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Introduction into Globus and transferring data to S3

This KB will show you how to log into Globus, send data to S3, setup flows and track progress within Globus.
  • Log into the Globus website
    • In the drop down for organizational login select University of Wisconsin-Madison

Screenshot of the log in page of Globus

Viewing S3 Data

  • After logging into Globus, select File Manager on the left-hand column menu.
    • Select the Search bar next to the Collection field to search for your collection.

Globus S3 File Manager, searching for a collection.

    • Search for your S3 drive (wisc-s3-smph-<PIs NetID>), or select the Shared With You tab and the S3 collection should appear.

Screenshot of filemanager sections

Transferring Data to S3 With Flows

  • To create a folder inside S3, right-click inside your S3 collection from within File Manager and select New Folder.

Screenshot on how to add a folder inside S3 drive from File Manager

  • Select Flows on the left-hand column menu.
    • Within Flows, switch to the Library tab.
      • Below the search bar select the checkbox for Globus-Provided Flow.
      • Then click the Start button on the Move (Copy and Delete) Files flow.

Screenshot of Flows and the Globus provided Move (Copy and Delete) Files

  • A new dialog page will open and here is where the Source, Destination, and Naming the flow will take place.
    • Setting the Source:
      • The Source collection will be the ResearchDrive storage that houses all of the active data.
        • Example: wisc-drive-<PIs NetID>
      • After selecting the collection, select the Browse button to search for the desired files/folders to move to S3.
    • Setting the Destination:
      • The Destination collection will be the S3 storage that houses all of our archival data.
        • Example: wisc-drive-s3-<PIs NetID>
      • After selecting the collection, select the Browse button to search for the desired location that the data will be stored.

Screenshot of the Move (Copy and Delete) Files flow selection

    • Under Source and Destination you can label: for Transfer Task (Optional) or for Delete Task from Source (Optional). Checksum Verification is also optional.
    • Label This Run is required. We suggest labeling it using recognizable names. (Example: the name of the grant the data was collected for)
    • Select the Start Run button to start the flow.

Screenshot of the Labels for the Flow

Section 3: Activity/transfer Statuses

  • To see your Globus task activity, select Activity on the left-hand column menu.
    • Here you can filter you tasks by Type or by Status.

Screenshot of the Activity Panel

    • Select an Activity Task to see the Overview details as well as Event Logs.
      • The Overview tab will have more general information like Task Label, Source, Destination, Owner, Files, Files Transferred, Bytes Transferred and more.

Screenshot of the overview for a Task

      • Switch to the Event Log to view details for each step and see more details on the actions of the Task/Flow.

Screenshot of the Event log and details for a task


Keywords:
smph hslc S3 Globus 
Doc ID:
154361
Owned by:
Nathan R. in SMPH
Created:
2025-08-22
Updated:
2025-09-08
Sites:
School of Medicine and Public Health