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Transferring Files to Alpine (Globus)

How to transfer files to Alpine when:

  • The files are too large
  • There are too many files
  • The files keep failing to transfer
  • You dont have enough space on your local computer to store the data in order to transfer it to Alpine

Today we will teach you how to use Global Protect, Globus, and linking Globus to your computer or OneDrive, and then linking Globus to Alpine

Step 1: Make sure you have Global Protect installed on your computer so that you can use the CSU network to log into Alpine and Globus.

see the PC directions here:

see mac directions here:

Step 2: Install Globus Connect Personal & set up the local endpoint (i.e. your computer) & connection to Alpine

download globus connect persional from here:

use this guide to set up your [local endpoint and connection to Alpine:])https://vprservicedesk.freshservice.com/support/solutions/articles/19000108710)

use my SOP to add external file paths to wherever you store your data: SOP on adding other filepaths to globus

Step 4: transfer your data!

use step 5-6 of this SOP to transfer your files:

Access Alpine via SSH from your local computer's terminal

Here is a file with the code to ssh in to alpine and use rsync to transfer files. Filer transfer file