Changes between Initial Version and Version 1 of GENIMetaOps-annualreport-status

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06/07/10 11:29:53 (14 years ago)

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jtaylor@bbn.com

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+= GMOC Project Status Report = 
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+Period: Annual Report
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+== Summary == 
+  * Operating within Budget
+  * Completed all Year 1 Milestones
+  * Worked collecting data from initial set of GENI projects
+  * Functional prototype GMOC environment implemented and available
+  * Published several GENI documents, including Concept of Operations, Emergency Stop, GMOC data exchange formats
+
+The GMOC project had a successful first year, making good progress on the
+early definition of operations for GENI, and helping to build the initial systems
+and processes for federated operational data sharing. These are crucial early
+building blocks for a facility that must be federated and flexible enough to
+attract many types of infrastructures, but must also behave coherently and
+effectively as an integrated facility. These can be used as the bootstraps for the
+increased services, prototypes, and further definition we expect for Spiral 2.
+
+Much of our work for Spiral 1 was spent working to build a framework for data
+sharing between GMOC and GENI infrastructure providers. This was handled
+initially by approaching the control framework projects heading each control
+framework cluster to try to build a system to share operational data about all the
+projects within each cluster. Initial discussion was focused on feedback for a
+draft Common Operational Dataset document describing the most important
+types of data projects should share with GMOC. A Common Operational Data
+Format document was also created to document how best to format the data
+we receive, although this provoked less feedback and interest from the projects.
+
+The results from this effort were fruitful, but inconsistent. At this early stage, the
+capabilities of the control frameworks and the projects themselves are highly
+variable. Some projects were able to immediately provide us some data, while
+others had little or no way of sharing this data at this point. It also became clear
+that the control framework projects might not necessarily be the right
+aggregator of operational data for projects within each cluster. Rather, the right
+architecture might require direct data sharing with individual infrastructure
+provider projects.
+
+By the end of Spiral 1, GMOC was collecting significant operational data about
+the !PlanetLab infrastructure, though not the other projects within the !PlanetLab
+cluster. We were also gathering some topological data from ProtoGENI, with an
+expectation of gathering more data in Spiral 2. For ORCA, they hoped to have
+some data in Spiral 2 as well.
+
+In addition to the project of coordinating operational data sharing and formatting,
+GMOC developed a prototype GENI-wide view. This view, available from the
+GMOC website, serves as an early prototype into how to visualize GENI as a
+facility. There will continue to be significant work to develop this into a suite of
+maps and other tools to provide health information to all GENI stakeholders.
+This prototype will change significantly as we begin to receive additional types
+of data. We’ve found that even a small amount of data becomes difficult to
+visualize in a constructive way, and this will become exponentially more difficult
+as more projects begin to share more information.
+
+Lastly, GMOC has produced 2 documents to help define operations for GENI
+overall. First, we’ve produced a document describing a strategy for Emergency
+Stop. This will be the document used to drive our Spiral 2 developments in
+supporting Emergency Stop functionality. This document is now in draft format
+and will be altered after soliciting feedback from other GENI project. Second,
+we’ve produced a draft GENI Concept of Operations document to help begin a
+strategy for Operations of GENI. This document will also likely be altered based
+on feedback, and will be used to set the direction of GENI operations as a whole.
+
+== I. Major accomplishments ==
+
+=== A. Milestones achieved ===
+
+
+=== B. Deliverables made ===
+
+
+== II. Description of work performed during last quarter ==
+
+=== A. Activities and findings ===
+
+
+=== B. Project participants ===
+
+
+=== C. Publications (individual and organizational) ===
+
+
+=== D. Outreach activities ===
+
+
+=== E. Collaborations ===
+
+
+=== F. Other Contributions ===