CMS User Help#
Login#
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For access into the Tier-2 facility to develop code, compile and run short test jobs:#
ssh login.hep.wisc.edu
For obtaining grid credential, which are needed for write access to our storage cluster, OSG, etc., follow the usual procedures for installation of your certificate and do voms-proxy-init (which is also available in your path on login)#
CMS software access#
- scram available on login
- scram list
Data access#
- Currently you can use the DAS page to find the data available at Wisconsin.
- You can also search the /hdfs/store directory tree
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The data you generate can be stored in the storage cluster if you have grid credentials.#
- Currently in: /hdfs/store/user/
- There is some data for testing in: /hdfs/store/user/dasu
- Currently in: /hdfs/store/user/
For more information on accessing files in Wisconsin Tier-2 storage cluster, see the FAQ.#
Batch farm access using Condor#
- You can use Condor directly if you know how, however, we have some simple scripts for CMS usage
- To generate your own data use the script farmoutRandomSeedJobs script which takes as an argument a .cfg file with small mods – farmoutRandomSeedJobs –help for more details.
To analyze data use the script farmoutAnalysisJobs script: farmoutAnalysisJobs –help for more details#
For more information on using the Wisconsin Tier-2 HTCondor, see the FAQ.#