This presentation is by Rachana Ananthakrishnan, Sr. Engagement Manager and Solutions Architect at the Computation Institute at The University of Chicago. It was given at the Great Plains Network Annual Meeting, on May 29, 2013. For more information on Globus Online, visit globusonline.org.

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Globus Online for
Research Data Management
Rachana Ananthakrishnan
Great Plains Network Annual Meeting 2013

2. We started with technology
proven in many large-scale grids
GridFTP
GRAM
MyProxy
GSI-OpenSSH
…

3. 1.2 PB of climate data
delivered to 23,000 users

4. Typical of large, well funded
research projects using GT
1.2 PB of climate data
delivered to 23,000 users

5. GT provides robust
infrastructure for the 1%

6. What about the 99%?
GT provides robust
infrastructure for the 1%

7. What about the 99%?
BIG SCIENCE. Small labs
GT provides robust
infrastructure for the 1%

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9. Managing data should be easy …
Registry
Staging
Store
Ingest
Store
Analysis
Store
Community
Store
Archive
Mirror
Ingest
Store
Analysis
Store
Community
Store
Archive
Mirror
Registry

10. … but it’s hard and frustrating!
Registry
Staging
Store
Ingest
Store
Analysis
Store
Community
Store
Archive
Mirror
Ingest
Store
Analysis
Store
Community
Store
Archive
Mirror
Registry
Quota
exceeded
!
Expired
credentials
!
Network
failed. Retry.
!
Permission
denied
!

11. What is Globus Online?
Transfer and sharing of large
data sets…
…with dropbox-like
characteristics…
…directly from your own
storage systems

12. We adopted SaaS approaches to
transform the user experience
… for both researchers and
resource owners/system
administrators

13. We started with reliable, secure,
high-performance file transfer …
Data
Source
Data
Destination
User initiates
transfer request
1
Globus Online
moves and
syncs files
2
Globus Online
notifies user
3

14. … and then made it simple to share
big data off existing storage systems
Data
Source
User A selects file
(s) to share,
selects user or
group, and sets
permissions
1
Globus Online tracks
shared files; no need
to move files to cloud
storage!
2
User B logs in to
Globus Online
and accesses
shared file
3

15. Log into Globus Online

16. Alternate Logins

17. Login using InCommon

18. InCommon Login

19. Source endpoint

20. Destination endpoint

21. Activation

22. Transfer data

23. Share data

24. Set permissions

25. Manage Groups

26. Interactive login to command line interface:
Running commands remotely:
Using CLI with gsissh:
Globus Online CLI
$ ssh tuecke@cli.globusonline.org
$ ssh tuecke@cli.globusonline.org <command>
$ gsissh tuecke@cli.globusonline.org <command>
$ ssh tuecke@cli.globusonline.org scp –r –s 3 -D
nersc#dtn:~/myfile* mylaptop:~/projects/p1
Task ID: 4a3c471e-edef-11df-aa30-1231350018b1
$ _

27. Usage is accelerating

28. Early Adopters

29. • What is GCMU?
– Globus Connect version for easily creating (sharable) endpoints
on multi-user storage servers
– Packages a GridFTP server and MyProxy CA authentication
server, pre-configured for use with Globus Online
• Why GCMU?
– Create transfer endpoints in minutes
– Avoid complex GridFTP install
• To download: www.globusonline.org/gcmu
Globus Connect Multiuser (GCMU)
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“We
used
GCMU
to
form
a
campus-­‐
wide
GSI
authenAcaAon
service
spanning
mulAple
servers.
Now
my
users
have
a
fast,
easy
way
to
get
their
data
wherever
it
needs
to
go,
and
the
setup
process
was
trivial."
-­‐-­‐University
of
Michigan
“As
a
resource
admin,
I've
found
GCMU
an
exceedingly
useful
tool....
With
GCMU,
seHng
up
a
GridFTP
server
and
handling
authenAcaAon
for
mulAple
users
is
easy."
-­‐-­‐Oak
Ridge
Na8onal
Lab

30. We are a non-profit service
provider to the non-profit
research community

31. Our challenge:
Sustainability
We are a non-profit service
provider to the non-profit
research community

32. Globus Online Provider Plans
Support ongoing operations
Offer value-added capabilities
Engage more closely with users

33. • Endpoint operations management
• Branded web sites
• Alternate identity provider
• Usage reporting
• MSS optimizations
• Multiple GridFTP servers per endpoint
Provider Plans offer…
Starting at $20k per year

34. End User Plans
• Basic: Free
– File transfer and synchronization to/from
servers
– Personal endpoints with Globus Connect
– Access to shared endpoints created by others
• Plus: $7/month (or $70/year)
– Create and manage shared endpoints
– Peer-to-peer transfer and sharing

35. Globus Platform-as-a-Service
Globus Nexus
(Identity, Group, Profile)
…
Sharing Service
Transfer Service
Dataset Services
Globus Toolkit
GlobusOnlineAPIs
GlobusConnect

36. Our research is supported by:
U. S. DE PART M E N T O F
ENERGY

37. Questions?
Contact: support@globusonline.org
Providers: globusonline.org/provider-plans
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