Computing and Software Help

Getting Started

Getting a Computing Account | CERN Computing Rules

Software Documentation

New users should start with the CMS Offline Workbook and consult relevant hypernews forums for support.

More detailed documentation may be found in:

• CMS Offline Software Guide | CMSSW Reference Manual | Developers Guide | SW Documentation Policy
• CVS code browser | LXR code browser
• Software Trouble Shooting

Computing Documentation

• How to get a grid certificate
• Locate Data (How to Locate Data)
• Run Jobs on GRID (diagnose problems)
• Monitoring your grid jobs with CMS Dashboard (How to use CMS dashboard)

Training

CMS User Support conducts regular tutorials on various topics that help in physics analyses.

See also CMS e-Learning, training courses and Physics Analysis Toolkit (PAT): Tutorial