Globus allows the transfer of data between different storage systems, lab computers, and personal desktops/laptops.
The standard features of Globus include:
Globus
ARC Collections and Endpoints
If your storage volume is not listed on the services Globus collection below open a request to [email protected] with your service and volume name to have it added.
If you are a first time user of Globus, you will need to create an Identity Account. At minimum you will need to setup your identity using the University of Michigan organizational login in order to access U-M systems but there are others that you must add if accessing non-UM systems.
ITS Mistorage no longer provides its endpoint. If you would like to mount your Mistorage endpoint to Globus, ARC can do that for you, email us at [email protected].
Include:
Volume name
List of all users who need access via Globus
Indicate if Sharing is to be enabled
The MiStorage collection name is: umich#ITS-Storage
ARC is a licensed subscriber for Globus that allows the entire University community to take advantage of enhanced features which include enabling Sharing or Guest collections on Personal and Server endpoints.
Users are responsible for security and compliance related to sensitive code and/or data. Security and compliance are shared responsibilities. If you process or store sensitive university data, software, or libraries on your storage volume, you are responsible for understanding and adhering to any relevant legal, regulatory or contractual requirements.
There are two ways to transfer to and from desktops or laptops. Both can be used, but each is better suited to a range of numbers and sizes of files to transfer. Note that a browser is always involved via globus.org but you might have options as described below with rough recommended guidelines.
Small number of files or small sizes downloaded or uploaded:
Uploads – Once you have navigated to the remote storage Collection directory structure and it supports a direct browser upload you see an “Upload” button link in the center panel.
Globus is a robust, cloud-based, file transfer service designed to move many large files, ranging from 10s of GBs to 10s of TBs. ARC is a Globus Subscription Provider for the U-M community, which allows U-M resources to serve as endpoints or collections for file transfers.