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Setup and Management

Initial Setup​

The ElemBio Catalyst subscription automatically includes the following resources that are created and managed by Element on your behalf:

  • Two cloud storage buckets:
    • One bucket that stores run data from your AVITI Systems
    • One bucket that stores output files from analysis flows
  • One cloud compute connection:
    • A verified Bases2Fastq flow with the default configuration of the latest version and no optional parameters
    • A verified Cells2Stats flow with the default configuration of the latest version and no optional parameters
  • Access to data browsing and file downloading features for your runs

Set Up ElemBio Catalyst​

  1. On the Providers page, select ElemBio Catalyst.
  2. Select the preferred region.

    For optimal performance, select the closest region. For a list of available regions, see Supported Regions.

  3. Select Get Started!

    ElemBio Catalyst resource provisioning takes a few minutes to set up. After setup is completed, ElemBio Cloud displays cards for the ElemBio Catalyst provider, storage connections, compute connection, Bases2Fastq flow, and Cells2Stats flow.

Data Storage Retention​

The ElemBio Catalyst Data Lifecycle Policy is customizable. You can modify the length of time it takes before run or analysis data is archived or deleted. When data is archived, it is accessible from ElemBio Cloud, but it is not downloadable. Data that is kept in archive reduces usage-based storage costs. Archived data is available upon request until the deletion date. By default, the data lifecycle policy archives data 30 days after it was created, and deletes data 1 year from the date it was created.

Request Archived Data​

  1. Contact Element Technical Support.
  2. Provide the directory that you want to restore.
  3. Wait 2-3 days for the data to be available for use.

    Unarchive might take up to 24 hours to process.

Modify the Data Lifecycle Policy​

  1. From the Storage Connections page, identify the storage connection that you want to modify.
  2. Select More, and then select Manage Data Lifecycle.
  3. On the Edit Storage page, modify your Data Lifecycle Policy as follows:
    • For data archival, toggle Enable data archival to enable or disable. If enabled, set the number of days that you want data archive to occur after data generation.
    • For data deletion, toggle Enable data deletion to enable or disable. If enabled, set the number of days that you want data deletion to occur after data generation.
  4. Select Save.

Sharing ElemBio Catalyst Data with an AWS Account​

ElemBio Cloud allows you to grant specific types of AWS principals with limited and read-only access to an ElemBio Catalyst storage connection. Eligible types of AWS principals include an IAM role, IAM user, or AWS account.

You can enable sharing through an Amazon S3 bucket policy, which is a JSON-based document that defines permissions for an Amazon S3 bucket and its objects. The bucket policy allows you to grant access to the bucket, specify actions that users can perform, and set conditions for the actions. Read-only bucket policies simplify access management for scenarios where modifications of data is not required, such as:

  • Extracting data from ElemBio Catalyst to your AWS account
  • Reading data directly from ElemBio Catalyst into your existing pipelines
  • Sharing data with research partners for direct data download of run or analysis data
  • Sharing your FASTQ files directly to third-party analysis platforms for secondary analysis
  • Sharing your data directory to your vendors.
  • Sharing data directly to other platforms.

Data Sharing Diagram

Grant Access to an AWS Principal​

  1. From the Storage page on the storage connection card, select More, and then select Manage Data Access.
  2. Select Add Principal ARN.
  3. Enter the AWS Principal ARN for the IAM role, IAM user, or AWS account that you want to grant access to.
  4. (Optional) Enter a description of the account.
  5. Select Save.

    After you add a principal in ElemBio Cloud, the Amazon S3 bucket policy grants read-only access to the AWS Principal ARN.

Supported Regions​

ElemBio Catalyst supports a limited number of AWS regions for storage and compute resources. To request the onboarding of additional AWS regions, contact Element Technical Support.

NameRegion
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1
Europe (Frankfurt)eu-central-1
Europe (Ireland)eu-west-1
Canada (Central)ca-central-1
US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1
US West (Oregon)us-west-2
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