Data access¶
This section describes how to access each user’s data storage directory remotely to upload or download files. The storage is made avaiable using Simple Storage Service (S3) standard storage interface.
The documentation below shows how to access the storage using the command line tool. See Transfer data with WinSCP for instructions on using WinSCP as user interface (only on Windows).
CyberDuck can also be used in OSX (using the Generic S3 HTTPS profile).
Install the Minio client¶
In order to access the storage we need a dedicated command line
tool (in the same way we need e.g. the sftp executable to connect to a FTP server).
In our case we need to download the MinIO Client. The instructions vary
depending on the OS but the result is that you should have an mc excutable in your path.
Configure the IMAXT server¶
In order to access the data in the IMAXT server configure access typing:
mc alias set ioa https://imaxt.ast.cam.ac.uk:9000 username password
where username and password are your archive credentials. ioa is the alias to the server,
and can be anything you like that can be easily remembered.
Access the data¶
The MinIO client quickstart guide lists all available commands. They resemble the typical Linux commands to operate with files.
In order to list the contents of the repository:
mc ls ioa
Copy data to your data storage:
mc cp image.tif ioa/eglez
Copy data to the shared data storage in the imaxt bucket:
mc cp image.tif ioa/imaxt/eglez
Copy data from your data storage to the local disk:
mc cp ioa/eglez/image.tif .
