Globus

• Globus is service that allows the transferring of very large files with auto-resume function and transfer verification.
• Connecting to Globus is a two step process. First you login into the Globus service itself. Then you can login to a specific collection.
• Most people will have a Globus account already as you can login with your University of Illinois Credentials.

IGB Managed Collections

Collection Name	Description
biocluster.igb.illinois.edu	IGB Biocluster - http://biocluster.igb.illinois.edu

Login to Globus

Within an Existing Organization

• Open a web browser (Firefox, Chrome, etc.)
• In the address bar, please go to https://www.globus.org
• Top right corner of the website should have a link button, Log In. Please click here.

• Select the organization you belong to. Click Continue. For most people, this will be University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

• If you selected University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, then proceed to login with your netID, campus password, and 2 Factor Authentication.

• If you previously had a Globus Account, then select Link to an existing account. If not select No thanks, continue.

• Follow the next couple of screens to confirm your information

Generic Globus Account

• If your organization is not listed, you can signup with a Globus ID instead.
• Go to https://www.globusid.org and select Create a Globus ID.

• Enter the necessary information in its respective field. This account is not affiliated with the University of Illinois or IGB, so the username will be specific for Globus only.

• Click Create ID and assuming your information is verified and accepted, Globus will send a verification e-mail to the e-mail you used in signing up for the account. Please check your e-mail for the Globus Verification e-mail and verify your e-mail address.
• You've successfully created your Globus Account.

Collections

• Now you need to login to a globus collection. We will be using biocluster.igb.illinois.edu as an example.
• Search for your collection in the Collection Search Box. For biocluster.igb.illinois.edu, it should find it like below.

• Select Continue to start the process to login to the biocluster with your IGB credentials

• Select Link an identity from Globus IGB (globus.igb.illinois.edu)

• Login with your netID and IGB password.

• Click Allow to link your Biocluster account with your Globus account

• You should now be able to browse your files on the biocluster

Create Personal Endpoint

• A Personal Endpoint will allow you to transfer files from your computer to another globus endpoint.
• Select File Manager->Your Collections. Then select Get Globus Connect Personal

• Select Download Globus Connect Personal for Windows. You can select other operating systems also. Follow the installation prompts to install the software.

• After Installation, a web browser will open to provide a label name for your personal collection and to Allow the collection permission.

• In the final stage of installing the Globus Connect Personal, re-input your personal collection name and a description. Then select Save

Transferring Files

• Globus can be used to transfer files from your personal computer to another server.
• Globus also can be used to transfer files between different server endpoints such as the IGB Biocluster (biocluster.igb.illinois.edu).
• To start using Globus for file transfers, please click on “Manage Data”, then “Transfer Files”.
• For the first endpoint,
  • Enter the collection name (ie 'biocluster.igb.illinois.edu).
  • Then type in your username and password.
  • Select the advance tab and enter 168 for Credential Lifetime. This defaults to 1 day (24 hours) This will save your username and password up to 7 days. Thus no transfer can exceed 7 days. This is the maximum value that can be set.
• For the second endpoint
  • Please type in the second endpoint such as (ie biocluster.igb.illinois.edu) or your personal endpoint.
  • Then type in your username and password to authenticate.
  • Select the advance tab and enter 168 for Credential Lifetime.

• Please select the file from endpoint 1 and select the destination in endpoint 2. Select the arrow that reflects the direction of transfer (left to right, or right to left).
• A transfer request will be submitted and issued a Task ID if successful.
• Please check the designated destination folder and verify that the requested download successfully downloaded.
• Congratulations, you now have Globus Access and can transfer files.

References

• https://www.globus.org/