LFTP tests

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Tests

TransferMatrix to HPSS FUSE MOUNT
Client OS Direction #of proc/streams #of files lftp(MB/s) sftp(MB/s) scp(MB/s) rsync(MB/s)
LINUX Upload 1 1 76.38 79 77 85
5 5 268
12 15 317
15 15 330
LINUX Download 1 1 68 67 94 95
5 1 213
12 1 176
15 1 301

LFTP intro

LFTP Documentation can be found here http://lftp.yar.ru/

Install lftp using your distribution package management tool

 yum install lftp
 sudo apt-get install lftp

Log in with your archive account

 lftp -u AAnnnn sftp://archive-sftp.lsdf.kit.edu
 Password:your secret password

Upload a local file(lfile) to a remote file(rfile):

 lftp>put lfile -o rfile

Upload (mirror reverse -R) a local directory(ldir) to a remote directory(rdir) using n processes:

 lftp>mirror -c -R -Pn ldir rdir

Download a remote directory using pget(nn streams) for every single file:

 lftp>mirror -c --use-pget-n=n rdir ldir