Installing and Using the
LHCb HLT Farm Component
on Linux or Windows

Installation:

• Get the lhHLTFarm Zip file (for PVSS 3.6 only) and extract it into a directory (this will create an lbHLTFarm directory inside).
  - On Linux please use "unzip -a"
• Please use the FW Installation tool to install lbHLTFarm
  • Choose lbHLTFarm as the place to "Look for new components"
  • This will install it into the directory of your choice, from here on called "Installation Directory" (can be checked on "Advanced Options").

• The component allows to create the FARM top level containing HLT SubFarms.
  It also includes Partitioning and allocation of a number of subfarms to a given subdetector.
• The following script (ctrl manager) will create the FARM top level structure:
  • PVSS00ctrl lbFarmMake.ctl