Command-line tools such as rclone are the fastest way to move large amounts of data, but a drag-and-drop interface is often easier for day-to-day file management.
CephRDS uses the S3 protocol, so you need an S3-compatible graphical client. You also need your CephRDS Access Key ID and Secret Access Key; see KB013: Connecting to CephRDS for how to request them.
Network: CephRDS is reachable from the campus network only. Off campus, connect to the UCR campus VPN (Cisco Secure Client) first.
Mac and Windows: Cyberduck
Cyberduck is an open-source graphical client for macOS and Windows that Research Computing suggests for CephRDS.
Connection settings for Cyberduck
- Open Cyberduck and click Open Connection.
- From the drop-down at the top, select Amazon S3.
- Server:
rds.ucr.edu - Port:
443(the connection should showhttps://) - Access Key ID: your CephRDS access key
- Secret Access Key: your CephRDS secret key
- Click Connect.
To reuse the connection, save it as a bookmark (Bookmark then New Bookmark). Cyberduck can store the secret key in your system keychain.
Linux: Universal S3 UI (us3ui)
On Linux, Universal S3 UI (us3ui) is a lightweight, open-source desktop client that copes well with large bucket listings.
Installation
Download the precompiled Linux binary from the project's GitHub releases page.
Connection settings for us3ui
- Launch the application and click + to add a new connection.
- Name: CephRDS (or any name you like)
- Endpoint:
rds.ucr.edu - Access Key: your CephRDS access key
- Secret Key: your CephRDS secret key
- Bucket Name: your bucket name (for example,
my-lab-bucket) - Region: leave blank
- Prefix: leave blank
- Use SSL (HTTPS): this must be checked
- Click Connect.
Other options
- To work with a bucket as if it were a local drive, see KB020: Mounting CephRDS buckets as local drives.
- To script transfers, see KB018: Accessing CephRDS with Python (boto3) or the rclone section of KB013.
Questions: research-computing@ucr.edu.