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Globus may make subtle changes to the setup process that date this configuration guide. We host workshops for setting up Globus every two months (Educational ^^Educational Opportunities and Workshops) and are more than happy to schedule a one-on-one meeting to assist in the setup. Our weekly office hours are also an excellent resource for any technical assistance.

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  1. Sign into globus.org using ASU CILogin

  2. Click Collections from the left navigation bar

  3. Search all endpoints for ASURC Agave. This involves filling out a search bar in the upper right of the web view.

  4. The five relevant managed mapped collection results will come up like in figure 1 below, and clicking on a collection will produce a new webview detailing the specific collection. Note that the Note that the figure and this text are hyperlinks to the search results.

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  5. After selecting a managed mapped collection, view, select the Collections tab, and then select the Add a Guest Collection button from the interface. The following subitem names are shortcut links directly to the new collection creation pages:

    1. ASURC Agave Scratch: for access to /scratch mounts

    2. ASURC Agave Home: for access to /home mounts

    3. ASURC Agave Google Drive: for access to ASU provided Google drives

    4. ASURC Agave Data Directories: for access to /data mounts (project-based storage)

    5. ASURC Agave Mnt Directories: for access to legacy /mnt mounts

  6. For each collection, only two fields have to be supplied:

    1. the base directory: see the specific instructions section below (tl;dr: /<username for home and scratch, / for Google drive, and be specific for the data and legacy mount collections).

    2. a display name: <username>-agave-<collection_type> is a recommend style, where <username> should be replaced by your username on the Agave system (likely your asurite) and <collection_type> should be replaced by either scratch, home, drive, data, or legacymnt.

    3. additionally, you’ll need to follow the on-screen instructions to provide Globus with formal permission to access your files and Google drive.

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  1. Select two collections within the File Manager view.

  2. Find the vertical menu item Transfer or Sync to...

    1. If just a single collection is active (single pane view), the option will be on the right of the screen

    2. If two collections are active in a dual pane view, the option will be in between the collections

  3. Select the files/directories from you want to transfer (single click to select, double click to navigate)

  4. Select the Transfer & Sync Options (figure 2)

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  5. SELECT OR VERIFY that sync - only transfer new or changed files is enabled (figure 3)

    Figure 3, a screenshot of the expanded Transfer and Sync Options, detailing that the sync sub option should be selected

  6. Click Start -> to transfer from the “left” pane collection to the “right” or <- Start for the opposite.

  7. Jump for Joy (optional)

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Globus provides a command-line tool that is powered by python. Instructions for the Globus command-line tool are provided here (https://docs.globus.org/cli/), but please use pip install globus-cli from within an Anaconda environment /wiki/spaces/RC/pages/125829137.

 

Additional Help

If you require further assistance on this topic, please don't hesitate to contact the Research Computing Team. To create a support ticket, kindly send an email to rtshelp@asu.edu. For quick inquiries, you're welcome to reach out via our #rc-support Slack Channel or attend our office hours for live assistance

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Desktop App

Globus offers a very powerful cross-platform desktop app called “Globus Connect Personal”: https://www.globus.org/globus-connect-personal
For uploading large files, the app option will be more convenient than the webpage option. The app is able to resume activities automatically after internet interruptions. The installation and usage is similar to the webpage version of Globus, please follow the instructions in the above link.

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