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Chapter 2. File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

This chapter specifies the HPSS FTP interface. For information on configuring the HPSS FTP daemon, reference the HPSS Administration Guide . FTP is supported from any FTP client platform.

HPSS supports the FTP command set for transferring files to and from HPSS. To use FTP, the user enters the following:

ftp node_name [ port_number ]

where,

node_name is the node name of the node where the HPSS FTP Daemon process resides

port_number is the port number for HPSS, as set up in /etc/services

At this point, any standard FTP command may be entered. Note: If the message "Load thread state failed" is received, contact your HPSS administrator. This message generally implies that either HPSS is not correctly configured, or some HPSS components may not be executing:


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