Data transfer to/from Pelle using Transit and SFTP from Transit¶
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Pelle is a new UPPMAX HPC cluster that is in the process of being deployed.
The procedure as described on this page does not work yet or is untested.
This page will be updated when this works.
There are multiple ways to transfer data to/from Pelle.
Data transfer to/from Pelle using Transit is one of the ways ways to transfer files to/from Pelle
One can transfer files to/from Pelle using the UPPMAX Transit server.
Transit is an abbreviation of 'SSH File Transfer Protocol',
where 'SSH' is an abbreviation of 'Secure Shell protocol'
The program sftp allows you to transfer files to/from Pelle using Transit.
The process is:
1. Get inside SUNET¶
Forgot how to get within SUNET?
2. Use the terminal to login to Transit¶
Use a terminal to login to Transit
Forgot how to login to Transit?
See our step-by-step guide how to login to Transit.
Spoiler: ssh [username]@transit.uppmax.uu.se
3. Run sftp to connect to Pelle¶
In the terminal, run sftp to connect to Pelle by doing:
where [username] is your UPPMAX username, for example:
4. If asked, give your UPPMAX password¶
You can get rid of this prompt if you have setup SSH keys
5. In sftp, upload/download files to/from Pelle¶
Transit is a service, not a file server. This means that if you upload files to Transit using SFTP, they will remain there as long a the connection is active. These files need to be forwarded to more permanent storage.