MetaXpress PowerCore Installation and User Guide - Support Home ...

Overview and RequirementsBefore You BeginCAUTION! To get the best performance from the MetaXpress PowerCoreSoftware, a database administrator, with the proper expertise, mustconfigure and optimize, or tune, your database for your facility. If youdo not have a database administrator, contact Molecular Devices for alist of consultants. In addition, the database-related information in thisdocument is provided for guidance only. Molecular Devices is notresponsible for damage to existing user data due to network problems,power failure, or unexpected termination of the database. For moreinformation about database installation, security, operation, andoptimization, contact the appropriate software vendor.Before you install the MetaXpress PowerCore Software, you shouldreview the detailed system requirements and information in thesedocuments:• Molecular Devices Complete Solution HCS ComputerSpecifications• Molecular Devices Complete Solution HCS IT Requirements• Molecular Devices Complete Solution HCS IT Presentation• MetaXpress ® PowerCore Software Release NotesThese documents are available in the knowledge base on the MolecularDevices support site: http://www.moleculardevices.com/support.htmlFor technical support, see How to Obtain Support on page 10.Requirements for Existing SystemsTo use the MetaXpress PowerCore Software, you must have:• One or more ImageXpress ® System workstations that performimage acquisition using MetaXpress Software, version 3 or later.• A working MDCStore database, version 2 or later.• Images accessible through a UNC (Universal NamingConvention) file storage location or the MDC File Server system.• Computers to be used as MetaXpress PowerCore servers andMetaXpress PowerCore clients.Note: The MetaXpress PowerCore Software has been tested inclient configurations of up to 32 processor cores.8 0112-0183 C