globus client

This page includes the basic commands to use globus. For an overview of storage clients, see Storage clients.

Contents

• globus client
  • Globus tools
    • Creating/listing
    • Transferring data
      • Parallel streams
    • Removing data

Globus tools

Note

To run the examples below you need to have a valid proxy, see StartGridSession.

Creating/listing

The globus-* client does not offer an option to create or list directories. For this purpose, use a different client, e.g. uberftp client.

Transferring data

Note

The options -dbg -gt 2 -vb would show you extra logging information for your transfer.

• Copy file from dCache to local machine:

  $globus-url-copy \
  $    gsiftp://gridftp.grid.sara.nl:2811/pnfs/grid.sara.nl/data/lsgrid/homer/zap.tar \
  $    file:///`pwd`/zap.tar
  

• Copy file from DPM to local machine:

  $globus-url-copy \
  $    gsiftp://gb-se-lumc.lumc.nl:2811/dpm/lumc.nl/home/lsgrid/homer/zap.tar \
  $    file:///`pwd`/zap.tar
  

• Copy file from local machine to dCache:

  $globus-url-copy \
  $    file:///`pwd`/zap.tar \
  $    gsiftp://gridftp.grid.sara.nl:2811/pnfs/grid.sara.nl/data/lsgrid/homer/zap.tar
  

• Copy file from local machine to DPM:

  $globus-url-copy \
  $    file:///`pwd`/zap.tar \
  $    gsiftp://gb-se-lumc.lumc.nl:2811/dpm/lumc.nl/home/lsgrid/homer/zap.tar
  

• Recursive upload to dCache:

  $globus-url-copy -cd -r \
  $    /home/homer/testdir/ \
  $    gsiftp://gridftp.grid.sara.nl:2811/pnfs/grid.sara.nl/data/lsgrid/homer/testdir/
  ## replace testdir with your directory
  

• Recursive upload to DPM:

  $globus-url-copy -cd -r \
  $    /home/homer/testdir/ \
  $    gsiftp://gb-se-lumc.lumc.nl:2811/dpm/lumc.nl/home/lsgrid/homer/testdir/
  

• Recursive download from dCache:

  First create the directory locally, e.g. testdir.

  $globus-url-copy -cd -r \
  $    gsiftp:///gridftp.grid.sara.nl:2811/pnfs/grid.sara.nl/data/lsgrid/homer/testdir/ \
  $    /home/homer/testdir/
  

• Recursive download from DPM:

  First create the directory locally, e.g. testdir.

  $globus-url-copy -cd -r \
  $    gsiftp://gb-se-lumc.lumc.nl:2811/dpm/lumc.nl/home/lsgrid/homer/testdir/ \
  $    /home/homer/testdir/
  

• Third party transfer (between dCache sites):

  First create the remote directory, e.g. targetdir.

  $globus-url-copy -cd -r \
  $    gsiftp://gridftp.grid.sara.nl:2811/pnfs/grid.sara.nl/data/lsgrid/homer/sourcetdir/ \
  $    gsiftp://gridftp.grid.sara.nl:2811/pnfs/grid.sara.nl/data/lsgrid/penelope/targetdir/
  ## note: you must include the trailing slash!
  

  See also

  For dCache 3rd party transfers see also fts client.

• Third party transfer (between DPM sites):

  First create the remote directory, e.g. targetdir.

  $globus-url-copy -cd -r \
  $    gsiftp://gb-se-lumc.lumc.nl:2811/dpm/lumc.nl/home/lsgrid/homer/testdir/ \
  $    gsiftp://gb-se-ams.els.sara.nl/dpm/els.sara.nl:2811/home/lsgrid/penelope/testdir/
  ## note: you must include the trailing slash!
  

Parallel streams

The globus-url-copy uses by default 10 parallel streams for transfers.

Removing data

The globus-* client does not offer an option to delete files or directories. For this purpose, use a different client, e.g. uberftp client.