How to access MCC cluster Globus endpoint using CILogon.

How to access MCC cluster Globus endpoint using CILogon.

 

Note:

Info: You must be a faculty, staff, or student member of a university or college and your institute must be part identity provider of https://www.cilogon.org/home

Users coming as a part of Kentucky Cyberteam resources please use "ACCESS-CI" as the identity provider.

Step 1: Visit www.globus.org and click "Login" at the top of the page.

Step 2: Select your Campus Identity provider from the list

If you are a faculty, staff, or student member of a university or college, please select that university or college for your identity provider.
Then you will be able to log on to the CILogon Service using your campus username and password.
For example, Select 'University of Kentucky' as the organization. Then, click 'Continue'.

Figure: Globus login page displaying University of Kentucky selected in dropdown menu, with a Continue button and alternative sign-in options via Google or ORCID iD below.

Step 3: Login using your campus institutes username and password

After clicking "Continue" you will be redirected to the UKY login page. Please enter your linkblue
username and password to login.

Step 4: Complete your signup process (If it is your first time on Globus.org)

Click "Continue" Then you need to give permission to use your identity to access information and perform actions. Click 'Allow'.

A Globus Web App authorization screen requesting permissions to transfer files, manage groups, and view identities, with Allow and Deny buttons at the bottom.

Figure: Permission request screen for Globus Web App showing requested access to transfer files, manage groups, and view identities, with Allow and Deny buttons at the bottom.

Step 5: Navigate to File Manager

The first time you use the File Manager, all fields will be blank. Click the 'Collection' input field.

You need to type "University of Kentucky AMD Cluster" in the collection and select it.

Collection search interface displaying University of Kentucky MCC as a subscribed mapped collection with domain m-872668.76dc1708cc.data.globus.org and owner information visible.

Figure: Collection search interface displaying University of Kentucky MCC as a subscribed mapped collection with SCS designation and owner information listed as ukv225@uky.edu.

 

Step 6: Login to MCC cluster using CILogon

On your first login, you will need to select an identity to use with thus collection and grant consents for managing data.

File Manager interface displaying an authentication consent dialog for ukymcc collection, with a Continue button and Show details option visible.

Figure: File Manager interface displaying an authentication consent dialog for uky#mcc collection, with a blue Continue button and options menu visible on the right side.

A Globus login page displaying identity provider options including uky.edu, access-ci.org, University of Kentucky, and University of Louisville, with a note that uky-fmcc requires user consent for data access.

Figure: A Globus identity selection page displaying login options including uky.edu, access-ci.org, University of Kentucky, and University of Louisville, with a message stating identity verification is required to continue.

A Globus Web App permission dialog requesting access to manage collections on MCC-DTN and manage data using Globus Transfer, with Allow and Deny buttons at the bottom.

Figure: A Globus authorization dialog requesting permission to manage collections on MCC-DTN and manage data using Globus Transfer, with Allow and Deny buttons at the bottom.



At this point, you should now have access to your data on MCC. If not, please open a ticket with the CCS Support Desk.


 

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