Secure FTP (SFTP)

Windows

Windows users can install Xmanager Power Suite on either their Bucknell owned computers or their personal computers. Xmanager Power Suite includes the Xftp program that can be used to transfer files to/from the cluster. Note that this only works for on-campus transfers. Once installed:

  1. Launch Xftp from your Windows menu.
  2. In the field that reads Host name or IP address, enter sftp://bisonnet-hpc.bucknell.edu (for BisonNet Storage) or sftp://globus.bucknell.edu (for the Data Transfer Node) and press the Enter key.
  3. You’ll be prompted to accept the server’s SSH key, as well as for your Bucknell username and password.
  4. You should now have two views, one for your local computer and one for bisonnet-hpc.bucknell.edu. Simply drag files between the two to move files back and forth.

Mac

Mac users can install the Cyberduck application to transfer files via SFTP. Once installed:

  1. Launch Cyberduck
  2. In the Quick Connect field, enter sftp://bisonnet-hpc.bucknell.edu (for BisonNet Storage) or sftp://globus.bucknell.edu (for the Data Transfer Node) and press the Enter key.
  3. You’ll be prompted for your Bucknell username and password and also to accept the server’s SSH key.
  4. Once connected you can drag files into or out of this window to move files back and forth between the server and your local computer.

Linux

Linux users can use FileZilla to transfer files via SFTP. Once installed:

  1. Launch FileZilla either via the menu item or by typing filezilla in a Terminal window
  2. In the Host field, enter sftp://bisonnet-hpc.bucknell.edu (for BisonNet Storage) or sftp://globus.bucknell.edu (for the Data Transfer Node)
  3. In the Username and Password fields, enter your Bucknell username and password
  4. In the Port field, enter 22 (port 22 is the port used by SSH/SFTP)
  5. Select Quickconnect
  6. Once connected you can drag files between the two panes to/from your local computer and the remote server

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