BaBar Grid UK Project Actions

Simulation Production

• New
  • (06/06/06) Get slide into SP Talk at Collab Week
• Ongoing
• Done
  • Install 18.6.1i and 18.6.3f on Farms [CAB,GC]
  • Validate new releases [CAB,GC]
  • Learn to build Tarballs [CAB,GC]
  • Get Manchester LCG Site back fully [Man]
  • Resubmit Failed validation jobs [CAB]
  • Check Validation Runs [CAB,GC]
  • Copy BkgTriggers to Manchester SE [CAB]
  • Add into Production [CAB,GC]
  • Test access to Manchester Objyserver from Lancs and Liv [CAB]

Import into Storage Elements and Metadata

• New
• Ongoing
  • Import and Register Tau Dataset to M/Cr. [JW]
  • Manage Imports [MAN]
• Done
  • Test importing some small data sample into dCache [CAB]
  • (23/05/06) Supply Dataset Placeholder file createion script (CAB)
  • Supply Dataset Upload Script [CAB]
  • Set up database [Man/TJA]
  • Install dCache client and mount PNFS on babar01 ([AF]

Direct Access to Data in SEs

• New
  • (06/06/06) Test KanUtils and BaBar dcap-root in skimming and analysis [CAB]
  • (06/06/06) Write recipe for others to build/run with dCap enabled versions [CAB]
• Ongoing
  • Get new KanFileLocator into Release [CAB,FFW]
    • Changes checked into CVS
  • Get BaBar root Version to talk dcap and RFIO [CAB,FFW]
    • Test version built by BaBar
• Done
  • Work out what changes we need to make to BaBar root/CERNLIB [CAB]
  • Changes to KanFileLocator [CAB]

Analysis

General

• New
  • (06/06/06) Publish cond18boot settings for Manchester [CAB]
  • (06/06/06) Write recipe for others to update cond18boot at M/Cr [CAB]
• Ongoing
• Done
  • (23/05/06) Check Objy/OO_FD_BOOT settings at Manchester [CB]

BBrBsub

• New
• Ongoing
  • Think about:
    • Call babar_env_setup
    • Objy Libraries
    • KanAccess.cfg
    • Packing Release
    • AFS (Alessandra to configure client on WNs)
    • Writing Data to SE (and recover)
    • Expand Interface to SJM (Pack, Submit, Recover)
    • Can we install bfroot over the grid
  • Add JDL file writing to BbkDatasetTcl [TJA]
• Done
  • Add submission to M/Cr in bbrbsub [GC]

EasyGrid

• New
• Ongoing
• Done
  • (23/05/06) Publish ROOT Tag at Manchester [GC,JW]

Skimming

• New
  • (06/06/06) Run Skim Job on the grid reading from dCache [CAB,GC]
  • (06/06/06) Write and send slide for Skimming Talk [GC]
• Ongoing
  • (23/05/06) Test Will's latest Task manager at RAL and try to get a job running on grid [GC]
• Done
  • Build SkimmApp Executable TarBall [GC]
  • (23/05/06) Run Skim Job on the Grid [GC]
  • (23/05/06) Run Skim job reading from dCache [CAB]
  • (23/05/06) Install required Task manager database [TJA,GC]

Other

• New
  • (06/06/06) Send round outline of GridPP talk [CAB]
• Ongoing
  • (23/05/06) Write SP press release for gridpp [FFW]
  • Get Will Roethel's contract started [FFW]
• Done
  • Send Quarterly report to Roger [CAB,GC]
  • Send Quarterly report to Roger Jones [RB]