Limits for the local Blast+ search

The NCBI Blast+ Search tools were added to Galaxy-qld on demand from our users. The tools are configured to run on relatively small datasets, in first 1000s query sequences. The Blast tools do not have build-in limits for input query files, hence we rely on good user practice. We recommend the following procedure with the NCBI Blast+ tools on Galaxy-qld:

1. do a test run with a small subset, eg 100 sequences, and check how long it takes
2. increase the number of query sequences. Try to have a total run time under 12 hours.

Getting started with GenomeSpace

In order to use GenomeSpace tools on Galaxy-qld users have to register on both servers. Currently Galaxy-qld is connected to the main GenomeSpace server. Once the registrations were completed, add GenomeSpace OpenID to your account on Galaxy-qld. Log in to GenomeSpace, in a new tub log in to Galaxy-qld, go to User (top Galaxy menu) > Preferences > Manage open IDs and select GenomeSpace from the pull-down menu. Click Login button. The GenomeSpace ID will appear  among OpenIDs linked to your account. Make sure it points to the main GenomeSpace server gsui.genomespace.org. Now GenomeSpace Importer and Exporter can recognise your directory on the GenomeSpace server.