1. cmsDriver.py guides/twikis:

SWGuideCmsDriver

SWGuideFastSimulationExamples

SWGuideGlobalHLT

2. General info/Usage:

- The best is to use a recent working config file before you want to make your first script using the cmsDriver

- Steps to do this:

1) Go to das: https://cmsweb.cern.ch/das/

- find a dataset of your choice, eg:

https://cmsweb.cern.ch/das/request?view=list&limit=100&instance=prod%2Fglobal&input=dataset%3D%2FMinBias*%2F*%2FGEN-SIM+|+sort+dataset.creation_time

2) Go to mcm: https://cms-pdmv.cern.ch/mcm/

- Go click on "Request" on the top of the page

- In the "Output dataset" field: type your chosen dataset

- In the "Actions column" click on "Get test command"

3) Find cmsDriver.py line, run it, modify script accordint to your likes, also use the CMSSW version there preferably

eg:
cmsDriver.py Configuration/GenProduction/python/FSQ-RunIIWinter15GS-00004-fragment.py --fileout file:FSQ-RunIIWinter15GS-00004.root --mc --eventcontent RAWSIM --customise SLHCUpgradeSimulations/Configuration/postLS1Customs.customisePostLS1,Configuration/DataProcessing/Utils.addMonitoring --datatier GEN-SIM --conditions MCRUN2_71_V1::All --beamspot NominalCollision2015 --step GEN,SIM --magField 38T_PostLS1 --python_filename FSQ-RunIIWinter15GS-00004_1_cfg.py --no_exec -n 183
 

2. Examples:

2.1 Generate MinBias GEN-SIM MC

cmsDriver.py MinBias_13TeV_cfi.py -s GEN,SIM --mc --conditions auto:run2_mc --beamspot NominalCollision2015 --magField 38T_PostLS1 -n 10

2.2 Generate MinBias GEN-SIM MC + HLT Step

- L1 and HLT should agree - L1 menu is specified in he GlobalTag

cmsDriver ... -s GEN,...,HLT:7E33v4 --conditions auto:startup_7E33v4

- Working recpe:

cmsDriver.py MinBias_13TeV_cfi.py -s GEN,SIM,DIGI,L1,DIGI2RAW,HLT --mc --conditions auto:run2_mc --pileup=NoPileUp --beamspot NominalCollision2015 --magField 38T_PostLS1 --customise SLHCUpgradeSimulations/Configuration/postLS1Customs.customisePostLS1 -n 10

-- JanosKarancsi - 2015-02-26