LFTP tests

From Lsdf
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 usefull commands:

1. LFTP Documentation:

2. Log in with your archive account

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

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

  • lftp>put lfile -o rfile

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

  • lftp>mirror -c -R -Pnn ldir rdir

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

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