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Uploading files: FTP & Aspera
Download Aspera Connect 3.9.9 for Mac from our website for free. The actual developer of this free software for Mac is aspera. The most frequent installer filename for the program is: AsperaConnect-mac-intel.dmg. The unique identifier for this app's bundle is com.aspera.connect. Android File Transfer. Browse and transfer files between your Mac computer and your Android device. For Mac OS X only. No extra software is needed for Windows.
Once your submission files have been prepared using the EgaCryptor, the resulting encrypted files and associated md5sum files can be uploaded to your submission account using Aspera or FTP.
Using Aspera to upload your prepared files
Downloading the Aspera ascp command line program
Aspera is a commercial file transfer protocol that may provide faster transfer speeds than ftp especially over longer distances.
Operating System: Windows XP / 2003 / Vista / 2008 / 7 / 8, Mac OS Intel 10.5 / 10.6 / 10.7 / 10.8 / Linux
The Aspera ascp command line client can be downloaded here.
Please select *Aspera Connect*.
The ascp command line client is distributed as part of the aspera connect high-performance transfer browser plug-in and is free to use, without registration.
The location of the 'ascp' program in the filesystem:
Mac: on the desktop go cd /Applications/Aspera Connect.app/Contents/Resources/ there you'll see the command line utilities where you're going to use 'ascp'.
Windows: the downloaded files are a bit hidden. For instance in Windows 7 the ascp.exe is located in the users home directory in: AppDataLocalProgramsAsperaAspera Connectbinascp.exe
Linux: should be in your user's home directory, cd /home/username/.aspera/connect/bin/ there you'll see the command line utilities where you're going to use 'ascp'.
Using the Aspera ascp command line program
Your command should look similar to this:
or if you wish to upload several files at once without being asked for a password, please use the following command
Explanation of parameters
'-l300M' option sets the upload speed limit to 30MB/s. You may wish to lower this value to increase the
reliability of the transfer.
'-L-' option is for printing logs out while transferring
<files to upload> can be a file mask (e.g. '/homes/submitter/*.srf) or a list of files.
<ega-box-N> is your submission account log-in.
Add '-k2' switch for transfer restarts
Check the command line transfer usage for more configuration details.
Using FTP to upload your prepared files
i) Using default ftp command line client in Windows
1- Start the command line interpreter: press Win-R, type cmd, hit enter
2- Enter 'ftp ftp.ega.ebi.ac.uk'
3- Enter your submission username
4- Enter your submission password
5- Type 'binary' to enter binary mode for transfer
6- To see a list of available ftp commands type 'help'.
7- Type 'ls' command to check the content of your submission account.
8- Type 'prompt' to switch off confirmation for each file uploaded.
9- Use 'mput' command to upload files: 'mput *.bam*'
10- Use 'bye' command to exit the ftp client.
11- Use 'exit' command to exit the command line interpreter.
ii) Using default ftp command line client in Linux/Unix
1- Open a terminal and type 'ftp ftp.ega.ebi.ac.uk'
2- Enter your submission username
3- Enter your submission password
4- Type 'binary' to enter binary mode for transfer
5- To see a list of available ftp commands type 'help'.
6- Type 'ls' command to check the content of your drop box.
7- Type 'prompt' to switch off confirmation for each file uploaded.
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8- Use 'mput' command to upload files: 'mput *.bam*'
9- Use 'bye' command to exit the ftp client.
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iii) Using an FTP client
e.g. Filezilla
Use the following connection details (File=> Site Manager) and add your submission account username and password :
Select the files you wish to upload, then right click mouse, and select 'upload':
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