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Production of BaBar Skimmed Analysis Datasets Using the Grid

Conference · · J.Phys.Conf.Ser.119:062018,2008
OSTI ID:1029159
The BABAR Collaboration, based at Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC), Stanford, US, has been performing physics reconstruction, simulation studies and data analysis for 8 years using a number of compute farms around the world. Recent developments in Grid technologies could provide a way to manage the distributed resources in a single coherent structure. We describe enhancements to the BABAR experiment's distributed skimmed dataset production system to make use of European Grid resources and present the results with regard to BABAR's latest cycle of skimmed dataset production. We compare the benefits of a local and Grid-based systems, the ease with which the system is managed and the challenges of integrating the Grid with legacy software. We compare job success rates and manageability issues between Grid and non-Grid production.
Research Organization:
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76SF00515
OSTI ID:
1029159
Report Number(s):
SLAC-PUB-14707
Conference Information:
Journal Name: J.Phys.Conf.Ser.119:062018,2008
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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