Training/Transferring Data

Methods

Small to medium amounts of data

This can be carried out using a number of SFTP-styled packages such as sftp, scp, rsync, and Filezilla to name a few. Filezilla can be downloaded as a Windows application and may be more suitable for people who prefer a Windows environment, rather than the command line.

Note FTP (insecure) is disabled on viper.hull.ac.uk and SFTP (secure FTP) is the recommended method.

Large to a huge amount of data (100GB +)

To avoid excessive network congestion and the long period of time to transfer such data please raise a support ticket for further details. This may typically involve connecting a USB data drive directly to VIPER to copy the data quickly into your user area.

OneDrive to Viper

With the University using MS OneDrive, it is possible to copy files to Viper. For multiple files, zip your files up on OneDrive first (considerably easier), as shown here:

From OneDrive to Viper
Starting with the zipped file MyData.zip on OneDrive, copied previously and compressed from local storage. Click on the share icon or options for the file here (three horizontal dots) and select share. Then Click on Copy On your Viper console application, type wget and paste in the copied link and follow with -O yourfilename (otherwise Linux will name the file to the OneDrive link - argh!) And here is the received file Remember to un-share the file on OneDrive and use unzip (if required) on Linux to restore the file structure.

Universal

The following can only be performed on Windows after installing MobaXterm or PuTTY.

The example user is user1; you will need to enter your own username here:

* To Viper from local computer
scp myfile user1@viper.hull.ac.uk:myfile
rsync -av my-directory viper.hull.ac.uk:/data/users/YourID

* From Viper to your local computer
scp user1@viper.hull.ac.uk:bio/YourUCInetID/hpc-file
rsync -av viper.hull.ac.uk:/data/users/YourID/mydatadirectory

Windows

The following example uses MobaXterm, for transferring large files it is recommended to use FileZilla. For instructions on how to use FileZilla view the Linux section. follow the instruction in the Getting Connected section for installing MobaXterm.

* Uploading Files
* To upload files to Viper, navigate to the directory you wish to upload files to use the MobaXterm file browser. Choose the file/files to upload and click open or alternatively drag and drop the file/files you wish to upload over the Viper file browser. The upload may take some time depending on upload speed and file size.

* Downloading Files
* To download files from Viper, navigate to the directory using the MobaXterm file browser. Select the file/files you wish to download and click the 'download selected files button'. Choose the directory where you want the files to download and click ok. The download will start, depending on download speed and file size this may take some time.

MacOS

The following example uses Cyberduck, you can download Cyberduck from https://cyberduck.io macOS also supports FileZilla for an example on how to use FileZilla please view the Linux section

Connecting

Click Open Connection.
From the drop-down menu select SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol)
Enter server viper.hull.ac.uk, Port: 22, Username: University UID, Password: university password
Click Connect

Uploading Files

Click Upload
Choose the file/folder you want to upload and click Choose
The transfer window will appear
Please note due to file size the upload may take some time

Downloading Files

From the file browser right-click on the file/folder to download and select download from the menu
The transfer window will appear
Please note due to file size the download may take some time

Linux

*The following example uses FileZilla, you can download FileZilla from https://filezilla-project.org/ (Windows/Linux and MacOS).*
Enter the Host: viper.hull.ac.uk, username, password, and port: 22, using an SFTP connection. A pop-up will appear informing that the server host key is unknown. Click Always trust this host and click ok. In the remote site box, your Viper directory will appear. To transfer files click and drag the file/folder from either your pc to Viper (left to right) or from Viper to your pc (right to left). The transfer will start depending on transfer speed and file size this may take some time.

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