Configuring a Remote Transfer-Server Node

This is the user who authenticates the actual ascp transfe. This user must be an operating system account. To create a new system user "faspex" on your Windows system, go to Start > Control Panel > User Accounts. Click Manage another account. Click Create a new account. Name the user "faspex". Select Standard user.

Create the following directory:

> cd C:\
> mkdir faspex_packages

Add the faspex package directory as a docroot in aspera.conf. The aspera.conf file can be found in the following location:

Below is a typical Faspex aspera.conf file. Yours may differ, particularly if you have installed other Aspera products. Modify the following, as necessary:

• In the file below, look for the absolute tag to see how the docroot has been defined in this installation, and adjust yours accordingly.
• Look for the server_name tag below, and ensure that SERVER_IP_OR_NAME has been replaced with the name or IP address of your server.
• In the central_server section, set persistent_store to enable.

<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
<CONF version="2"> 

<central_server>
  <address>127.0.0.1</address>
  <port>40001</port>
  <compact_on_startup>enable</compact_on_startup>
  <persistent_store>enable</persistent_store>
  <persistent_store_on_error>ignore</persistent_store_on_error>
  <persistent_store_max_age>86400</persistent_store_max_age>
  <event_buffer_overrun>block</event_buffer_overrun>
</central_server>
<default>
  <file_system>
    <pre_calculate_job_size>yes</pre_calculate_job_size>
  </file_system>
</default>
<aaa>
  <realms>
    <realm>
      <users>
        <user>
          <name>faspex</name>
          <file_system>
            <access>
              <paths>
                <path>
                  <absolute>C:\faspex_packages</absolute>
                  <show_as>/</show_as>
                  <dir_allowed>true</dir_allowed>
                </path>
              </paths>
            </access>
            <directory_create_mode>770</directory_create_mode>
            <file_create_mode>660</file_create_mode>
          </file_system>
          <authorization>
            <transfer>
              <in>
                <value>token</value>
              </in>
              <out>
                <value>token</value>
              </out>
            </transfer>
            <token>
              <encryption_key>af208360-dbdd-4033-a35b-2370941f37e9</encryption_key>
            </token>
          </authorization>
        </user>
      </users>
    </realm>
  </realms>
</aaa>
<http_server>
  <http_port>8080</http_port>
  <enable_http>1</enable_http>
  <https_port>8443</https_port>
  <enable_https>1</enable_https>
</http_server>
<server>
  <server_name>SERVER_IP_OR_NAME</server_name>
</server>
</CONF>

You can restart these services from the Windows Computer Management window, accessible from Manage > Services and Applications > Services. Right-click the service and select Restart from the menu.

> C:\{Program Files or Program Files (x86)}\Aspera\Enterprise Server\bin\asuserdata -v

Click the Users tab and click the button.

> cd C:\Program Files (x86)\Aspera\Enterprise Server\bin
> asnodeadmin.exe -a -u node_api_username -p node_api_passwd -x faspex

> asnodeadmin.exe -l

                user       system/transfer user                    acls
====================    =======================    ====================
           node_user               faspex_user      

If you need to update your transfer server license (by following the instructions in the Updating Product License section of the Enterprise Server Admin Guide), you must restart the asperanoded service afterwards.

First, locate your Connect key as follows:

C:\Program Files\Aspera\Enterprise Server\var\aspera_id_dsa.pub

C:\Program Files (x86)\Aspera\Enterprise Server\var\aspera_id_dsa.pub

> cd "C:\Documents and Settings\faspex"
> mkdir .ssh

C:\Documents and Settings\faspex\.ssh\authorized_keys