LHCb data namespace

This page describes the namespace for LHCb data. By LHCb convention, the SURL or the file is formed by appending this LFN to the SAPath as provided by the sites. if the SAPath terminates with "/lhcb", it is not repeated twice, otherwise it is. We also indicate the SRM v2.2 token descriptions to which these files are written.

There is a need for 4 tape-sets, based on the namespace hierarchy's first 4 "directories" (indicated in bold). Note that for clear reasons of segmentation of data, one of the directories increments with the corresponding year. These are the 4 tape-sets to which we have given arbitrary names:

• lhcb_raw: RAW data
• lhcb_sdst: SDST. Note that the directory should be created in advance such that sites can set the tape family...
• lhcb_archive: Archive (replaces all the former T1D1 SRM spaces)
• default: general purpose, including Castor home directories

Changes:

• 21.01.09: added <stream> to RAW path, as discussed in November 08
• 25.01.11: added SDST, change /DST/<stream> to <stream>.DST
• 04.05.11: adapt to the 2011 namespace for real data productions, remove obsolete paths
• 04.04.12: make clear between "full year" (2012) and "short year" (12)
• 23.08.13: for lhcb_raw, no need to split by year as files come anyway chronologically. Reminder that the FULL.DST directory must be created early enough...
• 01.06.15: add RDST since it may replace FULL.DST sometime during summer 2015.
• 02.06.15: add early measurements directory for lhcb_sdst
• 08.02.17: add MDST.DST and specify other types of collisions
• 22.07.22: specify that FULL.DST,RDST and MDST.DST spaces on tape are not needed anymore from 2022

• Key:
  • <year> - corresponding to year that RAW data was collected. For RAW data, it is the full year (yyyy) while for non-RAW data, the convention is <activity>yy (e.g. Collision11)
  • <MCSet> - For MC, the convention is to use "20xy" for the samples used to analyse the year 20xy. "Dev" or "/DEV" is used for exploratory work, and "Upgrade" for studies on the upgrade of LHCb.
  • <run no> - from DAQ
  • <prodID> - corresponds to the production pass that uniquely defines the configuration
  • <subID> - 4-digit number (0000, 0001...) used in order to limit the number of
  • <config> - indicates the DAQ partition ("LHCb" for full readout)
  • <runtype> - calibration, physics, ...
  • <stream> - name of the stripping output stream
  • <beams> - types of collisions other than p-p (labelled Collision), for example Ionproton, Protonion, Protonhelium...

• Space tokens deployment status at Tier1 sites
• T1 Storage System setup updated at September the 4th