Changes between Initial Version and Version 1 of KentuckyAggregate

Timestamp:

09/27/11 12:17:57 (13 years ago)

Author:

carpenter@vis.uky.edu

Comment:

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+== The Kentucky Aggregate ==
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+[[Image(fig2low.jpg, 21%)]]
+[[Image(fig1low.jpg, 25%)]]
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+An initial version of the Kentucky aggregate is up and running and was
+demonstrated working with the Utah clearinghouse and the Utah aggregate at the
+GEC 4 meeting.  The Kentucky aggregate consists of 79 Dell PCs.  Of the 79
+machines, 47 are Dell Optiplex GX240 available for general use,
+and 24 are Dell Inspiron 530 machines which are currently
+reserved for work on the InstrumentationTools Project.
+An additional 8 Dell Poweredge 1900 machines were recently added to the list of
+available machines and are being used for student class projects.
+All machines have 4 experimental network interfaces that can be configured
+via the Emulab web interface to produce the desired topology, bandwidth,
+delay, etc.
+
+=== Accessing The Kentucky Aggregate ===
+
+The Kentucky [wiki:ProtoGENI] aggregate can be accessed by obtaining
+an account at one of the [wiki:ProtoGENI] aggregates.  The preferred way to
+gain access to [wiki:ProtoGENI] is to obtain an account on the Utah aggregate at
+[http://emulab.net http://emulab.net].  Access to the Utah aggregate will also enable access
+to the Kentucky aggregate.  However, users who plan to primarily use
+resources on the Kentucky aggregate may apply for an account at the Kentucky
+site [http://www.uky.emulab.net http://www.uky.emulab.net] directly.
+
+Once this account is created, a user who wishes to access [wiki:ProtoGENI] resources
+should create a personal key that will be used to authenticate them to
+[wiki:ProtoGENI].  Key creation is described under "Getting Ready" on the [wiki:ProtoGENI]
+wiki ([http://www.protogeni.net/trac/protogeni/wiki/Tutorial http://www.protogeni.net/trac/protogeni/wiki/Tutorial]).  In short, the
+new user must login to their Emulab account and following the
+"My Emulab->Profile->Generate SSL Cert" links to create a unique certificate.
+After giving a secure pass-phrase, your certificates will be generated and
+saved in $HOME/.ssl/encrypted.pem.  These credentials can be used to access
+any of the [wiki:ProtoGENI] aggregates (including the Kentucky aggregate).
+
+Because [wiki:ProtoGENI] is still in the early development stages, the interface
+used to obtain resources is rather primitive.  To obtain resources
+users must write a python script that make calls to the [wiki:ProtoGENI] API.
+A few test scripts are available as examples.  The [wiki:ProtoGENI] API is
+described at http://www.protogeni.net/trac/protogeni/wiki/ComponentManagerAPI,
+and can be used to create slices, slivers, and boot those slivers.
+Resources are specified via an rspec which is an XML formatted specification
+of the PCs and links required by the experiment.  More information about
+Rspecs can be found at [http://www.protogeni.net/trac/protogeni/wiki/RSpec http://www.protogeni.net/trac/protogeni/wiki/RSpec]
+
+Additional information about using [wiki:ProtoGENI] can be found at
+[http://www.protogeni.net/trac/protogeni/wiki/Tutorial http://www.protogeni.net/trac/protogeni/wiki/Tutorial]