Globus Online

Globus manages file transfers between two computer systems. It is ideal for large files and available for many institutional clusters and networks.
This document covers the basics of using Globus and provides external links to more detailed information.
If you’re a first time user or simply need a refresher, please refer to Globus’ excellent step by step guide.

Configuring Globus Online

Login to Globus' Web app.
1. Click “Login” on the top right corner of the webpage.
2. To use your UWYO organizational login, search for ‘University of Wyoming’. It should autofill as shown in the screenshot.
  1. Hit 'Continue' to continue setting up your globus account, then click 'Allow' as shown below to allow globus to manage your groups search data using your ID and groups, and manage transfers.
3. Note that the sign up and setup may be skipped if you’ve already logged into Globus and Globus still has you cached.
On the left side of your browser window will be a file manager menu.
Select this menu then type: uw-arcc in the Collection field to pull up ARCC storage spaces you have access to. ARCC manages several data storage endpoints so be sure you pick the one associated with your storage and HPC cluster (if applicable). You may have access to multiple ARCC endpoints/collections.
1. MedicineBow and Data-Alcova are accessible and under the GCSv5.4 endpoint name Medicine Bow
  1. MedicineBow data (/gscratch, /home, and /project) are under /cluster/medbow
  2. Alcova storage (aka new Alcova) is under path /cluster/alcova
2. Alcova (aka the Old Alcova) is designated with the GCSv5.4 endpoint named Alcova FileSystem Access.
3. Beartooth is designated with GCSv5.4 endpoint named TetonCreek/Beartooth.
  1. Older Beartooth storage will be available on the TetoncCreek/Beartooth Collection and clicking on the link will take you to your /~/ home directory.
    1. Putting / as the path will display all shares you have access to. You should be able to access your project, home and gscratch directories from this collection.
4. Pathfinder is designated with GCSv5.4 endpoint named Pathfinder S3 Access. You will need to set up S3 keys for access through globus.
Note: Recently migrated Globus endpoints will be set as “Managed Mapped Collection (GCS)” and you should use these endpoints to access ARCC resources through Globus. If you have mapped private collections (those shared from your personal computer or elsewhere) those will be set as “Private Mapped Collections” (GCP). Older collections will be mapped as GCSv4 Shares.
When you get to the folder you’re looking for you can save it for future access by adding it to your bookmarks. To do that, once you’re in the folder you’re looking for click on the bookmark icon to the right of the Path text box.
When you wish to come back to your saved bookmarks, you can go to the bookmarks option on the very left side of the screen to get back to your bookmarked locations easily.
If you wish to copy, sink or share, select the files/folders you wish to copy, transfer or share, and click ‘Start’, and choose a location or e-mail with which to transfer or sync.
Click ‘Activity’ in the left pane to observe the transfer progress.

Globus Data Transfers (Between Globus Endpoints)

Once you’ve connected to your first globus endpoint you may transfer files and data between endpoints by pulling up each endpoint in file manager. This is easily done by splitting the globus file manager into two panels. This option may be turned on by clicking the option delineated by the red arrow in the screenshot below:

As an example, if you’d like to transfer your data from your home directory on Beartooth to your home directory on medicinebow you would first pull up each collection in a separate panel, and navigate to the path of your home folder on each cluster:

Check the box next to the item(s) you’d like to transfer from the first collection, then expand the option for Transfer and Timer Options to specify any settings for your transfer:

Once you have configured any settings to your preference, you will see 2 Start buttons. The start button on the left with the arrow pointing → transfers FROM the collection path on the left panel TO the collection path on the right panel. The start button on the right with the arrow pointing ← transfers FROM the collection path on the right panel TO the collection path on the left panel. Hit the start button corresponding with the direction you’d like to transfer to begin your data transfer.

When the transfer starts you will see a green flag in the upper right of your screen indicating your transfer has started, and upon completion, you will receive an e-mail with information about your transfer.

Globus file share instructions

Please see here for Globus file sharing instructions.

You may also see Globus' instructions on sharing data to learn how to create and share an upload/download repository that you can control access to.

Globus Connect Personal

Globus Connect Personal allows you to share and transfer files to and from your laptop or desktop computer. GCP supports the three primary OS’s. The default is for Mac; click the ‘Show me other supported operating systems’ toggle to download for Linux and Windows.

Note that GCP has a “High Assurance” option for Protected Health Information or Controlled Unclassified Information.

Globus Command Line Interface (CLI)

If you need to use a command line interface, please refer to Globus’ excellent step by step guide.