{"id":1460,"date":"2024-10-31T10:02:36","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T10:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ri.itservices.manchester.ac.uk\/icsf\/?page_id=1460"},"modified":"2024-11-01T11:04:26","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T11:04:26","slug":"file-transfer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ri.itservices.manchester.ac.uk\/icsf\/getting-started-on-icsf\/file-transfer\/","title":{"rendered":"File Transfers to\/from the iCSF"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Introduction<\/h2>\n<p>Files can be transferred between your PC\/laptop and the iCSF in a number of ways. GUI programs (such as <a href=\"https:\/\/winscp.net\/\">WinSCP<\/a> on Windows, <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberduck.io\/\">CyberDuck<\/a> on Windows and Mac, and <a href=\"https:\/\/filezilla-project.org\/\">FileZilla<\/a> on all platforms) or command-line programs (such as <code>rsync<\/code> on Mac\/Linux) can be used.<\/p>\n<h3>Filesystems<\/h3>\n<p>It is possible to transfer files to\/from your <em>home<\/em>, <em>scratch<\/em> or additional <em>research data storage<\/em> <a href=\"\/icsf\/getting-started-on-icsf\/filesystems\/\">filesystems<\/a>. If you have large files to transfer (50GB files or more) please see our <a href=\"http:\/\/ri.itservices.manchester.ac.uk\/rds\/the-rds-ssh-service\/\">RDS-SSH service<\/a> for an alternative that will reduce the strain on the iCSF nodes.<\/p>\n<h3>On Campus<\/h3>\n<p>When on campus, files can be transferred to the iCSF uing a wired office \/ cluster PC or when on the Eduroam \/ UoM WiFI network. If you are signed in to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.itservices.manchester.ac.uk\/cybersecurity\/programme\/2step\/gpvpn\/\">GlobalProtect VPN<\/a> (e.g., to read your email) then this will also work.<\/p>\n<h3>Off Campus<\/h3>\n<p>When off-campus you should run the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.itservices.manchester.ac.uk\/cybersecurity\/programme\/2step\/gpvpn\/\">GlobalProtect VPN<\/a> software on your PC\/laptop to appear on-campus. You will then be able to transfer files to the iCSF. <\/p>\n<p>Please note: Research IT cannot provide support for the GlobalProtect VPN. Please contact the main <a href=\"http:\/\/www.itservices.manchester.ac.uk\/help\/\">IT Services Helpdesk<\/a> for assistance.<\/p>\n<h2>File Transfer Apps<\/h2>\n<p>For further information on various file-transfer applications, please see the CSF3 documentation. It is relevant to the iCSF &#8211; simply change the address in that documentation from <code>csf3.itservices.manchester.ac.uk<\/code> to <code>incline2000.itservices.manchester.ac.uk<\/code>. The CSF documentation has instructions for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/csf3\/filesystems\/file-transfer\/windows\/\">MobaXterm<\/a> and <a href=\"\/csf3\/filesystems\/file-transfer\/windows\/\">WinSCP<\/a> on Windows<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/csf3\/filesystems\/file-transfer\/filesystems-file-transfer-filezilla-tool\/\">FileZilla<\/a> on all platforms<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/csf3\/filesystems\/file-transfer\/linux-mac\/\">command-line tools<\/a> on Linux and Mac.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>CyberDuck<\/h3>\n<p>Here we provide some specific advice for CyberDuck users. <\/p>\n<p>Due to the way logins are handled by the iCSF, we recommend that you <em>turn off<\/em> multiple connections and file segmentation in CyberDuck, using the <code>Edit &gt; Preferences &gt; Transfers<\/code> dialog window:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ri.itservices.manchester.ac.uk\/icsf\/wp-content\/uploads\/cyberduck-preferences-transfers-win-red.png\" alt=\"CyberDuck Transfer Preferences\" width=\"700\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ri.itservices.manchester.ac.uk\/icsf\/wp-content\/uploads\/cyberduck-preferences-transfers-win-red.png 859w, https:\/\/ri.itservices.manchester.ac.uk\/icsf\/wp-content\/uploads\/cyberduck-preferences-transfers-win-red-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/ri.itservices.manchester.ac.uk\/icsf\/wp-content\/uploads\/cyberduck-preferences-transfers-win-red-768x554.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 859px) 100vw, 859px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When setting up a new connection, please ensure you select the <code>SFTP<\/code> file transfer method when connecting to the iCSF:<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ri.itservices.manchester.ac.uk\/icsf\/wp-content\/uploads\/cyberduck-connection-win-red.png\" alt=\"CyberDuck connection window\" width=\"479\" height=\"327\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ri.itservices.manchester.ac.uk\/icsf\/wp-content\/uploads\/cyberduck-connection-win-red.png 479w, https:\/\/ri.itservices.manchester.ac.uk\/icsf\/wp-content\/uploads\/cyberduck-connection-win-red-300x205.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 479px) 100vw, 479px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Other File Transfer Apps<\/h3>\n<p>If you have another file transfer program that you like to use, that we have not documented, you should still be able to use it using the following details:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It must support <em>secure<\/em> file transfer using <em>SFTP \/ ssh<\/em>. FileZilla, for example, can do this.<\/li>\n<li>You should connect to <code>incline2000.itservices.manchester.ac.uk<\/code> on port <code>22<\/code><\/li>\n<li>Use your central IT username and password when asked to log in to the iCSF<\/li>\n<li>Check the settings \/ preferences for control of multiple connections &#8211; we recommend you turn <em>off<\/em> multiple connections.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We cannot provide support for all file-transfer programs but please see the examples in this section for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction Files can be transferred between your PC\/laptop and the iCSF in a number of ways. GUI programs (such as WinSCP on Windows, CyberDuck on Windows and Mac, and FileZilla on all platforms) or command-line programs (such as rsync on Mac\/Linux) can be used. Filesystems It is possible to transfer files to\/from your home, scratch or additional research data storage filesystems. If you have large files to transfer (50GB files or more) please see our.. <a href=\"https:\/\/ri.itservices.manchester.ac.uk\/icsf\/getting-started-on-icsf\/file-transfer\/\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":90,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1460","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ri.itservices.manchester.ac.uk\/icsf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1460","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ri.itservices.manchester.ac.uk\/icsf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ri.itservices.manchester.ac.uk\/icsf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ri.itservices.manchester.ac.uk\/icsf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ri.itservices.manchester.ac.uk\/icsf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1460"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/ri.itservices.manchester.ac.uk\/icsf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1460\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1471,"href":"https:\/\/ri.itservices.manchester.ac.uk\/icsf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1460\/revisions\/1471"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ri.itservices.manchester.ac.uk\/icsf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/90"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ri.itservices.manchester.ac.uk\/icsf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}