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ganga:ganga [2015/06/18 12:02] – Added method to obtain BK info within Ganga rsilvacoganga:ganga [2017/01/12 12:31] (current) bernet
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 ===== Where to run ===== ===== Where to run =====
 Ganga can be run on every lxplus node. The preferred option however is to run it locally from Zurich on grid-ui, as there are no (less) disk quota constraints. Ganga can be run on every lxplus node. The preferred option however is to run it locally from Zurich on grid-ui, as there are no (less) disk quota constraints.
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 +===== Ganga configuration on Zurich Grid Cluster =====
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 +Before starting Ganga the first time on the Zurich cluster, download and install the following [[http://lhcb.physik.uzh.ch/wiki/.gangarc|.gangarc]] file in your home directory. This will create the correct Ganga environement for you.
  
 ===== Starting Ganga on lxplus / grid-ui ===== ===== Starting Ganga on lxplus / grid-ui =====
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 In this case two additional files 'get_bookkeeping_info' and 'dirac-bookkeeping-get-prodinfo-eventtype.py' are required to be saved locally in your ~/bin/ directory.  In this case two additional files 'get_bookkeeping_info' and 'dirac-bookkeeping-get-prodinfo-eventtype.py' are required to be saved locally in your ~/bin/ directory. 
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 +More info can be found here: [[https://groups.cern.ch/group/lhcb-bender/Lists/Archive/DispForm.aspx?ID=551]] 
 +and here: [[https://groups.cern.ch/group/lhcb-bender/Lists/Archive/DispForm.aspx?ID=695]]
  
 ===== Help ===== ===== Help =====
 To see the documentation, type ''help()'' in the interactive mode. To get help about a specific topic, e.g. Dirac, type ''help(Dirac)'' in the interactive mode. To see the documentation, type ''help()'' in the interactive mode. To get help about a specific topic, e.g. Dirac, type ''help(Dirac)'' in the interactive mode.
  
-===== The Commandments when working with Ganga =====+===== The Commandments when working with Ganga =====
   *Thou shall be patient.   *Thou shall be patient.
   *Thou shall never use PFNs when thou needest LFNs.   *Thou shall never use PFNs when thou needest LFNs.
-  *Thou shall write an email to ''lhcb-distributed-analysis@cern.ch'', if thou art desparate. Thou shall wait patiently for a reply and thy wisdom will flourish.+  *Thou shall write an email to ''lhcb-distributed-analysis@cern.ch'', if thou art desperate. Thou shall wait patiently for a reply and thy wisdom will flourish.
   *Thou shall start a test-job before running the full job. The ways of making mistakes are manifold.   *Thou shall start a test-job before running the full job. The ways of making mistakes are manifold.
   *Thou shall always check if thy output will be bearable for thy quota.   *Thou shall always check if thy output will be bearable for thy quota.
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 ===== Links ===== ===== Links =====
 Information for using ganga in LHCb (and where I stole most of the information from): [[http://ganga.web.cern.ch/ganga/user/html/LHCb/]] Information for using ganga in LHCb (and where I stole most of the information from): [[http://ganga.web.cern.ch/ganga/user/html/LHCb/]]
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 +Ganga/Dirac mailing list archive: [[https://groups.cern.ch/group/lhcb-distributed-analysis/Lists/Archive/100.aspx]]
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