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IBM Aspera HST Admin Manual (353 pages)

High-Speed Transfer Server

Brand: IBM | Category: Server | Size: 2.37 MB

Table of Contents
2
Introduction

7
What's New

9
Get Started with an Aspera Transfer Server

9
Get Started as a Transfer Client

10
Comparison of Aspera File Delivery and Synchronization Tools

11
Installation and Upgrades

13
Set up the HST Server Web UI

22
Server Set up Methods

33
Set up Users and Groups

33
Configure the Server from the Command Line

40
File Pre- and Post-Processing (Prepost)

90
- Setting up Pre/Post Processing
  90
- Pre/Post Variables
  91
- Pre/Post Script Examples
  93
Email Notifications

95
- Setting up Email Notifications
  95
- Email Notification Examples
  97
Ascp: Transferring from the Command Line with Ascp

99
- Ascp Command Reference
  99
- Ascp General Examples
  114
- Ascp File Manipulation Examples
  116
- Ascp Transfers with Object Storage and HDFS
  118
  - Transfers with IBM Aspera on Demand and Cloud-Based HST Servers
    118
  - Writing Custom Metadata for Objects in Object Storage
    120
- Multi-Session Transfers
  121
- Using Standard I/O as the Source or Destination
  122
- Using Filters to Include and Exclude Files
  126
- Symbolic Link Handling
  132
- Creating SSH Keys
  133
- Reporting Checksums
  134
- Client-Side Encryption-At-Rest (EAR)
  137
- Comparison of Ascp and Ascp 4 Options
  138
- Ascp Faqs
  141
Ascp4: Transferring from the Command Line with Ascp 4

144
- Introduction to Ascp 4
  144
- Ascp 4 Command Reference
  144
- Ascp 4 Transfers with Object Storage
  152
- Ascp 4 Examples
  153
- Built-In I/O Providers
  153
- Data Streaming Command Syntax
  154
- Ascp 4 Data Streaming Examples
  156
- Configuring Macos Server for Multicast Streams
  157
- Troubleshooting Stream Transfers
  158
Watch Folders and the Aspera Watch Service

159
Aspera Sync

218
- Introduction
  218
  - Overview
    218
  - Synchronization and Direction Modes
    220
  - Aspera Sync FAQ
    221
- Aspera Sync Set up
  222
- Running Async
  230
  - Composing an Async Session
    230
  - Async Command Reference
    234
  - Examples of Async Commands and Output
    247
  - Include and Exclude Filtering Rules
    248
  - Filtering Examples
    252
  - Bidirectional Example
    253
  - Synchronizing with AWS S3 Storage
    253
  - Writing Custom Metadata for Objects in Object Storage
    255
  - Aspera Sync with Basic Token Authorization
    256
- Using the Aspera Watch Service with Aspera Sync
  257
- Aspera Sync Monitoring and Logging
  262
  - Asyncadmin Command-Line Options
    262
  - Logging
    264
- Troubleshooting Aspera Sync
  264
- Appendix
  
  268
  - Hardlinks
    268
  - Creating SSH Keys
    269
  - Rsync Vs. Async Uni-Directional Example
    269
Configuring for Other Aspera Products

271
Set up HST Server for Node API

272
Authentication and Authorization

289
Highly-Available Redis Backend for an HST Server Cluster

306
- Introduction
  306
- Requirements
  307
- Setup and Configuration
  307
- Start and Test the Cluster
  310
- Redis Sentinel Operation
  311
- Logging
  311
Asconfigurator Reference

311
- The Asconfigurator Utility
  311
- Syntax and Usage
  311
- Examples
  313
- Reading Output
  314
- User, Group and Default Configurations
  315
- Trunk (Vlink) Configurations
  321
- Central Server Configurations
  321
- HTTP Server Configurations
  322
- Database Configurations
  324
- Server Configurations
  325
- Client Configurations
  329
Troubleshooting

329
Appendix

333
- Restarting Aspera Services
  333
- Docroot Vs. File Restriction
  334
- Aspera Ecosystem Security Best Practices
  335
- Testing and Optimizing Transfer Performance
  343
- Create an SSL Certificate (Apache)
  345
- Enable SSL (Apache)
  347
- Log Files
  348
- Preserving IBM Spectrum Scale Acls of Transferred Files
  352
- Product Limitations
  352
Technical Support

353
Legal Notice

353

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IBM Aspera HST Admin Manual (353 pages)

Table of Contents

Introduction

What's New

Get Started with an Aspera Transfer Server

Get Started as a Transfer Client

Comparison of Aspera File Delivery and Synchronization Tools

Installation and Upgrades

Set up the HST Server Web UI

Server Set up Methods

Set up Users and Groups

Configure the Server from the Command Line

File Pre- and Post-Processing (Prepost)

Email Notifications

Ascp: Transferring from the Command Line with Ascp

Ascp4: Transferring from the Command Line with Ascp 4

Watch Folders and the Aspera Watch Service

Aspera Sync

Appendix

Configuring for Other Aspera Products

Set up HST Server for Node API

Authentication and Authorization

Highly-Available Redis Backend for an HST Server Cluster

Asconfigurator Reference

Troubleshooting

Appendix

Technical Support

Legal Notice

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