Using Globus
Registering for a Globus Account
In order to make use of the Globus platform, you will need to create an account if you have not done so already. Most users will do so by using their institutional login (e.g., MIT Kerberos) by clicking the 'Log In' button in the top-right hand corner of the Globus website. After providing your consent, your new Globus account will be tied to your full name and email address as it appears at your institution.
If you are not affiliated with any of the organizations or research institutions listed, you can create your own unique login Globus login by filling out the Globus ID form. This login will take the form [email protected], and will have its own login credentials associated with it.
Data Transfer
All data transfers in Globus are initiated from the File Manager page.
The File Manager page has two panes. One pane for each collection where you will transfer data to / from.
Collection<->Collection
To choose a collection, simply click the "Search" input and search for the name of a collection. Then, click on it. Do so for both the collection you are transferring from and the collection you are transferring to.
You can view the Globus collections managed by the Koch Institute at the following page:
Koch Institute-Managed Collections
On each pane, either use the "Path" input to write the path where your data are located / will be located, or navigate to it in the file manager window.
For example, in the screenshot below, I've navigated to the /BMC/TEST/ folder in "Koch Institute BioMicro Data (Internal)", and the /home/asoberan/projects/tickets/globus/ directory in "MIT ORCD Engaging Collection."
Select all the files you wish to move, then hit the "Start" button in the corresponding pane. You will receive a notification that says "Transfer request submitted successfully". If you click "View Details", you will be taken to the Activity tab, where you can see the progress of your data transfer.
Collection<->Personal Workstation
In addition to transferring data from one institution-managed collection to another, you can transfer data from your personal workstation to a collection using Globus.
To do this, you first have to download Globus Connect Personal to the workstation that has your data.
Follow the installation guide in the page above.
Globus Connect Personal will run on your workstation and expose a directory of your choosing as a Globus collection. This collection is private by default, so only you have access to it.
Once you've done that, you can follow the same instructions under the Collection<->Collection heading to transfer data.
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