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However, sometimes a researcher would benefit from mounting the cluster to their desktop (Windows or , Mac, Linux). Here are tools you As a courtesy, here are links to tools one can install on your own a desktop (Windows, Mac) to enable this:
- http://dokan-dev.net/en/about/ (Windows only; free)
- http://dokan-dev.net/en/download/
- http://dokan-dev.net/en/2011/01/12/dokan-sshfs-0-6-0-released/ (This most recent post, as of 2/13/15, is from Jan 2011, re: v.0.6.0. Beware of obsolescence!)
- https://www.eldos.com/sftp-net-drive/comparison.php (Windows only. The free version is used by two researchers in CCB already, for this purpose)
- http://linhost.info/2012/09/sshfs-in-windows/ (perhaps useful install how-to)
- http://osxfuse.github.io/ (Mac only; free. Must download both FUSE and SSHFS from this site.)
- http://www.webdrive.com/purchase/ (Mac and Windows; no free version)
- http://www.expandrive.com/expandrive (Mac and Windows (Linux coming?); no free version)
- http://panic.com/transmit/ (Mac only; no free version)
Resources which relate to this type access:
- http://linux.die.net/man/1/sshfs (FUSE; for use within Linux and Mac)
- https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-use-sshfs-to-mount-remote-file-systems-over-ssh
- http://www.vitki.net/book/page/webdrive-ssh-filesystem-mounter-windows
- sshfs(1) - Linux man page (Linux, Mac)
- the kernel module FUSE stands fro, "Filesystem in Userspace".
REQUEST, for the benefit of your colleagues:
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