Data transfer to/from Rackham using Transit and SFTP from Rackham¶
There are multiple ways to transfer data to/from Rackham.
Data transfer to/from Rackham using Transit is one of the ways ways to transfer files to/from Rackham
One can transfer files to/from Rackham 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 Rackham using Transit.
The process is:
1. Get inside SUNET¶
Forgot how to get within SUNET?
2. Use the terminal to login to Rackham¶
Use a terminal to login to Rackham.
Forgot how to login to Rackham?
See this step-by-step guide how to login to Rackham.
Spoiler: ssh [username]@rackham.uppmax.uu.se
3. Run sftp
to connect to Transit¶
In the terminal, run sftp
to connect to Transit 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 Transit¶
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.