 bit)1

Screen Resolution

Language Compatibility

Network Availability - Verify active network

adapter

Ports - configuration

1 W10/W11 only

Table 34 Recommendet Settings

Name Workstation Client AIC OpenLab Server

Workstation CM Services ECM XT
Plus OLSS Server

System - Startup and recovery settings

System - Turn off system protection (restore

points) for all drives1

Indexing options - Disable indexing options for

all drives and locations

Offline Maps - Disable metered connections

and map updates

Windows Update - Disable windows update

service

Tablet mode: Enable desktop mode2

Windows Explorer - Enable navigation panel2

Personalization - Disable transparency effects2

Personalization - Disable advertising info

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Reference of SPT Checks

Table 34 Recommendet Settings

Name Workstation Client AIC OpenLab Server

Workstation CM Services ECM XT
Plus OLSS Server

Personalization - Combine taskbar buttons

Personalization - Disable advertising info

1 W10/W11 only

2 Windows 10 only

Table 35 Actions Required section of the SPT report (Settings need to be checked and updated manually)

Name Workstation Client AIC OpenLab Server

Workstation CM Services ECM XT
Plus OLSS Server

Windows Update - Apply pending updates

Windows activation

System domain membership

Region - Change system locale

File Explorer - Display Settings

Recycle Bin - Set Recycle Bin properties

System - Performance Settings

Privacy - Set privacy settings

Apps - Default browser

Personalization - Turn off show lockscreen

background picture

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Instrument Drivers 62
Agilent LC, SFC, and CE Instrument support 64
Recommended Firmware 64
Supported LC modules 65
Agilent Supercritical Fluid Chromatography (SFC) Modules 74
Capillary Electrophoresis (CE) Instruments 75
Agilent LC/MS Instrument support 76
Agilent GC System and Sampler support 78
Agilent GC System support 78
Agilent GC Autosampler support 80
Agilent Headspace Sampler support 81
Agilent CTC Sampler support 82
Mini Thermal Desorber 83
Agilent GC/MS Instrument support 84
Other supported Agilent Instruments 85
Non-Agilent Instruments 86
OpenLab CDS VL Workstation and OpenLab CDS VL Workstation Plus
Instruments 88

This chapter provides information on the instruments supported by the current

revision of OpenLab CDS and the required respective instrument drivers and
firmware revisions.

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Instrument Drivers

Instrument Drivers

The following Agilent instrument drivers are packaged with the OpenLab CDS 2.7
software.
Table 36 Agilent driver packages shipped with OpenLab CDS 2.7

RC .Net Instrument Driver Driver Software Installed by

Revision default

Agilent LC and CE 3.4.661

Agilent LC/MS SQ 2.5.xx

Agilent ELSD 1.8

Agilent GC 3.7

Agilent GC/MS SQ 1.4.xx

Agilent Micro GC 2.3.x

Agilent Gas Analyser 2.7

Agilent G1888 Headspace 1.09.2.7

Agilent 7697A-8697 Headspace 3.3

35900E A/D Converter 2.3.53

Agilent SS420X A/D Converter 1.2

Agilent Data Player 2.4

Agilent CTC PAL 3 (for GC only) 2.5

Agilent CTC PAL-xt B.01.08

1 NOTE: LC&CE driver version 3.5 or higher is required to use the extended CE workflow, for
non-RC.Net Method Import (2DLC), and for the whole feature set provided by the Modify instrument
configuration in CDS Client permission.

Drivers that are not automatically installed by the OpenLab CDS installer can be
found on the media under Setup\Packages\Add-ons. To install these drivers see
section Install or Upgrade Driver Software in chapter 2 of your OpenLab CDS
Workstation, or Clients and Instrument Controller guide.
Agilent driver software is forward compatible with respect to firmware, i.e. the
firmware can be updated without the need of updating the driver or CDS. Note
that Agilent and other vendors release drivers and firmware independent of the
OpenLab CDS releases.

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Instrument Drivers

Instrument driver versions must always match in a networked system.

NOTE
Accidental use of a method from a different driver version, and accidental
launching of an AIC instrument from a client with a mismatched driver version
will have unpredictable behavior, including subtle errors that might not be
spotted immediately.

More information on instrument drivers and firmware is available in the

respective driver release notes.

Non-Agilent Instrument Drivers

OpenLab CDS 2.7 supports various Non-Agilent instruments. See “Non-Agilent
Instruments” on page 86, or check with your sales representative if a
corresponding driver is available.
Always install the dedicated current driver available from SubscribeNet at
OpenLab CDS > OpenLab 3rd-Party Instrument drivers.

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Agilent LC, SFC, and CE Instrument support

Agilent LC, SFC, and CE Instrument support

Recommended Firmware
OpenLab CDS 2.7 is shipped with Agilent LC and CE Drivers 3.4. With the release
of this driver version it is recommended to use the following firmware revisions:

Device Recommended
Firmware

Agilent 1100 Series, 1200 Series and 1200 Infinity A.07.01 or later

Agilent 1200 Series, 1200 Infinity and 1120 Compact LC B.07.34 or later

Agilent 1200 Infinity Hosted Modules C.07.30 or later

Agilent 1260/1290 Infinity II Modules D.07.34 or later

Note that some driver features like valve-thermostat clusters and new
temperature control modes require current firmware versions. Agilent
recommends that you always use the most recent firmware revisions with your
OpenLab CDS to have access to the latest firmware features and improvements.
Download current LC/CE Firmware from
www.agilent.com/en-us/firmwareDownload?whid=69761.
Firmware revisions are grouped into sets for each module or system. Firmware
sets include just the latest firmware of each module.

Do not mix firmware revisions from one set with older or newer sets. A firmware
NOTE update within set A/B/C/D.07.xx is required for all modules in that stack, not only
new modules.

For detailed driver information please refer to the LC driver release notes. A
recent version of Release Note for Agilent LC and CE Drivers
(LC-and-CE-Driver-Release-Note-3-4.pdf) is available in the Docs/EN folder of the
OpenLab CDS media.

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Agilent LC, SFC, and CE Instrument support

Supported LC modules
Most Agilent LC modules can be controlled with the current version of OpenLab
CDS. LC & CE driver release 3.4 has been tested with this revision and is installed
by default with the software.
LC & CE Drivers 3.4 come “ready for data acquisition” with 2D-LC systems. 2D-LC
release 1.1 together with OpenLab CDS v2.7, provides extensive functionality
around 2D-LC. Several new features have been added to the 2D-LC functionality.
Activating the 2D-LC System driver will require a separate dongle-based license.

The Agilent LC drivers are backwards compatible. Modules with identical product
NOTE numbers are supported. The tables below list the name of the current model
version. Look for the product number at the lower right of each module or
system. 1100 Series models are supported on a best effort basis only.
For more detail please refer to the release notes of the driver revision you are
using.

Table 37 Agilent LC - Sampling Systems

Product Module Name Compatibility Statement

Number

G1329A 1200 Series Standard Autosampler supported

G1329B 1260 Infinity Standard Autosampler supported

G1330A 1200 Series Thermostat supported

G1330B 1290 Infinity Thermostat supported

G1367B 1200 Series High Performance Autosampler supported

G1367C 1200 Series High Performance Autosampler SL supported

G1367D 1200 Series High Performance Autosampler SL+ supported

G1367E 1260 Infinity High Performance Autosampler supported

G1377A 1260 Infinity High Performance Micro Autosampler not supported

G2258A 1260 Infinity Dual-Loop Autosamper supported

G2260A 1260 Infinity Preparative Autosampler (High flow) supported

G4226A 1290 Infinity Autosampler supported

G5667A 1260 Infinity Bio-inert Multisampler supported

G5668A 1260 Infinity II Bio-inert Multisampler supported

G7129A 1260 Infinity II Vialsampler supported

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Table 37 Agilent LC - Sampling Systems

Product Module Name Compatibility Statement

Number

G7129B 1290 Infinity II Vialsampler supported

G7129C 1260 Infinty II Vialsampler (Prime LC, 800bar) supported

G7137A 1290 Infinity II Bio Multisampler supported

G7157A 1260 Infinity II Preparative Autosampler supported

G7158B 1290 Infinity II Preparative Open-bed Sampler / Module is represented by

Collector two modules in the driver:
G7159B and G7169B

G7167A 1260 Infinity II Multisampler (Prime LC, 800bar) supported

Use legacy addressing
G7167B 1290 Infinity II Multisampler
scheme (P1-A1)

Table 38 Agilent CTC PAL Autosampler with Agilent LC

Product Module Name Compatibility Statement

Number

G4277A Agilent 1290 Infinity LC Injector HTS supported

G4278A Agilent 1290 Infinity LC Injector HTC supported

G4270-CTC HTC PAL Auto sampler supported

requires motherboard with
G4271-CTC HTS PAL Auto sampler
FW 4.1.5 or higher

Table 39 Agilent LC – Pumps

Product Module Name Compatibility Statement

Number

G1310A 1200 Series Isocratic Pump supported

G1310B 1260 Infinity Isocratic Pump supported

G1311A 1200 Series Quaternary Pump 1 supported

G1311B 1260 Infinity Quaternary Pump 1 supported

G1311C 1260 Infinity Quaternary Pump VL 1 supported

G1312A 1260 Infinity Binary Pump 1 supported

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Table 39 Agilent LC – Pumps

Product Module Name Compatibility Statement

Number

G1312B 1260 Infinity Binary Pump SL 1 supported

G1312C 1260 Infinity Binary Pump VL 1 supported

G1361A 1260 Infinity Preparative Pump 1 supported

G1376A 1200 Micro Capillary Pump not supported

G2226A 1200 Micro Nano Pump not supported

G4204A 1290 Infinity Quaternary Pump 1 supported

G4220A 1290 Infinity Binary Pump 1 supported

G4220B 1290 Infinity Binary Pump1 supported

G5611A 1260 Infinity Bio-inert Quaternary Pump 1 supported

G5654A 1260 Infinity II Bio-inert Quaternary Pump 1 supported

G7104A 1290 Infinity II Flexible Pump 1 supported

G7104C 1260 Infinity II Flexible Pump1 (Prime LC, 800bar) supported

G7110B 1260 Infinity II Isocratic Pump 1 supported

G7111A 1260 Infinity II Quaternary Pump VL 1 supported

G7111B 1260 Infinity II Quaternary Pump1 supported

G7112B 1260 Infinity II Binary Pump1 supported

G7120A 1290 Infinity II High Speed Pump 1 supported

G7131A 1290 Infinity II Bio Flexible Pump supported

G7131C 1260 Infinity II Bio Flexible Pump supported

G7132A 1290 Infinity II Bio High-Speed Pump supported

G7161A 1260 Infinity II Preparative Binary Pump supported

G7161B 1290 Infinity II Preparative Binary Pump supported

1 Pump valve clusters are possible for marked pumps with up to 2 valves of type G1160A and/or G1170A
with 5067-4159 or 5067-4147.

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Table 40 Agilent LC – Column Compartments

Product Module Name Compatibility Statement

Number

G1316A 1260 Infinity Thermostatted Column Compartment supported

G1316B 1200 Series Thermostatted Column Compartment supported

G1316C 1290 Infinity Thermostatted Column Compartment supported

G1330A 1200 Thermostat Not configurable w/

compact LC

TCC Cluster Cluster with up to three G1316C with integrated supported

8pos/9port valves (products G4230A/B). Minimum two
G1316C TCCs, the third TCC can be a G1316A, B or C.

G4761A InfinityLab Sample Thermostat supported with G7129X

and G7167X

G7116A 1260 Infinity II Multicolumn Thermostat supported

G7116B 1290 Infinity II Multicolumn Thermostat supported with

host-module
B.06.75/D.06.75

G7130A InfinityLab Integrated Column Compartment supported as option for

G7129A/B

VTC Valve Combinations of G7116B, G1170A and G1316C (valve See LC Driver Release
Thermostat or column hosts) and G1316A/B and G7130A Notes: Valve-Thermostat
Cluster Cluster

Table 41 Agilent LC – Detectors

Product Module Name Compatibility Statement

Number

G1314A 1100/1200 Variable Wavelength Detector supported

G1314B 1260 Infinity Variable Wavelength Detector VL supported

G1314C 1260 Infinity Variable Wavelength Detector VL+ supported

G1314D 1260 Infinity Variable Wavelength Detector supported

G1314E 1290 Infinity Variable Wavelength Detector supported

G1314F 1260 Infinity Variable Wavelength Detector supported

G1315A 1100/1200 Diode-Array Detector supported

G1315B 1200 Series Diode Array Detector supported

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Table 41 Agilent LC – Detectors

Product Module Name Compatibility Statement

Number

G1315C 1260 Infinity Diode Array Detector VL+ supported

G1315D 1260 Infinity Diode Array Detector VL supported

G1321A 1100/1200 Fluorescence Detector supported

G1321B 1260 Infinity Fluorescence Detector Spectra supported

G1321C 1260 Infinity Fluorescence Detector supported

G1362A Agilent 1100/1200 Refractive Index Detector supported

G1365A 1100 Series Multiple Wavelength Detector supported

G1365B 1200 Series Multi-Wavelength Detector supported

G1365C 1260 Infinity Multiple Wavelength Detector supported

G1365D 1260 Infinity Multiple Wavelength Detector VL supported

G4212A 1290 Infinity Diode Array Detector supported

G4212B 1260 Infinity Diode Array Detector supported

HDR-DAD 2x G4212A, 2x G4212B, 2x G7117A or 2x G7117B, or supported: Up to 2 DAD

Cluster a combination of either 1x G4212A and 1x G4212B, or
1x G7117A and 1x G7117B

G7114A 1260 Infinity II Variable Wavelength Detector supported

G7114B 1290 Infinity II Variable Wavelength Detector supported

G7115A 1260 Infinity II Diode Array Detector WR supported

G7117A 1290 Infinity II Diode Array Detector FS supported

G7117B 1290 Infinity II Diode Array Detector supported

G7117C 1260 Infinity II Diode Array Detector HS supported

G7121A 1260 Infinity II Fluorescence Detector supported

G7121B 1260 Infinity II Fluorescence Detector Spectra supported

G7162A 1260 Infinity II Refractive Index Detector supported

G7162B 1290 Infinity II Refractive Index Detector supported

G7165A 1260 Infinity II Multiple Wavelength Detector supported

G7800A 1260 Infinity II Multi Detector Suite not supported

G4260A 380-ELSD supported

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Table 41 Agilent LC – Detectors

Product Module Name Compatibility Statement

Number

G4260B 1260 Infinity II Evaporative Light Scattering Detector supported

G4261A 385-ELSD supported

G4261B 1290 Infinity Evaporative Light Scattering Detector supported

G7102A 1290 Infinity II Evaporative Light Scattering Detector supported

Table 42 Agilent LC – Valve Solutions

Product Module Name Compatibility Statement

Number

G1156A 1200 Series 6-Position/7-Port Valve (400 bar) A module to hold valve
part of purge kit head
host required

G1157A 1200 Series 2-Position/10-Port Valve supported

G1158A 1200 Series 2-Position/6-Port Valve supported

G1158B 1200 Series 2-Position/6-Port Valve (600bar) supported

G1159A 1200 Series 6-Position Selection Valve supported

G1160A 1200 Series 12-Position/13-Port Valve supported

G1162A 1200 Series 2-Position/6-Port Micro Valve supported

G1163A 1200 Series 2-Position/10-Port Micro Valve supported

G1170A 1290 Infinity II Valve Drive host required. For details

see latest LC driver release
note.

G3167A 1260 Infinity II Online Sample Manager supported as part of the

G3167AA Online LC
Solution (with
G2954-64000 Online LC
Monitoring SW)1

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Table 42 Agilent LC – Valve Solutions

Product Module Name Compatibility Statement

Number

G4231A 5067-4282 2-Position/6-Port Valve head 800 bar Includes backward

compatibility to the former
G4232C 5067-4283 2-Position/10-Port Valve head 800 bar
600 bar valves. For more
G4234A 5067-4284 6-Position/14-Port, 6-column selector Valve detail on required driver
head 800 bar versions see customer
letter (p/n 01200-90134).
G4237A 5067-4279 4-Position/10-Port, 4-column selector Valve
head 800 bar

5067-6680 3-Position/6-Port 800 bar Valve required for G3167A (new)

5320-0017 5-Position/10-Port Bio ASM Valve supported

G4734B Preparative 6-column selector valve, 600 bar supported

G5641A 2-Position/10-Port 1300 bar Bio Valve supported

G9322A 1260 Infinity II Clustering Valve (solvent selection) supported

1 requires LC driver 3.4 or higher

Table 43 Fraction Collectors

Product Module Name Compatibility Statement

Number

G1364A 1100 Series Automatic Fraction Collector supported

G1364B 1260 Infinity Fraction Collector (preparative-scale) supported

G1364C 1260 Infinity Fraction Collector (analytical-scale) supported

G1364D 1200 Micro Fraction Collector supported

G1364E 1260 Infinity II Preparative Fraction Collector supported

G1364F 1260 Infinity II Analytical Fraction Collector supported

G5664A 1260 Infinity Bio-inert Fraction Collector AS supported

G5664B 1260 Infinity II Bio-inert Fraction Collector supported

G7159B 1290 Infinity II Preparative Open-Bed Fraction Collector supported

G7166A 1260 Infinity II Preparative Valve-Based Fraction supported

Collector

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Table 43 Fraction Collectors

Product Module Name Compatibility Statement

Number

Clustering Up to 3×G1364x, or 1×G5664A + 1×G1364; or supported

1×G5664A for recovery;

NOTE: Mass Based Fraction Collection is not supported.

Table 44 Other LC and LC/MSD Modules

Product Description Compatibility Statement

Number

G1390A Agilent 1100 Series Universal Interface Box supported

Part of fraction collector

G1390B Agilent InfinityLab Universal Interface Box supported

G4227A Agilent 1290 Infinity II Flexible Cube supported

G4240A Agilent 1260 Infinity Chip Cube MS Interface not supported

G7170B Agilent 1290 Infinity II MS Flow Modulator supported

LC/MSD can be used as
an analytical detector in
the purification Workflow

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Table 45 Configurable Agilent Combined LC Systems

Product Number System Name

G4286A 1120 Compact LC, Isocratic

G4286B 1220 Infinity LC System Isocratic, Man. Inj., VWD, 600 bar

G4286C 1220 Infinity LC System VL1

G4287A 1120 Compact LC, Isocratic with Oven and ALS

G4287B 1220 Infinity LC System Isocratic, ALS, VWD and Oven 600 bar

G4287C 1220 Infinity LC System VL1

G4288A 1120 Compact LC, Gradient

G4288B 1220 Infinity LC Gradient, Man. Inj., VWD, 600 bar

G4288C 1220 Infinity LC System VL, Gradient, Man. Inj. VWD, 400 bar

G4289A 1120 Compact LC, Gradient with Oven

G4289B 1220 Infinity LC Gradient, Man. Inj., VWD and Oven 600 ba

G4289C 1220 Infinity LC System VL, Gradient, Man. Inj. VWD, 400 bar

G4290A 1120 Compact LC, Gradient with oven and ALS

G4290B 1220 Infinity LC Gradient, ALS, TCC, VWD, 600 bar

G4290C 1220 Infinity LC System VL, Gradient, ALS, TCC, VWD, 400 bar

G4291B 1220 Infinity LC System Isocratic, Man. Inj., VWD and Oven 600 bar

G4291C 1220 Infinity LC System VL1

G4292B 1220 Infinity LC System Isocratic, ALS, VWD, 600 bar

G4292C 1220 Infinity LC System VL1

G4293B 1220 Infinity LC Gradient, ALS, VWD, 600 bar

G4293C 1220 Infinity LC System VL, Gradient, ALS, VWD, 400 bar

G4294B 1220 Infinity LC Gradient, ALS, TCC, DAD, 600 bar

1 These are manual modules which do not have a driver. However, they are supported within an 1200 LC
instrument.

Agilent 1120 and 1220 Compact LC Systems are not supported with Fraction
NOTE Collection.

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Agilent Supercritical Fluid Chromatography (SFC)

Modules
Table 46 Agilent SFC Modules

Product Module Name Compatibility Statement

Number

G4301A 1260 Infinity II SFC Control Module supported

G4302A 1260 Infinity SFC Binary Pump supported

G4303A 1260 Infinity SFC Standard Autosampler supported

G4767A 1260 Infinity II SFC Multisampler supported

G4782A 1260 Infinity II SFC Binary Pump supported

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Capillary Electrophoresis (CE) Instruments

OpenLab CDS supports control of CE as well as CE/MSD instruments.

Starting with OpenLab CDS v2.7 in connection with LC&CE Driver 3.5, the
following workflows are supported:
• Configure the 7100 Agilent CE or CE/MSD instruments using instrument type
Agilent LC & LC/MS.
• Connect to the CE instrument, create methods, and run analyses using CE
specific soft configuration options.
• Review CE analytic data with same feature set as for LC.
• Create reports from CE data with same feature set as for LC.
• Capillary Zone Electrophoresis (CZE) workflow (with or without corrected area
and CE specific calculations).
• Data Analysis allows for scaled responses using various options.
• Audit trail is supported with CE.
In addition automation is available for method developments, including user
vials/sequence overwrite.

Configurable Agilent Capillary Electrophoresis (CE) instruments

Table 47 Capillary Electrophoresis

Product System Name Compatibility Statement

Number

G7150A Agilent 7100 Capillary Electrophoresis System supported

G7151A Agilent 7100 Capillary Electrophoresis System (DAD) supported

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Agilent LC/MS Instrument support

Agilent LC/MS Instrument support

Mass Based Fraction Collection is not supported. However, an LC/MSD can be

NOTE used as an analytical detector as part of Purification workflow

Recommended Firmware
Always use the most recent Firmware installation package that comes with the
driver package.

LC/MS Modules
Agilent Single Quad 6100 Series instruments may be controlled with OpenLab
CDS.
Table 48 Compatibility statements for Agilent LC/MS instruments

Product Description Compatibility Statement

Number

61xxA LC/MS family not supported

G6160A InfinityLab LC/MSD iQ supported

61xxB LC/MS family requires smart card 4 update

6125B & 6135B via upgrade kit (G4934C)

G6150B MS Module not supported

G6120C MS Module supported,

G6125C LC/MSD ESI or AJS source required for Tuning
G6130C MS Module
G6135C LC/MSD XT

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Agilent LC/MS Instrument support

Table 49 LC/MS Modules

Product Description Compatibility Statement

Number

G1947B APCI supported

G1971B APPI (Photo Ionization)

G1948B ESI supported

G1958B Agilent Jet Stream for Single Quad supported

G1978B Multimode Source supported

G1951A Analog Output Accessory not supported

G4240 Chip Cube Source not supported

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Agilent GC System and Sampler support

Agilent GC System and Sampler support

Agilent GC Firmware Interoperability

Agilent releases GC firmware updates independently of software releases. All
Agilent GC instrument driver revisions have been designed to be backward
compatible to the installed instrument base. Agilent recommends always using
the latest module firmware revision to provide the highest level of system
capability.
Upgrading firmware is not required in all cases. A firmware upgrade should be
done if you face problems or want to add system capability to your GC. Refer to
latest Hardware Service Notes for latest firmware available.

Agilent GC System support

Support statements for Agilent GC Systems with OpenLab CDS rev. 2.7
Table 50 Compatibility statements for Agilent GC systems

Product Description Compatibility Statement

Number

G3950A Intuvo 9000 GC system supported

G3952A
G3953A

G3540A 8890 Series GC System supported

G3542A
G3543A
G3545A

G2970A 8860 Series GC System supported

G3440A 7890A supported

G3442A
G3443A
G3445A

G3440B 7890B supported

G3442B
G3443B
G3445B

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Agilent GC System and Sampler support

Table 50 Compatibility statements for Agilent GC systems

Product Description Compatibility Statement

Number

G4350A 7820A supported

G4350B RTL, backflush, and EZ sample prep are
not supported

G6589AA 7820 VL supported

G6590AA RTL, backflush, and EZ sample prep are
not supported

G1530N 6890N supported

G1540N

G1530A 6890A Non-EPC inlets and detectors are not

G1540A 6890Plus supported

G2629A 6850 Handheld Controller not supported

G2630A 6850 supported

G2630B

G3581A 490 Micro GC supported, LAN only

G3582A 490 Micro GC Analyzer New 4.02 mainboard required (blue
power LED or internal USB connector)

G3588A 990 Micro GC System supported

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Agilent GC System and Sampler support

Agilent GC Autosampler support

Table 51 7693 GC Autosampler

Product Description Support Statement

Number

G3420A GC ALS Controller supported

G4513A Injector supported

G4514A Tray supported

G4515A BCR/Mixer supported

G4516A External Controller for 68xx supported

G4517A 6890 Plus Card Upgrade supported

G4520A Tray with BCR/Mixer supported

G4521A LVI Syringe Carriage supported

G4522A Cooling Accessory supported

Table 52 7683A GC Autosampler

Product Description Support Statement

Number

G2613A 7683A Injector supported, not compatible with 8860,

G2614A Tray 8890, and 9000 GC
G2615A BCR/Mixer

Table 53 7683B GC Autosampler

Product Description Support Statement

Number

G4516A ALS Controller Board for 6890 Plus GC

G2912A ALS Controller for 6890 supported,
G2913A 7683B Injector not compatible with 8860 Series,
G2614A Tray 8890 Series, or
G2615A BCR/Mixer Intuvo 9000 GC systems

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Agilent GC System and Sampler support

Table 54 Sampling Accessories

Product Description Support Statement

Number

G3535A GC Gasifier supported

G3541A GC Sample Selector supported

Table 55 7650 and G2880A GC Autosamplers

Product Description Support Statement

Number

G4567A 7650A ALS Injector • Only one 7650 per GC

• Operates on front or back inlet
• No additional hardware required for the 7890
• Can be mounted and operated with second
7693A Auto injector but no dual injection on
7820A
• Not compatible with 7693A 150 vial tray
• Not compatible with 6850 and 6890 GC

G2880A Injector Supported; Only for 6850 GC

Agilent Headspace Sampler support

Table 56 7697A Headspace Sampler

Product Description Support Statement

Number

G4556A 12 Vial supported

Not supported with PTV inlet

G4557A 111 Vial supported

G4561A Barcode Reader for 111 Vial supported

G4562A Carrier Gas EPC Module supported

G4565A Cooling Plate/Tray Assembly supported with 111 Vial (G4557A)

Not supported on 12 vial

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Agilent GC System and Sampler support

Table 57 8697 Headspace Sampler

Product Description Support Statement

Number

G4511A 8697 Headspace supported

Instrument control via GC touchscreen (8890,
8860, or Intuvo 9000 GCs)

Table 58 G1888 Headspace

Product Description Support Statement

Number

G1888A 70 vial G1888 Headspace supported

Installs of Headspace driver version 3.x will uninstall B.01.09 or earlier headspace
drivers. Any instrument with a G1888 configured will encounter an error message
that the G1888 driver is not installed and the G1888 will be removed from the
configuration. In this case, install the Agilent OpenLab CDS – Agilent G1888
Headspace driver from the media and reconfigure the instrument with the
G1888.

Agilent CTC Sampler support

Support statements for Agilent CTC / PAL samplers with OpenLab CDS rev. 2.7
Table 59 Agilent PAL-xt CTC Sampler with Agilent GC

Product Description Support Statement

Number

G6500-CTC CTC Combi-Pal for Liquid and

Headspace Injection Supported on 7890, 7820, 6890 and
6850 GC Series.
Not compatible with 8860 Series, 8890
G6501-CTC CTC Combi-Pal for Liquid Injection
Series, or Intuvo 9000 GC systems
G6509-CTC CTC Combi-Pal for Liquid Injection Not supported with any GC ALS.

G6502-CTC CTC GC-Pal for Liquid Injection

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Agilent GC System and Sampler support

Table 59 Agilent PAL-xt CTC Sampler with Agilent GC

Product Description Support Statement

Number

G6501B Agilent GC Sampler 80 for Liquid Not compatible with 8860 Series, 8890
Injection Series, or Intuvo 9000 GC systems.
Not supported with any GC ALS.
G6502B Agilent GC Injector 80 for Liquid Injection

G6509B Agilent GC Sampler 120 for Liquid

Injection

Table 60 Agilent CTC PAL-3 Autosampler with Agilent GC

Product Description Support Statement

Number

G7366A PAL3 LSI 85 Autosampler Supported on 8890, 8860, 7890, 7820,

G7367A PAL3 RSI 85 Autosampler 6890, and 6850 GC.
G7368A PAL3 RSI 120 Autosampler Not supported with additional samplers
G7370A PAL3 RTC 120 Autosampler

G7366B PAL3 Series II LSI 85 Supported on 8890, 8860, 7890, 7820,

G7367B PAL3 Series II RSI 85 6890, and 6850 GC.
G7368B PAL3 Series II RSI 120 Not supported with additional samplers
G7370B PAL3 Series II RTC 120

Mini Thermal Desorber

Table 61 G2880A

Product Description Support Statement

Number

7667A Mini Thermal Desorber supported

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Agilent GC/MS Instrument support

Agilent GC/MS Instrument support

Recommended Firmware
Always use the most recent MS Firmware installation package that comes with
the driver package.
The supported GC/MS firmware is available after installation of OpenLab CDS in
Program Files (x86) >Agilent Technologies >OpenLab
Acquisition >GCMS >Firmware. Open the appropriate MS folder (5977 or 5975)
and run msupdate.exe to upgrade the MS firmware.

GC/MS Modules
The table below summarizes the compatibility of Agilent GC/MS Single Quad
Series models with OpenLab CDS2.7.
For GCs supported as part of a GC/MS system - see “Agilent GC System and
Sampler support” on page 78.
For Autosamplers, CTC Samplers and Headspace supported as part of a GC/MS
system - see “Agilent GC Autosampler support” on page 80, “Agilent Headspace
Sampler support” on page 81, or “Agilent CTC Sampler support” on page 82
respectively.
Table 62 Compatibility statements for Agilent GC/MS Single Quad Series Models

Model number / Description Compatibility Statement

series

5973 GC/MS family not supported

5975A
5975B MS System supported
5975C CI added with GC/MS Driver A.01.02
5975E

5975T Integrated GC/MS not supported

5977A
5977B MS System supported
5977E CI added with GC/MS Driver A.01.02

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Other supported Agilent Instruments

Other supported Agilent Instruments

Other Agilent instruments or modules that you can connect with the latest
revision of OpenLab CDS:
Table 63 Other Agilent modules

Model number Description Support Statement

35900E 35900 A/D Interface supported

35900E (Series II)

SS420x A/D Converter supported

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Non-Agilent Instruments

Non-Agilent Instruments

OpenLab CDS offers comprehensive multi-vendor instrument control for LC, GC,
LC/MS and GC/MS systems. The support matrix for non-Agilent drivers is subject
to frequent changes.

A current list of supported instruments is available on www.agilent.com. Search

NOTE for FAQ: What instruments are supported in OpenLab CDS? or use:
https://www.agilent.com/en/support/software-informatics/openlab-software-suite/chro
matography-data-systems/faq-what-instruments-are-supported-in-openlab-cds.

A detailed Compatibility Matrix non-Agilent Drivers OpenLab CDS is available in

PDF format from https://agilent.subscribenet.com (access via OpenLab >
OpenLab AddOns).

The table below lists the supported drivers at time of release.

Table 64 Non-Agilent instrument drivers available for use with OpenLab CDS v2.7

Agilent Part number Vendor Driver Type

n/a Antec ECD LC

n/a Axcend1 LC

M8223BA CTC LC

M8227BA Hitachi LC

n/a Metrohm IC

M8229BA PerkinElmer LC
M8242BA GC

M8237BA Scion / Bruker/ Varian LC

n/a Sedere ELSD

M8240BA Shimadzu LC
M8232BA GC

M8236BA Thermo Fisher LC

M8244BA Thermo Fisher SII2 GC

LC
IC

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Non-Agilent Instruments

Table 64 Non-Agilent instrument drivers available for use with OpenLab CDS v2.7

Agilent Part number Vendor Driver Type

M8224BA Valco Instruments (VICI) Valve

M8505BA Waters3 LC

1
planned
2
Not supported on Windows 11 at time of release of OpenLab CDS v2.7
3
Waters Driver Pack does not support Windows 11 at time of release of OpenLab CDS
v2.7

Always download the most recent instrument drivers available from

NOTE (https://agilent.subscribenet.com) to control non-Agilent instruments.

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OpenLab CDS VL Workstation and OpenLab CDS VL Workstation Plus
Instruments

OpenLab CDS VL Workstation and OpenLab CDS

VL Workstation Plus Instruments

OpenLab CDS VL and VL Plus licenses include one instrument connection, and
provide a limited support for Agilent instruments. The following subset of Agilent
Chromatography instruments is configurable with a OpenLab CDS VL
Workstation or OpenLab CDS VL Workstation Plus.
Table 65 VL-configurable 1260 Infinity LC series modules

Product number Module Name

G1310B 1260 Infinity Isocratic Pump

G1311B 1260 Infinity Quaternary Pump

G1311C 1260 Infinity Quaternary Pump VL

G1314B 1260 infinity Variable Wavelength Detector VL

G1314C 1260 Infinity Variable Wavelength Detector VL+

G1314F 1260 Infinity Variable Wavelength Detector

G1315C 1260 Infinity Diode-Array Detector VL+

G1315D 1260 Infinity Diode-Array Detector VL

G1316A 1260 Infinity Thermostatted Column Compartment

G1321B 1260 Infinity Fluorescence Detector Spectra

G1321C 1260 Infinity Fluorescence Detector

G1328C 1260 Manual Injector

G1329B 1260 Infinity Standard Autosampler

G1362A 1260 Infinity Refractive Index Detector

G1365C 1260 Infinity Multiple Wavelength Detector

G1365D 1260 Infinity Multiple Wavelength Detector VL

G1390B 1200 Infinity Series Universal Interface Box II

G4212B 1260 Infinity Diode-Array Detector

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OpenLab CDS VL Workstation and OpenLab CDS VL Workstation Plus
Instruments

Table 66 VL-configurable 1260 Infinity II LC series modules

Product number Module Name

G7110B 1260 Infinity II Isocratic Pump

G7111A/B 1260 Infinity II Quaternary Pump

G7114A 1260 Infinity II Variable Wavelength Detector

G7115A 1260 Infinity II Diode Array Detector WR

G7116A 1260 Infinity II Multicolumn Thermostat

G7121A 1260 Infinity II Fluorescence Detector

G7121B 1260 Infinity II Fluorescence Detector Spectra

G7129A 1260 Infinity II Vialsampler (includes G7130A ICC1 as option)

G7162A 1260 Infinity II Refractive Index Detector

G7165A 1260 Infinity II Multiple Wavelength Detector

1 Agilent InfinityLab Integrated Column Compartment

Table 67 Configurable Agilent Combined LC Systems

Product Number System Name

G4286A 1120 Compact LC, Isocratic

G4286B 1220 Infinity LC System Isocratic, Man. Inj., VWD, 600 bar

G4286C 1220 Infinity LC System VL1

G4287A 1120 Compact LC, Isocratic with Oven and ALS

G4287B 1220 Infinity LC System Isocratic, ALS, VWD and Oven 600 bar

G4287C 1220 Infinity LC System VL1

G4288A 1120 Compact LC, Gradient

G4288B 1220 Infinity LC Gradient, Man. Inj., VWD, 600 bar

G4288C 1220 Infinity LC System VL, Gradient, Man. Inj. VWD, 400 bar

G4289A 1120 Compact LC, Gradient with Oven

G4289B 1220 Infinity LC Gradient, Man. Inj., VWD and Oven 600 ba

G4289C 1220 Infinity LC System VL, Gradient, Man. Inj. VWD, 400 bar

G4290A 1120 Compact LC, Gradient with oven and ALS

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OpenLab CDS VL Workstation and OpenLab CDS VL Workstation Plus
Instruments

Table 67 Configurable Agilent Combined LC Systems

Product Number System Name

G4290B 1220 Infinity LC Gradient, ALS, TCC, VWD, 600 bar

G4290C 1220 Infinity LC System VL, Gradient, ALS, TCC, VWD, 400 bar

G4291B 1220 Infinity LC System Isocratic, Man. Inj., VWD and Oven 600 bar

G4291C 1220 Infinity LC System VL1

G4292B 1220 Infinity LC System Isocratic, ALS, VWD, 600 bar

G4292C 1220 Infinity LC System VL1

G4293B 1220 Infinity LC Gradient, ALS, VWD, 600 bar

G4293C 1220 Infinity LC System VL, Gradient, ALS, VWD, 400 bar

G4294B 1220 Infinity LC Gradient, ALS, TCC, DAD, 600 bar

1 These are manual modules which do not have a driver. However, they are supported within an 1200 LC
instrument.

Table 68 VL-configurable Agilent GC systems

Product Number System Name1

G4350A 7820A GC System

M8417AA2 7820A VL GC System

G2790 8860 GC System

G3581A 490 Micro GC System

G3588A 990 Micro GC System

1 Instrument add-ons, like Headspace and RTL, are supported per the availability of that feature on the asso-
ciated instrument.

2 Bundle with OpenLab CDS VL Workstation

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OpenLab CDS System Compatibility 92

Supported Content Management configurations 93
Compatible Libraries and Databases 95
Supported Agilent Software Add-Ons 96

This chapter contains information on compatibility with other Agilent or

non-Agilent software.

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OpenLab CDS System Compatibility

OpenLab CDS System Compatibility

OpenLab CDS System Compatibility

Component Supported Revisions Comments

OpenLab Server all 2.7 configurations supported

OpenLab ECM XT all 2.7 configurations supported

OpenLab CDS 2.4 Supported as part of an upgrade

2.5
2.6

2.7 Supported for steady state usage

OpenLab ECM 3.5 Update 6, or greater Details of CDS data usage in ECM are
3.6 (all) documented within ECM.
3.6 update 2 or greater is required for certain
search related features.

OpenLab Shared 3.6 For OpenLab CDS with OpenLab ECM 3.x
Services Server configurations only.
Standalone Deployment of OpenLab Shared
Services Server without a content
management solution (aka Distributed
WorkStations) with OpenLab CDS is not
supported.

Agilent Platform 1.7 Shared Services 3.6, Data Repository, Client

components Framework, Audit Trail Service, Data Collection
Service, Certificate Service, eSignature Service

SLIMS planned (SLIMS v6.9)1 Requires Sample Scheduler for OpenLab

Check with SLIMS support for details

1 SLIMS v6.8 is compatible with OpenLab CDS 2.6 and v2.5

OpenLab ELN is not supported with OpenLab CDS 2.7.

For Networked Workstations (Client Co-installed on AIC) not all add-ons are
NOTE supported on all configurations. Check add-on Software product documentation
for details.

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Supported Content Management configurations

Supported Content Management configurations

Supported Content Management configurations

Content Management OpenLab Shared Comments

Services

OpenLab Basic Server Included with OpenLab Supported1

Server Up to 4 total configured instruments – any data
system.

OpenLab Server Included with OpenLab Supported1

Server

OpenLab ECM XT Included with OpenLab Supported1

ECM XT

OpenLab ECM OpenLab Shared See ECM requirements for additional details
Services Server regarding capacity requirements

1 See OpenLab ECM XT/ OpenLab Server Documentation for list of supported configurations.

Mixed configurations
Environments combining OpenLab CDS with other Agilent CDS products are
supported with the following storage backends:
• OpenLab Server/OpenLab ECM XT
Mixed configurations are supported if OpenLab CDS and the other CDS
product can both connect to the same OpenLab Server/OpenLab ECM XT
version. See Agilent white-paper Mixed Environment Support in OpenLab CDS
for details on the Mixed Environment design.
Check with your Agilent contact for details on the CDS versions supported in
mixed configurations. At time of release the following versions can be
connected with OpenLab CDS in mixed configurations, per compatibility of
ChemStation or EZChrom with OpenLab Server/ECM XT respectively:
• OpenLab Chemstation C.01.09
• OpenLab Chemstation C.01.10
• OpenLab EZChrom A.04.09
• OpenLab EZChrom A.04.10

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Supported Content Management configurations

• OpenLab ECM
OpenLab CDS can be configured with OpenLab ECM v3.x via an Agilent
OpenLab Shared Services Server to operate in an environment containing
different Data Systems. OpenLab ChemStation or OpenLab EZChrom may be
connected to OpenLab ECM via a separate Shared Services server.
For more details, refer to the Configuring OpenLab CDS with OpenLab ECM
guide (CDS_v2.7_configure-with-ECM_en.pdf).
Standalone deployment of OpenLab Shared Services Server without a content
management solution (aka Distributed Workstations) with OpenLab CDS is
not supported.

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Compatible Libraries and Databases

Compatible Libraries and Databases

The libraries and databases listed below are compatible with version 2.7 of
OpenLab CDS.

For distributed environments, MS Search and NIST library versions should be

NOTE consistent on every client and AIC.

NIST MS Search/ NIST Library

Supported:
• 2.4 / NIST20
This library ships with NIST MS Search

Backwards compatibility to
• 2.3 / NIST17
• 2.2 / NIST14
• Any library in the appropriate NIST format can be opened in NIST MS Search,
and a basic search, e.g. name search, can be run against it.
NIST MS Search Software and Demo Library are available for download at
https://chemdata.nist.gov/

Wiley/NIST Combined MS Library

Supported revisions:
• W12N20
• W11N17

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Supported Agilent Software Add-Ons

Supported Agilent Software Add-Ons

In general Agilent Add-on Software is supported to be co-resident with OpenLab

CDS components. For details consult the respective product information.

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This document details the minimum

hardware and software requirements (PC
specifications) that need to be met to run
Agilent OpenLab CDS. It is valid for
Workstation, Workstation Plus, Client, or
Analytical Instrument Controller
components. It also lists supported Agilent
and Non-Agilent instruments.

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