ATLAS Distributed Analysis Tutorial
01 February, 07 10:30 AM - 02 February, 07 06:00 PM
e-Science Institute, 15 South College Street, Edinburgh
Organiser: James Catmore
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Any slides or other material generated as a result of this event can be found at: www.nesc.ac.uk/action/esi/contribution.cfm?Title=737
All ATLAS data will be managed by, and all analysis performed on, the distributed computing grids. Those wishing to play an active role in ATLAS data analysis will therefore need to be conversant with these systems. This tutorial will therefore seek to address this need, and will cover the following material:
- The structure of the computing grids
- The ATLAS data analysis model: How everything will fit together at start-up? How will physicists get their hands on and analyze real data from ATLAS?
- The basics - grid certificates, user interfaces
- Hands-on session: Identifying, managing and getting at the data with the DDM tools and the ATLAS Metadata Interface (AMI)
- Hands-on session: Using GANGA to produce Monte Carlo data
- Hands-on session: Using GANGA to perform Physics Analysis
- Making use of the Monte Carlo Production System
We are limited to 20 PC’s, however we have room to accomodate a further 20 participants using their own laptops. Please indicate on the registration form if you intend to bring your own laptop.
Pre-tutorial Exercises
Before arriving at NESC, you should complete a number of pre- tutorial exercises. These are firstly to ensure you have the correct accounts and certification to use the Grid, secondly to set up certain components of software that will be needed in the course, and thirdly to give you some experience with using Grid tools. It’s important to do these exercises as you may not be able to keep up during the tutorial without having done them.
Most importantly, however, you MUST follow the first exercise - getting an LXPLUS account and a Grid Certificate. Without these, you will not be able to participate in the hands-on sessions. The procedure can take several days, so if you don’t have either, you must start now.
All the details can be found at:
Target Audience
The target audience for the tutorial will be ATLAS physicists who wish to play an active role in data analysis when the experiment starts running, rather than computing experts.
Programme
| Thursday 1st | ||
| 10:00 | Arrival and coffee | |
| 10:30 | Welcome and overview of the event | Auditorium |
| 10:45 | Presentation: Overview of how ATLAS physicists will access and process data | Auditorium |
| 11:30 | Presentation: A tour of the Grid | Auditorium |
| 12:15 | Lunch | |
| 1:15 | Hands-on session 1: Getting at the data you need - DDM and AMI (Miguel and Caitriana with others assisting) | Training rooms |
| 3:45 | Tea | |
| 4:15 | Continuation of session 1 | |
| 6:00 | Finish | |
| Friday 2nd | ||
| 9:00 | Hands-on session 2: An introduction to GANGA and the GANGA GUI | Training rooms |
| 10:30 | Coffee | |
| 10:45 | Hands-on session 3: Using GANGA/AthenaMC to produce data | Training rooms |
| 12:15 | Lunch | |
| 1:15 | Continuation of session 3/Hands-on session 4: Using GANGA to analyze data | Training rooms |
| 3:45 | Tea | |
| 4:15 | Continuation of session 4 | |
| 5:15 | Questions/discussion | Auditorium |
| 6:00 | Finish | |
Registration
Registration for this event is now closed. To enquire about an application or to cancel a previous application please contact NeSC Administration.
Important Dates
10 Nov - Registration Opens
19 Dec - Registration Deadline
25 Jan - Date we will respond to your application by (Please note this is the latest date we will respond to your application. It is normal policy for us to respond within 5 working days where possible.)
01 Feb - Event Starts at 10:30hrs
Enquiries
Enquiries should be made directly to our Conference Administrator.
