Speaker
klaus rabbertz
(Karlsruhe University)
Description
Packaging and distribution of experiment-specific software becomes a complicated task
when the number of versions and external dependencies increases. With the advent of
Grid computing, the distribution and update process must become a simple, robust and
transparent step. Furthermore, one must take into account that running a particular
application requires setup of the appropriate environment. In addition, the
possibility to monitor the status of the experiment software on Grid sites is an
important requirement. In this paper we describe the strategy used by CMS to create,
distribute, install and monitor the status of the package bundle needed to run
production and analysis application on remote sites, with particular emphasis on the
approach to Grid computing. We discuss the further steps that are required to make
the procedure more robust.
Primary authors
Andreas NOWACK
(RWTH Aachen University)
David Evans
(FNAL)
Stefano Argiro
(European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN))
Volker Buege
(University of Karlsruhe / FZK)
bockjoo kim
(FNAL)
burt holzman
(Fnal)
joanna weng
(Cern)
klaus rabbertz
(Karlsruhe University)
marco corvo
(CERN/INFN)
michael thomas
(FNAL)
natalia Ratnikova
(FNAL)
nickolay darmenov
(-)
ramzy darwish
(-)
shaun ashby
(cern)
tony wildish
(-)
