How to use Globus

Introduction

Globus is a non-profit service for moving, syncing, and sharing large amounts of data asynchronously in the background. Transfers are done from and to, so called, endpoints. In order to perform a file transfer from one location to another using the Globus service, both ends must have an endpoint.

Step 1

Create an account to log in to Globus. There are a couple ways

• Use an Organization's login
  • If you are associated to an organization in the drop down list, you can use your organization's login to create an account.
  • You can also sign up using a Google account or ORCiD ID
• Create a Globus ID

Step 2

To install and create a Globus Personal Endpoint

• Log in.
• On the left side of the page, click the "ENDPOINTS" button on the navigation bar.
• Then, on the top right, click "Create a Personal Endpoint".
• Download based on your Operating System.
• Execute the file and follow the on screen install instructions.
• Double check that your collection is available by going to "ENDPOINTS" then to "Administered By You" which is on the top middle of the page.

***Instructions on how to install are provided here ***

Step 3

Once you have your endpoint, go back to the file manager tab on the navigation bar to begin file transfer.

• Click on the collection input box on the left panel and then click the "Your Collections" tab.
• Choose the collection that you made.
• Now you should see something like this:
  • File:Collection.png
• Next, on the right panel, click on the collection input box and type in ucsfbks#zinc
• Click on the ucsfbks#zinc collection.
• Enter authentication credentials.
• Now both panels are ready to transfer files to and from.
• Choose a file or folder and click the blue start button at the bottom.
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