Data transfer with FileZilla

FileZilla is a free and easy-to-use FTP-style program to transfer files to and from your VSC account on the clusters.

You can download FileZilla from the FileZilla project page.

Prerequisites

All users need to setup an SSH agent before proceeding.

KU Leuven

You need to get an SSH certificate into your agent, if you haven’t done so already.

UAntwerpen

You need to load your private SSH key into your SSH agent.

UGent

You need to load your private SSH key into your SSH agent.

VUB

You need to load your private SSH key into your SSH agent.

Configuration of FileZilla to connect to a login node

1. Start FileZilla

2. Open the Site Manager using the ‘File’ menu

3. Create a new site by clicking the ‘New Site’ button

4. In the tab marked ‘General’, enter the following values (all other fields remain blank):

   KU Leuven

   • Host: login.hpc.kuleuven.be

   • Server Type: ‘SFTP - SSH File Transfer Protocol’

   • Logon Type: ‘Interactive’

   • User: your own VSC user ID

   

   UAntwerpen

   • Host: login.hpc.uantwerpen.be

   • Server Type: ‘SFTP - SSH File Transfer Protocol’

   • Logon Type: ‘Normal’

   • User: your own VSC user ID

   

   UGent

   • Host: login.hpc.ugent.be

   • Server Type: ‘SFTP - SSH File Transfer Protocol’

   • Logon Type: ‘Normal’

   • User: your own VSC user ID

   

   VUB

   • Host: login.hpc.vub.be

   • Server Type: ‘SFTP - SSH File Transfer Protocol’

   • Logon Type: ‘Normal’

   • User: your own VSC user ID

   

5. Optionally, rename this setting to your liking by pressing the ‘Rename’ button

6. Press ‘Connect’ and enter your passphrase when requested

KU Leuven

As long as your SSH agent is running and keeping a valid SSH certificate, you stay connected via FileZilla and you do not require additional configuration.

UAntwerpen

As long as you use an SSH agent to manage your SSH keys, you stay connected via FileZilla and you do not require additional configuration.

Alternatively, recent versions of FileZilla also can manage private keys on their own. The path to the private key must be provided in the option: Edit Tab -> options -> connection -> SFTP. After that you should be able to connect after being asked for passphrase.

UGent

As long as you use an SSH agent to manage your SSH keys, you stay connected via FileZilla and you do not require additional configuration.

Alternatively, recent versions of FileZilla also can manage private keys on their own. The path to the private key must be provided in the option: Edit Tab -> options -> connection -> SFTP. After that you should be able to connect after being asked for passphrase.

VUB

As long as you use an SSH agent to manage your SSH keys, you stay connected via FileZilla and you do not require additional configuration.

Alternatively, recent versions of FileZilla also can manage private keys on their own. The path to the private key must be provided in the option: Edit Tab -> options -> connection -> SFTP. After that you should be able to connect after being asked for passphrase.

Under the ‘Advanced’ tab you can also set the directory you wish to open by default upon login. For example, setting your default path to your VSC_DATA directory can be done by providing its full path, like /data/brussels/100/vsc10000.