Data Transfer Server

Research Services maintains a data transfer server to facilitate moving data between LSS, Argon, and locations outside the University of Iowa. Anyone with access to Argon can use the same credentials to log in to the data transfer server.

The server hostname is data.hpc.uiowa.edu

Accessing and transferring data

You can log in to the server with ssh or connect using an sftp client.

If you are connected with the University of Iowa VPN you can access the data transfer server as follows:

ssh hawkid@data.hpc.uiowa.edu

 Since the standard port for ssh is often used to attempt to break into systems, an alternate port is used if you are off-campus and not connected to the VPN:

ssh -p40 hawkid@data.hpc.uiowa.edu

You will need to provide two factor authentication using Duo to complete your login.

The local home directory on the server provides a location for necessary configuration files but is small and not intended for storing data. You can access LSS and Argon storage shares at the following paths:

Typical linux command line tools are available for moving data, such as mv, cp, and rsync.