OSC periodically updates The NCBI BLAST database.
Versions
BLAST database is available on the Owens and Pitzer clusters. The versions currently available at OSC are:
| Version | Owens | Pitzer | Cardinal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-03 | X | ||
| 2017-10 | X* | ||
| 2018-08 | X | X* | |
| 2019-09 | X | X | |
| 2020-04 | X | X | |
| 2021-5 | X | X | |
| 2024-07 | X* |
The version indicates the date of download. You can usemodule spider blast-database to view available modules for a given machine. Feel free to contact OSC Help if you need other versions for your work.
Access
BLAST database is available to all OSC users. If you have any questions, please contact OSC Help.
Usage
BLAST database can be accessed with the following module:
module load blast-database/version
To list all the BLAST database available
module spider blast-database
BLAST database can be accessed by the environmental variable BLASTDB. For blast-database/2018-08, it is as follows
BLASTDB=/fs/project/pub_data/blast-database/2018-08
Further Reading
BLAST package: https://www.osc.edu/resources/available_software/software_list/blast
