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All Data Transfer Routes
The following tables provide a full overview on the various transfer options depending on the system that you are coming from and the system you want to transfer your data to. The recommended options are marked in the table with W(indows)/M(acOS)/L(inux) added next to the '✓' sign.
'[✓]' means that this option is possible but might be the worst choice of the given ones.
Copy and Sync via commandline
Protocol/Tool | Underlying network protocol | Description/When to use | Executable on | Transfer from/to | |||||
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Linux | MacOS | Windows | bwUni Cluster | bwFor Cluster | bwHPC Cluster | SDS@hd | |||
Rclone + <protocol> | sftp, smb, WebDAV, ... | A tool that can be used with various protocols. It needs to be installed. Multithreaded. Works on two completely remote locations as well. Transfers whole files. No 2FA possible. Usually suitable for big data. Please refer to the marked recommendations when deciding on a network protocol to use with Rclone. | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | only on BinAC | ✓ |
WebDAV | http(s) | Fast with small data, not suitable for big data. | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ☓ | ✓ |
rsync | ssh | Synchronization of data. One side must be a local drive. Can spot differences in files and transfer only the changes. Can resume partial transfers. | ✓ | ✓ | [✓] | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ☓ |
sftp | ssh | Interactive shell for copying data | ✓ | [✓] | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
scp | ssh | For copying data. Outdated according to: https://www.openssh.com/txt/release-8.0 | [✓] | [✓] | [✓] | [✓] | [✓] | [✓] | ☓ |
Mounting via commandline
Protocol/Tool | Underlying network protocol | Description & Use Cases | Executable on | Transfer from/to | ||||
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Linux | MacOS | Windows | bwHPC | bwHPC | SDS@hd | |||
Rclone mount + <protocol> | sftp, smb, WebDAV, ... | See previous table | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ☓ | ✓ |
sshfs | see sftp | File system using sftp, simple usage, needs stable connections, can't resume partial transfers | ✓ | [✓] | ✓ | ☓ | ✓ ( L, M ) | ✓ |
smb | none | Mapping of a network drive. Multiuser possible. Good fit for big data. | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ☓ | ☓ | ✓ (M, W, L) |
NFSv4 | none | One-time installation effort (Kerberos, ID mapping). For servers, microscopes, multi-user environments, ... | ✓ | ☓ | ☓ | ☓ | ☓ | ✓ |
Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs)
GUIs | Underlying network protocols | Description & Use Cases | Executable on | Transfer from/to | ||||
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Linux | MacOS | Windows | bwHPC | bwHPC | SDS@hd | |||
JupyterLab | ssh | Development Environment | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
VS Code | ssh | Development Environment | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
RStudio | ssh | Development Environment | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
MobaXterm | ssh, RSync, sftp | ☓ | ☓ | ✓ | ☓ | ✓ ( W ) | ✓ | |
WinSCP | sftp, WebDAV, scp | ☓ | ☓ | ✓ | ☓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Filezilla | sftp | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ☓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Cyberduck | sftp, WebDAV, S3 | ☓ | ✓ | ✓ | ☓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
WebDAV via browser | WebDAV | download single files | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ☓ | ☓ | ✓ |