Use the IU Globus Web App for SDA and DC2 file transfers

• Overview
• Access the IU Globus Web App
• Set up a transfer between two endpoints
• Transfer files
• Add your personal computer as an endpoint
• Get help

Overview

You can use the IU Globus Web App to transfer data between your accounts on IU research computing and storage systems. You also can use it to move data to an IU research system from a personal computer (or vice versa), or use it to transfer data to and from other networked hosts, such as digital services on the Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment (XSEDE). For example, you can use the IU Globus Web App to:

• Transfer output data from an application running on an IU research supercomputer to your archival storage space on the Scholarly Data Archive (SDA).
  Important:

  Before storing data on the SDA, make sure you understand the information in Types of sensitive institutional data appropriate for the Scholarly Data Archive at IU.
• Transfer data from your laptop to your Data Capacitor II (DC2) scratch space or DC-WAN2 project space for use with an application running on an IU research supercomputer.
• Transfer your application's output data from your SDA account to your account on an XSEDE visualization system.

The IU Globus Web App is based on Globus Online, a high-performance GridFTP service designed to provide researchers a tool for secure data movement between networked hosts (endpoints). The IU Globus Web App automates many of the tasks associated with managing large data transfers, saving you time and delivering better performance than other transfer methods, such as SCP.

Access the IU Globus Web App

Set up a transfer between two endpoints

To set up a data transfer in the IU Globus Web App, select and activate the desired endpoints. Endpoint names commonly start with text signifying the name of the host institution, department, group, or individual, followed by the hostname or nickname of the networked resource. For example:

To select and activate endpoints in the IU Globus Web App:

1. From File Manager, click in the text field next to "Collection" and begin typing an endpoint name (for example, enter IU) to automatically reveal a list of available endpoints.
2. Scroll through the list to find the desired endpoint (for example, IU - Scholarly Data Archive), and then click its name to activate it.
3. Click in the Transfer or sync to... field and begin typing the name of the second endpoint (for example, enter IU again), and then scroll the through the list of results to find and click on the desired endpoint name (for example, iu#dc2) to activate it.

With two endpoints activated, you can start transferring files between them.

Transfer files

To transfer files between endpoints:

1. Use the source endpoint's file browser to find and select one or more files and/or folders to transfer, and then click Transfer or Sync to....
2. To reveal optional transfer settings, near the bottom of the screen, click Transfer & Sync Options, and then:
   • Optionally, click in the text field next to "Label This Transfer" and enter a short text description, which will be displayed in the log of transfer activity.
   • Check the boxes to select preferred settings:
     • sync - only transfer new or changed files
     • delete files on destination that do not exist on source
     • preserve source file modification times
     • verify file integrity after transfer (This setting is selected by default.)
     • encrypt transfer (If you are transferring files containing PHI, make sure encrypt transfer is selected to ensure that your files remain encrypted during transit. If the IU - Scholarly Data Archive endpoint is activated, this setting will be selected and cannot be changed.)
3. Use the destination endpoint's file browser to select the destination directory for the selected files and/or folders.
4. To start the transfer, below the source file browser, click Start. Above the two endpoints, you should see a "Transfer request submitted successfully" message and a corresponding "Task id" number. You can click the task ID number to see an overview of your transfer and monitor its progress.

Add your personal computer as an endpoint

Get help