# Copy file from archer2 to puma2

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**Tags:** ARCHER2\
**Created:** [3 March 2026 12:17 UTC](https://cms-helpdesk.ncas.ac.uk/t/copy-file-from-archer2-to-puma2/2021 "2026-03-03T12:17:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![penmaher](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/cms-helpdesk.ncas.ac.uk/penmaher/32/437_2.png) [@penmaher](https://cms-helpdesk.ncas.ac.uk/u/penmaher)\
**Post date:** [3 March 2026 12:17 UTC](https://cms-helpdesk.ncas.ac.uk/t/copy-file-from-archer2-to-puma2/2021/1 "2026-03-03T12:17:15Z")

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Hi CMS team,

I would like to copy some input files for a run from archer 2 to puma 2. To test the syntax I am moving a very small file. When I am logged into puma2 and try the following command the terminal hangs:

rsync -av [penmaher@login.archer2.ac.uk](mailto:penmaher@login.archer2.ac.uk):/home/n02/n02/penmaher/dev\_r5518\_GO6\_package\_penmaher/info.txt ./

When I try to ssh into archer2 from puma2 I the terminal also hangs. Have I failed to set up a ssh-key or is this by design not possible (i.e. the ssh path would be archer2login\>puma2\>archer2login which seems a bit odd) and I should copy files another way?

Thanks in advance!

Penny

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**Author:** ![RosalynHatcher](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/cms-helpdesk.ncas.ac.uk/rosalynhatcher/32/11_2.png) [@RosalynHatcher](https://cms-helpdesk.ncas.ac.uk/u/RosalynHatcher)\
**Post date:** [3 March 2026 14:16 UTC](https://cms-helpdesk.ncas.ac.uk/t/copy-file-from-archer2-to-puma2/2021/2 "2026-03-03T14:16:04Z")

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Hi Penny,

What input files are you wanting to copy over? All model input files need to be on ARCHER2 not PUMA2. Please don’t put large files on PUMA2 as it has a very limited disk.

You can access the PUMA2 home disk from ARCHER2 at: `/home/n02/n02-puma/penmaher` and use normal `cp`.

You can also use `rsync` but it would be `rsync -av <login-node>:/home/n02/n02/.......` where `<login-node>` is one of `ln0[1-4]`  
Cheers,  
Ros

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**Author:** ![penmaher](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/cms-helpdesk.ncas.ac.uk/penmaher/32/437_2.png) [@penmaher](https://cms-helpdesk.ncas.ac.uk/u/penmaher)\
**Post date:** [3 March 2026 16:33 UTC](https://cms-helpdesk.ncas.ac.uk/t/copy-file-from-archer2-to-puma2/2021/3 "2026-03-03T16:33:51Z")

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Excellent! Thanks for the info. I am realising now I should put the files in /work/n02/n02/ and I think that should sort it! Appreciate you getting back to me to quickly.

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**Author:** ![system](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/cms_support/original/1X/1fd2411499ffcbc299fe756cd5cdf26e44956558.png) [@system](https://cms-helpdesk.ncas.ac.uk/u/system)\
**Post date:** [2 April 2026 16:34 UTC](https://cms-helpdesk.ncas.ac.uk/t/copy-file-from-archer2-to-puma2/2021/4 "2026-04-02T16:34:00Z")

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