ascp4: Transferring from the Command Line

Ascp4 is a FASP transfer binary similar to Ascp but it has different strengths as well as capabilities that are unavailable with Ascp.

Introduction to Ascp4
Ascp4 is a FASP transfer binary that is optimized for sending extremely large sets of individual files. The executable, ascp4, is similar to ascp and shares many of the same options and capabilities, in addition to data streaming capabilities.
Ascp4 Command Reference
Supported environment variables, the general syntax, and command options for ascp4 are described in the following sections. ascp4 exits with a 0 on success or a 1 on error. The error code is logged in the ascp4 log file.
Ascp4 Transfers with Object Storage
Files that are transferred with object storage are sent in chunks through the Aspera Trapd service. By default, ascp4 uses 64 KB chunks and Trapd uses 1 MB chunks; this mismatch in chunk size can cause ascp4 transfers to fail.
Ascp4 Examples
Built-in I/O Provider
Input/Output provider are library modules that abstract I/O scheme in Ascp4 architecture. Ascp4 has the following built-in I/O provider:

Parent topic: High-Speed Transfer Endpoint Admin Guide for zLinux