Belle II Analysis Facility at BNL¶

Documentation for the Belle II analysis resources hosted at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL).

Overview¶

This facility provides opportunistic computing resources for Belle II analysis, including interactive sessions and storage systems.

Prerequisites¶

All access methods require:

• A valid BNL guest account. Follow Getting a BNL Account
  • A SSH public key must be uploaded to SCDF as part of the process
• Familiarity with Unix/Linux environments
  • The HEP Software Foundation provides training for beginners

Quick Start¶

Choose your preferred access method:

• SSH Interactive Nodes - Command-line access via SSH
• NoMachine NX - Graphical desktop sessions
• JupyterHub - Web-based Jupyter notebooks

Storage Resources¶

• Storage Overview

Scaling Your Analysis¶

• HTCondor Batch Jobs - Submit parallel analysis jobs using the b2af-submit tool
• Using b2luigi - Manage Belle II analysis workflows with Luigi

Getting Help¶

For technical support or account issues, contact SDCC support through the RT system.