OCTOPUS has the different file system from the SX-ACE and VCC.
On this page, we introduce how to transfer data between these systems.
 

    †This page introduces the procedure that should be done on SX-ACE or VCC.
     If you want to do on OCTOPUS, please see the following page.
    procedure on OCTOPUS

  

How to File Transfer betweeen same accounts

If you have the same account on SX-ACE/VCC and OCTOPUS, please adopt this way. You can access from SX-ACE/VCC frontend server to a part of OCTOPUS's file system. In the case, please note that file pass differs by depending on file systems.

file pass on OCTOPUS file pass in the case of acceessing from SX-ACE/VCC *
home area on OCTOPUS /octfs/home /OCTFS/HOME
work area on OCTOPUS /octfs/work /OCTFS/WORK

* SX-ACE/VCC caliculation node can not access to /OCTFS/HOME, /OCTFS/WORK. You can only transfer any file on SX-ACE/VCC frontend server.

 
How to File Transfer is the following. the userID is "a61234" as an example.
- from OCTOPUS to SX-ACE/VCC

    + If you want to transfer the file "sample.f" onto the home directory on OCTOPUS to the home directory on SX-ACE/VCC:

% cp /OCTFS/HOME/a61234/abc ~

- from SX-ACE,VCC to OCTOPUS 

    + If you want to transfer the file "sample.f" onto the home directory on SX-ACE to the home directory on OCTOPUS:

% cp ~/sample2.c /OCTFS/HOME/a61234/

 

How to File Transfer between different accounts

If you have a different account on SX-ACE/VCC and OCTOPUS, please adopt this way.

Please use SCP command.
In this case, you need to know the name of the file and directory on the server in advance.
In the following example, the userID of OCTOPUS is "a61234".
 

 

1.Type the following command on frontend of SX-ACE or VCC.

 

- from OCTOPUS to SX-ACE,VCC

    + If you want to transfer the file "sample.f" onto the home directory on OCTOPUS to the home directory on SX-ACE:

% scp a61234@oct-login:sample.c ~

- from SX-ACE,VCC to OCTOPUS

    + If you want to transfer the file "sample2.f" onto the current directory on VCC to the home/abc/ directory on OCTOPUS:

% scp ./sample2.c a61234@oct-login:abc

† You can transfer multiple files simultaneously and recursively transfer files per-directory For detail, please use "man scp".

 

2. Type "yes" when you first connect and the following message will appear:

The authenticity of host 'octopus.hpc.cmc.osaka-u.ac.jp' can't be established but keys of different type are already known for this host.
RSA key fingerprint is 19:14:7f:28:54:39:16:9a:99:d0:db:93:d6:ff:f3:13.
Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)? yes
Warning: Permanently added 'octopus.hpc.cmc.osaka-u.ac.jp,133.1.65.34' (RSA) to the list of known hosts.

 

3.Type the password of OCTOPUS account.

password:  XXXXXXXX

(Typed password is not displayed)

 

4.File transfer will start. Transfer status is displayed during the file transfer.

sample.f 100% |*****************************| 1326 00:01