Installing SBGrid Software
Using the SBGrid Environment
Support for Site Administrators
Hardware Support Notes
Getting Help
Support for Developers
Thanks for registering for our SBGrid installation client beta trial.
This trial is currently only for Apple OSX computers running MacOSX v10.9, 10.10, or 10.11.
1. Admin access required. The SBGrid installation client will install software to /opt/sbgrid and create a symlink from this directory to /programs. While admin priveges are not required to run the application, you will need admin privileges to create /opt/sbgrid and /programs .
2. Existing installations must be renamed or removed. If you have previously installed SBGrid software on your computer at /programs or at /opt/sbgrid, these directories should be removed or renamed. The client will create these on first run.
3. Allow Applications from 'Anywhere' or from 'App Store and identified developers'. While the SBGrid installer will eventually be signed with the appropriate Apple developer's certificate, the beta builds are not. To run these, you need to give GateKeeper permission to run Applications from Anywhere or from identified developers. You can do this under 'Preferences' -> 'Security and Privacy'. You may need admin privileges to change this setting.
4. Hard Drive Space Depending on what you install, ensure you have enough free hard drive space on your machine.
5. For large packages (Phenix, Rosetta, CCP4), a wired connection is recommended. Some packages are quite large and can be slow to download over WiFi.
1. Download the latest SBGrid installation client from here. This client may be updated throughout the beta trial.
2. Mount the .dmg disk image on your Mac and copy the 'SBGrid installer.app' to somewhere on your Mac.
3. Run the SBGrid installer application. You may need to ctrl-click (or right-click) and select 'Open' to satisfy GateKeeper settings.
4. Enter your site and key. You should have received these by email.
This site key will expire at the end of the trial.
5. You should receive a "Activation Successful" message. If not, please close the application and try again. If this continues to fail, email bugs@sbgrid.org.
