Open Science Grid Workshop @ Jefferson Lab
March 21, 2019
8:45 am - 12:30 pm
Instructors: Carrie Brown, Christina Koch
Helpers: Thomas Britton
This workshop is for anyone at the Jefferson Lab who wants to learn more about the Open Science Grid (OSG), how the OSG can accelerate their research, and how to use the OSG effectively.
Registration
Preparation
This workshop is hands-on! While not strictly required, we strongly encourage participants to bring a laptop and make sure you have the following:
- A "CUE" account, which will give you access to the OSG submission point at the Jefferson Lab
- An ssh/scp tool installed on your laptop. Instructions to set up the required software on Linux, Windows and Mac laptops is on this page
If you have limited (or no) experience using the command line, we highly recommend reviewing the Software Carpentry shell lesson before this training, particularly parts 1-3.
Schedule and Resources
| 8:45 - 9:00 | Setup, Registration |
| What is the Open Science Grid and High Throughput Computing? | |
|---|---|
| 9:00 - 9:15 | Introduction to the Open Science Grid - OSG Slides - MCWrapper Slides |
| Submitting Jobs to the Open Science Grid (Hands On) | |
| 9:15 - 9:45 | Job Scheduling with HTCondor |
| 9:45 - 10:30 | Organizing Large-scale Submissions |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Morning break |
| Getting the Most Out of the Open Science Grid | |
| 11:00 - 11:15 | General Recommendations |
| 11:15 - 11:45 | Building Your Own Workflows |
| 11:45 - 12:30 | Questions |
General Information
Instructors: Carrie Brown, Christina Koch
Helpers: Thomas Britton
Where: Jefferson Laboratory, CEBAF Center Room F224-225.
Requirements: Participants should bring a laptop with a few specific software packages installed (see Setup).
Contact: Please mail ckoch5@wisc.edu for more information.
About the Open Science Grid
The Open Science Grid provides a fabric of services to enable distributed, high-throughput computing capabilities across the US. In general, OSG is organized into VOs (Virtual Organizations) around large experiments, but individual PIs and groups too small for the VO model can use the hosted services provided by OSG Connect.