SAR
Workshop Preparation Guide
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All
Participants
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Prior
to the workshop, the participating instutions are required to setup
for DØ Remote Analysis
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This must
include setup for SAM station
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SAM Team
will be available for Friday, April 18, afternoon hands-on session but
given the time limitation, they will only be able to help you for minimal
number of issues. Therefore it is strongly encouraged for the
participating institutions to go through the entire setup beforehand.
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Participants
with remote MC Farm operation
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Install
globus 2.2, see the updated globus installation instruction at http://www-d0.fnal.gov/computing/D0Race/McFarm/McFarm.html
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We recommend
you to Install Condor as your batch system, if you plan to install one
from scratch. An instruction for Condor installation will soon be
available.
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Setup
for MC Farm, see http://www-d0.fnal.gov/computing/D0Race/McFarm/McFarm.html
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Download
and install p14.00 production version DØ software
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Install
the resource monitoring applicaiton, ganglia, for online, real time monitoring
of your resources. The installatioin structions will soon be available.
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Allow
UTA graphical display (McFarmGraph) access your site for updated MC job
status display.
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Specific
Requirement for Remote MC Job Submission Demo.
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Download
a real MC production request from the central
MC production site.
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Generate
the corresponding PYTHIA file and min-bias event files ahead of the workshop.
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We will
make an arrangement to submit the DØStar and other remaining processes
of the production remotely to your farm at the workshop. The status
of the job submission and the resource usage will then be monitored through
the resource monitoring, ganglia, and McFarmGraph.