CMSSW@FNAL tutorial 03 / 23 / 07

Introduction

• The CMSSW@FNAL tutorial is meant for the early beginner to learn about software and computing tools in CMS.
• The tutorial should give the user insight on how to use the CMS software framework CMSSW to carry out analysis tasks and use and develop reconstruction and other software components. The user should also learn how to use the various computing tools to process events in a parallel and sitributed way.
• The day-long tutorial consists of an introductory part held as a talk and a hands-on part where the users follow a provided TWiki to learn about CMSSW. The hands-on part is interactive, participants will produce and compile code and can ask questions.
• The participants are required to have a valid FNAL computing account with login access to the cmsuaf and a valid GRID certificate including the CMS VOMS registration.
• To participate in the hands-on part of the tutorial, the user is required to bring his own laptop and be able to login to the cmsuaf and open X windows. A limited number of public terminals is available for participants who cannot bring their own laptop.

Schedule

• [9:00 AM - 9:20 AM]:Introductory talk about basics of the FNAL facilities (Patrick Gartung, WH11 Sunrise).
• [9:20 AM - 9:40 AM]:Introductory talk about basics of reconstruction in CMSSW from the physics perspective (Eric James, WH11 Sunrise).
• [9:40 AM - 10:40 AM]:Introductory talk about CMSSW software basics (Oliver Gutsche, WH11 Sunrise).
• [10:40 AM - 11:00 AM]:Setup of laptops and public terminals in the common space of the LPC on the 11th floor in Wilson Hall at FNAL.
• [11:00 AM - 12:30 PM]:Hands-on session working through the components of CMSSW and running small interactive jobs.
• [12:30 PM - 1:30 PM]:Lunch break.
• [1:30 PM - 3:00 PM]:Continue first hands-on session and hands-on session about submitting jobs to the local batch farm.
• [3:00 PM - 3:30 PM]:Optional coffee break
• [3:30 PM - 5:00 PM]:Continue second hands-on session and hands-on session about using CRAB to submit jobs to the GRID.

Prerequisites / requirements

• UAF account at Fermilab:: Please follow http://www.uscms.org/SoftwareComputing/UserComputing/GetAccountFermilab.html
• Own laptop able to login to CMSUAF at FNAL and open X windows:: Please follow http://www.uscms.org/SoftwareComputing/UserComputing/ConnectUAF.html
• Valid GRID certificate and CMS VOMS registration:: Please follow http://www.uscms.org/SoftwareComputing/UserComputing/Tutorials/Crab.html#prerequisites