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    1. Creating a Slivers using JACKS in the GeniDesktop

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Once you have created the slice successfully , you should will be redirected to page that talks with allocating resources. If you plan to use an existing slice with no resources in it, then just click on the slicename in the list of slices you see after you logged in.

Creating a Slivers using JACKS in the GeniDesktop

If using the Advanced view in the Genidesktop. click on the "JACKS" button for the slice you want to add resources. If using the default view or if you just see a list of your slices, click on the slicename you want to add resources to.

  1. Depending upon how you want to add resources to the JACKS Tool, Click on the appropriate button in Figure 1-1. For this example, we will click on "Create New"
Jacks
Figure 1-2 Jacks after it has loaded.
  1. Wait for Jacks to open in editing mode. Jacks should look like the picture to the right.
 Jacks
Figure 1-2 Jacks after it has loaded.
  1. Click the black Xen VM box and drag it onto the canvas.
  2. Repeat the above step. You should now see two Xen VM boxes on the canvas.
  3. Now click near one of the Xen VM boxes on the canvas, then click and drag towards the other Xen VM. Release when you reach the other Xen VM. You should now see a line and a box representing a link connecting the two Xen VMs.
  4. The canvas should now look like the picture on the right.
 Two VMs connected by a link.
Figure 1-3 Two VMs connected by a link.
  1. Click the "Site 2" box and select the aggregate that has been assigned to you from the pulldown menu. The "Reserve Resources" button at the bottom of the pane should now be clickable.
  2. If you would like to save this topology for future use to the GeniDesktop Cloud, click the "Save to Cloud For Future Use" checkbox and fill in the required details.
  3. Click the "Allocate Resources using RSPEC" button at the top of the page.
 Two VMs connected by a link
Figure 1-6 Binding the topology to an aggregate.
  1. If your resource reservation was accepted by the Aggregate Managers, you would see something similar to Figure 1-7 followed by Figure 1-8
  2. The screen then transitions to the the Genidesktop page for that slice where you can perform slice/sliver related operations
 Reserving Resources
Figure 1-7 Successfull reserved resources


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