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High-Speed Transfer

Server Admin Guide 3.9.1

PowerLinux

Revision:1978 Generated:04/05/2019 10:17

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Default Chapter2
- Table of Contents2
Introduction7
What's New9
Get Started with an Aspera Transfer Server9
Get Started as a Transfer Client10
Comparison of Aspera File Delivery and Synchronization Tools11
Installation and Upgrades13
- Requirements13
- Installing HST Server14
- Configuring the Firewall15
- Securing Your SSH Server16
  - Changing and Securing the TCP Port17
  - Configuring Transfer Server Authentication with the Host-Key Fingerprint19
- Testing a Locally Initiated Transfer20
- Updating the Product License21
- Uninstalling21
Set up the HST Server Web UI22
- Configuring the Apache Server to Host the HST Server Web UI22
- Configuring Your Web UI Settings25
- Customize the Appearance of the Web UI27
- Testing the Web UI27
- Configuring HTTP and HTTPS Fallback29
Server Set up Methods33
Set up Users and Groups33
- Setting up Transfer Users33
- Setting up Transfer Groups35
- Configuration Precedence38
- Setting up a User's Public Key on the Server38
- Testing a User-Initiated Remote Transfer39
Configure the Server from the Command Line40
- Aspera.conf - Authorization Configuration40
- Aspera.conf - Transfer Configuration42
- Controlling Bandwidth Usage with Virtual Links (Command Line)58
- Global Bandwidth Settings (Command Line)61
- Increasing Transfer Performance by Using an RTT Predictor62
- Aspera.conf - File System Configuration63
- Aspera.conf - Transfer Server Configuration69
- Aspera.conf - Filters to Include and Exclude Files71
- Server-Side Encryption-At-Rest (EAR)74
- Reporting Checksums75
- Server Logging Configuration for Ascp and Ascp 478
- Out-Of-Transfer File Validation80
- Inline File Validation83
- Inline File Validation with URI85
- Inline File Validation with Lua Script87
File Pre- and Post-Processing (Prepost)90
- Setting up Pre/Post Processing90
- Pre/Post Variables91
- Pre/Post Script Examples93
Email Notifications95
- Setting up Email Notifications95
- Email Notification Examples97
Ascp: Transferring from the Command Line with Ascp99
- Ascp Command Reference99
- Ascp General Examples114
- Ascp File Manipulation Examples116
- Ascp Transfers with Object Storage and HDFS118
  - Transfers with IBM Aspera on Demand and Cloud-Based HST Servers118
  - Writing Custom Metadata for Objects in Object Storage120
- Multi-Session Transfers121
- Using Standard I/O as the Source or Destination122
- Using Filters to Include and Exclude Files126
- Symbolic Link Handling132
- Creating SSH Keys133
- Reporting Checksums134
- Client-Side Encryption-At-Rest (EAR)137
- Comparison of Ascp and Ascp 4 Options138
- Ascp Faqs141
Ascp4: Transferring from the Command Line with Ascp 4144
- Introduction to Ascp 4144
- Ascp 4 Command Reference144
- Ascp 4 Transfers with Object Storage152
- Ascp 4 Examples153
- Built-In I/O Providers153
- Data Streaming Command Syntax154
- Ascp 4 Data Streaming Examples156
- Configuring Macos Server for Multicast Streams157
- Troubleshooting Stream Transfers158
Watch Folders and the Aspera Watch Service159
- Introduction to Watch Folders and the Aspera Watch Service159
- Choosing User Accounts to Run Watch Folder Services160
- Creating, Managing, and Configuring Services161
- Watch Folders164
- The Aspera Watch Service211
Aspera Sync218
- Introduction218
- Aspera Sync Set up222
- Running Async230
- Using the Aspera Watch Service with Aspera Sync257
- Aspera Sync Monitoring and Logging262
  - Asyncadmin Command-Line Options262
  - Logging264
- Troubleshooting Aspera Sync264
- Appendix268
Configuring for Other Aspera Products271
Set up HST Server for Node API272
- Overview: Aspera Node API272
- Node API Setup272
- Node Admin Tool275
- Configuring the IBM Aspera Noded Service277
- Securing the Node Service Behind a Proxy281
- Backing up and Restoring the Node User Database Records282
- Backing up and Restoring Access Keys (Tenant Data)282
- Backing up and Restoring a Node Database283
- Setting up SSL for Your Nodes284
- Installing SSL Certificates286
Authentication and Authorization289
- Introduction to Aspera Authentication and Authorization289
- Require Token Authorization: Set from the Command Line290
- Transfer Token Creation (Node API)291
- Transfer Token Generation (Astokengen)293
- Access Key Authentication296
- Basic Tokens304
- Bearer Tokens305
Highly-Available Redis Backend for an HST Server Cluster306
- Introduction306
- Requirements307
- Setup and Configuration307
- Start and Test the Cluster310
- Redis Sentinel Operation311
- Logging311
Asconfigurator Reference311
- The Asconfigurator Utility311
- Syntax and Usage311
- Examples313
- Reading Output314
- User, Group and Default Configurations315
- Trunk (Vlink) Configurations321
- Central Server Configurations321
- HTTP Server Configurations322
- Database Configurations324
- Server Configurations325
- Client Configurations329
Troubleshooting329
- Clients Can't Establish Connection329
- Error: Session Timeout During Ascp Transfers331
- Node API Transfers of Many Small Files Fails332
- Logs Overwritten before Transfer Completes332
- Disabling Selinux332
Appendix333
- Restarting Aspera Services333
- Docroot Vs. File Restriction334
- Aspera Ecosystem Security Best Practices335
- Testing and Optimizing Transfer Performance343
- Create an SSL Certificate (Apache)345
- Enable SSL (Apache)347
- Log Files348
- Preserving IBM Spectrum Scale Acls of Transferred Files352
- Product Limitations352
Technical Support353
Legal Notice353

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IBM Aspera HST Specifications

General

Product Name	IBM Aspera HST
Category	Server
Operating System Support	Linux, Windows, macOS
Purpose	High-speed data transfer
Protocol	Aspera FASP
User Interface	Web-based UI, command-line interface (CLI)
Bandwidth Control	Dynamic bandwidth control
API Support	REST API