# Download and installation of Dragen array software for local analysis

**Steps for downloading the Dragen array installer:**

1. Access the [Illumina website for DRAGEN Array Secondary Analysis Software Downloads,](https://support.illumina.com/array/array_software/dragen-array-secondary-analysis/downloads.html) and Click the link of the DRAGEN Array Installer for Linux or Windows:

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2. You will be directed to log in [MyIllumina account](https://my.illumina.com/welcome) (create an account if you don’t have one yet)

Step 1:

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Step 2:

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3. You will be asked to enter your Illumina customer number or the serial number of an Illumina instrument:

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4. You will then be asked to browse to a location in your computer where you want to download/save to installer:

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**Installation of Dragen array software**

1. Once download is completed, move the DRAGEN Array installation package to the desired folder. Administrative permissions may be required for system folders, for example C:\Program Files for Windows:

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2. When you click the dragen.exe from the folder where it was saved, a Command Prompt (cmd)window will open and close in seconds, you might not see it, as it happens fast.

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3. To check that the files have been installed properly, execute the following commands in cmd:

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(P.S. screenshot was redacted to hide the username of the folder owner where the software was installed)

The commands from the cmd screenshot above are listed below:

1. 1. Copy the path to the location of the installed dragena software:

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1. 2. Paste the copied Dragena path after the command cd:

**b.1)** C:>**cd** C:\Users\*username\*\Apps\dragena-win-x64-DAv1.3.0-rc3-sha.f3fec02ebf2c43d3f3d6327cbe3b410edbc167b4\dragena-win-x64-DAv1.3.0-rc3-sha.f3fec02ebf2c43d3f3d6327cbe3b410edbc167b4\dragena

**b.2)** You should get the following response if the connection to the software location can be established:

C:\Users\*username\*\Apps\dragena-win-x64-DAv1.3.0-rc3-sha.f3fec02ebf2c43d3f3d6327cbe3b410edbc167b4\dragena-win-x64-DAv1.3.0-rc3-sha.f3fec02ebf2c43d3f3d6327cbe3b410edbc167b4\dragena>

**b.3)** Enter the command “dragena version”:

C:\Users\username\Apps\dragena-win-x64-DAv1.3.0-rc3-sha.f3fec02ebf2c43d3f3d6327cbe3b410edbc167b4\dragena-win-x64-DAv1.3.0-rc3-sha.f3fec02ebf2c43d3f3d6327cbe3b410edbc167b4\dragena>dragena version

**b.4)** You should get as response the version of the installed Dragen array software:

DRAGEN Array CLI 1.3.0

**Note:**

Dragen array software is not a graphical user interface (GUI), it is a command line interface (CLI), user will need to open Command Prompt (cmd) or PowerShell to use Dragen array local.

To open Command Prompt (cmd) on a Windows computer, press Win icon + R, type cmd into the Run dialogue box, and press Enter.

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Alternatively, search for "cmd" or "Command Prompt" in the taskbar's search bar and select the application from the results.

**Additional useful references:**

* [DRAGEN Array Local Analysis guide](https://help.dragenarray.illumina.com/product-guides/dragen-array-local-analysis)

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