Set up flexible workflows

An administrator can set up flexible workflows by forming a connection between two or more Ion Torrent™ Servers that are running the same software version.

With flexible workflows, you can:

  • View all runs of interest across multiple Ion Torrent™ Servers on the Completed Runs and Reports screen.

  • Transfer Planned Runs between sequencers that are connected to different Ion Torrent™ Servers.

  • Track reagent and cartridge usage across Ion Chef™ Instrument flexible workflows from different Ion Chef™ Instruments connected to different Ion Torrent™ Servers.

  1. In any tab, click (Settings), then click Ion Mesh.
  2. Select one of the following options.

    Option

    Description

    Link a selected Torrent Server.

    Select a Ion Torrent™ Server, then click Link Selected TS.

    Manually link a Torrent Server.

    Click Link TS Manually.

  3. Enter the following information in the Setup Mesh Computer dialog box.

    Option

    Definition

    Hostname/Address

    Host name or address of the server.

    If linking a selected Ion Torrent™ Server, this option is automatically populated and cannot be edited.

    Nickname

    A common name that is assigned to the Ion Torrent™ Server.

    Username

    Your username.

    Password

    Your password.

  4. Click Setup.

    The linked and enabled Ion Torrent™ Servers are available to be used in the Planned Runs, and the data from the linked and enabled Ion Torrent™ Servers can be viewed on the same Data screen.

Related Topics
Parent topic: Administer Torrent Suite™ Software
Child Topics
View sequencing runs on multiple sequencers with Ion Mesh
Transfer a Planned Run to a Ion Torrent™ Server with Ion Mesh
Track Ion Chef™ Instrument flexible workflows for Ion 550™ chips with Ion Mesh