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## 2. Via dedicated Virtual Machine (VM) using rsync
Data can be transferred via a dedicated VM, which can be requested via [ServiceNow](https://service.uni.lu/sp?id=sc_cat_item&table=sc_cat_item&sys_id=49956812db3fa010ca53454039961978).
Instead of transferring data between Atlas and UL HPC Clusters through the laptop as described above, the transfer will go through the dedicated VM. Once connected to the VM and mounted to Atlas, the ```rsync``` command can be use in similar way as described in the [UL HPC documentation](https://hpc-docs.uni.lu/data/transfer/#data-transfer-tofromwithin-ul-hpc-clusters). This method is recommended for **recurrent transfer of big data**.
Instead of transferring data between Atlas and UL HPC Clusters through the laptop as described above, the transfer will go through the dedicated VM. Once connected to the VM and mounted to Atlas, the ```rsync``` command can be used in the same way as described in the [UL HPC documentation](https://hpc-docs.uni.lu/data/transfer/#data-transfer-tofromwithin-ul-hpc-clusters). This method is recommended for **recurring transfers of very large datasets** that benefit from high-speed network connection between the VM and the HPC.
> Note: For larger transfers between Atlas and UL HPC Clusters, you may want to run some operations in the background using ```screen``` or ```tmux```.