Transfer data

Transfer Appliance supports the following methods to copy data to the appliance:

Use SCP or SFTP to copy data

To copy data to the appliance using SCP or SFTP, follow these steps:

Microsoft Windows

  1. Download an SCP or SFTP client that supports UTF-8 filenames, such as WinSCP.

  2. Using the SCP tool, connect to the appliance using the following settings:

    • File protocol: SFTP
    • Host name: The IP address for the appliance.
    • Port number: 22
    • Username: The appliance username provided by the Transfer Appliance Team.
    • Password: The appliance password provided by the Transfer Appliance Team.

    The destination directory on the Transfer Appliance must be /mnt/ta_data.

Linux

  1. Run the following command:

    scp PATH_TO_FILES USERNAME@IP_ADDRESS:/mnt/ta_data

    Replace the following:

    • PATH_TO_FILES: The path to the files you are copying.
    • USERNAME: The appliance username provided by the Transfer Appliance Team.
    • IP_ADDRESS: The IP address for the appliance.

  2. When prompted, enter the appliance password provided by the Transfer Appliance Team.

Apple macOS

  1. Run the following command:

    scp PATH_TO_FILES USERNAME@IP_ADDRESS:/mnt/ta_data

    Replace the following:

    • PATH_TO_FILES: The path to the files you are copying.
    • USERNAME: The appliance username provided by the Transfer Appliance Team.
    • IP_ADDRESS: The IP address for the appliance.

  2. When prompted, enter the appliance password provided by the Transfer Appliance Team.

Use NFS share to copy data

To copy data to the appliance using NFS share, follow these steps:

  1. To mount Transfer Appliance, run the following commands on your data source:

    Linux

    1. sudo mkdir /mnt/data

    2. sudo mount -o vers=4 IP_ADDRESS:/mnt/ta_data /mnt/data

      Replace IP_ADDRESS with the IP address for the appliance.

    Apple macOS

    1. cd ~

    2. mkdir ta_data

    3. sudo mount -t nfs -o vers=4,resvport IP_ADDRESS:/mnt/ta_data ~/ta_data

      Replace IP_ADDRESS with the IP address for the appliance.

  2. To copy data to the appliance, use a copy utility of your choice.

    Copying data is a long-running operation. On Apple macOS or Linux, we recommend using tmux or screen to ensure the copy process survives logout or network disconnects.