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# Content
1
2 ###########################################################################
3 #
4 # H E L P F U N C T I O N S
5 #
6 ###########################################################################
7
8 import common
9
10 import sys, os, string
11
12 import tempfile
13
14 ###########################################################################
15 def usage():
16 print 'in usage()'
17 usa_string = common.prog_name + """ [options]
18
19 The most useful general options (use '-h' to get complete help):
20
21 -create -- Create all the jobs.
22 -submit n -- Submit the first n available jobs. Default is all.
23 -status -- check status of all jobs.
24 -getoutput|-get [range] -- get back the output of all jobs: if range is defined, only of selected jobs.
25 -extend -- Extend an existing task to run on new fileblocks if there.
26 -publish -- after the getouput, publish the data user in a local DBS instance.
27 -checkPublication [dbs_url datasetpath] -- checks if a dataset is published in a DBS.
28 -kill [range] -- kill submitted jobs.
29 -resubmit [range] -- resubmit killed/aborted/retrieved jobs.
30 -copyData [range] -- copy locally the output stored on remote SE.
31 -renewCredential -- renew credential on the server.
32 -clean -- gracefully cleanup the directory of a task.
33 -match|-testJdl [range] -- check if resources exist which are compatible with jdl.
34 -report -- print a short report about the task
35 -list [range] -- show technical job details.
36 -postMortem [range] -- provide a file with information useful for post-mortem analysis of the jobs.
37 -printId [range] -- print the job SID or Task Unique ID while using the server.
38 -createJdl [range] -- provide files with a complete Job Description (JDL).
39 -validateCfg [fname] -- parse the ParameterSet using the framework's Python API.
40 -continue|-c [dir] -- Apply command to task stored in [dir].
41 -h [format] -- Detailed help. Formats: man (default), tex, html, txt.
42 -cfg fname -- Configuration file name. Default is 'crab.cfg'.
43 -debug N -- set the verbosity level to N.
44 -v -- Print version and exit.
45
46 "range" has syntax "n,m,l-p" which correspond to [n,m,l,l+1,...,p-1,p] and all possible combination
47
48 Example:
49 crab -create -submit 1
50 """
51 print usa_string
52 sys.exit(2)
53
54 ###########################################################################
55 def help(option='man'):
56 help_string = """
57 =pod
58
59 =head1 NAME
60
61 B<CRAB>: B<C>ms B<R>emote B<A>nalysis B<B>uilder
62
63 """+common.prog_name+""" version: """+common.prog_version_str+"""
64
65 This tool B<must> be used from an User Interface and the user is supposed to
66 have a valid Grid certificate.
67
68 =head1 SYNOPSIS
69
70 B<"""+common.prog_name+"""> [I<options>] [I<command>]
71
72 =head1 DESCRIPTION
73
74 CRAB is a Python program intended to simplify the process of creation and submission of CMS analysis jobs to the Grid environment .
75
76 Parameters for CRAB usage and configuration are provided by the user changing the configuration file B<crab.cfg>.
77
78 CRAB generates scripts and additional data files for each job. The produced scripts are submitted directly to the Grid. CRAB makes use of BossLite to interface to the Grid scheduler, as well as for logging and bookkeeping.
79
80 CRAB supports any CMSSW based executable, with any modules/libraries, including user provided ones, and deals with the output produced by the executable. CRAB provides an interface to CMS data discovery services (DBS and DLS), which are completely hidden to the final user. It also splits a task (such as analyzing a whole dataset) into smaller jobs, according to user requirements.
81
82 CRAB can be used in two ways: StandAlone and with a Server.
83 The StandAlone mode is suited for small task, of the order of O(100) jobs: it submits the jobs directly to the scheduler, and these jobs are under user responsibility.
84 In the Server mode, suited for larger tasks, the jobs are prepared locally and then passed to a dedicated CRAB server, which then interacts with the scheduler on behalf of the user, including additional services, such as automatic resubmission, status caching, output retrieval, and more.
85 The CRAB commands are exactly the same in both cases.
86
87 CRAB web page is available at
88
89 I<https://twiki.cern.ch/twiki/bin/view/CMS/SWGuideCrab>
90
91 =head1 HOW TO RUN CRAB FOR THE IMPATIENT USER
92
93 Please, read all the way through in any case!
94
95 Source B<crab.(c)sh> from the CRAB installation area, which have been setup either by you or by someone else for you.
96
97 Modify the CRAB configuration file B<crab.cfg> according to your need: see below for a complete list. A template and commented B<crab.cfg> can be found on B<$CRABDIR/python/crab.cfg>
98
99 ~>crab -create
100 create all jobs (no submission!)
101
102 ~>crab -submit 2 -continue [ui_working_dir]
103 submit 2 jobs, the ones already created (-continue)
104
105 ~>crab -create -submit 2
106 create _and_ submit 2 jobs
107
108 ~>crab -status
109 check the status of all jobs
110
111 ~>crab -getoutput
112 get back the output of all jobs
113
114 ~>crab -publish
115 publish all user outputs in the DBS specified in the crab.cfg (dbs_url_for_publication) or written as argument of this option
116
117 =head1 RUNNING CMSSW WITH CRAB
118
119 =over 4
120
121 =item B<A)>
122
123 Develop your code in your CMSSW working area. Do anything which is needed to run interactively your executable, including the setup of run time environment (I<eval `scramv1 runtime -sh|csh`>), a suitable I<ParameterSet>, etc. It seems silly, but B<be extra sure that you actually did compile your code> I<scramv1 b>.
124
125 =item B<B)>
126
127 Source B<crab.(c)sh> from the CRAB installation area, which have been setup either by you or by someone else for you. Modify the CRAB configuration file B<crab.cfg> according to your need: see below for a complete list.
128
129 The most important parameters are the following (see below for complete description of each parameter):
130
131 =item B<Mandatory!>
132
133 =over 6
134
135 =item B<[CMSSW]> section: datasetpath, pset, splitting parameters, output_file
136
137 =item B<[USER]> section: output handling parameters, such as return_data, copy_data etc...
138
139 =back
140
141 =item B<Run it!>
142
143 You must have a valid voms-enabled Grid proxy. See CRAB web page for details.
144
145 =back
146
147 =head1 RUNNING MULTICRAB
148
149 MultiCRAB is a CRAB extension to submit the same job to multiple datasets in one go.
150
151 The use case for multicrab is when you have your analysis code that you want to run on several datasets, typically some signals plus some backgrounds (for MC studies)
152 or on different streams/configuration/runs for real data taking. You want to run exactly the same code, and also the crab.cfg are different only for few keys:
153 for sure datasetpath but also other keys, such as eg total_number_of_events, in case you want to run on all signals but only a fraction of background, or anything else.
154 So far, you would have to create a set of crab.cfg, one for each dataset you want to access, and submit several instances of CRAB, saving the output to different locations.
155 Multicrab is meant to automatize this procedure.
156 In addition to the usual crab.cfg, there is a new configuration file called multicrab.cfg. The syntax is very similar to that of crab.cfg, namely
157 [SECTION] <crab.cfg Section>.Key=Value
158
159 Please note that it is mandatory to add explicitly the crab.cfg [SECTION] in front of [KEY].
160 The role of multicrab.cfg is to apply modification to the template crab.cfg, some which are common to all tasks, and some which are task specific.
161
162 =head2 So there are two sections:
163
164 =over 2
165
166 =item B<[COMMON]>
167
168 section: which applies to all task, and which is fully equivalent to modify directly the template crab.cfg
169
170 =item B<[DATASET]>
171
172 section: there could be an arbitrary number of sections, one for each dataset you want to run. The names are free (but COMMON and MULTICRAB), and they will be used as ui_working_dir for the task as well as an appendix to the user_remote_dir in case of output copy to remote SE. So, the task corresponding to section, say [SIGNAL] will be placed in directory SIGNAL, and the output will be put on /SIGNAL/, so SIGNAL will be added as last subdir in the user_remote_dir.
173
174 =back
175
176 For further details please visit
177
178 I<https://twiki.cern.ch/twiki/bin/view/CMS/SWGuideMultiCrab>
179
180 =head1 HOW TO RUN ON CONDOR-G
181
182 The B<Condor-G> mode for B<CRAB> is a special submission mode next to the standard Resource Broker submission. It is designed to submit jobs directly to a site and not using the Resource Broker.
183
184 Due to the nature of B<Condor-G> submission, the B<Condor-G> mode is restricted to OSG sites within the CMS Grid, currently the 7 US T2: Florida(ufl.edu), Nebraska(unl.edu), San Diego(ucsd.edu), Purdue(purdue.edu), Wisconsin(wisc.edu), Caltech(ultralight.org), MIT(mit.edu).
185
186 =head2 B<Requirements:>
187
188 =over 2
189
190 =item installed and running local Condor scheduler
191
192 (either installed by the local Sysadmin or self-installed using the VDT user interface: http://www.uscms.org/SoftwareComputing/UserComputing/Tutorials/vdt.html)
193
194 =item locally available LCG or OSG UI installation
195
196 for authentication via Grid certificate proxies ("voms-proxy-init -voms cms" should result in valid proxy)
197
198 =item set the environment variable GRID_WL_LOCATION to the edg directory of the local LCG or OSG UI installation
199
200 =back
201
202 =head2 B<What the Condor-G mode can do:>
203
204 =over 2
205
206 =item submission directly to multiple OSG sites,
207
208 the requested dataset must be published correctly by the site in the local and global services.
209 Previous restrictions on submitting only to a single site have been removed. SE and CE whitelisting
210 and blacklisting work as in the other modes.
211
212 =back
213
214 =head2 B<What the Condor-G mode cannot do:>
215
216 =over 2
217
218 =item submit jobs if no condor scheduler is running on the submission machine
219
220 =item submit jobs if the local condor installation does not provide Condor-G capabilities
221
222 =item submit jobs to an LCG site
223
224 =item support Grid certificate proxy renewal via the myproxy service
225
226 =back
227
228 =head2 B<CRAB configuration for Condor-G mode:>
229
230 The CRAB configuration for the Condor-G mode only requires one change in crab.cfg:
231
232 =over 2
233
234 =item select condor_g Scheduler:
235
236 scheduler = condor_g
237
238 =back
239
240 =head1 COMMANDS
241
242 =over 4
243
244 =item B<-create>
245
246 Create the jobs: from version 1_3_0 it is only possible to create all jobs.
247 The maximum number of jobs depends on dataset and splitting directives. This set of identical jobs accessing the same dataset are defined as a task.
248 This command create a directory with default name is I<crab_0_date_time> (can be changed via ui_working_dir parameter, see below). Inside this directory it is placed whatever is needed to submit your jobs. Also the output of your jobs (once finished) will be place there (see after). Do not cancel by hand this directory: rather use -clean (see).
249 See also I<-continue>.
250
251 =item B<-submit [range]>
252
253 Submit n jobs: 'n' is either a positive integer or 'all' or a [range]. The default is all.
254 If 'n' is passed as an argument, the first 'n' suitable jobs will be submitted. Please note that this is behaviour is different from other commands, where -command N means act the command to the job N, and not to the first N jobs. If a [range] is passed, the selected jobs will be submitted.
255 This option may be used in conjunction with -create (to create and submit immediately) or with -continue (which is assumed by default) to submit previously created jobs. Failure to do so will stop CRAB and generate an error message. See also I<-continue>.
256
257 =item B<-continue [dir] | -c [dir]>
258
259 Apply the action on the task stored in directory [dir]. If the task directory is the standard one (crab_0_date_time), the most recent in time is assumed. Any other directory must be specified.
260 Basically all commands (except -create) need -continue, so it is automatically assumed. Of course, the standard task directory is used in this case.
261
262 =item B<-status [v|verbose]>
263
264 Check the status of the jobs, in all states. With the server, the full status, including application and wrapper exit codes, is available as soon as the jobs end. In StandAlone mode it is necessary to retrieve (-get) the job output first. With B<v|verbose> some more information is displayed.
265
266 =item B<-getoutput|-get [range]>
267
268 Retrieve the output declared by the user via the output sandbox. By default the output will be put in task working dir under I<res> subdirectory. This can be changed via config parameters. B<Be extra sure that you have enough free space>. From version 2_3_x, the available free space is checked in advance. See I<range> below for syntax.
269
270 =item B<-publish>
271
272 Publish user output in a local DBS instance after the retrieval of output. By default publish uses the dbs_url_for_publication specified in the crab.cfg file, otherwise you can supply it as an argument of this option.
273
274 =item B<-checkPublication [-USER.dbs_url_for_publication=dbs_url -USER.dataset_to_check=datasetpath -debug]>
275
276 Check if a dataset is published in a DBS. This option is automaticaly called at the end of the publication step, but it can be also used as a standalone command. By default it reads the parameters (USER.dbs_url_for_publication and USER.dataset_to_check) in your crab.cfg. You can overwrite the defaults in crab.cfg by passing these parameters as option. Using the -debug option, you will get detailed info about the files of published blocks.
277
278 =item B<-resubmit [range]>
279
280 Resubmit jobs which have been previously submitted and have been either I<killed> or are I<aborted>. See I<range> below for syntax.
281
282 =item B<-extend>
283
284 Create new jobs for an existing task, checking if new blocks are available for the given dataset.
285
286 =item B<-kill [range]>
287
288 Kill (cancel) jobs which have been submitted to the scheduler. A range B<must> be used in all cases, no default value is set.
289
290 =item B<-copyData [range]>
291
292 Copy locally (on current working directory) the output previously stored on remote SE by the jobs. Of course, only if copy_data option has been set.
293
294 =item B<-renewCredential >
295
296 If using the server modality, this command allows to delegate a valid credential (proxy/token) to the server associated with the task.
297
298 =item B<-match|-testJdl [range]>
299
300 Check if the job can find compatible resources. It is equivalent of doing I<edg-job-list-match> on edg.
301
302 =item B<-printId [range]>
303
304 Just print the job identifier, which can be the SID (Grid job identifier) of the job(s) or the taskId if you are using CRAB with the server or local scheduler Id. If [range] is "full", the the SID of all the jobs are printed, also in the case of submission with server.
305
306 =item B<-printJdl [range]>
307
308 Collect the full Job Description in a file located under share directory. The file base name is File- .
309
310 =item B<-postMortem [range]>
311
312 Try to collect more information of the job from the scheduler point of view.
313
314 =item B<-list [range]>
315
316 Dump technical information about jobs: for developers only.
317
318 =item B<-report>
319
320 Print a short report about the task, namely the total number of events and files processed/requested/available, the name of the datasetpath, a summary of the status of the jobs, the list of runs and lumi sections, and so on. In principle it should contain all the info needed for analysis. Work in progress.
321
322 =item B<-clean [dir]>
323
324 Clean up (i.e. erase) the task working directory after a check whether there are still running jobs. In case, you are notified and asked to kill them or retrieve their output. B<Warning> this will possibly delete also the output produced by the task (if any)!
325
326 =item B<-refreshCache>
327
328 Clean up (i.e. erase) the SiteDb, WMS and CrabServer caches in your submitting directory
329
330 =item B<-help [format] | -h [format]>
331
332 This help. It can be produced in three different I<format>: I<man> (default), I<tex> and I<html>.
333
334 =item B<-v>
335
336 Print the version and exit.
337
338 =item B<range>
339
340 The range to be used in many of the above commands has the following syntax. It is a comma separated list of jobs ranges, each of which may be a job number, or a job range of the form first-last.
341 Example: 1,3-5,8 = {1,3,4,5,8}
342
343 =back
344
345 =head1 OPTION
346
347 =over 4
348
349 =item B<-cfg [file]>
350
351 Configuration file name. Default is B<crab.cfg>.
352
353 =item B<-debug [level]>
354
355 Set the debug level: high number for high verbosity.
356
357 =back
358
359 =head1 CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS
360
361 All the parameter describe in this section can be defined in the CRAB configuration file. The configuration file has different sections: [CRAB], [USER], etc. Each parameter must be defined in its proper section. An alternative way to pass a config parameter to CRAB is via command line interface; the syntax is: crab -SECTION.key value . For example I<crab -USER.outputdir MyDirWithFullPath> .
362 The parameters passed to CRAB at the creation step are stored, so they cannot be changed by changing the original crab.cfg . On the other hand the task is protected from any accidental change. If you want to change any parameters, this require the creation of a new task.
363 Mandatory parameters are flagged with a *.
364
365 B<[CRAB]>
366
367 =over 4
368
369 =item B<jobtype *>
370
371 The type of the job to be executed: I<cmssw> jobtypes are supported
372
373 =item B<scheduler *>
374
375 The scheduler to be used: I<glitecoll> is the more efficient grid scheduler and should be used. Other choice are I<glite>, same as I<glitecoll> but without bulk submission (and so slower) or I<condor_g> (see specific paragraph) or I<edg> which is the former Grid scheduler, which will be dismissed in some future
376 From version 210, also local scheduler are supported, for the time being only at CERN. I<LSF> is the standard CERN local scheduler or I<CAF> which is LSF dedicated to CERN Analysis Facilities.
377
378 =item B<use_server>
379
380 To use the server for job handling (recommended) 0=no (default), 1=true. The server to be used will be found automatically from a list of available ones: it can also be specified explicitly by using I<server_name> (see below)
381
382 =item B<server_name>
383
384 To use the CRAB-server support it is needed to fill this key with server name as <Server_DOMAIN> (e.g. cnaf,fnal). If this is set, I<use_server> is set to true automatically.
385 If I<server_name=None> crab works in standalone way, same as using I<use_server=0> and no I<server_name>.
386 The server available to users can be found from CRAB web page.
387
388 =back
389
390 B<[CMSSW]>
391
392 =over 4
393
394 =item B<datasetpath *>
395
396 The path of the processed or analysis dataset as defined in DBS. It comes with the format I</PrimaryDataset/DataTier/Process[/OptionalADS]>. If no input is needed I<None> must be specified. When running on an analysis dataset, the job splitting must be specified by luminosity block rather than event. Analysis datasets are only treated accurately on a lumi-by-lumi level with CMSSW 3_1_x and later.
397
398 =item B<runselection *>
399
400 Within a dataset you can restrict to run on a specific run number or run number range. For example runselection=XYZ or runselection=XYZ1-XYZ2 .
401
402 =item B<use_parent *>
403
404 Within a dataset you can ask to run over the related parent files too. E.g., this will give you access to the RAW data while running over a RECO sample. Setting use_parent=1 CRAB determines the parent files from DBS and will add secondaryFileNames = cms.untracked.vstring( <LIST of parent FIles> ) to the pool source section of your parameter set.
405
406 =item B<pset *>
407
408 The python ParameterSet to be used.
409
410 =item B<pycfg_params *>
411
412 These parameters are passed to the python config file, as explained in https://twiki.cern.ch/twiki/bin/view/CMS/SWGuideAboutPythonConfigFile#Passing_Command_Line_Arguments_T
413
414 =item I<Of the following three parameter exactly two must be used, otherwise CRAB will complain.>
415
416 =item B<total_number_of_events *>
417
418 The number of events to be processed. To access all available events, use I<-1>. Of course, the latter option is not viable in case of no input. In this case, the total number of events will be used to split the task in jobs, together with I<events_per_job>.
419
420 =item B<events_per_job*>
421
422 The number of events to be accessed by each job. Since a job cannot cross the boundary of a fileblock it might be that the actual number of events per job is not exactly what you asked for. It can be used also with no input.
423
424 =item B<total_number_of_lumis *>
425
426 The number of luminosity blocks to be processed. This option is only valid when using analysis datasets. Since a job cannot access less than a whole file, it may be that the actual number of lumis per job is more than you asked for. Two of I<total_number_of_lumis>, I<lumis_per_job>, and I<number_of_jobs> must be supplied to run on an analysis dataset.
427
428 =item B<lumis_per_job*>
429
430 The number of luminosity blocks to be accessed by each job. This option is only valid when using analysis datasets. Since a job cannot access less than a whole file, it may be that the actual number of lumis per job is more than you asked for.
431
432 =item B<number_of_jobs *>
433
434 Define the number of jobs to be run for the task. The number of event for each job is computed taking into account the total number of events required as well as the granularity of EventCollections. Can be used also with No input.
435
436 =item B<split_by_run *>
437
438 To activate the split run based (each job will access a different run) use I<split_by_run>=1. You can also define I<number_of_jobs> and/or I<runselection>. NOTE: the Run Based combined with Event Based split is not yet available.
439
440 =item B<output_file *>
441
442 The output files produced by your application (comma separated list). From CRAB 2_2_2 onward, if TFileService is defined in user Pset, the corresponding output file is automatically added to the list of output files. User can avoid this by setting B<skip_TFileService_output> = 1 (default is 0 == file included). The Edm output produced via PoolOutputModule can be automatically added by setting B<get_edm_output> = 1 (default is 0 == no). B<warning> it is not allowed to have a PoolOutputSource and not save it somewhere, since it is a waste of resource on the WN. In case you really want to do that, and if you really know what you are doing (hint: you dont!) you can user I<ignore_edm_output=1>.
443
444 =item B<skip_TFileService_output>
445
446 Force CRAB to skip the inclusion of file produced by TFileService to list of output files. Default is I<0>, namely the file is included.
447
448 =item B<get_edm_output>
449
450 Force CRAB to add the EDM output file, as defined in PSET in PoolOutputModule (if any) to be added to the list of output files. Default is 0 (== no inclusion)
451
452 =item B<increment_seeds>
453
454 Specifies a comma separated list of seeds to increment from job to job. The initial value is taken
455 from the CMSSW config file. I<increment_seeds=sourceSeed,g4SimHits> will set sourceSeed=11,12,13 and g4SimHits=21,22,23 on
456 subsequent jobs if the values of the two seeds are 10 and 20 in the CMSSW config file.
457
458 See also I<preserve_seeds>. Seeds not listed in I<increment_seeds> or I<preserve_seeds> are randomly set for each job.
459
460 =item B<preserve_seeds>
461
462 Specifies a comma separated list of seeds to which CRAB will not change from their values in the user
463 CMSSW config file. I<preserve_seeds=sourceSeed,g4SimHits> will leave the Pythia and GEANT seeds the same for every job.
464
465 See also I<increment_seeds>. Seeds not listed in I<increment_seeds> or I<preserve_seeds> are randomly set for each job.
466
467 =item B<first_run>
468
469 First run to be generated in a generation jobs. Relevant only for no-input workflow.
470
471 =item B<generator>
472
473 Name of the generator your MC job is using. Some generators require CRAB to skip events, others do not.
474 Possible values are pythia (default), comphep, lhe, and madgraph. This will skip events in your generator input file.
475
476 =item B<executable>
477
478 The name of the executable to be run on remote WN. The default is cmsrun. The executable is either to be found on the release area of the WN, or has been built on user working area on the UI and is (automatically) shipped to WN. If you want to run a script (which might internally call I<cmsrun>, use B<USER.script_exe> instead.
479
480 =item I<DBS and DLS parameters:>
481
482 =item B<dbs_url>
483
484 The URL of the DBS query page. For expert only.
485
486 =item B<show_prod>
487
488 To enable CRAB to show data hosted on Tier1s sites specify I<show_prod> = 1. By default those data are masked.
489
490 =item B<no_block_boundary>
491
492 To remove fileblock boundaries in job splitting specify I<no_block_boundary> = 1.
493
494 =back
495
496 B<[USER]>
497
498 =over 4
499
500 =item B<additional_input_files>
501
502 Any additional input file you want to ship to WN: comma separated list. IMPORTANT NOTE: they will be placed in the WN working dir, and not in ${CMS_SEARCH_PATH}. Specific files required by CMSSW application must be placed in the local data directory, which will be automatically shipped by CRAB itself. You do not need to specify the I<ParameterSet> you are using, which will be included automatically. Wildcards are allowed.
503
504 =item B<script_exe>
505
506 A user script that will be run on WN (instead of default cmsrun). It is up to the user to setup properly the script itself to run on WN enviroment. CRAB guarantees that the CMSSW environment is setup (e.g. scram is in the path) and that the modified pset.py will be placed in the working directory, with name CMSSW.py . The user must ensure that a job report named crab_fjr.xml will be written. This can be guaranteed by passing the arguments "-j crab_fjr.xml" to cmsRun in the script. The script itself will be added automatically to the input sandbox so user MUST NOT add it within the B<USER.additional_input_files>.
507
508 =item B<script_arguments>
509
510 Any arguments you want to pass to the B<USER.script_exe>: comma separated list.
511
512 =item B<ui_working_dir>
513
514 Name of the working directory for the current task. By default, a name I<crab_0_(date)_(time)> will be used. If this card is set, any CRAB command which require I<-continue> need to specify also the name of the working directory. A special syntax is also possible, to reuse the name of the dataset provided before: I<ui_working_dir : %(dataset)s> . In this case, if e.g. the dataset is SingleMuon, the ui_working_dir will be set to SingleMuon as well.
515
516 =item B<thresholdLevel>
517
518 This has to be a value between 0 and 100, that indicates the percentage of task completeness (jobs in a ended state are complete, even if failed). The server will notify the user by e-mail (look at the field: B<eMail>) when the task will reach the specified threshold. Works just with the server_mode = 1.
519
520 =item B<eMail>
521
522 The server will notify the specified e-mail when the task will reaches the specified B<thresholdLevel>. A notification is also sent when the task will reach the 100\% of completeness. This field can also be a list of e-mail: "B<eMail = user1@cern.ch, user2@cern.ch>". Works just with the server_mode = 1.
523
524 =item B<return_data *>
525
526 The output produced by the executable on WN is returned (via output sandbox) to the UI, by issuing the I<-getoutput> command. B<Warning>: this option should be used only for I<small> output, say less than 10MB, since the sandbox cannot accommodate big files. Depending on Resource Broker used, a size limit on output sandbox can be applied: bigger files will be truncated. To be used in alternative to I<copy_data>.
527
528 =item B<outputdir>
529
530 To be used together with I<return_data>. Directory on user interface where to store the output. Full path is mandatory, "~/" is not allowed: the default location of returned output is ui_working_dir/res .
531
532 =item B<logdir>
533
534 To be used together with I<return_data>. Directory on user interface where to store the standard output and error. Full path is mandatory, "~/" is not allowed: the default location of returned output is ui_working_dir/res .
535
536 =item B<copy_data *>
537
538 The output (only that produced by the executable, not the std-out and err) is copied to a Storage Element of your choice (see below). To be used as an alternative to I<return_data> and recommended in case of large output.
539
540 =item B<storage_element>
541
542 To be used with <copy_data>=1
543 If you want to copy the output of your analysis in a official CMS Tier2 or Tier3, you have to write the CMS Site Name of the site, as written in the SiteDB https://cmsweb.cern.ch/sitedb/reports/showReport?reportid=se_cmsname_map.ini (i.e T2_IT_legnaro). You have also to specify the <remote_dir>(see below)
544
545 If you want to copy the output in a not_official_CMS remote site you have to specify the complete storage element name (i.e se.xxx.infn.it).You have also to specify the <storage_path> and the <storage_port> if you do not use the default one(see below).
546
547 =item B<user_remote_dir>
548
549 To be used with <copy_data>=1 and <storage_element> official CMS sites.
550 This is the directory or tree of directories where your output will be stored. This directory will be created under the mountpoint ( which will be discover by CRAB if an official CMS storage Element has been used, or taken from the crab.cfg as specified by the user). B<NOTE> This part of the path will be used as logical file name of your files in the case of publication without using an official CMS storage Element. Generally it should start with "/store".
551
552 =item B<storage_path>
553
554 To be used with <copy_data>=1 and <storage_element> not official CMS sites.
555 This is the full path of the Storage Element writeable by all, the mountpoint of SE (i.e /srm/managerv2?SFN=/pnfs/se.xxx.infn.it/yyy/zzz/)
556
557
558 =item B<storage_pool>
559
560 If you are using CAF scheduler, you can specify the storage pool where to write your output.
561 The default is cmscafuser. If you do not want to use the default, you can overwrite it specifing None
562
563 =item B<storage_port>
564
565 To choose the storage port specify I<storage_port> = N (default is 8443) .
566
567 =item B<local_stage_out *>
568
569 This option enables the local stage out of produced output to the "close storage element" where the job is running, in case of failure of the remote copy to the Storage element decided by the user in che crab.cfg. It has to be used with the copy_data option. In the case of backup copy, the publication of data is forbidden. Set I<local_stage_out> = 1
570
571 =item B<publish_data*>
572
573 To be used with <copy_data>=1
574 To publish your produced output in a local istance of DBS set publish_data = 1
575 All the details about how to use this functionality are written in https://twiki.cern.ch/twiki/bin/view/CMS/SWGuideCrabForPublication
576 N.B 1) if you are using an official CMS site to stored data, the remote dir will be not considered. The directory where data will be stored is decided by CRAB, following the CMS policy in order to be able to re-read published data.
577 2) if you are using a not official CMS site to store data, you have to check the <lfn>, that will be part of the logical file name of you published files, in order to be able to re-read the data.
578
579 =item B<publish_with_import_all_parents>
580
581 To publish your data in your local DBS importing also the complete parents tree, set publish_with_import_all_parents=1, otherwise 0. In this last case only the dataset that you have analyzed will be imported as parent in your local DBS. Default value is 1.
582
583 =item B<publish_data_name>
584
585 You produced output will be published in your local DBS with dataset name <primarydataset>/<publish_data_name>/USER
586
587 =item B<dbs_url_for_publication>
588
589 Specify the URL of your local DBS istance where CRAB has to publish the output files
590
591 =item B<publish_zero_event>
592
593 T0 force zero event files publication specify I<publish_zero_event> = 1
594
595 =item B<srm_version>
596
597 To choose the srm version specify I<srm_version> = (srmv1 or srmv2).
598
599 =item B<xml_report>
600
601 To be used to switch off the screen report during the status query, enabling the db serialization in a file. Specifying I<xml_report> = FileName CRAB will serialize the DB into CRAB_WORKING_DIR/share/FileName.
602
603 =item B<usenamespace>
604
605 To use the automate namespace definition (perfomed by CRAB) it is possible to set I<usenamespace>=1. The same policy used for the stage out in case of data publication will be applied.
606
607 =item B<debug_wrapper>
608
609 To enable the higer verbose level on wrapper specify I<debug_wrapper> = 1. The Pset contents before and after the CRAB maipulation will be written together with other useful infos.
610
611 =item B<deep_debug>
612
613 To be used in case of unexpected job crash when the sdtout and stderr files are lost. Submitting again the same jobs specifying I<deep_debug> = 1 these files will be reported back. NOTE: it works only on standalone mode for debugging purpose.
614
615 =item B<dontCheckSpaceLeft>
616
617 Set it to 1 to skip the check of free space left on your working directory before attempting to get the output back. Default is 0 (=False)
618
619 =back
620
621 B<[GRID]>
622
623 =over 4
624
625 =item B<RB>
626
627 Which RB you want to use instead of the default one, as defined in the configuration of your UI. The ones available for CMS are I<CERN> and I<CNAF>. They are actually identical, being a collection of all WMSes available for CMS: the configuration files needed to change the broker will be automatically downloaded from CRAB web page and used.
628 You can use any other RB which is available, if you provide the proper configuration files. E.g., for gLite WMS XYZ, you should provide I<glite.conf.CMS_XYZ>. These files are searched for in the current working directory, and, if not found, on crab web page. So, if you put your private configuration files in the working directory, they will be used, even if they are not available on crab web page.
629 Please get in contact with crab team if you wish to provide your RB or WMS as a service to the CMS community.
630
631 =item B<proxy_server>
632
633 The proxy server to which you delegate the responsibility to renew your proxy once expired. The default is I<myproxy.cern.ch> : change only if you B<really> know what you are doing.
634
635 =item B<role>
636
637 The role to be set in the VOMS. See VOMS documentation for more info.
638
639 =item B<group>
640
641 The group to be set in the VOMS, See VOMS documentation for more info.
642
643 =item B<dont_check_proxy>
644
645 If you do not want CRAB to check your proxy. The creation of the proxy (with proper length), its delegation to a myproxyserver is your responsibility.
646
647 =item B<dont_check_myproxy>
648
649 If you want to to switch off only the proxy renewal set I<dont_check_myproxy>=1. The proxy delegation to a myproxyserver is your responsibility.
650
651 =item B<requirements>
652
653 Any other requirements to be add to JDL. Must be written in compliance with JDL syntax (see LCG user manual for further info). No requirement on Computing element must be set.
654
655 =item B<additional_jdl_parameters:>
656
657 Any other parameters you want to add to jdl file:semicolon separated list, each
658 item B<must> be complete, including the closing ";".
659
660 =item B<wms_service>
661
662 With this field it is also possible to specify which WMS you want to use (https://hostname:port/pathcode) where "hostname" is WMS name, the "port" generally is 7443 and the "pathcode" should be something like "glite_wms_wmproxy_server".
663
664 =item B<max_cpu_time>
665
666 Maximum CPU time needed to finish one job. It will be used to select a suitable queue on the CE. Time in minutes.
667
668 =item B<max_wall_clock_time>
669
670 Same as previous, but with real time, and not CPU one.
671
672 =item B<ce_black_list>
673
674 All the CE (Computing Element) whose name contains the following strings (comma separated list) will not be considered for submission. Use the dns domain (e.g. fnal, cern, ifae, fzk, cnaf, lnl,....). You may use hostnames or CMS Site names (T2_DE_DESY) or substrings.
675
676 =item B<ce_white_list>
677
678 Only the CE (Computing Element) whose name contains the following strings (comma separated list) will be considered for submission. Use the dns domain (e.g. fnal, cern, ifae, fzk, cnaf, lnl,....). You may use hostnames or CMS Site names (T2_DE_DESY) or substrings. Please note that if the selected CE(s) does not contain the data you want to access, no submission can take place.
679
680 =item B<se_black_list>
681
682 All the SE (Storage Element) whose name contains the following strings (comma separated list) will not be considered for submission.It works only if a datasetpath is specified. You may use hostnames or CMS Site names (T2_DE_DESY) or substrings.
683
684 =item B<se_white_list>
685
686 Only the SE (Storage Element) whose name contains the following strings (comma separated list) will be considered for submission.It works only if a datasetpath is specified. Please note that if the selected CE(s) does not contain the data you want to access, no submission can take place. You may use hostnames or CMS Site names (T2_DE_DESY) or substrings.
687
688 =item B<remove_default_blacklist>
689
690 CRAB enforce the T1s Computing Eelements Black List. By default it is appended to the user defined I<CE_black_list>. To remove the enforced T1 black lists set I<remove_default_blacklist>=1.
691
692 =item B<virtual_organization>
693
694 You do not want to change this: it is cms!
695
696 =item B<retry_count>
697
698 Number of time the Grid will try to resubmit your job in case of Grid related problem.
699
700 =item B<shallow_retry_count>
701
702 Number of time shallow resubmission the Grid will try: resubmissions are tried B<only> if the job aborted B<before> start. So you are guaranteed that your jobs run strictly once.
703
704 =item B<maxtarballsize>
705
706 Maximum size of tar-ball in Mb. If bigger, an error will be generated. The actual limit is that on the RB input sandbox. Default is 9.5 Mb (sandbox limit is 10 Mb)
707
708 =item B<skipwmsauth>
709
710 Temporary useful parameter to allow the WMSAuthorisation handling. Specifying I<skipwmsauth> = 1 the pyopenssl problmes will disappear. It is needed working on gLite UI outside of CERN.
711
712 =back
713
714 B<[LSF]> or B<[CAF]>
715
716 =over 4
717
718 =item B<queue>
719
720 The LSF queue you want to use: if none, the default one will be used. For CAF, the proper queue will be automatically selected.
721
722 =item B<resource>
723
724 The resources to be used within a LSF queue. Again, for CAF, the right one is selected.
725
726 =back
727
728 =head1 FILES
729
730 I<crab> uses a configuration file I<crab.cfg> which contains configuration parameters. This file is written in the INI-style. The default filename can be changed by the I<-cfg> option.
731
732 I<crab> creates by default a working directory 'crab_0_E<lt>dateE<gt>_E<lt>timeE<gt>'
733
734 I<crab> saves all command lines in the file I<crab.history>.
735
736 =head1 HISTORY
737
738 B<CRAB> is a tool for the CMS analysis on the Grid environment. It is based on the ideas from CMSprod, a production tool originally implemented by Nikolai Smirnov.
739
740 =head1 AUTHORS
741
742 """
743 author_string = '\n'
744 for auth in common.prog_authors:
745 #author = auth[0] + ' (' + auth[2] + ')' + ' E<lt>'+auth[1]+'E<gt>,\n'
746 author = auth[0] + ' E<lt>' + auth[1] +'E<gt>,\n'
747 author_string = author_string + author
748 pass
749 help_string = help_string + author_string[:-2] + '.'\
750 """
751
752 =cut
753 """
754
755 pod = tempfile.mktemp()+'.pod'
756 pod_file = open(pod, 'w')
757 pod_file.write(help_string)
758 pod_file.close()
759
760 if option == 'man':
761 man = tempfile.mktemp()
762 pod2man = 'pod2man --center=" " --release=" " '+pod+' >'+man
763 os.system(pod2man)
764 os.system('man '+man)
765 pass
766 elif option == 'tex':
767 fname = common.prog_name+'-v'+common.prog_version_str
768 tex0 = tempfile.mktemp()+'.tex'
769 pod2tex = 'pod2latex -full -out '+tex0+' '+pod
770 os.system(pod2tex)
771 tex = fname+'.tex'
772 tex_old = open(tex0, 'r')
773 tex_new = open(tex, 'w')
774 for s in tex_old.readlines():
775 if string.find(s, '\\begin{document}') >= 0:
776 tex_new.write('\\title{'+common.prog_name+'\\\\'+
777 '(Version '+common.prog_version_str+')}\n')
778 tex_new.write('\\author{\n')
779 for auth in common.prog_authors:
780 tex_new.write(' '+auth[0]+
781 '\\thanks{'+auth[1]+'} \\\\\n')
782 tex_new.write('}\n')
783 tex_new.write('\\date{}\n')
784 elif string.find(s, '\\tableofcontents') >= 0:
785 tex_new.write('\\maketitle\n')
786 continue
787 elif string.find(s, '\\clearpage') >= 0:
788 continue
789 tex_new.write(s)
790 tex_old.close()
791 tex_new.close()
792 print 'See '+tex
793 pass
794 elif option == 'html':
795 fname = common.prog_name+'-v'+common.prog_version_str+'.html'
796 pod2html = 'pod2html --title='+common.prog_name+\
797 ' --infile='+pod+' --outfile='+fname
798 os.system(pod2html)
799 print 'See '+fname
800 pass
801 elif option == 'txt':
802 fname = common.prog_name+'-v'+common.prog_version_str+'.txt'
803 pod2text = 'pod2text '+pod+' '+fname
804 os.system(pod2text)
805 print 'See '+fname
806 pass
807
808 sys.exit(0)