Summary¶
Here is a summary of the file transfer tools discussed in this course:
| Tool | Features | Things to remember |
|---|---|---|
| FileZilla | Graphical, intuitive, simple | SFTP, my_cluster.se and my_username |
scp |
Terminal, simple, feels like a regular file copy | scp my_file.txt my_username@my_cluster.se:/home/my_username/ and scp -r my_folder my_username@my_cluster.se:/home/my_username/ |
rsync |
Terminal, powerful, flexible, feels like a regular file copy | rsync my_file.txt my_username@my_cluster.se:/home/my_username/ and rsync --recursive my_folder my_username@my_cluster.se:/home/my_username/ |
sftp |
Terminal, simple, feels like a file transfer portal | sftp and put and get |
Below is an overview of how complex file transfer is, per cluster and per tool:
| HPC Cluster | scp |
FileZilla | rsync |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alvis | Easy | Hard | Medium |
| Berzelius | Easy | Easy | Easy |
| Bianca | Hard | Easy | Hard |
| COSMOS | Easy | Medium | Medium |
| Dardel | Easy | Hard | Medium |
| Kebnekaise | Easy | Easy | Easy |
| LUMI | Easy | Hard | Medium |
| Pelle | Easy | Easy | Easy |
| Rackham | Easy | Easy | Easy |
| Sigma | Easy | Medium | Easy |
| Tetralith | Easy | Easy | Easy |
| Vera | Easy | Medium | Easy |
Tips
- Archive folders with many files! - Less overhead and many files on the fly are included in the transfer!
- Compress files and folders! - Less size will be faster to transfer!