Quest and Kellogg Linux Cluster Downtime, March 22 - 31.
Quest, including the Quest Analytics Nodes, the Genomics Compute Cluster (GCC), the Kellogg Linux Cluster (KLC), and Quest OnDemand, will be unavailable for scheduled maintenance starting at 8 A.M. on Saturday, March 22, and ending approximately at 5 P.M. on Monday, March 31. During the maintenance window, you will not be able to login to Quest, Quest Analytics Nodes, the GCC, KLC, or Quest OnDemand submit new jobs, run jobs, or access files stored on Quest in any way including Globus. For details on this maintenance, please see the Status of University IT Services page.
Quest RHEL8 Pilot Environment
The RHEL8 Pilot Environment is available for use now.
Ahead of the March 2025 Downtime, Quest users have the opportunity to test their software and research workflows on CPU nodes and NVIDIA H100 GPU nodes which are running the new RHEL8 OS. Detailed instructions are available on how to submit jobs for the new Operating System in the Knowledge Base article, RHEL8 Pilot Environment.
RHEL8 Pilot Quest log-in nodes can be access via ssh or FastX through using the hostname login.quest.northwestern.edu. Please note that the new hostname login.quest.northwestern.edu will require the GlobalProtect VPN when outside of the United States.
RHEL8 Pilot Quest Analytics nodes can be access via: rstudio.quest.northwestern.edu, jupyterhub.quest.northwestern.edu, and sasstudio.quest.northwestern.edu.
The Globus Timer feature allows you to schedule data workflows for a certain date and time with the option to repeat these workflows on a specified schedule.
To use these options, first select the files you would like to transfer as you would normally. Then, Click "Transfer and timer options" between the source and destination search boxes in the File Manager screen.
Transfer settings
Globus provides pre-defined transfer settings that you can choose from. To apply these to your transfer, click the box to the left of the setting. For more information about what these settings do, click the info button to the right of the setting. These options will be applied when you hit the Start button to begin the transfer.
Timer options
When dealing with especially large data transfers, you may want to schedule them for a time when the network is expected to have the least amount of traffic.
One time transfer
To schedule a transfer, specify a time in the Schedule Start field. This will schedule a one time transfer at the specified time when you hit the Start Button.
Repeat transfers
If you would like to schedule a transfer that occurs at a regular interval, choose the interval you would like (days, hours, minutes) from the Repeat dropdown menu.
Then specify the frequency (eg: every 3 days) and when you would like the recurrence to end, on a certain date or after a given number of times. This feature is very similar to setting recurring meeting invitations in Microsoft Outlook.
Once the transfer has been submitted by hitting the start button, you can view and/or remove their scheduled transfer via the Activity page and the Timers tab.
Need help?
For help using Globus to transfer files, email globus-help@northwestern.edu
Also see our Research Data Management Guide for links to all of our help articles.
Research Data Management Support at Northwestern University
Research computing data services partners with the Office for Research, University Libraries and Galter Health Sciences Library to provide research data management support throughout the research process. Please see the Research Data Management and Sharing page for more information.