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If your user account has the Read , Write, or Own permission level on data in DME, you can download can download that data. For For prerequisites when using Globus with DME, refer to Preparing to Use Globus. For a video of downloading a collection to Globus, refer to Video of Downloading a Collection via the GUI.
To download data to Globus or S3:
For narrated slides demonstrating these instructions, refer to download-Globus-slides.pptx.
To download data to a Globus endpoint:
- Navigate to the Download page, as described in Downloading to Other Locations. The Download page appears.
- Select Globus.
- Specify Globus information
- Log in as described in Logging In via the GUI. The Dashboard appears.
- Select a method:
- If you are familiar with the metadata, perform a search for the data, as described in Searching for Data via the GUI (or run a saved search from the Dashboard). The search results page appears.
- To download a single collection or file: In the row for the data you want to download, click the download icon ().
- To download multiple collections or files: In the selection column, select each item you want to download. Then click the download option above the list.
- Otherwise, browse for the data, as described in Browsing for Data via the GUI. Navigate to and right-click the item you want to download. Click View Details. The Collection page or Data File page appears. Click the download icon.
The Download page appears.
(Screenshot TBD) - If you are familiar with the metadata, perform a search for the data, as described in Searching for Data via the GUI (or run a saved search from the Dashboard). The search results page appears.
- Select Asynchronous (Globus):
- To select information from Globus:
- Click the given Obtain from Globus (Optional) link. A Globus page appears.
- In Globus, select the shared endpoint (collection). Navigate to and double-click the folder in which you want to transfer the data. Make sure the Collection and Path fields reflect your selections. Click Submit. The DME download page reappears.
:Expand title To enter the Globus information manually
Globus- Specify the UUID of the shared Globus endpoint. If necessary, copy the UUID from
Globus- that endpoint, as described in Copying the Globus Shared Endpoint UUID.
- Specify the
. If- endpoint (destination) path
of the shared Globus endpoint- as it would appear in the Path field in the Globus File Manager. For example, /~/DestinationFolderName/ is the path to the DestinationFolderName folder on the root of the shared Globus endpoint. If you want DME to transfer the data to the root
If- , specify a forward slash character (/) as the path.
.- If the destination folder structure you specify does not already exist, DME creates it
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- Specify the name of the destination S3 bucket
- .
- Specify the path to and the name of the folder in the destination bucket. Do not begin the path with a slash. If the destination folder structure you specify does not already exist, DME creates it.
- Specify the AWS access key.
- Specify the AWS secret access key.
- Specify the region.
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- To select information from Globus:
- Click Download. The system responds as follows:
- The system transfers the data based on your selections:
- If you selected a single data file, the system transfers the selected file to the specified folder in the targeted Globus endpoint or S3 bucket.
- If you selected multiple data files, the system transfers the selected files from each DME collection to a separate folder in the targeted Globus endpoint or S3 bucket.
- If you selected one or more collections, the system transfers the selected collection and all sub-collections.
- Depending on your event subscriptions, the system might send you an email notification of the download status. For instructions on subscribing, refer to Subscribing to Notifications.
- The system transfers the data based on your selections:
- If you are downloading a single file, you can keep the existing file name or specify a new file name.
When the system displays the task ID, consider clicking that link to visit the Download Task Details page and view the progress of the download. For instructions, refer to Viewing Download Status.Include Page shared step - click Download shared step - click Download