Globus does high-performance data transfers between systems within an organization (in our usage between Compute Canada clusters). Transfer rates vary between 200-400 MB/s; a 3.6 TB transfer took about 3 hours.
First step: create an account on the globus website and follow the login instructions.
In your web browser, go to the file-manager app . Note that the collections corresponding to Compute Canada clusters are named:
- Graham --- computecanada#graham-dtn
- Cedar --- computecanada#cedar-dtn
- Beluga --- computecanada#beluga-dtn
As an example, let's say you want to transfer files from graham to beluga. These are the steps you would follow:
- In the file manager, click "--- start here, select a collection ---" and search for the Graham collection (names listed above).
- You will be asked to login to your compute canada account. Login and your home directories will appear in the panel below the collection line.
- Within your directories, go to the files/folder you want to transfer and select them.
- To the right of the collection you are transferring files FROM, "--- select a collection ---" to transfer files TO. In this case, select the beluga collection
- Your beluga directories should appear in the panel on the right. Select the directory you want to transfer files to.
- While still on the panel on the right, click "Transfer or Sync to..." and the program will highlight the left panel.
- Press the blue Start button at the bottom of the screen.
Your files will start transferring and you'll receive an email when they're done!