HOWTO: Install Globus Connect Personal

Globus is a reliable, high-performance file transfer platform allowing users to transfer large amounts of data seamlessly between systems. It aims to make transfers a "click-and-forget" process by setting up configuration details in the background and automating fault recovery.  

Globus can be used for both file transfers between OSC and:

  • A computing institution with Globus installed (check with your site provider for availability) or
  • A personal computer (known as a personal endpoint)

Users transferring between OSC and another computing institution with​ Globus installed do not need to install Globus Connect Personal, and can skip this page.

Install Globus Connect Personal

To use Globus to transfer from a personal computer, you will need to install the Globus Connect Personal client on your computer following the steps below. Those transferring between OSC and another computing institution can skip to Usage.

 

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  1. Login to Globus. If your institution does not have an organizational login, you may choose to either Sign in with Google or Sign in with ORCiD iD. b.png                                              
  2. Download the Globus Connect Personal Client 
    • In the main Globus web page, click "ENDPOINTS" on the sidebar.
    • Click "Create a personal endpoint" on the top-right of the pageendpoint_new.png
    • Download the Globus Connect client for your operating systemdownload after clicking create endpoint 2.PNG
  3. Install Globus Connect Personal Client
    • Windows
      1. Run the Installer
      2. Copy-Paste the setup key to complete the installation
    • Mac​​
      1. Mount your drives
      2. Copy the Globus Client to your Application Folder
      3. Start The Globus Client, and enter the provided setup key
    • Linux
      1. Un-tar the .tgz file with the command tar -zxvf
      2. Run globusconnect , found within the unzipped directory
      3. Copy-Paste the setup key when prompted
  4. Setup Globus Personal
    • The setup process will ask you to login. Click Loginsetup login.PNG
    • This will bring up a browser window with Globus asking for permissions for Globus Personal to have access to. Click "allow" to continue.Allow access.PNG
    • This will bring up a Globus Personal window up to finish the setup process. Fill out the required information and click "Save".   complete setup.PNG
  5. (Optional) Changing directories accessible to Globus

By default, Globus will only add certain default folders to the list of files and directories accessible by Globus. To change/add/remove files and directories from this list:

Windows

  1. Start Globus Connect Personal
  2. Go to "Options"
  • Add directories/files using the  "+" button
  • Remove directories/files using the "-" button
  • Revert to the default accessible directories/files using the "Reset to Defaults" button
  • Any changes you make are not made permanent until you press the "Save" button

​​Mac

  1. Start Globus Connect Personal
  2. Go to Preferences -> Access
  • Add directories/files using the  "+" button
  • Remove directories/files using the "-" button
  • Revert to the default accessible directories/files using the "Reset to Defaults" button
  • Any changes you make are not made permanent until you press the "Save" button

​Linux​

  1. Configure the   ~/.globusonline/lta/config-paths  file. This file is a plain text file, with each line corresponding to the configuration of a particular directory path you wish to make accessible. Each line consists of 3 comma-separated fields as below 
    <path1>,<sharing flag>,<R/W flag>
<path2>,<sharing flag>,<R/W flag>
<path3>,<sharing flag>,<R/W flag>
...

    Path: an absolute directory/path to be permitted. A leading tilde "~" can be used to represent the home directory of the user that runs globusconnectpersonal.

    Sharing Flag: it controls sharing, with a value of "1" allowing sharing for the path and a value of "0" disallowing sharing for the path.

    R/W Flag: it determines whether the path will be accessible read-only or read/write, with a "1" permitting read/write access and a "0" marking the path as read-only. 

  2. After making a change to the ~/.globusonline/lta/config-paths file, you must stop and restart Globus Connect Personal before the changes will take effect as below
$ ./globusconnectpersonal -stop
$ ./globusconnectpersonal -start &