Implement component manager that supports the ProtoGENI API

[Aaron Falk]

For the DTunnel project, a component (or aggregate) manager requires

• connecting DTunnel topology creation service to ProtoGENI RSPec output

• support some subset of ProtoGENI CM interface

• accept tickets and credentials signed by ProtoGENI SAs

[Aaron Falk]

Nick says this is running late. He'll need to work with ProtoGENI to figure out what needs to be done, who will do it, and by when. Awaiting a plan for how and when work will get done.

[Aaron Falk]

Nick and Rob (ProtoGENI) met at GEC5 to discuss a plan to resolve this. Work has started.

[Aaron Falk]

Nick has posted draft RSpecs for ProtoGENI to review at: ​http://groups.geni.net/geni/attachment/wiki/DTunnels/mux-rspec.xml ​http://groups.geni.net/geni/attachment/wiki/DTunnels/vnet.xml

[Aaron Falk]

Nick says:

Valas has also checked in a BGP Mux aggregate manager, with a readme, into the DTunnels svn.

Awaiting confirmation from Nick that the AM has been tested with ProtoGENI. For example, can I use the ProtoGENI interface to acquire a slice on a BGP-Mux?

[Aaron Falk]

Valas & Yogesh at GT will test their AM servers (that understand the new RSpec) and allocate the appropriate resources. Valas is doing the BGP-Mux, Yogesh is doing the tunnels/topology. Test will consist of taking the ProtoGENI flash client to generate an RSpec that is manually passed to the AM (since authentication isn't working yet).

PG team needs to add stuff to FlashClient to permit BGP-Mux sliver establishment. Tunnels should work now. Requires creation of parameters for 'node types'. Valas will send an 'advertisement' to base the Flash stuff on.

[Aaron Falk]

This work is done. A document with instructions for how to use the ProtoGENI flash client to allocate BGP Mux resources has been posted at ​http://groups.geni.net/geni/attachment/wiki/DTunnels/sfa-11Nov09.pdf.