Changes between Version 20 and Version 21 of GENIRacksHome/RacksChecklist

Timestamp:

04/11/13 16:07:34 (11 years ago)

Author:

hdempsey@bbn.com

Comment:

add wording to clarify final stages of IT testing and opening the site

GENIRacksHome/RacksChecklist

@@ -61 +61 @@
  * Coordinate with the GPO to get control node monitoring set up
 
- == Perform confirmation testing prework ==
+ == Perform confirmation testing pre-work ==
  * Review the GENI Aggregate Provider Agreement. Indicate via email to the GPO your intent to abide by the agreement.
  * Complete an Aggregate Information GENI wiki page (see template) for your site, which will be automatically linked here. This lets experimenters know how to request and use your !OpenFlow connections in GENI.
@@ -71 +71 @@
   * [http://groups.geni.net/geni/wiki/GENIRacksHome/InstageniRacks/SiteConfirmationTests InstaGENI New Site Confirmation Tests]
 
- == Plastic Slices ==
- Coordinate with GPO to get plastic slices set up on the rack.
+ == Plastic Slices (GPO OpenFlow Experiment) ==
+ Coordinate with GPO to add your site to the long-running Plastic Slices experiment.  This experiment runs most of the time and involves most of the deployed OpenFlow sites, so it is a good way to exercise your site in GENI and to help out with interoperability goals at the same time.
 
  == Site performs their own testing ==
- Sites do their own testing as needed before they want their rack to become a production GENI resource.
+ Sites do their own testing as needed for their particular deployments.  The site owner decides when they are ready to open the site to experimenters.  This is also called moving the site to production.  A site may have multiple GENI resources (for example a rack and several OpenFlow switches) that move to production at different times.
 
  == Perform administrative steps to move to production ==
- * Work with GMOC to complete monitoring, mailing list, and emergency contact handoff procedures for your site. When the procedures are complete, the GMOC begins 24x7 monitoring, tracking and dispatching questions and events that involve your site.
+ * Work with GMOC to complete monitoring, mailing list, and emergency contact hand-off procedures for your site. When the procedures are complete, the GMOC begins 24x7 monitoring, tracking and dispatching questions and events that involve your site.
  * Subscribe an operational contact for your rack to the [http://lists.geni.net/mailman/listinfo/response-team response-team@geni.net mailing list]
  * Coordinate with the GPO to connect downstream campus resources to the GENI rack.