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HPSS User Access: Difference between revisions
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Initiate the ftp connection to HPSS using | Initiate the ftp connection to HPSS using | ||
{{Command| command=ftp hpsscore.hww.de 4021}} | |||
When requested, please provide your username and password. | |||
The password is your general hww password (as | The password is your general hww password (as you have it | ||
for Hermit for example). | for Hermit for example). | ||
ftp will check the .netrc file in the user's home directory, | |||
ftp will check the <tt>.netrc</tt> file in the user's home directory, | |||
where e.g. login information can be given and the the ftp command | where e.g. login information can be given and the the ftp command | ||
can be used in e.g. scripts without a password prompt (see ftp man pages). | can be used in e.g. scripts without a password prompt (see ftp man pages). | ||
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in a .netrc file. | in a .netrc file. | ||
{{Note| text=For technical reasons a password change | |||
is valid on HPSS with a one day delay. | is valid on HPSS with a one day delay.}} | ||
=== Class of Service === | === Class of Service === | ||
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moving the file into HPSS. Before the transfer, you have to specify at the | moving the file into HPSS. Before the transfer, you have to specify at the | ||
ftp prompt: | ftp prompt: | ||
{{Command| command=site setcos <cos id>}} | |||
Default setting for the cos id is 112. The setting of the cos id is valid for all | Default setting for the cos id is 112. The setting of the cos id is valid for all | ||
following file transfers. | following file transfers. | ||
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network connections or at least several parallel I/O streams. | network connections or at least several parallel I/O streams. | ||
To start the client, you should specify the number of parallel streams. We recommend a setting of 2. | |||
We recommend a setting of 2. | |||
{{Command| command=pftp_client -w2 hpsscore 4021}} | |||
When requested, please provide your username and password. | When requested, please provide your username and password. | ||
The password is your general hww password (as | The password is your general hww password (as you have it | ||
for the SX-8 for example). | for the SX-8 for example). | ||
{{Note| text=For technical reasons a password change | |||
is valid on HPSS with a one day delay. | is valid on HPSS with a one day delay.}} | ||
Compared to the ftp access, there is no setting for the class of service | Compared to the ftp access, there is no setting for the class of service | ||
necessary as this is done automatically by the pftp_client. | necessary as this is done automatically by the pftp_client. | ||
Use the parallel ''pput'' and ''pget'' commands instead of the normal ''put'' and ''get''. | |||
More details of using ftp and pftp to access HPSS can be found in | More details of using ftp and pftp to access HPSS can be found in | ||
the official | the official [http://www.hpss-collaboration.org/user_doc.shtml User's guide]. | ||
== Other Access Methods == | == Other Access Methods == | ||
Revision as of 14:36, 15 April 2014
Currently, there are two methods to access the HPSS complex:
FTP
Initiate the ftp connection to HPSS using
When requested, please provide your username and password.
The password is your general hww password (as you have it
for Hermit for example).
ftp will check the .netrc file in the user's home directory, where e.g. login information can be given and the the ftp command can be used in e.g. scripts without a password prompt (see ftp man pages). Be aware of security issues, if a password is stored in plain text in a .netrc file.
Class of Service
When putting files into HPSS you have to specify a so called class of service. The class of service depends on the file size. The following values are possible:
112: size < 2GB
122: 2GB < size < 8GB
132: size > 8GB
You have to specify the class of service for a file prior to moving the file into HPSS. Before the transfer, you have to specify at the ftp prompt:
Default setting for the cos id is 112. The setting of the cos id is valid for all following file transfers.
Beside the setting of the class of service, this option works just like normal ftp.
Parallel FTP
On LAKI, there is a Parallel FTP client available.
The advantage of Parallel FTP is a file transfer which makes use of several parallel network connections or at least several parallel I/O streams.
To start the client, you should specify the number of parallel streams. We recommend a setting of 2.
When requested, please provide your username and password.
The password is your general hww password (as you have it
for the SX-8 for example).
Compared to the ftp access, there is no setting for the class of service
necessary as this is done automatically by the pftp_client.
Use the parallel pput and pget commands instead of the normal put and get.
More details of using ftp and pftp to access HPSS can be found in the official User's guide.
Other Access Methods
Currently, there are no other access methods available. Especially, there is currently no access to HPSS available from outside the hww network. For a transfer of stored files to your home site, please move these files to a system within hww where you have scp access. This is an intermediate solution, we plan to provide a method for a direct transfer within the next months.