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Windows File Explorer
SCP/SFTP
curl/wget on the server.
Windows File Explorer
Using the Windows File Explorer, we can connect to our Home folder and the shared Work folder.
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In the File Explorer right click “This PC” and choose Map Network Drive…
For your Home folder, choose a drive letter, the enter \\hpc-fs\home into the Folder box. Ensure “Reconnect at sign-in” is selected. Then choose finish.
For the Work folder, repeat the process and except use \\hpc-fs\work for the Folder box.
Make sure you have your HPC Home folder mapped for the rest of the training.
To see this demonstrated watch this video:
https://mediahub.qut.edu.au/media/t/0_ylaejs40
SCP/SFTP
Using tools like WinSCP (Or PSFTP in PuTTY) you can transfer files. WinSCP can convert text files as they are copied.
curl/wget on the server
It is possible to download files directly on the HPC using tools like curl and wget.
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If you are transferring a number of files, you should script them into a PBS job, or use one of the data transfer nodes eresdt001 and eresdt002
Downloading Data for the Next Module
Some data files are needed for the next module, so let's download the zip file, unzip this file, then copy to the HPC.
Download this file: https://swcarpentry.github.io/shell-novice/data/shell-lesson-data.zip
Locate the file in your downloads, right click the file and choose “Extract All”
Create a workshop folder in your HPC Home Folder
Create a 2024-2 folder inside the workshop folder on you HPC Home Folder
Drag the “shell-lesson-data” folder to your HPC home folderthe 2024-2.