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Login to Globus & Browse Your Files

Globus is a robust file-sharing and transfer service. This guide explains how to use Globus to browse files you have stored in the RCC Midway 2 and 3 ecosystems.

Why Use Globus?

You can transfer files from your local system to Midway2 or Midway3 ecosystems or between RCC ecosystems via SSH while connected through a login node. Still, you risk your file transfer being interrupted if you get disconnected from the internet.​Globus and Samba (SMB) are two ways to connect to a data mover node.

Login to Globus

Go to globus.rcc.uchicago.edu. Select "University of Chicago" from the drop-down list of existing organizational logins and click "Continue.":

The University of Chicago Globus landing page. "University of Chicago" is selected from the drop-down menu.

If you are accessing Globus with your University of Chicago login for the first time, you will need to agree to the Globus Terms of Service and Privacy Policy:

A webpage that says "Complete Your Sign Up". The box indicating the user has agreed to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy is checked.

If you are accessing Globus with your University of Chicago login for the first time, you will need to configure your Globus permissions:

A list of permissions requested by the RCC Globus web app with options to allow or deny.

Browse Your Files

Once you have signed in, click into the File Manager from the toolbar on the left of your screen and type "University of Chicago Research Computing Center" into the collection search bar. The RCC manages three Globus collections (also called endpoints):

Globus web app open to the File Manager. "University of Chicago Research Computing Center" is typed into the collection search bar.

RCC-Managed Globus Collections

Collection name Description 
UChicago RCC DaLI is a collection within the RCC's Midway2 ecosystem. It provides additional storage for PIs who contributed to the DaLI project. Selecting the DaLI collection, you land in Midway2's `/dali/` directory.
UChicago RCC Midway houses files from the RCC's Midway2 ecosystem. When you select this collection, you land in your Midway2 home directory, `/home/`, denoted by a `/~/` path.
UChicago RCC Midway3 houses files from the RCC's Midway3 ecosystem. When you select this collection, you land in your Midway3 home directory, `/home/`, denoted by a `/~/` path.

To see files in different collections at the same time, click the two panes icon next to Panels in the upper-right corner.

Globus File Manager in two-pane mode with Midway2 files in the left pane and Midway3 files in the right pane.

Connecting

Midway clusters to your personal computer using Globus. See Transfer Files with Globus for help moving files between collections. This guide also describes how to make your computer a Globus endpoint so you can move files between your local system and RCC cluster (Midway2 and Midway3). In addition, you might find Globus documentation helpful if you need to schedule transfer files here. "../../img