Introduction 'File Transfer'

Learning outcomes

• Have seen the file transfer tools at this course

Overview

Below an overview of the sessions and their relations. The optional sessions have thinner borders.

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  classDef always stroke:#000,stroke-width:4px;
  classDef optional stroke:#000,stroke-width:1px;

  account[Account for HPC cluster]:::always
  can_use_filezilla(Can use FileZilla?)
  what_do_you_need(What do you need?)
  filezilla[Transfer files using FileZilla]:::optional
  scp[Transfer files using scp]:::always
  rsync[Transfer files using rsync]:::optional
  sftp[Transfer files using sftp]:::optional
  cluster_to_cluster[Cluster to cluster]:::optional


  account --> scp
  scp --> can_use_filezilla
  can_use_filezilla --> |yes| filezilla
  filezilla  --> what_do_you_need
  can_use_filezilla --> |no| what_do_you_need
  what_do_you_need --> rsync
  what_do_you_need --> sftp
  what_do_you_need --> cluster_to_cluster

As per prerequisites:

• you already have an account at an HPC cluster
• you can already log in to a console environment at your HPC cluster using SSH

Here is an overview of the file transfer tools in this course:

Feature	FileZilla	scp	rsync	sftp
Summary	Intuitive	Preinstalled	Powerful	Two-way portal
Type of user interface	Graphical	Terminal	Terminal	Terminal
Can transfer files between clusters?	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Installation needed?	Yes	Maybe	Yes	Maybe
Suitable for large files?	Not really	Not really	Yes	Not really
Behavior upon overwriting files	Asks	Overwrite	Overwrite if newer	Asks
Suitable for sensitive data?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Tolerant to interruption?	No	No	Yes	No
Flexibility	Some	Some	High	Low
Session	Session	Session	Session	Session

Here is an overview of the documentation pages for each HPC center:

HPC Cluster	Documentation
Alvis	Documentation
Berzelius	Documentation
Bianca	Documentation
COSMOS	Documentation
Dardel	Documentation
Kebnekaise	Documentation
LUMI	Documentation
Pelle	Documentation
Tetralith	Documentation
Vera	Documentation