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Setting Up Globus for the AI MakerSpace

Setting up Globus through the JupyterLab interface

Instructions are from Globus' Globus Personal Connect for Linux documentation for the Ubuntu distribution.

Moving data between two Globus Personal Connect endpoints

Globus by default only allows transfering from an official endpoint such as Swan or Attic and a personal endpoint.

To transfer between two personal endpoint, you will need to be added to HCC's Globus Plus subscription.

Email hcc-support@unl.edu to be added to the subscription at no cost to move this data.

After signing into the AI Makerspace and having the Jupyter instance spawn, open a terminal view for the Jupyter.

Run the commands down below to install globus connect personal

Installing Globus Connect Personal
wget https://downloads.globus.org/globus-connect-personal/linux/stable/globusconnectpersonal-latest.tgz

tar xzf globusconnectpersonal-latest.tgz
# this will produce a versioned globusconnectpersonal directory
# replace `x.y.z` in the line below with the version number you see
cd globusconnectpersonal-x.y.z

Complete the setup for Globus

Authenticate the Personal Endpoint
./globusconnectpersonal -setup

Now launch Globus Connect Personal

Launching Globus Connect Personal
./globusconnectpersonal -start &

Setting up Globus through the namespace