Globus is a cloud-based service designed to let users move, share, and discover research data via a single interface, regardless of its location or number of files or size.
Globus was developed and is maintained at the University of Chicago and is used extensively at supercomputer centers and major research facilities.
Globus is available as a free service that any user can access. More on how Globus works can be found on the Globus "How It Works" page.
Globus How To pages
For information on:
- Linking OSC username with globus user account
- data transfer and sharing
- globus personal connect installation
See globus how to pages.
OSC endpoints
- Enter 'OSC Globus Connect Server' in the endpoint search box to find all the endpointss managed by OSC as below:
| Endpoint | |
|---|---|
| OSC's home directory | OSC $HOME |
| OSC's project directory | OSC /fs/project |
| OSC's scratch directory | OSC /fs/scratch |
| OSC's ess storage | OSC /fs/ess |
| AWS S3 storage | OSC S3 |
| OSC high assurance |
OSC /fs/ess/ High Assurance for project storage OSC /fs/scratch/ High Assurance for scratch storage |
Data Sharing with Service Account
Sometimes, a group may need to share data uploaded by several OSC users with external entities using Globus. To simplify this process OSC can help set up a service account that owns the data and create a Globus share that makes the data accessible to individuals. Contact OSC Help for this service.
Further Reading