To submit a job to HPC queue, you most probably will need to copy some files (e.g. executables to run or your models, codes etc) to your HPC home folder. To do so you will need to connect remotely to the HPC file system. This can be done as described below.

Copying files via sFTP/ssh

You can copy files from/to your home folder on HPC via sftp connection. If you are using Linux local machine it can be easily done with “scp” command. Windows 10 since recently also has ssh/scp commands (from windows terminal).

Windows users can also use various sftp/scp client software, e.g. WinSCP.
Once you have downloaded and installed WinSCP, start it and connect to the headnode (e.g. zeus.coventry.ac.uk) with your HPC username and password. There is a traditional two-panel interface, one panel is your local file system, the other one is the remote one (e.g. your home folder on HPC). You can use F-keys (see bottom of the WinSCP window) or drag-and-drop files for download/upload operations.

Transferring files between HPC and your PC if you are outside the University network

• you can use University’s VPN service https://anyconnect.coventry.ac.uk.
• Use WinSCP software to copy files to/from HPC (WinSCP is also available on AppsAnywhere)

Further documentation on WinSCP can be found on their website

Links: WinSCP website