Tracker Alignment - Fix to conddb function in validation and migration to common EOS storage

[muhammadansariqbal]

Backport of #24952

This PR handles the following:

• Fixes a broken conddb function in CMSSW_10_3_X

• Changes the storage area for alignment validation output files to the tracker alignment group area instead of the user's personal caf storage space

Being requested in coordination with @hroskes @connorpa

[cmsbuild]

A new Pull Request was created by @muhammadansariqbal (Muhammad Ansar Iqbal) for CMSSW_10_3_X.

It involves the following packages:

Alignment/OfflineValidation

@cmsbuild, @franzoni, @pohsun, @tocheng, @lpernie can you please review it and eventually sign? Thanks.
@mschrode, @mmusich, @adewit, @tocheng, @tlampen this is something you requested to watch as well.
@davidlange6, @slava77, @fabiocos you are the release manager for this.

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• Backported from Tracker Alignment - Fix to conddb function in validation and migration to common EOS storage #24952

[cmsbuild]

Pull request #24950 was updated. @cmsbuild, @franzoni, @pohsun, @tocheng, @lpernie can you please check and sign again.

[muhammadansariqbal]

backport of #24952

[tocheng]

@cmsbuild please test

[cmsbuild]

The tests are being triggered in jenkins.
https://cmssdt.cern.ch/jenkins/job/ib-any-integration/31221/console Started: 2018/10/23 10:21

[cmsbuild]

+1
Tested at: 3de7fc0
https://cmssdt.cern.ch/SDT/jenkins-artifacts/pull-request-integration/PR-24950/31221/summary.html

[cmsbuild]

Comparison job queued.

[pohsun]

+1

[cmsbuild]

This pull request is fully signed and it will be integrated in one of the next CMSSW_10_3_X IBs (tests are also fine) and once validation in the development release cycle CMSSW_10_4_X is complete. This pull request will now be reviewed by the release team before it's merged. @davidlange6, @slava77, @smuzaffar, @fabiocos (and backports should be raised in the release meeting by the corresponding L2)

[cmsbuild]

Comparison is ready
https://cmssdt.cern.ch/SDT/jenkins-artifacts/pull-request-integration/PR-24950/31221/summary.html

Comparison Summary:

• No significant changes to the logs found
• Reco comparison results: 0 differences found in the comparisons
• DQMHistoTests: Total files compared: 32
• DQMHistoTests: Total histograms compared: 3163099
• DQMHistoTests: Total failures: 1
• DQMHistoTests: Total nulls: 0
• DQMHistoTests: Total successes: 3162901
• DQMHistoTests: Total skipped: 197
• DQMHistoTests: Total Missing objects: 0
• DQMHistoSizes: Histogram memory added: 0.0 KiB( 31 files compared)
• Checked 134 log files, 14 edm output root files, 32 DQM output files

[fabiocos]

+1