GIMI_v1.0_BasicUseCase: 053012_I&M_GIMI_BasicUseCase.txt

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3== GIMI I&M Tools:  Basic Experimenter Use Case ==
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5For discussion on 053012:
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71)  Establish test/experiment environment
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92)  Obtain slice of GENI resources, install and configure GIMI I&M tools and reference/actual experiment
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113)  Run and orchestrate GIMI I&M tools and reference/actual experiment
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134)  Observe I&M measurement results on GIMI presentation service inside of the slice
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155)  Push I&M measurement results to iRODS archive service
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176)  Pull I&M measurement results from iRODS archive service to IREEL portal service, then analyze/process/present results, and push back to iRODS archive service
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20=== 1)  Establish test/experiment environment ===
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221.1)  Establish user workspace service
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241.2)  Verify availability of desired aggregates
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261.3)  Verify availability of desired software images/packages
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281.4)  Verify avaialbility of necessary oeprational services
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30 -  XMPP server
31 -  IREEL portal service
32 -  iRODS archive service
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34=== 2)  Obtain slice of GENI resources, install and configure GIMI I&M tools and reference/actual experiment ===
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362.1)  Select target aggregates:
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38 - a)  ExoGENI rack VMs, one aggregate
39   - MC on VM
40   - MPs and ExperApp on VMs  (2 or more)
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42 - b)  ExoGENI rack VMs, multiple aggregates  (2 or more)
43   - MC on VM; each aggregate or one aggregate?
44   - MPs and ExperApp on VMs, each aggregate  (2 or more)   
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462.2)  Select desired software images/packages:
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48 - a)  VM image including OS plus all GIMI I&M code
49        - GIMI I&M code includes both MC and MP code
50        - if Gush is used, Gush client can be loaded in image
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52 - b)  Reference/Active Experiment pkg(s)
53    - need:  experiment topology
54        - option:  one package to be installed on all nodes
55        - option:  multiple packages, to be installed on different nodes
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572.3)  Obtain certs, credentials, passwords and keys
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59 - required services:  GENI CA;  GENI SA;  GENI key generation service
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61 - tools:  shell scripts   (later:  clearinghouse portal)
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63 - at completion:    certs, credentials, passwords (to iRODS) and keys in local store, in user workspace
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65 - typically, do not have to repeat
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682.4)  Formulate slice topology for test/experiment, and build request rspec
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70 - tools:   how to visualize topology of experiment and I&M tools?    use  FLUKES?
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72 - tools:  how to build request rspec?  edit respec file?   use  FLUKES?
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74 - at completion:    request rspec in local store, in user workspace
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772.5)  Acquire resources and load images
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79 - tools:   OMNI, to acquire resources and load images
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81 - option:  also loads software packages for reference/actual experiment
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83 - at completion:    completed slice/slivers of hosts, with images, with VLAN connections
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85 - at completion:  manifest rspec in local store, in user workspace
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87 - verification:  shell scripts that use keys to ssh into hosts;  also ping other hosts
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89 - note:  2.1) through 2.5) parallels rack acceptance tests
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922.6)  Load software packages for reference/actual experiment (as needed)
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94 - tools:  shell scripts
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96 - at completion:    completed slice/slivers of hosts, with images, with VLAN connections, with all software packages installed
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98 - verification:  shell scripts that ssh into hosts, also ping other hosts;  also verify all desired software installed
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1022.7)  Start software processes  (as selected) 
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104 - Select options for each node:
105   - I&M Measurement Collector (MC), including  analysis and presentation (yes or no)
106   - I&M Measurement Point (MP) for basic host measurements, e.g., cpu and memory usage  (yes or no)
107   - I&M Measurement Point (MP) for active network measurements, e.g., ping and iperf (yes or no)
108   - Reference/Actual Experiment  (yes or no)  option:  differnet processes on different nodes
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110 - Typical selections:
111    -  One node with MC;  multiple nodes with MP + Ref/Actual Exper
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113 - tools:  shell scripts  or use Gush?
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115 - at completion:    completed slice/slivers of hosts, with images, with VLAN connections, with all software packages installed, with selected software processes running
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117 - verification:  shell scripts that ssh into hosts, ping other hosts, verify all software installed, verify selected processes running or Gush that verifies selected processes running
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1202.8)   Configure selected I&M services
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122 - objectives:
123   - binds services together, e.g., between each MP and the MC
124   - configures baseline services
125   - verifies that they are ready to run
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127 - tools:  use what tool to assign MPs to interfaces?   use what tool to point data from MPs to MC?
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129 - tools:  use what tool to point browser at MC?  use what tool to configure presentation service in MC?
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131 - tools:  use what tool (OMF?) to start, stop, reset I&M services; and to observe the transition 
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133 - at completion:    configured I&M services, ready to run and collect data
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1362.9)  Configure selected reference/actual experiment services
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138 - objectives:
139   - binds services together to realize overall reference/actual experiment
140   - configures baseline services
141   - verifies that they are ready to run   
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143 - tools:  use what tool to select options in reference/actual experiment?  use what tool to bind services together? 
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145 - tools:  use what tool (OMF?) to start, stop, reset reference/actual experiment services; and to observe the transition 
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147 - at completion:    configured reference/actual experiment services, ready to run and process data, which can be observed by I&M services
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152=== 3)  Run and orchestrate GIMI I&M tools and reference/actual experiment  ===
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1553.1)  Initial setup:  start basic host measurement and ping active network measurement I&M services, to verify functionality of I&M services and topology of slice
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157 - tools:  use what tool (OMF?) to start basic host measurement and ping active network measurement I&M services, and observe the transition
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159 - tools:  use what to find GUI on MC, then use GUI to observe  presentation of measurements by MAP (is there a way to script this?)
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161 - verify getting expected measurements from each MP, and collection at MC  (is there a way to script this?)
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163 - tools:  stop I&M services
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165 - at completion:    I&M services have collected basic host measurements and ping active network measurements from each MP, measured data is in MC, and measured data has been visualized by MAP service;  functionality of I&M services and topology of slice has been verified
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1683.2)  Continuity test:  start basic host measurement and iperf active network measurement I&M services, to verify continuity of slice
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170 - tools:  use what tool (OMF?) to start basic host measurement and iperf active network measurement I&M services, and observe the transition
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172 - tools:  use what to find GUI on MC, then use GUI to observe  presentation of measurements by MAP (is there a way to script this?)
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174 - verify getting expected measurements from each MP, and collection at MC  (is there a way to script this?)
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176 - tools:  stop I&M services
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178 - at completion:    I&M services have collected basic host measurements and iperf active network measurements from each MP, measured data is in MC, and measured data has been visualized by MAP service;  functionality of I&M services and continuity of  slice has been verified
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1803.3)  Instrument reference/actual experiment:  start basic host measurement and ping active network measurement I&M services;  then start reference/actual experiment, and gather measurments to  verify functionality of refrence/actual experiment in slice
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182 - tools:  use what tool (OMF?) to start basic host measurement and ping active network measurement I&M services, and observe the transition
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184 - tools:  use what tool (OMF?) to start reference/actual experiment services; and to observe the transition
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186 - tools:  use what to find GUI on MC, then use GUI to observe  presentation of measurements by MAP (is there a way to script this?)
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188 - verify getting expected measurements from each MP, and collection at MC  (is there a way to script this?)
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190 - tools:  stop I&M services and reference/actual experiment services
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192 - at completion:    I&M services have collected basic host measurements and ping active network measurements from each MP while reference/actual experiment is running, measured data is in MC, and measured data has been visualized by MAP service;  functionality of of refrence/actual experiment in slice has been verified
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194=== 4)  Observe I&M measurement results on GIMI presentation service inside of the slice ===
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196 - use GUI on MC to observe measurement results in real time  (as noted above)
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198 - use GUI on MC to observe measurement results after experiment has been completed
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200 - use what tool to configure presentation of measurment results?
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202 - can measurement results be keyed to a topology map?
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204=== 5)  Push I&M measurement results to iRODS archive service ===
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206 - use what tool to format group measurement results?
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208 - use what tool to push measurement results to iRODS archive service?
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210 - use what tool to formulate Measurement Data Object Descriptor (MDOD) for measurement results?  to add annotation?
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212 - use what tool to push MDOD to iRODS archive service?
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214=== 6)  Pull I&M measurement results from iRODS archive service to IREEL portal service, then analyze/process/present results, and push back to iRODS archive service ===
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216 - use what tool to pull measurement results from iRODS archive service to IREEL portal service?
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218 - what are options to analyze/process/present results in IREEL service?  how are these configured?
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220 - use what tool to push measurement results from  IREEL portal service back to iRODS archive service, after they have been modified?
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