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InstaGENI Aggregate

University of Missouri-Columbia InstaGENI OpenFlow

This InstaGENI aggregate supports the GENI Aggregate Provider Agreement (10/09/2013).

InstaGENI Aggregate Overview

Aggregate Manager URL https://foam.instageni.rnet.missouri.edu:3626/foam/gapi/2
Aggregate Manager URN urn:publicid:IDN+openflow:foam:foam.instageni.rnet.missouri.edu+authority+am
Aggregate Manager Common Name missouri-ig-of
Aggregate Resources An InstaGENI aggregate includes 5 Hosts (3 VM Servers and 2 dedicated PCs) that can load experimenter specified OS images. Racks also support OpenFlow topologies, usually including extensions onto campus OpenFlow networks. Rack servers are HP ProLiant DL380p Gen8.
Typical Experiments InstaGENI provides a controllable, predictable, and repeatable network environment. Experimenters can get virtual machines or dedicated PCs on which they have full "root" access, run available operating systems of their choice, and connect nodes in an arbitrary topology that can support OpenFlow.
Sample RSpecs Site Confirmation RSpecs Stitching RSpecs
Aggregate Status Restricted access to monitoring at http://genimon.uky.edu and GMOC
Slice Authorities Recognized GENI Portal (https://portal.geni.net), ProtoGENI (http://www.emulab.net)
Usage Policies The GENI Recommended Use Policy is available.
Layer 2 Connectivity Internet2 AL2S via Great Plains Network

The following is the layout of OpenFlow switch connections for the InstaGENI Aggregate. Shown are the OpenFlow Switches:

  • InstaGENI Switch procurve2: Model: HP J8697A Switch E5406zl Switch with VLAN 1750 DPID: 06:d6:2c:59:e5:6a:02:00

All UMC InstaGENI nodes are on the following VLAN:

VLAN ID Purpose
1750 Shared Meso-scale OpenFlow VLAN


Shared Meso-scale Port List

UMC OpenFlow connection to the GENI core network is via port name="A19" num="19" on the procurve2 switch.

All host eth1, eth2 and eth3 interfaces are connected to the OpenFlow switch for experimental use. Full list of port names and port numbers:

Shared Nodes interfaces (port name/port number) details:

Hosteth1eth2eth3Virtualization
pc1 E1/1 E2/2 E3/3 OpenVZ
pc2 E4/4 E5/5 E6/6 OpenVZ
pc3 E7/7 E8/8 E9/9 Xen

Dedicated Nodes interfaces (port name/port number) details:

Hosteth1eth2 eth3
pc4 E10/10 E11/11 E12/12
pc5 E13/13 E14/14 E15/15


AL2S OpenFlow Testing VLANs

This site currently support VLANs 1166-1169 as exclusive OpenFlow VLANs for AL2S. These correspond to the following DPIDs:

VLAN DPID
1166 04:8e:2c:59:e5:6a:02:00
1167 04:90:2c:59:e5:6a:02:00
1168 04:90:2c:59:e5:6a:02:00
1169 04:91:2c:59:e5:6a:02:00


Aggregate Management

Aggregate Operator Gordon K. Springer springer@cs.missouri.edu, University of Missouri, Columbia
Resource Owner Gordon K. Springer
Technical POC instageni-ops@flux.utah.edu
Developer Links Software pages: InstaGENI, InstaGENI, FOAM, and FlowVisor; Project page: InstaGENI Racks Project; Developer mailing list: instageni-design@geni.net


OpenFlow over GENI Network Stitching

This rack supports running hardware OpenFlow experiments over stitched GENI network connections. Please be advised that the following restrictions apply:

  • Network stitching on the InstaGENI rack allocates and enforces link bandwidth, which cannot be modified by OpenFlow.
  • VLANs allocated to stitched connections on the rack cannot be modified, because InstaGENI rack switches operate in hybrid mode, preventing VLAN tag rewriting.

If you require some other type of dataplane connections for your OpenFlow experiment, please contact geni-users@googlegroups.com.

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