Software Downloads

	Windows 32-bit	Windows 64-bit	Mac - Leopard*	Mac - Snow Leopard & Lion*	Linux 32-bit**	Linux 64-bit**
Partek GS 6.6	April 20, 2012 6.12.0420	April 20, 2012 6.12.0420	April 20, 2012 6.12.0420	April 20, 2012 6.12.0420	April 20, 2012 6.12.0420	April 20, 2012 6.12.0420
Partek Express for Gene Expression Studies	November 22, 2011 1.11.1122	November 22, 2011 1.11.1122	November 22, 2011 1.11.1122	November 22, 2011 1.11.1122	November 22, 2011 1.11.1122	November 22, 2011 1.11.1122

Partek supports all Windows versions, including 7.

*If you are using a Mac and connecting to a server, please review the special instructions under the License FAQ tab above.

**Instructions for installing Partek on Linux are here.

Features and Improvements

Partek GS 6.6 Release Notes

6.12.0420
NGS
• Improvement on .bam/.sam import
• Improvement of RNA-seq quantification
• Add import for Partek Flow zipped project
• Add methylation workflow
• Add miRNA seq workflow
• Add option to allow annotation creation from bam
• Add quality information on SNP detection result
• Add more annotation option on SNP result
• Add raw reads information on RNA-seq (miRNA-seq) quantification
Microarray
• Improvement on allele ratio algorithm in unpaired copy number analysis
• Added Illumina Text Genotyping/CNV Final Report importer
• Add NanoString gene expression importer
• Add detect LOH from allele ratio
• New visualization improvement
• Chromosome view
• Hierarchical clustering viewer
• SOM viewer
• Profile Trellis
• Improvement on result spreadsheet of finding overrepresented miRNA in miRNA workflow
• Add Partek pathway integration
• Add Taqman assay search in batch search¿assay awareness program
• Add new normalization methods
• Add new features model selection

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Frequently Asked Licensing Questions

Version Questions

License Questions

Installation Questions

Using a Mac & Connecting to a Server

Get the disk image (.dmg file) from the Software Downloads tab. After downloading, double-click it. After the disk image mounts, just drag and drop the red Genomics Suite icon into your Applications folder. Then unmount the disk image by pressing the round eject button from the Finder.

The easiest way to connect to a license server from a Mac is to place a copy of the license server's license.dat file in the Macintosh HD > Users > Shared folder. This method will not work for Partek versions earlier than 6.5. You may have to contact the license administrator to get a copy. Then open the file (any text editor should do) and delete everything but the first line (the SERVER line). Then add this as the second line:

USE_SERVER

There's a reference to this method of connection on page 17 of the "Reading a License File" chapter of the FLEXnet License Administration Guide.

If for some reason you don't have access to the license file, then following is another method of connecting, which involves more work. You need to set up a .flexlmrc file in your HOME (that is, the folder that appears with a house icon in the Finder) that contains the string:


PARTEKLM_LICENSE_FILE={server_port}@{server_host}

If your license server/license file is not configured to use ports due to a firewall, then you can skip the port. If you're not sure about the license server's name or ports, then check with your license administrator.

For example:


PARTEKLM_LICENSE_FILE=27000@myserver.com

Here are instructions for doing this with TextEdit:

Open Finder → Applications → TextEdit, change the format to plain text (Format → Make Plain Text), and enter in the above string followed by the "Enter" key (this final keystroke is important). Next, use the File → Save As dialog to save the file as .flexlmrc in your HOME. Use a default text encoding of Unicode (UTF-8), and make sure the box "If no extension is provided, use ".txt"" is unchecked. When asked about using files that start with a dot, choose "Use "."".

If you have any problems, please send an email to our Licensing team.

Version Questions

• Q: How do I know what version of Partek I am running?
  • A: To find out the version of Partek you are currently running, go to the Help menu within Partek and select About Partek Genomics Suite. The About Genomics Suite dialog will display the version of the software, along with the build number, which reflects the date that the installation executable was created. The version is located in the upper right corner and is in a x.xx.xxxx format.
• Q: How do I read the version number?
  • A: The version number is in the following format 6.08.xxyy, with "xx" refering to month, and "yy" refering to day. For instance, version 6.08.0812 was released on August 12, 2008, but is older than version 6.08.0903, which was released on September 3, 2008.

License Questions

• Q: What is the difference between a node-locked and floating license?
  • A: Node-locked licenses are locked to a specific machine to ensure software access. The node-locked license allows the benefit of always having a license available. Floating licenses can alternatively be configured to float across a network, independent of the operating platform and can run on multiple platforms at the same time. The benefit of the floating license is that Partek can be installed on many machines, while only requiring enough licenses to satisfy the maximum number of concurrent users.
• Q: What platforms does Partek run on?
  • A: Partek currently runs on Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 (32-bit and 64-bit), Intel-based Mac OS X Leopard, Snow Leopard, and Lion (32-bit only), and Linux (32-bit and 64-bit).
• Q: Will Partek run on my PowerPC Mac?
  • A: Partek currently runs on Intel-based Macs, only.
• Q: I have Linux, what kind of license configuration is available to me?
  • A: A floating license configuration is available for Linux. Node-locked licenses are not available for Linux.
• Q: Does Partek allow for remote-access?
  • A: Floating licenses, hosted on a non-virtual license server, handle the cases of remote client access, whether they are dedicated user machines (running one instance of Partek) or large servers (capable of running multiple instances of Partek). Node locked licenses on any machine do not work for remote users.
• Q: I am a License Administrator, how can I find out how many licenses are being used? / I just received a "Licensed Number of Users Already Reached" message. What does that mean?
  • A: You can find out who is using a license at any time from the "Server Status" tab of lmtools.exe. This tool should be in the FLEXnet folder on the license server. We also distribute a copy with the Genomics Suite - in the "C:\Program Files\Partek Genomics Suite\bin" folder of any client. The license administrator can also monitor usage by manually inspecting the license server's log file. It's usually named "log.txt" and in the FLEXnet folder. The file is straightforward enough so that the administrator should be able to get a good summary of overall license usage by looking at its contents. There is a way to get the license server to generate reporting information, but this information is dumped out in a proprietary format that can only be read by FLEXnet Manager - third party software from Acresso, the vendors of our FLEXnet Publisher licensing software.

Installation Questions

• Q: I have a node-locked license. Do I need to grant other users on the machine that houses the license administrative privledges to be able to access Partek?
  • A: After the Admin User installs the Partek software, anyone with an account on and physical access to that machine, has access to the software, so admin privledges for each user is not necessary.
• Q: I have retired the machine that housed Partek. Can I transfer my license to another machine?
  • A: Yes. Contact the Partek licensing team and let them know that you want to transfer your license.