EZChrom and Openlab alternate control of GC-FID

Hi camelia,

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Hi,

Thanks for you replies. I have asked the question to the lab validation manager and the response is basically a no go as -  

Switching between the systems may be technologically do-able, but each time we did it, we’d be changing the status of a validated system. OpenLab relies on fixed IP addresses to find instruments, and I’d guess EZChrom does too, and swapping the GC network plug over between the two may cause conflicts or other problems. OpenLab would need the GC to have an IP on the secure network, while EZChrom would require a different IP as it’s not on the secure network, therefore we’d have to manually change the IP address in the GC settings each time it was swapped from one system to the other.

 There would be no guarantee that when we plugged it back in to OpenLab after a stint on EZChrom that it would connect up exactly as it had been previously. My understanding is that once it’s validated, we shouldn’t be changing IP addresses, pulling network plugs out or swapping them over without change control.

- for these reasons i have verified the answer from woody. If there are any further comments relating to this question I'm happy to hear them.

Thanks

Hi,

Thanks for you replies. I have asked the question to the lab validation manager and the response is basically a no go as -  

Switching between the systems may be technologically do-able, but each time we did it, we’d be changing the status of a validated system. OpenLab relies on fixed IP addresses to find instruments, and I’d guess EZChrom does too, and swapping the GC network plug over between the two may cause conflicts or other problems. OpenLab would need the GC to have an IP on the secure network, while EZChrom would require a different IP as it’s not on the secure network, therefore we’d have to manually change the IP address in the GC settings each time it was swapped from one system to the other.

 There would be no guarantee that when we plugged it back in to OpenLab after a stint on EZChrom that it would connect up exactly as it had been previously. My understanding is that once it’s validated, we shouldn’t be changing IP addresses, pulling network plugs out or swapping them over without change control.

- for these reasons i have verified the answer from woody. If there are any further comments relating to this question I'm happy to hear them.

Thanks